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00:00:03 - St. Michael's Church, Misere. It is a mission church of St. Hubert's in Rosiere. Historical Background: The first church in the area was on the Misere Rd. about 1 mile south of the present St. Michael's - founded in 1864. In 1871 the church burned and a dispute arose over the location of the new building. Father Crud, the pastor, decided to build the new church at the present site of St. Hubert's because the center of commerce was beginning to locate there (blacksmith shop, tavern, etc.).

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00:05:23 - Father Erasmus Leccia - a troublesome priest at Misere in the 1880s.

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00:06:34 - The blessing of St. Michael's in 1882 by Father Valiant.

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00:08:16 - Dearth of priests led to laymen saying mass. Therefore, in 1888 the Bishop sent a letter to the churches forbidding this practice.

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00:10:39 - Trouble with the taverns opening before mass led to another letter from the Bishop.

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00:11:02 - Feb. 3, 1880 letter from the Bishop concerning the schismatic Belgians to the priest at Rosiere. The Bishop urges the priest to treat them mildly. Another reference to Leccia as a schismatic priest.

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00:14:07 - Leccia objected to many things about church doctrine, such as children's confessions (he would not accept them). Although he was considered schismatic, he never completely broke with the church hierarchy.

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00:15:20 - School at Misere - it was not a parochial school, but nuns were hired to teach in public schools because they were cheaper. The Belgians did not support parochial schools, due to their tradition in the old country of taxation paying for everything.

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00:16:39 - The problems of Sister Marie in 1892 in Rosiere. Father Janaoux was another troublesome priest during this period.

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00:17:46 - Misere has had trouble from its beginning. Father Becker attributes this to the presence of a few "fireballs".

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00:19:19 - Even today there are 3rd generation people at Misere who still have a hatred for Rosiere (St. Hubert's).

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00:19:52 - Protestant groups among the Belgians - Presbyterians, "Old Catholics", Spiritualists, etc.

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00:21:36 - Protestant churches at Lincoln - called the "Plymouth Bretheren" (called "Holy Rollers" by the Catholics).

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00:22:59 - More on Presbyterians.

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00:27:18 - The closing of St. Michael's in 1973 due to lack of numbers.

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00:28:08 - About 1950 a new rectory was built at St. Hubert's in Rosiere. The priest at Rosiere asked the people at St. Michael's to contribute to it, and after that most of the people from St. Michael's began to attend church at St. Hubert's. However, there were a few diehards who refused to attend St. Hubert's. By 1973 only 12 families remained at St. Michael's.

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00:29:16 - Discussion of the future of the building at Misere (St. Michael's). Father Becker has permission from the bishop to tear it down, but controversy continues.

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00:30:49 - Names of some of the old-timers in the Misere area.

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00:31:42 - The wayside chapels of the Rosiere-Misere area. Pilgrimages are still made to the Jule Vandertie chapel (dedicated to the patron of convulsions).

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