Full audio file. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 1 - Introduction. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 2 - Vilatte's movements before coming to the US. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 3 - Becomes involved with anti-Catholic priests. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 4 - Serves in a Presbyterian church. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 5 - Loyson advises him to become Old Catholic. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 6 - Bishop Brown is upset about wavering faith of Belgians. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 7 - Problems with the priests that served the Belgians. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 8 - Spiritualist Church (early foundings and current dealings). Tape 1, Side 1, Part 9 - Misiere's problems with a priest. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 10 - Situation Vilatte entered in the Belgian community. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 11 - Vilatte is trained and consecrated. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 12 - Problems he had when he entered the area. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 13 - Vilatte's character, which allowed him to succeed. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 14 - Adele Brice's vision encourages the Belgians. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 15 - Vilatte's character (cont.); how it brought color and drama. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 16 - Letter from Vilatte's opponents. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 17 - Why the Belgians accepted Vilatte. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 1 - Vilatte's plan to build a seminary at Little Sturgeon. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 2 - Decides to build it at Sturgeon Bay instead. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 3 - Convinces Businessmen to help him financially. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 4 - Site planned for seminary and cathedral. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 5 - Father DeBeaumont is brought in as assistant. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 6 - Businessmen assist further. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 7 - Company that was to build seminary goes bankrupt. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 8 - Vilatte decides to move seminary elsewhere. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 9 - Bishop Brown, and Grafton (who takes his place) conflict with Vilatte. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 10 - Vilatte endeavors to become a bishop. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 11 - Bishop Valdmir helps Vilatte. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 12 - Vilatte finds a bishop in Ceylon who will ordain him. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 13 - Vilatte is excommunicated from the Episcopal Church. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 14 - Problems with deeds to Vilatte's churches. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 15 - He is driven out of Little Sturgeon and Duvall. Goes to Wallhain. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 16 - The crisis he created in Green Bay. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 17 - Vilatte helps the Polish establish churches. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 18 - Vilatte is driven out of Green Bay by the coming of Abbott Pennings. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 19 - Old Catholics in Europe discontinue support for Vilatte. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 20 - Vilatte travels worldwide and continues to lose favor. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 21 - Fractional Episcopalian sects. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 22 - Vilatte is reconciled and absolved to the Catholic Church 1926. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 23 - Left church again when they refused to recognize him as a bishop.
Tape 2, Side 1, Part 1 - Mr. Greene's personal views on Vilatte's character. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 2 - Attitude of Vilate's parishioners after he was run out. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 3 - News about Vilattte in worldwide papers. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 4 - Vilatte's potential. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 5 - He was attractive to Belgians because he spoke their language. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 6 - Impact he left on the area. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 7 - Peoples' current attitude about this religious upheaval. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 8 - Transition to other religions when Vilatte left. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 9 - Difference between Old Catholics and Episcopalians. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 10 - No Old Catholics in this area now, but there were some throughout the US. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 11 - Comments on Vilatte's character. Tape 2, Side 1, Part 12 - Reasons for his wanting to be a bishop. Tape 2, Side 2, Part 1 - Mr. Green's observation that the peninsula attracts many colorful characters. Tape 2, Side 2, Part 2 - Deacon George Plinney - one of the other colorful charaters of the area.
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