▁number ▁of ▁converts ▁who ▁were ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁Church . ▁As ▁his ▁miss ions ▁covered ▁a ▁large ▁extent ▁of ▁territory , ▁he ▁became ▁generally ▁known ▁through ▁the ▁state . ▁When ▁the ▁Know - Nothing ▁excitement ▁broke ▁out ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁Ell sw orth . ▁Protest ants ▁were ▁out rag ed ▁when ▁he ▁den ounced ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁for ▁forcing ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁Bible ▁on ▁Catholic ▁children . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Bang or . ▁The ▁Ell sw orth ▁town ▁meeting ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁threaten ing ▁him ▁bod ily ▁if ▁he ▁returned . ▁He ▁did ▁return ▁on ▁a ▁brief ▁visit ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁r uff ians , ▁ro bb ed ▁of ▁his ▁watch ▁and ▁money , ▁tar red ▁and ▁fe ather ed , ▁and ▁r idden ▁out ▁of ▁town ▁on ▁a ▁rail . ▁The ▁incident ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁general ▁condem n ation ▁across ▁Maine ▁and ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁Bang or , ▁Maine , ▁Father ▁B ap st ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁Catholic ▁church , ▁dedicated ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁He ▁remained ▁there ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁Boston ▁College , ▁as ▁re ctor ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁higher ▁studies ▁for ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁sch ol ast ics . ▁He ▁was ▁afterwards ▁superior ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁houses ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁superior ▁of ▁a ▁Res idence ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁John ▁B ap