 In fact, Furlong was well known to Prince George College and recruiter Bishop Fergus O’Grady, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George, as the former Frontier Apostle missionary who taught physical education until June 1972.That Furlong's visiting teacher and missionary years in Canada are not included in his book is controversial because the timeline coincides with allegations Furlong abused First Nations children while a missionary teacher at a school in Burns Lake (1969–70).Furlong had been a visiting teacher in Canada from 1969 to 1972 as a Frontier Apostle missionary at schools in Burns Lake and Prince George, British Columbia.