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The Cathedral Parish Of 3;» -_-tn-SW St. Dunstan In Charlottetown

V . . . In the year 1811 there were only -ldl“ Wm’ - . : two priests in on Prince ldward cnaswlul in letter Photo- , Island. one of these two. the Ravi. mp)“. ' Aeneas Bernard Mclachern, resided MM!‘ TA“ mu ,1". chiefly in the parish oi st. Andrew. J! - 1370 or 0251

and from there started in canoe

or cariole to minister to the var- GRADUATION CAIDS on dis- ﬂay at The island Book Room.

ious Scottish missions of the col-

ony. The other priest. the Rev. BLE OF LADIES’ HAT! reg- :-ﬁy 55,95, on sale at sz.os.'s. A.

Jean Louis Beaubien, made his home at ltustico and to his care were entrusted the French missions i1cDonaid's, 2nd ﬂoor. which then numbered iive, namely. , Rustl o. M lpe . Ca cum Tig- SALF “g2;"1"“"" " 5‘“"‘" nun ind R:>1iocBay.l1n ti-'3: days ndies . the Catholic population of Char- . Dnl§glg_..’;.nch cape; lottetown was small and unim- and Printed Nylons It sells. portnnt: the aim’ at Port-in-Jone “A4 McDonald's, znd iloor. had departed and the majority of I KYANIZE Non-Yeliowing White -.. lei. Highest quality. Toomos . .l c SW10- KEROSENE. Electric and Pro-

the population of the new town

springing up on the northern bank pane Gas. Refrigerators Bryentan and Macxay.

of the Hillsborough was almost an- "\\‘l-‘. TREAT THE SICK WELL".

tlrely Protestant. In the year 1009. Mgr. Danant, G, pg,-'5 Pharmacy. Omn evenings ‘.21 8 o'clock.

Bishop of Quebec. paid a pastoral visit to his Maritime dependencies, but there is no record of his having noon can sscrurrs. reculnrlv .45:-3 on sale at 33.00. S. A. Mc- n_w..lld's, 2nd floor.

tarried at Charlottetown. He prob-

ably made St. Andrew’: his head- \'lSl'[‘ H1-STYLE MILLINEBY. Great George street. Every

In the last year of the eighteenth century, the Abbe de Calcnne, brother of the Prime Minister of France. being for political reasons. obliged to leave his native land,

quarters and from there visited the stile i~li-stY1¢-

Acadian missions. . .

_\'()liTHERN ELECTRIC an- llm;l2RATOR. — Highest quality. special price. Toombs Music Store.

CALEDONIA CLUB MEETING .,«_;qht. Friday. at 7 p. m. Agricul- il:.1l Board Room.

l.\llIES' GOWNS in seer-sucker, :.- and silknit, clearing at $2.00. ; .\ McDonald's, 2nd floor.

'1 Hi". PRESBYTEBIAN CHURCH [_\ CANADA. — Schedule for guy-,day, May 10th. Wood Islands ; a m. and Caledonia 7.30 p. m. _\i::.istcr: Rev. E. B. Hales.

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'l'il\0N UNITED CHUllCllES.— Su:iti.i_\', May lﬁth. Tryun 11 n. m. Crapaud 3 p. m. cape Traverse 1.30 3 m Rev. Lloyd Archer, Minister.

.\l.lExANDItA BAPTIST '.'Hi'ftCH.—-Rev. J, D. Devison will _mw~l1 in Alexandre Church on 5'ilil'i.'i_\'. May lath. at 3 p. in. All are lvclcome.

YORK PASTORAL CHABGE. - The United church of Canada. Minister: Rev. J. M. sproule. Sunday, May lath. 1054. 9.30 a. in. Pleasant Grove. 11.00 a. m. Central. 730 p. in. York.

BMIADALBANE PIl.EsBY'l‘ElI- |.\\' CHURCH. — Service will be held at 11 a. in. All are welcome. .\lr Goodwill MacDougal. Student liinistcr.

POWNAL UNITED PASTORAL CHARGE. — services Sunday, May iﬂili. ii a. m. at Bunbury. with communion; 2.80 p. m. at Mt. Herb- l'rY. with Communion: 7 p. m. Pow- nal. Rev. '1'. R. Goudge, Pastor.

ARSENIC AND OLD LAOS - i..ule Theatre Guild Presentation. Empire Theatre. Charlottetown, to- night. Membership tickets honored. Sale of tickets for public at door, llugiies Drug and Old Spain,

in CL‘T‘ilS.

ENGAGEMENT. — Mr. and Mrs. George W. H. Beers announce the engagement of their daughter. Belly Jean to Charla David crawlord, non of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Crawford, apringhiil, N. S. .\lar:lage will take place early in .i'.lil0.

HAMPTON PASTORAL (‘HAlT.GE. — The United Church of Canada. services Sunday, May lath. llonshow 11 I. m. Double 3 p. in: Victoria. 7.30 p. m. Rev. E. H. Bax- tcr, Minister.

CORNWALL UNITED onnscn. Rev. A. 8. Weir, D. D.. Minister. services May lath. will be as fol- lows: Kingston st 1100 s. in. sun- dly School at 10.00 a. in. New Dom-

lnlrm at 8.00 p. m. Cornwall at 1.30 9. I1. Sunday school at 11.00 a. m.

NOB‘!!! IIJVEI. UNITED BAP- TIST PASTOBATI. — Sunday, May 16th. Long Creek 11.00 a. in. Circe River 3.00 p. in. Kingston no n. in. Sunday schools: North River 10.00 a. m. Fslrview 11.00 s. m. Rev. ll. Barber. Pastor.

ST. JOHN'S PIIIBYTEIIIAN (‘iilRCH. Belfast. services Bun- ion: May ldth. Sunday School 10 1 lm .\fomlng service 11 e.. m. Ev- ening service 7.30 p. rn. Religious tl.m se - . All welcome. Rev. .1.

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CAVENDISI1 United Church of Canada. services minday. May 16: Stanley Bridge 11 a.m.; North Rustlco 1.30 p.m. Rev. F. W. Saw- don_ Minister.

SATIN CUSHIONS make an ideal gift. See our new assortment. E. A. McDonald's. 3rd floor.

THE PBESBYTEITIAN Church in Canada, Central Parish. Ser- vices next Lord's Day are as fol- lows: Clyde River 11 am.: Church- ill 3 p.m.; Canoe Cove 7:30 p.m. Sunday ‘School 10.30 a.m. Rev. Donald Nicholson, Minister.

BEEADALBANE Pastoral Charge the United Church .of Canada. Service: Sunday, May 16th. Pleas- ant Valley 11 a.m.; North Gran- ville 3 p.m.; Breadaibane 7:30 pm. Rev. W. B. MacPhall, Mis- later.

MAIISHFIELD 1’ A S '1‘ 0 It A 1. CHARGE, — The Presbyterian Church in Canada. Sunday, May 10th. Harrington. Sunday school lc a. in. Service 11 a. m. Mount Stew- art 3 p. m. Marshfield Sunday School 10.30 a. m. service 7.30 p. m. Rev. Lee M. MacNaughlcn, B. A., Minister.

OBWELL — VERNON PASTOR- AL OIIABGE. — aunday, May 18th. Scrviou. Orwell ii. a. in. Vernon River 2.30 p. m. Re-organization or Sunday School after service. Cherry Valley sunday School 10 a. m. Ser- vice 7.30 p. in. Rev. Geo. W. Tilley, will conduct the Services.

DBOOKFELD CHARGE Pres- byterian Church in Canada. The hours of service for Sunday. May 10th, are as follows: Brookfield 11 a. in. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Glugow Road 11 a. m. Hunter River 7.80 p. m. Sunday School at Harts- viile 10.80 I. in. All are welcome. Ville 10.80 a. in. All are welcome. Rev. Lawrence Bleikie. Minister.

St. Dnstan’s Cathedrl opened Christmas Eve, 1897, destroyed by fire March

(first stone I bildingl.

mission on planning the beautifica- tion ol the Federal capital, of which he is is member. He will allcnd a meeting of the French Lungullgv .\ssociutiul1 at Quebec on the lflih. returning to Char- lottetown at the end of next week.

Mr. Randolph Nicholson of Tor- onto Bible College, spent a few days at his home in Darlinglnn hefnrn inking up his duties for the summer at St. Ann's Presbyterian Church. Cape Breton.

RED POINT SCHOOL April Report

Grade 9 — 1. Elora Ching. Grade B — l. Weston Rose, 2, Arthur Stewart, Glen sewlm, 3, Norma Garrett. Eileen Robertson. Grade 7 —- 1. Sheldon Rose, 2. Etkan Garrett. Grade 6 — 1. John Campbell. Grade 5 — 1. Ann Whalen, Row- ena Garrett, 2. Theresa Whalen, Jerry Sutherland, Mary La Pierre, 8. Merton Bruce. Grade 4 -— 1. Helen Whalen, 2. Angus Campbell. Grade 3 —- 1. George MacPhee, James Campbell, 3. Helen La Pierre. Grade 2 — 1. Frances MacPhee. Leo Mclnnls, 2. Ann Campbell. Grade 1 (a) —- 1. Anne Rose. 2. Margaret Sutherland, Albert Wha- len. 3. Vernon Garrett, George Campbell. Grade 1. lb) m 1. Mae MacPhee, 2. Robert Macl-"h_ee. Perfect attendance — Eiora Clilng, Jerry Sutherland, Theresa Whalen, Helen La Pierre, George MacPhee. Ann Campbell,_ Leo Msclnnis, Frances MacPhee, George Campbell, Anne Rose, Margaret Sutherland, and Moe Mat-Phee. Highest average — senior grades,

Ann Whalen, 89.6%. Junior grades, Helen Whalen 97.3%.

Bernice MacPhee. Teacher, Rod

Point School. .

Personals

Mrs. Henry Blanchard. 154 Dor- chester 32., is a patient in the Charlottetown Hospital.

Mr. H. 13. Chandler is in Ottawa attending it conference of the Na- tional Film Board.

Mrs. Michael Devereaux, New Haven, is leaving on a visit to Philadelphia, Pa. She is accom- panied by her son. Louia Devereaux, who resides in Philadelphia.

Miss Irma Holmes and Miss Vio- let Aiken. student nurses at the Prince Edward Island Hospital. left Wednesday morning. to spend their holidays in Toronto, Ont.

Prof. J. H. Blanchard leaves to- day for Ottawa to attend a meet-

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Moahgae-Yeo 'l'Ileatre—Wedneedsy 10-8:00. A Free Will Offering Will Be Taken

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came out to the then almost un-

known colony oi St. John's Island,

and established himself upon his

estate near the ruined fortress of

Port-la-Joie. Having been nvested

wit faculties from the Bishop of

Quebec and acting as Vicar General of that 1'-‘relate. he assisted Father Mclilachern in his priestly duties, and, in obedience to his Bishop, furnished a report of the existing state of Charlottetown, not very flattering to that youthful metrop- olis. Having named evening as the time at which he could most con- veniently call at Government House, the Bishop retired to the Hotel, which he describes as very fair. (dccente) kept by a Methodist fam- ily of the name of Bagnall. There he received the Visits of General Fanning, a former governor of thc Island, Chief Justice Colclough. and other notables of the place, who were most cordial.

The Chief Justice carried his kindness so far as to write to the Bishop the following day. inviting him to hold divine service in the new court house whcll he had caused to be swept out and pre- pared for the purpose. This offer was gratefully accepted. and on Thursday morning, the 16th. of July 1812, the Catholics of Charlotte- town assembled to assist at their first public Mass. The day previous, in default of a better place, the Bishop had been obliged to cele- brate the Holy Mysteries in an inn kept by s Cat.hollc—probabiy Mrs. McPhee.

At the conclusion of the Mass in the courthouse, Bishop Plesaia gave an exhortatlon which he says in his journal, was "in very bad English". In this address he im- pressed upon the faithful, the urgent necessity of providing a chapel for themselves. saying that he hoped by the next spring, there would be one built upon a site which had been offered by a Mrs. Cali- beclr. a Protestant widow. Confid- ing the work to the care end zeal of Father Mcliachern. the Bishop closed his address by naming st. Dunstan of Canterbury as the tit- ular saint of the proposed church. Later in the day. the Bishop called upon Mrs. Callbeck to thank her and to encourage her in her charit- able project. Having dined with the Governor on Wednesday and with General Fanning on Thursday, the Bishop excused himself from ac- cepting the invitatlon of Chief Justice Colclough for Friday and made preparation for reembark- ing.

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followed him even to his little schooner, which Mrs. Mcbunald oi Gienaladale had furnished with provisions for the voyage, such as mutton, butter and choose. Mrs. McPhee had baked for him. a plenti- wul supply of bread and pastry, Chief Justice Cniclough begged his acceptance of two bottles of the best French brandy, the Com- mandmant of the garrison proffered a boat manned by soldiers to con- vey the Bishop and his suite to the schooner \\'hich was anchored in the harbour, and thus amid expresions of good will on all sides, terminated the visit of Monscigneur Plessis to Charlottetown. . . .

The chief personages of the place appear to have been delighted with the clever and sympathetic Bishop and he in turn. spcaks most \v.-irm- ly of the kindness he received and of the beauty and promise oi the budding town of which he wrote:- “Its elevated position, its beautiful scenery, the breadth of its streets. of which the widest are 100 fact, the narrowest 60; the elegance of its private houses, and of the few public buildings already erected, give promise that Charlottetown will one clay rank among the most beautiful towns or North America. Already it yields the palm to none in Canada. except that it has not that air of wealth which gives so striking an appearance to Mont- real. There is an Enllish Church, new and remarkably elegant Court House or Hall of Justice. and bar- racks for the soldiers and officers of the garrison, separated one from the other by a spacious court yard.

Bishop's Residence and old

Ir » 3 Si. Dunsian's 1885.

a colonial regiment, named the Royal New Brunswick. It is com- manded by Captain Shore, an of- ficer whose merit has lately been put. to the test of a court mariinl by which he was honuurnbly ac- quitted, to the great confusion of those who had accused him. Near the barracks and on the bank of the river is El battery of six or seven pieces of cannon and a link? from there on the extreme cud cl 5: point jutting into the River is n blockhouse, furnished with more pieces of artillery. These two bat- teries form the protection of the town in default of betlei"’. . . .

Bishop Plcssis lcft mic of his attendantclergy, the Rev. Jean Louis, Beaubicu, to minister in the spiritual wanis of the Acadians on Prince Edward Island, and it was arranged that ho should receive the dlics in all parts north and west or Charlottetown and Ti'aCRdlE, while Father McEachem should re- ceive those of the eastern section of the Island, it being understood that each clergyman should attend all families of his own national- iiy irrespective of the location of their dwelling. Father MacEachern having in addition to the S('0l.l'l‘l, the few Irish and English Catholic ramlies who had settled in the Province.

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There is no historical record to show whether Mrs. Callbcclrs offer of land was accepted or not. but there is extant a pastoral letter in the handwriting of Mgr. Plbssis addressed to Father McEachern and written from Bay Fortune,

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This garrison consisting at present of a hundred men forms part of

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will obtain as soon as possible the title deeds of the site that is offered you in Charlottetown and engage the faithful of the town and the silrrriumiing country to i)l"ﬂill at once to build a chapel 34'- cording to whatever plan you may give them, so that by next spring, you will be ill a position in calc- brnie the Holy m.ystei'ies therein and to fulfil the duties oi your liilulslry."

The next rcierelicc to this Church in the archives is contained in a letter irom Monseigneur Picssis to Father McEacliern dated from Quebec H August 3rd, 1818, in winch the Bishop writes: “in put- tiug the pews of your new church up to auction you are not absolute- ly obliged to give one to Mr. Gall- bcck: nevertheless, it would be proper to leave one in reserve for the seigi‘.rul' uiinevnr he might be. and Mr. Caliber-k could occupy it if he chose." ,

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These small links are all that we have to connect the existence of a Catholic Chapel in Charlotte- town in the second decade of last century with the generous offer of Mrs. Callback made in 1812; that such a chapel did exist seems pretty clear from the testimony of some of the pioneer Catholics or the Province. Mr. Murdock McKinnon of Big Marsh, Township Fourteen, relates, how being in Charlotte- town in the winter of 1819 he heard Mass in a small chapel on Sydney Street, which he says, was called “McPl1ee's chapel," owing to a’ Mr. McPhcc having been principal con- tributor towards its erection.

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world’: goods, and those residinl in or near Charlottetown must have rmde considerable sacrifice before even the tiny and roughly con- structed sanctuary could be erected while as to the worry. anxiety anc trouble which the infant church entailed upon Father McEachern, only those who have been like him, "builders in the vi'i]dernes.s.' can appreciate what the sprout- ing of that grain of mustard seec cost the pioneer priest whose fieic was so large and whose helpers were so few. 0 O I

In 1815, Bishop Plcssls writes from Boston to Fatlicr McEarliel'n concerning one Mr. Fitzpatrick. B priest who had arrived at Charlotte- town from St. John's. Newfound- land, saying: "lt is proved by the certificate of the Bishop of Chytrr that he has permitted Fr. Fitz- patrick t.o leave the Newfoundlanr mission, but in the first place Dr scallon says nothing of his qualit- ics, good or bad, and in the seconc‘ place, knowing that he comes tr Prince Edward Island, he gives hin no faculties whatever, although ht could have done so, in virtue oi his being my vicar general." ,

It appears that Fr. Fit7.pat.rlcit did not come up to Father McEach-

qulsite in a mission priest, as he vanishes from the scene and not until 1822 is there any mention of a priest for Charlottetown.

On the 2nd of September of that year, Archbishop Piessls write: from Quebec to Bishop McEachern: "if this Fr. Fitzgerald who comes to you from Newfoundland. is suf-

Tlie Catholics of those days were

in which the Bishop says: "You for the most part poor as to this

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