Mission At
town of Summerside did not 9 The marshy district where it
as "Green's Shore”. was occu tby farms cultivated by the
ins. while A few handsome d ring nous
gentlemen uhn, concerned in
the northern shore of
trii.-ts to obtain urirk uhii-Ii found more remiincrative farming or fishing.
nlics. and as the demand hour increased in the brisk l seaboard village. they
3 ud. Catholic families rural districts had
from diffo settled necessary to open a mission ti This mission was Very Rev. James
pastor of Indian RlVPl'.
Of St. Peter 89” St. Paul
In the year 1850 the busy little
scendants of United Empire Loyal-
hullding. found it to their inter-gcorner out to reside in this village. Upon istreets. and dedicated to St. Char- Bedeque
than ; ber
Of these men several were C for la- cluded in the mission of St. Char-
('(lm8 withiself is their families to reside pernizin-iwliivh later was occupied by Mr. cntly in the vicinity of the ship-tRobert Holman. In the year 1853 so many
Green's Shore that it was found;opc-ned.
PAGE FOURTEEN
Summerside
terested himself to obtain xist. church for the new settlement. HOW
pied
de- ent of their old one to
wel-
shipiThe church was placed on the of Fitzroy and Summer
les; a sacristy was added to it,
Bay, is flourishing shipyard gave and the whole building put in employment to many men, who ev- thorough repair.
ery spring would come in great ' '
numbers from the country dis- Besides the dwellers in the
they village at Green's Shore. it num- of wealthy Scotch farmers.
iiiving in Bedeque in what. was ath-'cailed the "New Village" were in-
Father McDonald built him-
ittlelles. house on Fitzroy Street.
In 1859 the old Convent of rent Notre Dame on the corner of
at'Summer and Convent Streets was It was built and furnish- iere. ed by Father James McDonald at
attended by thc,his own expense. and given as aia corner of liiI' i-liiirch lot front- McDonald. VG..tfi'ce gift who tn- James also built a hall. in which became the parochial residence of '(hrnu;:hnul lho dinrpsp. In rim
to the mission. Father
3
The people of Indian River had stands and which was then known just completed their new sanctu- ary. and generously made a pres- their pastor, who superlntended its re- moval to Green's Shore. or Sum- es had been erected hytmcrsidc. as it began In be called.
a Catholic teacher had a school for many years. In this hall the od Temperance Society. of which I in late Archbishop O'Brien of Halifax was one of the earliest rncnibers. held its weekly meet- 1
rigs.
in 1335 Father MacDonald pur- chased, on behalf of his congre- gation. a building lot upon the corner of Central Street antli Notre Dame Street. and in 1366 the work of excavating the site of a new church was commenced. The foundation stone was laid by
Bishop McIntyre in July 1869. Owing to unforeseen hindrances this church was many gears in building.
In September 1869, the very Rev. James McDonald was ap- pointed rrctor of St. Dunstanis College. He had been for twenty-
scven years pastor of the missions of Indian River, Seven Mile Bay and Summerside. and it was with great regret that his Phople wit- nessed his departure from among them. He has succeeded in the charge of Summerside and Indian
River by the Rrv. James A. Mc- Kenna.
In 1872 the parish of Mount Carmel presented the mission of Summerside uith A large house
which had been built for a school by their late pastor. Father Que- villon. This building was hauled to Siinuncrsidn and placed upon
'ing upon N0lli” Danie Street. and
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the mission.
in October 1874, the Rev. Pat- rick Doyle. pastor of Kinkora and Seven Mile Bay, was given the charge of Summerside. in addi- tion to his other missions. and went to reside in that town. He took active measures to hasten the building of the church which was completed in 1876, and was con- secrated by Bishop McIntyre. The Right Reverend Dr. Rogers. Bishop of Chatham. N. E., and the Right Reverend Dr. Cameron, then co- adjutor to Bishop McKinnon of Antigonlsh. N. S.. took part in the ceremony of the formal dedi- cation on the 21st October 1376. when the church was placed un- der the dedication of S. 5. Peter and Paul.
Almost all the clergy of the diocese were present, and the spectacle was imposing. Pontifical High Mass was sung by Rt. Rev.
Dr. Rogers. thn sermon was preached by Rt. Rev. Dr. Cam- eron. The Rev. Dr. O'Brien (later
Archbishop of Halifax! was master of ceremonies. ltir. I. J. D. Lan- dry. organist of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, St. John. N.B., came over to open the new organ. On this occasion every seat in the church was fil- led, and many persons were forced to remain standing in the aisles. All who were present expressed themselves much pleased with the music as rendered by the fine choir, which was justly celebrated
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evening I concert was given by the choir. after which the Bishops and Clergy were entertained at dinner by Judge W. H. Pope at his residence Fernwood. Si. Eleanors. 0 O I
st. Paul's church was of brick. It was built in the Gothic style and was ninety feet long. b.V forty five feet wide. with a tower twelve feet by twelve. From the floor of the nave to the apex of the ceiling it measured thirt)" seven feet.
The chance! was eighteen feet by twenty-three. and the side chapel thirty by eighteen. The
ceiling was grained. the church being furnished with pews of ash and black walnut which were made in Quebec. The altar was made in Montreal. from a design b.V Adolphe L'Evesque. Architect. and cost four hundred and fifty dol- lars. Above the altar was a stain- ed glass window. from the sludlu of Messrs. Spence and Son, Bieiiry Street. Montreal. This window cost five hundred dollars, and was considered a very fine one. The organ. was built by Messrs. I. J. D. Landry and Co. of St. John. N.B.. at a cost of eight hundred dollars. Over the doors which led to the side chapel and Vestry were two very rich statues of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and of St. Joseph. These were from the Studio of Mr. Beauiac, Montreal.
At the base of the Sanctuary arch. over each end of the Com- munion Railing. stood brackets supporting statues of the Sacred Heart and of the Good St. Anne. Above the altar was a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. given by the women of the congregation. The Communion Railing was of black walnut and brass: it. like most of the other furnishings of the church, was from Montreal. The pulpit of ash and black wal- nut. which cost one hundred dol- lars and was the work of Mr. Matthew Dempsey of Summerside. was given by Mr. Ronald McDon- ald who also gave the Stations of the cross. rich oleographs in black walnut frames. In the Vestry was a fine old oil painting of St. John leaning upon our Lord; this pic- ture was bought in France. The church of S. S. Peter and Paul possessed an exceptionally fine bell. a gift. from the late Francis Malone. of I)eSable. This bell. which weighs six hundred and five pounds. was cast by J. W. Shane of Baltimore. U.S.A., and bore the lnlcriptlonzw
"Presented to St. Paul's Church. Summerside. by Francis Malone. 1876."
it was blessed and placed in the steeple in 1877. The sponsors on the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. John Gaffney of Summerside; Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes, of Free- town; Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mac- Donald. of Point Pleasant. Bede-
que.
Tbs bell of the old church which is largely composed of steel and very clear in tone. was originally the church bell of Rustico. it was purchased by the town and served later as a fire bell.
use
The old church of St. Charles was sold as soon as the new sanctuary was ready for use, but the vestry, which was of more
modern date. was retained for parochial purposes, in which were held the meetings of the St.
Charles Total Abstinence Society. This Society was established in l873, John Gaffney Esq, was the first president. It met every Sun- day. and in the winter every Thursday evening. the members had a reunion. devoted to music. readings and debates.
The Summerside Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society
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six feet. in length by forty-five feet in width, and forty-four feet
apex of the roof. It. is surmount-
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was inaugurated by Father Doyle in 1882. and has been the means of effecting much good. The con- fraternity of the Sacred Hurt was established among the congrega- tion the same year.
The first Convent of Summer- side having become old and un- suitable for the requirements of the school, the idea of building a new one was suggested to the congregation. While others were thinking about it. Mr. Ronald MacDonald. always nrompt where the performance of a generous action is concerned, purchased A large new house on the corner of Church and Summer Streets. which he presented to the nuns for a convent. The building not
teen hundred and twenty three It was won by Austin C. McDonald, Esq.. M.P.
With the proceeds of the lottery Convent was forthwith commenced. for which the build- ing contract was given to Pierce Doyle. This Convent was opened on the 12th May 1885. It is sixty-
from the ground floor to the ed by a cupola and a gilt cross. A broad verandah runs along the front of the house. which makes it: a very bright and cheer- ful looking convent. The interior arrangements are very complete and reflect great credit on the Sister who directed the work. The chapel is a gem, and most taste- fully furnished. Besides beauti- ful statues of Our Lady of Lour- des, of St. Joseph and of St. Anne, here is to be seen one of St. Aloysius. which was given to
the chapel by the boys of the congregation. That of our Lady of Lourdes was given by the
Sodality of the Children of Mary. The neatness. order and good taste displayed in St. Paul's Church and in the adjacent Convent is the subject of favourable comment on the part: of all visitors to Sum-
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First pew holders in the old St. Charles' Church, Summerside: Donald MacDonald. Bedeque; An- gus MacDonald. Bedeque; Patrick Gaffney: Martin O'Halloran: Mrs.
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