the move was effected without incident, and the old church came to rest on the site on Pownal Street where it presently comprises the center

block of St. Joseph’s Convent.

With the removal of the church, the grave of Bishop MacEachern became, in some measure, exposed, and it was therefore resolved to trans- fer the remains to a vault in the new church. The result was a very sol- emn and impressive ceremonial, perhaps the most novel one ever witness- ed on this Island. Several weeks were employed in preparation. The prin- cipal entrance to the grounds was surmounted with a crescent of ever- green, and above this towered a large cross made of the same material. Lines of trees were planted on both sides of walks thirty feet wide, ex— tending from the entrance, to the side of the old church and from there, in a half circle round the grounds, to the new one. Within the latter, the altar, pillars and windows were all fully draped in mourning cloth. A large catafalque was erected in the centre aisle with every insignia of mourning, and chandeliers were placed at each corner, prepared for near-

ly a hundred lights.

Long before daylight on August 3, 1865, crowds of people were seen making their way towards the church grounds. All the Bishop’s surviving contemporaries, all his relatives, and all who had received the Sacraments at his hands made a point of being in attendance. The funeral procession, formed at the new church, proceeded to the old place of interment. It was headed by the bishops in their rich episcopal robes, followed by the surpliced clergy of the Diocese. Then a numerous body of mourners, then the female portion of the gathering and, finally, the men. At the graveside, the coffin was raised and placed upon an especially constructed hearse. It was left open for a time to afford the curious an opportunity for inspecting the remains which, over the course of thirty years, were reported to have been reduced “pretty much to their original element.” The procession then proceeded to the new chapel. The building was crowd- ed almost to suffocation, while outside there appeared to be a sufficient number to fill three churches of equal size. A solemn Pontifical High Mass was commenced, being celebrated by the Bishop of Chatham, assisted by the other bishops and clergy. The very Rev. Dr. MacDonald then delivered a short discourse on “the eminent virtues and the marvellous labours” of the deceased bishop. A funeral service, conducted with “all the pomp which the Catholic Church prescribes for such occasions” followed, at the close of which the exhumed dust was committed to a vault beneath the high altar. A just and graceful tribute had been paid to the memory of a good

man.

The commencement of the pastorate of Rev. James MacDonald in 1880 marked the inauguration of an era of improvement at St. Andrew’s. Among the changes noted were the completion of the church with the addltion of a large sacristy, the construction of a new parochial resi- dence, and the improvement of the old burying ground, including its adornment with a handsome stone cross. In 1888, His Lordship, Bishop MacIntyre, officiated at the installation of a new bell. Weighing some 1620 pounds, it was, at that time, the largest on the Island.

_ The first half of the twentieth century brought both happy and distressing events into the life of the parish. On the brighter side, the year 1926 marked the erection of a new parish hall, while, earlier in the same year, the parishioners gathered to honour Rev. A. P. MacLellan on the occasion of his Jubilee Year, the twenty-fifth of his coming to St. Andrew’s. Then, in August of 1933, the church was the scene of a Euchar- 1st1c Congress. One of the sermons at this celebration was preached by

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