- 6 - goods, and those residing in or near Charlottetown must have made considerable sacrifices before even the tiny and roughly constructed sanctuary could be erected, while as to the worry, anxiety and trouble which the infant church entailed upon Father McEachern, only those who have been like him. builders in the wilderness. can appreciate what the sprouting of that grain of mustard seed cost the pioneer priest whose field was so large and whose helpers were so few. In 1815, Bishop Plessis writes from Boston to Father McEachern. concerning one

Mr. FitzFatrick. a priest who had arrived at Charlottetown from St. John's, Newfound- land, saying:-

'It is proved by the certificate of the Bishop of Chytre, that he

has permitted hr. FitzPatrick to leave the Newfoundland mission.

but in the first place Dr. Scallon says nothing of his qualities

good or bad, and in the second place. knowing that he comes to

Princa Edward Island, he gives him no faculties whatever, although

he could have done so, in virtue of his being my vicar general." It appears that Mr. FitzPatrick did not come up to Father lhEachern's standard as to what was requisite 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 Plessis writes from Quebec haBlsop FcEachernz-

"If this Mr. FitzGerald who comes to you from Newfoundland, is

sufficiently recoumended by Dr. Scallon, he may be placed with

adVantage in Charlottetown." Pk. FitzGerald'scredentials being Satisfactory, he was duly established in charge of the infant mission, and with him begins the written record.of the church in the new capital of old Ile St. Jean.

CHAPTLR II Father FitzGerald arrived in Charlottetown in July 1823 and lost no time in

setting about the improvement of his church which he either enlar;ed or rebuilt.

In order to provide funds for the accomplishment of this undertaking he opened a