1 - 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. FitzPatrick , 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 Mr. 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 Prince Edward Island , he gives him no fcculties 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 KcEachern 's sttndard as to what was requisite in a mission priest, as he vanishes from the scene and not until 1322 is there any mention of 0 priest for Charlottetown . Or, the >nd of September of taat year, Archbishop Plessis writes from Quebec to Ei&op McEachern:- "If this Mr. FitzGerald who comes to you from Newfoundland , is sufficiently recomiended by Dr. Scallon , he may be pL-ced with advantage in Charlottetown ." Mr. FitzGerald 's credentials being satisfactory, he was duly established in charge of the infant mission, and with him berin3 the written record of the church in the new capital of old lie St. Jean. CHAPTER II Father FitzGerald arrived in Charlottetown in July I823 end lost no tine in setting about the improvement of hi3 church which he either enlarged or rebuilt. In order to provide funds for the accomplishment of this undertaking he opened a