neighbours were gathered from near and far to profit of his priestly services. Down in a field of sweet scented clover, overlooking the bright waters of the

bay a mound of stones half hidden by wild roses and blue vetch marks the place where the young missionary said his first mass in a room of his father's house. He would seem to have at once thrown himself into the work of his vocation. travelling about the Island as well as the Mainland but his headquarters for some years were at Savage Harbour where he built for his father a large stone house, one end of which was reserved for his own use and for a chapel.

When in the year 1796 Lieutenant Burns. one of the proprietors in this part of the country. announced his intention of selling his property and returning to Scotland. Father McEachern saw his opportunity of securing a desirable parochial farm. and with that end in view. collected one hundred pounds sterling from the Highland emigrants, Borrowed sixty pounds fromono Mr. Blanchard of Rustico. and bought'three acres from Mr. Burns. Upon this estate was an old log house in which he took up his residence and superintended the clearing of the land and the preparation of lumber etc. for the church. which was commenced about the year 1805. This church was sixty feet in length and forty feet in breadth;

it was framed by Mr. Carroll and his son William. the Joiners were Colin MacEachern and Mr. Peters. The church stood within the present enclosure of the burying ground. In 1821 Father MacEachern was called to Quebec to receive the mitre, the next year he with the assistance of his flock, erected a two story house on the hill above the church of St. Andrew. This building he from the first intended for a chllege where the youths of his own diocese and others could be trained in the higher branches of education. but for some years he used it

as a parochial house. In 1829 he obtained a grant of fifty pounds sterling per annumn from the government for the support of the college of St. Andrew which he in thai year made over to trustees, together with the land adjoining. BishoP AcEachern then purchased sexenty; acres from Captain John Stewart Segnieur of Mount

SteWart. upon this property called Ceann-a; Bhaih (Kennavoy). he built a house