that were required. The contract for building was given to Messrs. Long, Large. and Maloney. The dimensions of that church were thirty feet by fifty. It was

I built in 1330.

On the site of this primitive temple has arisen the most magnificent sanctuary of the diocese. Upon a commanding elevation. overlooking the placid waters of the Bay. towers a noble church of grand and symmetrical proportions. It is of brick. with stone trimmings and is cruciform in shape. The measurement from the tower to the chancel. is one hundred and four feet. the tower is fifteen feet square. and the chancel thirty feet. The transepts are sixty one feet by twelve feet. The width of the body of the church is forty seven feet. five inches.

and its height from floor to gable fifty six feet. The wall is thirty four feet. and the spirerdsesto a height of one hundred and seventy six feet. About half way up the tower is a lofty niche. whereon stands a colossal statue of St. Peter. richly gilt. below this. but several feet above the carved stone archway of the main entrance. is’a slab. bearing date 1881.

The church was completed exteriorly and opened for service in that year. but the interior is not yet finished. On entering. one is struck by the magnificent proportions of the nave. the choir end of which terminates in the form of the ancient apse. Under the dome of the Apse stands the High altar. elegant in design and finish. It is white and gold. and pure Gothic in style. The table

is surmounted by graded steps. behind which are two large niches. holding statues of S. S. Peter and Paul. and also many smaller niches in which are placed statuettes of the four Evangelist. St. Andrew and St. Ambrose.

In the centre high over all. in the apex of the altar are small statuettes of the Sacred Heart. St. Joseph and St. John the Baptist. Upon the richly gilt tabernacle door. the cross and the Pelican are finely carved.

The frontal of the altar shows three lozenges, on the centre one is carved in

bas relief a wreath of grapes. surmounting a Medallion. whereon are represented