Streets was opened. It was built and furnished by Father James McDonald at his .own expense. and given a free gift to the mission. Father James also built a hall. in which a Catholic teacher had a school for many years. In this hall the old Temperance Society. of which the present Archbishop of Halifax was one of the

I earliest members. held its weekly meetings.

In 1865 Father MacDonald purchased on behalf of his congregation. a building

lot upon the corner of Central Street and Notre Dame Street. and in 1866 the

work of excavating the site of the new church was commenced. ‘The foundation store was laid by Bishop McIntyre in July 1869. Owing to unforeseen hindrances ghis church was many years in building. In September 1869 the very Rev. James McDonald was appointed rector of St. Dunstan's College. He had been for twenty seven years pastor of the missions of Indian River, Seven Mile Bay and Summerside. and it was with great regret that his people witnessed his departure from aleng them. He was succeeded in the charge of Summerside and Indian River by the Rev. James A. McKenna. In 1872 the parish houses of Mount Carmel presented the mission of Summerside with a large house which had been built

for a school by the their late pastor. Father Quitillon. This building was hauled to Summerside and placed upon a corner of the church lot fronting upon Notre Dame Street, and'came -the parochial residence of the mission.

In October 187h, the Rev. Patrick Doyle, pastor of Kinkora and Seven Mile Bay.

was given the charge of Summerside, in addition to his other missions. and

went to reside in that town. He took active measures to hasten the building

of the church which was completed in 1876. and was consecrated by Bishop McIntyre. in October of that year. The Right Reverend Dr. Rogers, Bishop of Charlottetown,‘ and the Right Reverend Dr. Cameron,then ‘co-adjutor‘to Bishop McKinnon of Antigonish, took part in the ceremony of the formal dedication on the 21 October

1876 when the church was placed under the dedication of S. S. Peter and Paul.

Almost all the clergy of the diocese were present, and the spectacle was im-

posing.