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 thi6 hall the eld Temperance Society, of which the present Archbishop of Halifax was ona of the earliest members, held its weakly meetings. In 1865 Father MacDonald purchased on behalf of his congregation, a building lot upon the corner of and , and in 1866 the work of excavating the site of the new church was commenced. The foundation sfore was laid by Bishop Mclntyre in July 1869. Owing to unforeseen hindrances fehis church was many years in building. In September I869 the very Rev. James McDonald was appointed rectcr of College. He had been for twenty seven years pastor of the fissions of Indian River , Seven Mile Bay and Summerside , and it was with great regret that his people witnessed his departure from among 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 Quivillon . This building was hauled to Summers!de and placed upon a corner of the church lot fronting upon Notre , and came the parochial residence of the mission. In October 187^, 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 vas completed in I876, and was consecrated by Bishop Mclntyre , in October of that year. The Eight Reverend Dr. Rogers , Bishop of Charlottetown , and the Right Reverend Dr. Cameron , then co-ndjutor" to Bishop McKinnon of Antigonish, took part in the ceremony of the formal dedication on the 21 October I876 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.