A large number of persons from the neighboring parishes congregated at Vernon River to witness the ceremony and the beautiful church was filled to overflowing. Mass was sung by Rev. J.c. McDonald, Rector of St. Dunstan's College. who also preached ah apprOpriate sermon. A collection of three hundred and twenty dollars was taken up. toward defraying the cost of the bell.

The cemetery adjoining the church. is the last resting place of many of the prominent pioneer Catholics. Within its prethcts lie the remains of Father Brady for many years pastor of this mission. who died in 1862 and was buried in Vernon River. where a handsome marble shaft has been erected to his memory by his late parishoners. Here also a fine marble tomb covers the remains of the late Patrick Stephens of Orwell. Esq, whOse Shakesperian epitaph gives a synopsis of his many virtues and useful lifes.

"He was what? He was what a man ought to be. he was that.‘I

The first cemetery of Vernon River Mission. was. as has before been stated. on the farm of Mr. John Haley. the second is discernable from the existing one; it stood on the appOsite side of the road from the church and is now almost overgrown with trees.

St. Joachim's mission was first attended by Bishop McEachern. from 1823 to 183-, Father Fitzgerald then missionary in Charlottetown served the mission, upon his successors in the capital devolved the same duty. until the arrival in 1838 of Rev. James Brady, who was the first resident priest. Upon the death of Father Brady in 1862. Rev. F. x. de Laugie was for a time in charge of the mission; he was succeeded in 1863 by Rev. James Phelan the present worthy pastor.

During the period of Bishop MacDonald's ministry in Charlottetown he attended the Vernon River mission. He was up there on one occasion when there arrived

at his house a woman tired and weary. carrying an infant upon her back. She

was a Mrs. Toker from Point Brule'. a pious and devout Catholic. who. having

no other means of having her child baptized. brough it over to Charlottetown,