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MISSION OF THE INMACULATE CONCEPTION

WELLINGTON

fiellington was in the first years of its existence an Irish settlement. About the year 18h3 a number of emigrants from the South of Ireland took up land in the vicinity of the present location of the village, and commenced farming operations. Owing to various causes these people ultimately dispersed to other districts and Highland farmers from Grand River moved down to the vacant farms so that Wellington scams a scotch parish. The settlers for over thirty years attended mass at the urch of St. Patrick. Grand River West but on 1 May 1872 they purchased land rom one Mr. Donald McDonald and took measures towards the building of a church or themselves. This church was begun in 187% and was built under the direction f Rev. Father Ronald B. MacDonald now a member of the Society of Jesus. then stor of the Mission of St. John the Baptist. Miscouche and of St. Patrick's. and River. . Ewen McKinnon was the builder of the church which was completed exteriorly in e summer of 1875. A tea party was then given by the parishoners in order to ise some money to asist in defraying the expense of finishing the interior. me years elapsed before a sufficient fund was raised. in the meantime the stor. Father McDonald resigned his charge and left the diocese of Charlottetown. the year 1882 Rev. N.C.A. Bordreault, pastor of Miscouche brought the work 'the church to completion. Mr. Peter Cameron was the carpenter employed and . Gibson the painter. e altar which is neat and tasteful was given to the mission by the late pastor ther McDonald S.J. and was made by Mr. Dempsey of Summerside. The church is fty feet high by thirty five wide. the height of the wall is twenty feet. It s very neatly finished within and without. There is an entry in the register ted January 1877 which reads " Mrs. Alexander McKinnon “ generously presented

is church with a chalice. flay God reward her”.