6, 1959, he died on the train in Montreal en route to visit his family at Earnscliffe and was buried at Vernon River on August 10. Bishop Mac- Eachern of Charlottetown offered the funeral Mass and Monsignor J '. A. O’Sullivan gave the homily.

Reverend Alban Randolph Reid — 1893- 1972

Good health is a valuable asset in any vocation. Catholic clergy are generally robust and capable of standing continued physical strain. Deli- cate men are not wanted in theological schools; and when health is im- paired in preparation for the priesthood the chances of being ordained are slim. A priest in the enjoyment of good health attacks his problems with greater confidence, and faces his difficulties with more courage than the man whose health is poor. A serious physical breakdown may be fol- lowed by a weakening of the mental faculties and lessened ability to effec- tively perform the exacting duties of a parish priest.

Reverend Alban R. Reid is Vone who has been handicapped by ill health. Though yet young in years he was unable to continue his priestly labors and it was feared by some that he would never be able to fully recover from his breakdown.

Reverend Alban Randolph Reid, son of Michael Reid and Elizabeth Murphy, was born on April 28, 1893. As a boy he attended the Avondale district school. His collegiate studies were made at 'St. Dunstan’s College. His preparation for the priesthood was made at the Grand Seminary, Que- bec, where he was ordained June 2, 1917, by Cardinal Begin. He said his first mass on June 10, 1917, at St. Joachim’s Church, Vernon River.

Father Reid’s first appointment was to Phillip, South Dakota. Here he laboured to build up a supporting congregation from widely scattered families. He did truly heroic pioneer work. Five years afterwards he was transferred to Deadwood where ill health handicapped him. A few years later his health completely failed him and after receiving the best of hospital care, he returned to his native home in Avondale where he spent the latter years of his life. He died on March 25, 1972 and was buried in the priests’ cemetery plot in Vernon River.

Rt. Reverend Raymond Vincent MacKenzie — 1896- 1963

Born at Vernon Bridge, Monsignor MacKenzie was the son of John J. MacKenzie and Elizabeth Currie and the third son of the MacKenzie family to join the ranks of the Priesthood. He received his education at Vernon River School and the old Queen Square School in Charlottetown.

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