. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. thefoundation but on account of def
. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. thefoundation but on account of defect in title to property the church wasnever built and the stone was disposed of for other purposes. It is sup-posed too that the atmosphere of the place was hostile, as Osawatomie, 90 THE HISTORY OF OUR CRADLE LANr like Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan and other towns, was founded byNew Bnglanders of the old school. Soon afterwards, Father Schacht called a meeting of the Catholicsettlers at Paola, the chief, Baptiste Peoria, was present. After theFather had explained the object of the meeting the chief arose and said:We must have a church. I will give the place for it and I will givethree hundred dollars; the new people will give some, also. Our oldchurch has fallen down; we must build here at Paola where the Black-gowns came long ago, and preached religioTi to my people. The facts as here stated are given by Michael Cunningham, one ofthe first settlers who is now over ninety years of age. In the meantime the Catholics continued to meet in private houses. East side of the Public Square, Paola, Kansas, 1868, showing Town Hall wherethe congregation worshipped for some time. to hear Mass; first at the home of Thomas Hedges situated on groundnow occupied by the Peoples National Bank; then at the house ofBaptiste Peoria, a long, low^ building, which stood about where the Com-mercial Hotel is built and, finally, as the number of worshippers increas-ed, the use of the Town Hall was obtain
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