Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . nd Seminary,Montreal, in September following, and was thereraised to the priesthood, December 22, OReilly of the Springfield diocese needingpriests, he was sent temporarily to Springfield, andreported for duty at North Adams, January 19,1878; and on the return of the pastor of NorthAdams, then in Europe, was appointed assistant atMillbury, Mass., remaining there until called byBishop Hendricken to the Cathedral in Providence,Feb
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . nd Seminary,Montreal, in September following, and was thereraised to the priesthood, December 22, OReilly of the Springfield diocese needingpriests, he was sent temporarily to Springfield, andreported for duty at North Adams, January 19,1878; and on the return of the pastor of NorthAdams, then in Europe, was appointed assistant atMillbury, Mass., remaining there until called byBishop Hendricken to the Cathedral in Providence,February 11, 1880, where he labored until ap-pointed pastor of the new parish in Newport, Janu-ary 14, 1885. Father Coyles first services in New-port were held in the old Lhiitarian Church on Millstreet, January 25, 1885. The new parish had notthen an inch of ground, nor a resting place of any MEN OF PROGRESS. 99 description. The pastor bought the property of theZion Church corporation, paying therefor 115,025,and celebrated the first mass therein on Sunday,March 8, 1885. He remodeled and beautified thechurch interior, and in January 1887 purchased the. JAMES COYLE, adjoining property, known as the Young estate, at acost of $28,500. In May 1887 he began the erec-tion of a rectory, which was tenanted the followingOctober, the estimated cost being $9,000. A con-vent was finished and occupied by the Sisters ofSaint Joseph in July 1889, and a private academystarted the September following. Catholics andnon-Catholics generously seconded Father Coylesefforts, many rare and costly gifts testifying to theircontinued goodwill. On the 2d of August 1891,one of the finest school buildings in New Englandwas dedicated, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Harkins; thedonor, till then unknown, being George BabcockHazard, a non-Catholic. In this substantial mannerone of Newports oldest citizens proved his friend-ship for Saint Josephs pastor. Ten teachers andfive hundred and fifty children now utilize b
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