. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . ^Raihoad r. M. C. A. Building -T. A/. C. A. Electrical Clan. R T . REV. THOMAS D . B E A V E N Bishop of Springfield Diocese Springfield Present and Prospective 139 The Roman Catholic Church WHAT a history is told in the years that have passedsince a Catholic parish was established in Springfield;what a story of effort and progress and achievementfor religion! From small and humble beginnings thechurch has grown to its present grand proportions,with churches, schools and institutions, with bishops and priests andreligious organizations
. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . ^Raihoad r. M. C. A. Building -T. A/. C. A. Electrical Clan. R T . REV. THOMAS D . B E A V E N Bishop of Springfield Diocese Springfield Present and Prospective 139 The Roman Catholic Church WHAT a history is told in the years that have passedsince a Catholic parish was established in Springfield;what a story of effort and progress and achievementfor religion! From small and humble beginnings thechurch has grown to its present grand proportions,with churches, schools and institutions, with bishops and priests andreligious organizations to minister to the spiritual and material re-quirements of the masses. Within the priestly life of a man yet living, most Rev. John , archbishop of Boston, who participated in the dedicationceremonies of St. Benedicts church in Union street, February 14,1847, an immense change has taken place in the religious life of thiscommunity. At that time you could almost count the Roman Cath-olic churches of New England on the fingers of one hand. Thepeople were mostly poor emigrants from Ireland, existing on suf
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