. . ghts of Columbuswho lodged them in the different Catholic houses. Notlong after his arrival, Rt. Rev. Bishop Gabriels prepar-ed the nine relics to be enclosed in the altars puttingthem into three fitting cases. In each case or reliquaryhe placed a piece of the bones of three saints martyrstogether with three grains of incense and a small stripof parchment bearing the following inscription for themain altar : A. D. MDCCCCII on the 21st day of the month ofAugust, I Henry Gabriels, Bishop of Ogdensburg, haveconsecrated this church a
. . ghts of Columbuswho lodged them in the different Catholic houses. Notlong after his arrival, Rt. Rev. Bishop Gabriels prepar-ed the nine relics to be enclosed in the altars puttingthem into three fitting cases. In each case or reliquaryhe placed a piece of the bones of three saints martyrstogether with three grains of incense and a small stripof parchment bearing the following inscription for themain altar : A. D. MDCCCCII on the 21st day of the month ofAugust, I Henry Gabriels, Bishop of Ogdensburg, haveconsecrated this church and main altar and enclosedtherein the relics of the holy martyrs, saints Vitale, Il-lumine and Theodule and have granted to all the faith-ful of Christ, on this day, one year of true indujgenceand on the anniversary of this consecration, to themthat shall visit it, forty days, in the usual form of thechurch. The inscriptions enclosed in the side altarsare similar to that of the main altar, except that for theblessed Virgins altar the bishops name is Joseph 190. NEW ST. MARYS CHURCHStarted in 18S5 and completed in 1889. Thomas Duhamel. Arch-bishop of Ottawa, P. Q., andthe saints names are : St. Salvatns, St. Digna and For St. Josephs altar the bishops name isPatrick A. Sudden ; and the saints names are St. Alexis,St. Eulalie and St. Caste. Each case was carefullysealed by the consecrating bishop and placed on anornamented bier under a tent prepared for that purposebetween the church and the rectory. Candles werelighted beside these relics and a vigil was held by Bazinet and Charles Hesler. At seven-thirty in the evening, the bishops, thepriests and about five hundred people were given asearch light excursion among the Thousand night was an ideal one and this fairy tour was great-ly enjoyed by the visitors. After this refreshing even-ing spent on the river, each one retired to the to him. The next morning, Rt. Rev. Bishop Gabriels sai
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