The Catholic churches of New York City, with sketches of their history and lives of the present pastors : with an introduction on the early history of Catholicity on the island, and lives of the most reverend archbishops and bishops . ^ of the reqiiirements now requu-ed in furnishinga school neglected. The direction of the boys school remained for atime in the hands of secular teachers, but Father Bona-ventura at last induced the Community of Teachers,known as the Brothers of Mary, having a mother houseat Dayton, Ohio, to include this also in the number ofschools under their charge. Thi-ee Bro
The Catholic churches of New York City, with sketches of their history and lives of the present pastors : with an introduction on the early history of Catholicity on the island, and lives of the most reverend archbishops and bishops . ^ of the reqiiirements now requu-ed in furnishinga school neglected. The direction of the boys school remained for atime in the hands of secular teachers, but Father Bona-ventura at last induced the Community of Teachers,known as the Brothers of Mary, having a mother houseat Dayton, Ohio, to include this also in the number ofschools under their charge. Thi-ee Brothers of this Com-munity are now engaged in the schools of the parisli,having one hundred and seventy-five boys under girls school is directed by the Sisters of St. Do-minic, who have a neat house adjoining the church. Theirschool contains one hundred and eighty CHUUUH (^F 8T. JOHN THK BAPTIST. 423 EEV. BONA VENTURA FREY, 0. MIN. CAR, PASTOR OF THK CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. THE Rev. Father Bonaveiitura Frey was born June12, 1831, in the Canton of Tliurgovia, Switzer-land. His education, begun at Einsiedlen, was completed atthe Universities of Bonn and Tubing-en. Cod havino-called him to the ecclesiastical state, he proceeded toSt. Calls Seminary, in Switzerland, which bears the nameof one of Irelands saints. Here, after that preparationof the mind and heart which the Church ordains foraspirants to the awful ministry, he was ordained, in May,1854, by Bishop Mirrer. After receiving priestly orders he was appointed toa parish in his native canton, and discharged his dutiescommendably until the year 1856, when he resolved todevote liimself to the American Mission. Having arri\edin this country, he was received by Bisliop Henni, andappointed to St. Marys Churcli in j\Iilwauke^. His mind had always turned to the religious state,and he felt ca
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