History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,p. 196. HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH, EAGLE H.\RBOR. In the summer of 1852 the first rumorsreached Father Baraga that he was likelyto become the first bishop of the newlycreated vicarate but this did not disturbhim in the least in his work. Assiduouslyas ever he kept on copying his Indian Dic-tionary and in March 1853 took it
History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,p. 196. HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH, EAGLE H.\RBOR. In the summer of 1852 the first rumorsreached Father Baraga that he was likelyto become the first bishop of the newlycreated vicarate but this did not disturbhim in the least in his work. Assiduouslyas ever he kept on copying his Indian Dic-tionary and in March 1853 took it to Cin-cinnati to have it printed. During hisabsence Rev. Angelus Van Paemel, whomBishop Lefevere had sent to Baraga that 242 HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF he might learn Otchipwe, took care of themission. Returning from Cincinnati,Baraga visited his out-lying missionsduring August and September and thenleaving for Europe he again entrustedLAnse with the missions to Father VanPaemel. While on his way Baraga wasinformed in Detroit that he was madeVicar Apostolic of Upper his consecration at Cincinnati he Bishop Baraga charge. on assummg activeof his vicarate was anxiousto provide his own clergy for the first-ordained he sent to Eagle Har-bor where among the mines and minershis presence was a crying need. OnAugust 5, 1855, he ordained EdwardJacker and immediately sent him toLAnse. The first baptism recorded byhim is on the 5th of September, of Wil-liam Nanaassin. Notknowing any OtchipweFather Jacker gave him-self utmost pains to ac-quire that most dif^cultlanguage. With the helpof Bishop Baragas Gram-mar and Dictionary hesoon picked up enough ofit to make himself under-stood. From the readingof the Gospels and Epis-tles he advanced to a fewremarks and gradually incourse of five years mas-tered the language to the great delight of his INTERIOR HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH, E.^GLE HARBOR continued his journey to the old Van Paemel remained till theBis
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