. The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. ^ ^ H CO Sw H < QW u<; CO WH O w Q<O. J RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES 621 Jefferson Plains from David Burt and Thomas Maguire, the work oferecting the church was begun at once. Bishop Fenwick laid the comer-stone on July 13, 1841, and was assisted in this service by Fathers Fen-nelly, Corry, Byrne. OFlaherty and OReilly. On January 15 of the fol-lowing year, the first pastor was appointed in the person of the Rev. Wil-liam Wiley, a convert of the faith. Ordained in 1827, he had spent theyears preceding his coming to Providen
. The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. ^ ^ H CO Sw H < QW u<; CO WH O w Q<O. J RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES 621 Jefferson Plains from David Burt and Thomas Maguire, the work oferecting the church was begun at once. Bishop Fenwick laid the comer-stone on July 13, 1841, and was assisted in this service by Fathers Fen-nelly, Corry, Byrne. OFlaherty and OReilly. On January 15 of the fol-lowing year, the first pastor was appointed in the person of the Rev. Wil-liam Wiley, a convert of the faith. Ordained in 1827, he had spent theyears preceding his coming to Providence in Salem and in Taunton, andhad built up flourishing parishes in both of these cities. During his timethe church was completed and was ready for dedication by the middle of1842. When this church was torn down in 1904 there were found in itscornerstone many interesting relics and records of the time when it wasin the process of construction. Notable among these was a letter ofFather Wiley to the editor of the Journal announcing the forthcomingdedication of the edifice. It read as follows: Please give notice in
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