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 . captain, and sailor knew Ontonagon bythe little white church on the shore. Nowthe descendants of these sturdy Catholicsare trying to build a monument to theirfaith, condign to the progress of the highest elevation in the village,they have placed it that its glittering crosson the tower may be to them ever andanon, like an unfurled banner, an inspi-rati
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 . captain, and sailor knew Ontonagon bythe little white church on the shore. Nowthe descendants of these sturdy Catholicsare trying to build a monument to theirfaith, condign to the progress of the highest elevation in the village,they have placed it that its glittering crosson the tower may be to them ever andanon, like an unfurled banner, an inspi-ration in the path of duty to church orstate. Efforts worthy of the aim werecrowned in May 1894 when Bishop Ver-tin with the assistance of Fathers Neu-mair, and the late Renatus Becker, and ofalmost every inhabitant. Catholic or Prot-estant, dedicated it to the honor of theHoly Family. The old property in Block 52, consist-ing of the church and the historical con-vent were sold April 16, 1894, to Mis-wald Brothers (Joseph and Martin) forsix hundred dollars. Absurd enough tosay, they turned the buildings into abrewery. Father Neumair built his church with-out indebtedness and the congregationseemed to be just on its feet, when on the. REV. WILLIAM II. JOISTEN, BORN AT DUESSELDORF,GERMANY, JULY 20, 1868, ORDAINED BY BISHOPVERTIN, DECEMBER 17, iSqI. 25th of August 1896 between one and fiveoclock in the afternoon the town wasswept by a most terrible conflagration inwhich three hundred and forty-fourbuildings, including tiie court house andjail, four churches, three hotels, threeschool houses, the Diamond Match Com-panys plant, forty million feet of lumber, 306 HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF the large general store of this company,the barge City of Straits, two ironbridges, Corgans opera house and manyhappy homes were erased from the faceof the earth. ^ The new church andhouse, too, were the prey of was saved, not even the BlessedSacrament or the parish register. No sooner the
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