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 . ith fruit for someyears in that diocese. He erected the new chiu-ch ofSt. Joseph, on Federal Hill in the City of Erie, anddirected the congregation attached to it from 1866 to1869. He was then made pastor of the Church ofthe luunaculate Conception, at Brookville, in Jefferson 388 CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF NEW YORK. County, Pennsylvania. The climate of the lake shore,h
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 . ith fruit for someyears in that diocese. He erected the new chiu-ch ofSt. Joseph, on Federal Hill in the City of Erie, anddirected the congregation attached to it from 1866 to1869. He was then made pastor of the Church ofthe luunaculate Conception, at Brookville, in Jefferson 388 CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF NEW YORK. County, Pennsylvania. The climate of the lake shore,however, proved very trying to liis constitution, and hewas at last forced to seek a change. He came to NewYork well recommended by his ordinary, and was soonintrusted by the Most Reverend Archbishop McCloskeywith the care of the flock over which he now was appointed pastor of the Church of theImmaculate Conception, at Melrose, in 1872, and has beenactively engaged in his duties since that time, as we havealready seen. His career has won the approval of his prelate andthe affection of his people. His zeal for education hasinduced his flock to new couiage, and to more than ordi-nary exertions for the proposed cm: 11 oil OF SAINT JA5[ES. JAMES STKKET. CHURCH OF SAINT JAMES. JAMES STEEET. TWO of the present Catholic churches in the cityoriginated from one, the name of which hasnot been perpetuated by either. These are St. JamesChurch in James Street, and Transfigiuation Church inMott Street. Both these sprang from Christ Church inAnn Street, a church which, during its existence, wasunder the pastoral care of a learned and most exem-plary priest, the Rev. Felix Varela. He was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1788, and sodistinguished himself for learning and piety that afterhis ordination he was appointed Professor of Philosoi^hyin the College of San Carlos. He published a com-se ofphilosophy in Latin and in Spanish, that showed greatability, while his sermons and disco
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