The Worcester of eighteen hundred and ninety-eightFifty years a city . PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Every summer during Father Fittons time, some of the PenobscotIndians, among whom he had labored in Maine, came to Worcester,and pitched their tents at the foot of the street where the rolling-millnow stands. They assisted at the mass with great devotion, and afterservice was over, thev liked to gather in a circle around the church The Worcester of 1898. 295 (lonr. and there, kneeling, await the cinning of the priest. FatherFitton, who knew their customs, would, as he passed, lay his handsupon each bowed he
The Worcester of eighteen hundred and ninety-eightFifty years a city . PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Every summer during Father Fittons time, some of the PenobscotIndians, among whom he had labored in Maine, came to Worcester,and pitched their tents at the foot of the street where the rolling-millnow stands. They assisted at the mass with great devotion, and afterservice was over, thev liked to gather in a circle around the church The Worcester of 1898. 295 (lonr. and there, kneeling, await the cinning of the priest. FatherFitton, who knew their customs, would, as he passed, lay his handsupon each bowed head in silent benediction. They were then satisfied,and returned to their PIEDMONT CHURCH. In 1837 two schools were established by the pastor: one for childrenin the basement of the church, the other for the instruction of boys inthe higher branches of education. The latter was situated on Paka-choag hill and called Mt. St. James Seminary. To this humble begin-ning and to the zeal and generosity of Father Fitton we are indebtedfor our cherished Holv Cross College, which to-dav rests like a beau- 296 The Worcester of 1898. tiful coronet on the queenly brow of Pakachoag hill above our busycit\. The corner-stone of this splendid institution was laid June 21,1843, and at the call of Bishop Fenwick, the Fathers of the Society ofJesus took charge, with Reverend Thomas F. Mulledy as college is now in a flourishing condition, having 250 students, allthe modern equipments for gymnasium, etc., and a library of over
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