. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. e was, of course, his first duty. F
. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. e was, of course, his first duty. FatherHurley had left a good buggy for his use and Joseph Dalton presented HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, PAOLA 111 him with a fine horse, so that he was soon able to begin the exploration ofMiami county, Linn county and a part of Johnson county before the win-ter of 1885-6 set in. He found the interior of the church unplastered andunfurnished. He at once set to work to complete the building in all itsdetails. He proved himself to be a good collector, a great rustler, and aterror to the laggard and the slacker. He enjoyed a fight, and still morethe friendship that usually followed it. He never harbored enmity andthe quick temper was soon changed to gentleness, and when necessary anapology was given or taken and good fellowship established had the elements in him of a true sportsman. After the plastering ofthe church was completed the ladies set to work once more to furnish thesanctuary and the sacristy; the vestments, the altar linens, the statues,. SANCTUARY OF CHURCH WHICH BURNED. stained glass windows and a full set of new pews were added. The Com-munion railing and Stations of the Cross were finally put in place andthus came to a close a struggle of five years during which the men andwomen of the parish vied with one another in making this House of Godone of the fairest and most devotional churches in the state. The little frame rectory needed repairs; it had grown old an
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