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 . supremacy of the Pope in govem-ment and doctrine. The proofs of the latter from En-ghsh history are remarkably appropriate and well style of the reverend author is pure and pleasing. With the Fathers appointed to assist him in Xaviers, Father Merrick attends also St. Vin-cents Hospital, No. 195 West Eleventh Street, the old-est and largest Cath
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 . supremacy of the Pope in govem-ment and doctrine. The proofs of the latter from En-ghsh history are remarkably appropriate and well style of the reverend author is pure and pleasing. With the Fathers appointed to assist him in Xaviers, Father Merrick attends also St. Vin-cents Hospital, No. 195 West Eleventh Street, the old-est and largest Catholic hospital in the city, which isdirected by the Sisters of Charity; and also St. JosephsHome for Aged Women, No. 203 West Fifteenth Street,where those overtaken by years and infirmities receivethe kindest attention from the same devoted religious. Other Fathers of the same order, residing in thecollege, which adjoins the church, attend the Catholicsin the city institutions on Blackwells Island, the poorchildi-en on Randalls Island, the emigrants on WardsIsland; while the prisons have for years received thevisits and care of a priest who has identified himselfwith that excellent work—the Rev. Father Henry Dm-an-quet, UllUKOH 01 SAINT GABRIEL. EAST STREET. CHURCH OF SAINT GABRIEL EAST THIRTY-SEVENTII STREET. -^nr^ HE Chuvch of St. John tlie Evangelist, East FiftiethI Street, for some years acconnnodated the Cathohcs in tluvt district of the city, but it soon l)ecanie evidentthat tlie parisli was too hxrge for one pastor, and the churchtoo small for the Catholics already within its boundaries,and especially so in Adew of the increase that the nextfew years would l)ring. His Grace tlie Most Reverend Arclibisliop Hugheslaid off a new parochial district south of that assignedto St. John the Evangelist, and confided to the Clowr}, who had been assistant pastor at , the task of organizing a new congregation anderecting a church. A site
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