Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-03-03

III consequence Soietteu anu Seut ny
the Bishop of st. Louis, co,operut-
ing with the provincial Superior Of
the Society of Jesus, in Missouri,
which diocese then included the
Territory of the United States west
ward to the Pacific Ocean. In the
Slmmer of 1910, Father De Smet
visited the Fiatheads, and was sur
pfistd to learn that Fathers Blanchet
AMI Demeis were est,blis ing mis-
-inus among the Ore-un Indians.
He remained two months and was so
encouraged that be returned to St.
Louis for additional priests. In
1871, he again eros sed the Rocky
mountains, accompanied by Fathers
Point and Mengarini. In the Fall,
having established the mission of St.
Mary, among the Flatheads, in the
valley of the Bitter Root, he returned
to St. Louis. Early afterwards be
visited Europe to secure aid for the
Oregon Catholic mission.
Sir George Simpson, upon his
visit to Oregon, in the Fall of 1871,
made very favorable report to the
Governor and company of the mis-
sionary lnbors of Messrs. Blanchet
and Demers. As consequence, two
other priests from Canada, Revs.
Anthony Langlois and John b. u.
Bolduc, were added to the Oregon
mission. Having been refused by
the Hundon's Bay Company a pass
az. overland, they came by sea, ria
Cape Horn, at the expense of the
society for the propagation OF the
Faith of Quebec. They arrived Sep.
18th, 1912, at St. Paul, on the Wal
lamct. The Vicar General now as
sumed charge at Vancouver, placing
Mr.. Langlois in change Of St. Paul,
Mr.. Bolduc at Cowlitz, Rev. NJ.
Demers being on q mission to the
Indian Tribes of the Upper Columbia.
On the 25th Nov, Chief Factor
John Mclaughlin addressed the
Vicar General: " l am instructed to
place one hundred pounds sterling
to the credit of your mission, as an
acknowledgment of the eminent SER
vices you and your pious colleague
are rendering the people of this
country"
QS43.) The missionary force was
this year increased by the arrival of
Jesuit Fathers De Vos and Hockens,
from st. Louis. On the 18th Oct.
St. Joseph's College was opened at
St. Paul. with thirty scholars, Rev.
A. Langlois, Superintendent. With
the arrival of the Hudson's BAY
Company brigade, came five men
and two women aids to the mission,
to whom free passages had been
furnished. On the LIST of December
(although he did not hear of it until
the subsequent Novembsr) the Rev.
Francis N. Blanchet received the
appointment of Bishop, with the
title of Philadelphia. which before
his conservation was changed to
Bishop of Drasa.
(1S44. Several Jesuit priests from
St. Louis, came to the Rocky noun
tains this year. Father DE Smst
sailed from Auvers, Belgium, on the
9th January in the ship LLnfatigabIe,
for the Columbia river, aud arrived
on the 9th August, at Vancouver.
He was accompanied by Rev. Messrs.
Accotti, Nobili, Ravalli and YER
cruysse, several lay brothers and six
religious ladies of Notre Dame de
Namur. In the subsequent Novem-
Der the sisters opened an academy
for girls at st. Paul, on the Wal
lamet. On the 4th of November.
the briefs arrived erecting Oregon
into Vicariate Apostolic, and con-
shutting Francis Norbert Blanchet,
Bishop. Upon the 8tb he announced
his resolution to return to Canada to
receive his conservation. At this
time the mission Of Oregon, included
nine permanent stations or missions,
four of which were conducted bv
the Jesuit fathers from st. Louis.
Eleven churches had been built.
There were two educational estab-
lishment, one for each sex; fifteen
priests and six sisters of Notre Dame
de Namur. Leaving Rev. Modesto
Demers Vicar General and admins.
traitor, the bishop-elect, on the 5th
December, sailed for London, in the
Hudson's Bay Company's barque
Columbia. From thence he pro-
! ceeded to Canada. At Montreal. on
the 18th July, 1915. the pioneer
head of the Oregon Catholic mission
was consecrated with the title of
Bishop of Drasa. Bishop F. N.
Blanchet sailed for Europe in Au.
gust, to solicit help aud necessary
funds. On the oath July, 1916,
Oregon was constituted an ecclesias.
tical province, Oregon City its me.
tropolis and Bishop f. N. Blanchet
elevated to Archbishop; his brother
A. NJ A. Blanchet, Canon of Mon
treal was appointed Bishop of Walla
Walla, and Modesto Demers, Bishop
Of Vancouver's Island. Bishop A.
NJ. A. Blanohet was consecrated at
Montreal, Sept. 9th, 1876, crossed
the Plains the next season, reaching
Walla Walla, September 5th, 1S47.
dc was accompanied by Very Rev.
J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar General.
Rev. Messrs. Reassau and Leclaire.
four Fathers o. NJ. I. of Marseilles.
and two lay lrothers. Bishop Mod
ests Demers was consecrated on the
3Oth November, 1S47, at the church
of st. Paul, by his former compan-
ion and colleague in the Oregon mis-
sion, Archbishop f. N. BIanchet.
To be continued