Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-06
CHURCH NEWS.
Bishop MahOney, of Canada
to Depart To-day.
HE LIKES Los An G X IL K s.
A Monastery and School to b'
Erected on Bishop MOra's
Ranch.


who has been passing the winter in
this city, will leave to-day for his home
in the dominion" The Bishop came
here in search of health, and found
what he wanted. Although he does not
leave an entirely we'll man, yet his con-
dition is 30 far improved that he will
doubtless always regard Los Angeles as
the sanitarium of America, for he says
that if he should be compelled to make
a similar expedition again he will
certainly return here. The host of
friends that he has made in this city
hardly know what to reply to this. Ii
they say that they certainly hope to see
his CHEEKY facein this section once more,
it will be like hoping that he may
have another sick spell, for the labors of
the Bishop in his Eastern home are so
arduous that it is almost impossible to
absent himself on a mere pleasure vaca-
ton. He is more than ever engaged
nowadays, for, under his super
intendence, magnificent church is being
erected in the city of Toronto. 1t is be-
ing constructed after the Italian style of
the thirteenth century, and has walls
carved out of the well-known Ohio
whitestone. The dimensions are 17Ox64
and its capacity is estimated to be enough
for 800 people. The structure is we'll
under way but the funds are running
short and the Bishop hopes that if there
are any Torontonians in Los Angeles, who
still take an interest in the Canadian city,
they will help him out with donations
whether large or small. 1t is situated on
Queen street, and is to be known as st.
Paui's Church.
Bishop Mahoney is one OF the best con-
versationalists in the country. Witty,
learned and profound thinker, he inn.
presses on his auditor the fact that he is
"a man amongst men," He is little
past the meridian of life, and his locks
are thickly streaked with silver, but he
has youthful expression on his face
that men thirty years his juniors might
envy. lie speaks very highly of the hos
pitality he has received in the Angel
City, and leaves with naught but pleas
ant impressions OF his experiences here.
A MONASTERY AND SCHOOL.
An important undertaking for this
visit here, during the past week, of two
oObOuo VI UhO DOuOulCtllO Iuty
are Indian missionaries, passing their
ern States, winning them from their
civilization. They are true heroes, in
every sense of the word. Sacrificing all
personal comfort, they pass their lives in
the rude camps Of the redmen,
eating with them and enduring
hardships that those who sleep
and eat amidst the comforts of re-
finement can never imagine. And all
this is for the sake of religion, for the
missionaries look not for, nor do they get,
earthly reward. During their work here
they have found that it is necessary to
establish some sort of headquarters, not
alone for the priests, but for the cake Of
having some central station from which
to operate. With this end in view, ap-
plication was made by the Benedictines to
Bishop Mora for the obtaining of tract
of land on which to erect q monastery
and schools. The Bishop has large
ranch near San Diego, 80 it was easy to
make the deal, and the transaction has
been consummated. The schools are to
be for the Indian children of the sur
rounding country, and these will be
erected first, the building of the monas-
terry being reserved for later on. Work
will be commenced very shortly, for it is
desired to establish the schools as soon
as possible.
BISHOP MORA SICK.
Bishop Mora is a little under the
weather. He was taken i'll on Friday,
and went to Santa Monica Tuesday to re-
cuperate there. Bishop O'Connell went
down to see him yesterday, and reports