The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-27
SEARCHING SUITABLE SITE.
Several Properties in View in Diff
ferent Parts Of the
City.
OLD CHURCHES INADEQUATE
To Acco mmodate the Large and Growing
Congregations, and 1t Has Been
Considered Necessary for
Some Time to Build
Another Church.

Another Church.
For long time it has been patent to
the Catholic congregations of Canton
that the two churches in the city, st.
Peters and st. Johns, are inadequate
to the demands upon them. The ques-
tion OF another church has been agitat-
ed and it is about to be realized. 1t is
earned from an authoritative source
that another Catholic church will be
built before the present year ends. 1t
is also learned that priest has already
been appointed, and that q committee
has been formed for the purpose of
procuring site. This committee has
several sites in view, in various parts
of the city, and deal for one OF them
is likely to be closed within ten days.
1t is the intention to have Catholic
churches in the east, west and south
ends of the city, as the city grows and
the first one will be constructed this
wear. IL Will UG q
but will be large, pretentious edifice.
A parsonage and parochial school will
be constructed in connection with the
church. Which end OF the town
will get the first church
is not definitely known,
though some feel that the demand in
the south end of the city is greater at
the present time than that in the east
and west ends. Besides, 1t would
be nearer for the people of North In
dustry, who attend church in this city.
The matter will develop definitely
within few days, but it is settled that
new church, parsonage and parochial
school is to be built.
Rev. Father Arnould, of st. Peters
| church was called on by reporter Sat
urday and he confirmed the story as
published in the News-Democrat He
said options had been taken on several
properties, and that new church If
needed in the city, and beyond all prob
ability will be erected within a few
months.
From reliable authority 1T is learned
that the combined Catholic churches
in this city aggregate 5000 members
equally distributed among the
English and the German church
es. The south and soutn-
west portions of this city contain at
least one Thousand of these members,
and for o long time the necessity for a
new church for these people was recog-
nized. 1t Is understood that plot 200
feet square will be required and that
the construction of building will be-
gin as soon as the property can be pur-
chased. At the beginning a brick
church with a capacity for about 700
members will be constructed OF plain
and unostentatious design. Later on
new structure will be erected and the
former one will be used as paroch1al
school. A parsonage will be erected
as soon as the requisite money Is SUD-
piled and this will be an elegant and
commodious building for permanent
use. The choice of the many options
will be made within few days.
The ST. Peters and St. Johns con-
gregations will materially assist in the
building of the new church and private
subscriptions will be asked for where
available. Options have been secured
in eastern and western parts of the city
but these will probably not be so ac-
ceptable in general way as those
further southwark. 1t Is proable pur-
chase of property or a deal may be
closed within the next ten days and
work will at once go on toward the
erection of the new church.