The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-24

S%SA ton of one bishop, it is best realized
nv COMPARISON In the province of New York there
are seven dioceses annexed to the archdiocese or
Metropolitan See Archbishop Farley is in charge
of the Metropolitan and suffragan bishops ex
ercse spiritual jurisdiction over the province Of
New York. The whole province has only an area
of 1886 square miles, or less than one-third the
size of the diocese of Salt Lake.
Utah like all the far western states, began it's
ecclesiastical history under the jurisdiction of the
archdiocese of st. Louis. The first missionaries who
journeyed west, crossed the Rocky mountains and
explored Utah. Idaho and Montana, the spiritual
subjects of Archbishop Kenrick of st. Louis. In
1866 the spiritual jurisdiction of Utah trans
ferred to Right Rev. Eugent O'Connell bishop of
Marysville Cal, now the diocese of Sacramento.
After assuming charge the first missionary work
in the territory entrusted to Rev. E. F. Kelly.
who made two extended visits to Utah. During his
second visit he purchased the site which the
present church stands. In 1868 Bishop Machebeuf
of Denver was appointed by the Holy See to take
charge of Utah Father Foley sent from Den
yer, and as first permanent pastor in Salt Lake his
first church was an old adobe building which is
a part of the basement of the old church. Bishop
Machebeuf, while in charge, visited Salt Lake re-
naming several weeks as the guest of Judge Thomas
Marshall Mrs Marshall Of the first mem
bers of the Catholic church who settled in this city
diction over this territory, and then Utah was
nexed to the archdiocese of San Francisco. That
year Rev. P. Walsh was appointed pastor, and
after his arrival commenced the erection of the
present St. Mary Magdaen's church, which
finished and dedicated by Archbishop Alemany of
San Francisco November &c, 1871. Two years later
Father Walsh was succeeded by Rev. L. Scanlan
who, since 1873, pastor vicar forane, vicar apos
toic and bishop, has guided and directed the spir
itual interests of the church in the state of Utah
and half of the state of Nevada His success, meas
ured by the number of churches schools, academies,
colleges, hospitals orphanages and homes for the old
and feeble may be seen in his works. When the
present bishop assumed pastoral charge the present
church was encountered with large debt l. e., large
for the few communicates who were to aid him in
paying off, In Salt Lake at that time the regular
church members did not exceed one dozen. In less
than two years the church was free from all encum-
ORANGES.
St. Marys Academy.
In 1874 the site where st. Mary's academy now
stands was secured The object of the purchase was
for a school, and in making known his views to his
superiors and Others the answer Father Scanlan in
variably received was: Where will you get your
pupils?" Finally Archbishop Alemany yielded to the
demand of his representative and sought to find a
religious community of sisters who were willing to
devote their lives to building up the spiritual edice
of the church Of God in Utah. In California he could
find He wrote to Father Sorin, Notre Dame,
Ind who the spiritual director of the sisters of
the Holy Cross. The sanity Father General, whose
early life in Indiana unlike in many respects
that of Father Seaman in Utah and Nevada was
at first reluctant but finally gave his consent In
May 1875, two sisters of the Holy Cross reached
Salt Lake. 1t took only few days to learn what
their future prospects would be- and though not very
suspicious, they decided to remain. The work of
building the present academy and collecting funds
for the same began simultaneously and in September
of that year it opened as day and boarding
school. This new foundation meant a new life to
Catholic interests. From a small beginning, ST.
Marys grew till its influence spread throughout the
entire western states, and what was at first
venture, after a decade of years. ranked next in
Importance to the parent house, ST. Marys, Notre
DAME Ind
Holy Gross Hospital.
Before the opening Of st. Mary's academy or its
success or failure could be predicted, another de-
mand was made by the prominent mine owners
smeltermen and their employees for "a sister hos
pital" Was the demand premature? The school
was not yet opened and its success or failure was
an unknown quantity. There was very little time
for delberation, and it mattered not very much who
may plant, as it is God who gives the increase"
Leaning on the arms of Providence it was decided
that hospital for miners and smelter EMPLOYEES