The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-12-23


those branches are now filing lucrative positions
III this city and elsewhere.
Ogden.
Old St. Josephs church stilis stands s. g,5nu-
mont OF the thrifty and pioneer Catholics Of Og-
dca. When their number did not exceed Ten fa1li-
hes they wanted 4 church. Up 10 1917 mass was
offered up once = month i'll the old liberal institute
which stood nearly opposite the Row St. Josgph-s
church. IN 1876 the old site was purchased. and
III May OF the following year the construction OF
Inc old church began. Il was completed t. fol-
lowing year and on Easter Sunday 1877. It vas
dedicated and opened for public worship On weci,
days the church Was converted into school room.
ana the large attendance was so encouraging: that
the people OF Ogden, with their usual push and &C.
0'1tT, petitioned Tor a sisters school.
Sacred Heart Academy.
ieldng 10 the demands made upou him
bishop Seaman encouraged by tllc good spirit
manifested all sides. purchased May s. 1878. she
corner lot on which The old Sacred Heart Academy
still stands. The following year the building was
ready for occupancy, and on the nth OF SeDtem-
Der, 1879 school was opened under the direction Of
nine sisters of the Holy Cross. From It's opening
It's success was phenomenal. Eleven years later.
Notwithstanding the erectiCh of ST. Josephs school
the building was too small to meet the demands OF
new boarders and day pupils, more room was
Sacred Heart academy which is OF the finest
and best educational Institutions in the internour-
tain region. The number of boarders has been
constantly increasing. The past term has been the
most successful in It's history.
St Joseph's school, still conducted in the old
Sacred Heart grounds has been the most success
full parochial school in the diocese.
New st. Joseph's Church.
The browning of Father Cushnahans success
f1l laho 4,o Of
the new st. Joseph's church. For more than
twenty years he has labored faithfully and Jealous
~ in building up the church in Ogden. His history
missionary priest IS so interviewer with the
history of the church there that they arc nsepara-
BILE The new church, which is All architectural
gem both inside and outside. Is the first object of
attraction for all who visit Ogden. altar
has just been erected. This in beauty and design
together with its elaborate carving makes St. J0-
seph's church q house of worship worthy Of any
city in the land.
Park City.
Park City still continues to be the leading min
ing camp in Utah. The church has large attend
ance, and under the spiritual direction Of Father
Galligan continues it's good work. During the year
four converts were received into the church. There
thirty-tive baptisns and ten marriages. which
show large percentage of increase. The school
conducted by the sisters of the Holy Cross contin
ues its good and efficient work.
Eureka.
At no time in the history of Utah has the
church been more prosperous than the past year.
Father Donohoe aided by his Jealous congregation
made some important improvements in the church
during the year.
The parochial school conducted by the sisters
of the Holy Gross is largely patronized and stands
high in the estimation of all classes. The devoted
pastor feels Justly proud of his church and school
Bingham
The cold Reliable" a very appropriate name
given to Bingham in early days, has proven to be
the most reliable of all the mining comps Whilst
Bingham has neat Catholic church where mass is
celebrated the first Sunday of the month tbs Cath
olics there want resident PASTOR In the
past year they have increased over 100 per cent.
Families have settled down there permanently and
want for themselves and their children all the spir
itual consultations of the church.
sunnyside.
This coal mining district, situated about 200
miles from Salt Lake, has large and growing
Catholic population. They are principally Austri
ans and Italians. \ priest visits there occasion
ally and many who look to the spiritual interests
of their families, would gladly see church erected
there.
Castle Gate
This is also a coal mining district and has
many Austrian and Italian Catholic families. Here
church was erected six years ago. 1t is visited by
an Italian priest who conducts services for the
benefit of all the families who residents of Cas-
tie Gate.
About fifty miles from Salt Lake Is the city of
Stockton. which was once a prosperous mining
camp. 1T had a large lake adjoining the town and
snelters on the borders of the lake The lake dried
up and the smelters soon disappeared. In the last