The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-04
CRIMoNT BACK FROM I RIP 10
 ALASKA CITIES
Bishop of Alaska Has Wis ited Virtually All
 Points in North


 Describing his trip to the west ward and the interior as one "fllled with sunshine both the inner sum- shine of religious satisfaction and progress and the outer sunshine of unparalleled weather" J. R. Cri-. mont, Bishop of Alaska, returned to Juneau on the Yukon for stay of two or three months before journey ing to Rome.
 II left here on June 26,' said Bishop Crimont, and I have been constantly moving ever since. It has been a wonderful trip in every way and I have only good to report 'of every town I visitedn
 Bishop Crimont visited Cordova, Valdez Seward, and Anchorage, cn his westward voyage, giving con- firmation in all, making special side trip to visit the Matanuska Valley. Tn Palmer he visited with Father Sulzman. the Catholic priest for the colony.
 T found that everything was at standstili,' said Bishop Crirnont. The project was so vast and had been launched in such a hurry that there resulted great deal of con- fusion and the work was not nov ing rapidly enough to install any confidence among the colonists. Consequently many of them grew discouraged and returned home"
 Project Running
 On Bishop Criniont's return, how ever he found everything changed. "It was like night becoming day. he said. T spent 24 hours there. Il found everything humming. Every one in the place was working with The outcome was that the valley couldn't be recognized for the same place had seen two months before Roads ran every where in every direction; houses were being built a half-dozen a week; optimism prevailed in the minds and hearts of those who had the courage to wait. was assured by those in authority that at least by the fifteenth of October the whole project would be carried out. Each family will be in its home, barns will be built, and all trans portation facilities will have been I provided"
 Bishop Crimont joins all who have visited the colony in enthusi- astic praise for Eugene J. Carr and Col. Roy Hunt They have worked a miracle" he said. 8 HH VI
 From Matanuska Bishop Crimont went to Fairbanks and from there to Nenana .and then to Holy Cross, where he spent two weeks. While he1 was there a beautiful program was rendered by the children in honor of his Diamond Jubilee. Es''
 Holy Gross In Good Condition
 T found Holy Cross in fine con- dition." reported the Bishop. "The gardens were fine, although the summer had been too dry and too hot for record crops I gave con- firmation at Holy Cross, as in all the other cities I yisited.~i
 The Bishop flew from there to Hamilton, where he remained for five days. While in that vicinity he visited one of the missions of Faith CT Lonneux. T was surprised to see the religious progress of the1 people there" he said One evening Father Lonneux was with me on ] my boat, and we heard strange rising over the town. Lis ten said Father Lenneux, they are saying their prayers, each fam Fly in its own home.' He explained 1 that it was their custom each eve- ming to say their prayers alone, family after family, and that often he sat and listened to them chant 1 ing. It was very beautiful to wit- hess and most comforting. ; Visits Nome
 After visiting St. Michael, Bishop Crimont went to Nome in the little mail boat Meteor We came into the harbor at five o'clock one he said. The. sun was just rising. The city looked so beau tifulful we could not move our eyes from it. In the bright Ightl the buildings loomed so brightlyl that the little vacancies could not be seen and the city looked as large | as it had before the fire"
 From Nome, to save time, Bishop Crimont flew to Fairbanks, and re- turned from there by railroad to Anchorage. He came into Juneau on | the Yukon. st
 Glad To Be Back
 T am glad to. be back in Ju- neau again .in the midst of my friends" declared the Bishop, whose | Diamond Jubilee will be celebfated Sunday in the Church efathe Natiy- ity. Father Bernard R. Hubbard, | Glacier Priest, will deliver the ser mon. sgsps tA
 It is the Bishops intention to re- main in Juneau until he has pre-