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Show THE INTERMOUNTAIN CATHOLIC J afr I I 17 sionary spirit. He came to preach the Gospel of Christ to the poor and in the fastnesses of the mountains, among the miners and smelter hands, he found the poor of Christ. His first effort was to liquidate a, debt of $6,000 which encumbered his Church. One fair held by the Catholic ladies of Salt Lake in Decemof the means taken was a. four-day- s ber 1873 at Husseys Hall. This debt was entirely wiped out in less than two years from the time Father Scanlan took charge of the parish. In the meantime, whilst laboring to pay off the debt he had succeeded in securing the ground on which the old St. Marys Academy stood. Without an additional appeal to his poor flock, Father Scanlan was able, through the generosity of his old Pioche parishioners, to secure the title to this property in 1874. He had in view the establishment of a school. His plan was approved by Archbishop Alemany and in the spring of 1874 Father Scanlan wrote to the Very Reverend Edward Sorin, Spiritual Adviser of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, asking for Sisters to open a school in Salt Lake. The answer to this letter was that at present I cannot supply your wants but in the future your demand wilt be conBefore the end of that year correspondence was reopened and in December Father sidered. Sorin wrote that he would send Sisters the fol lowing year to investigate and see what the prospects were for founding a boarding and day school in Salt Lake. The first midnight Mass celebrated in Utah took place on Christmas Eve of 1874. Two Sisters came to Salt Lake from St. Marys, Notre Dame, Indiana, in June, 1875. After two days conference with Father Scanlan and some of the leading citizens of the city, they decided to remain and open a school and they selected for their future home the site secured before by Father Scanlan. Plans and specifications for a school building were drawn up by Captain Davis j U. S. A., then a resident of Fort Douglas. Ground was broken on June 20th and the cornerstone was laid before the end of July. 4 Enjoy the Wonderful Service OP Electric Refrigeration You can install it in your own ice box, at very moderate cost. It will give you a service far beyond any you have ever received from the old fashioned refrigerator. r Call at our store and see this marvelous servant in action. Sold on most reasonable terms. ower & Light Go. Efficient Public Service I ) ' S |