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Show LEWISTON, IDA. Yule Tide Events and a Review of the Past. (Special Correspondence.) P. A. Madcn of Lev. niton and Miss Anna Haues o lio were united m marriage by the Rev. 11. Post at tne Catholic church last Monday morning. The groom w a well known and respected re-spected young man of this place, having hav-ing lived in tnis county since he was 7 years of age. Tne bride is the liand-scnie liand-scnie daughter or My. and Mrs. Hanses, who rc.siue m Canada, and is w-cli ! known to many in tnis .section. The : happy couple will make tneir home in Tammany, ahout twelve miles south of town. Rev. F. Calaldo and Brother Kiel from the Indian mission were in town last week, 'ihey report that at the Indian mission the Chrislnuic celebrations I were grand, all the masses were well attended; the new addition to the church was complete and was able to contain all the visitors. The Indians j on then own volition presented rauic. j Catado with a Christmas iun-e to ie- j tray the expenses of tne new addition. it was truly welcome. f Dr. Costello of Jutietla. Ida., haa decided de-cided 'to locate at Lewiston. having lent.ed rooms at the W'tisbcrger block. Rev. A. Valpolini, the assistant pastor pas-tor here, was well remembered by his flock at Clarkson on Christmas eve. He was the happy recipient of a handsome traveling grip, to his great surprise. During the week he visited the Jlock at Stites. Russell and Orofino, returning return-ing on Saturday. t The prayers of the congregation were requested at both masses lact Sunday for the eternal repose of Mrs. Margaret Ciuden, a sister of the Rev. James A. Mooney, who died on the ISth at Glasgow, Glas-gow, Scotland, after a short illness of five days. This is the second relative he has had to mourn within four months, his father having died on Aug. 13. May they rest in peace! I The senior choir repeated their Christmas music, which was well ren-i ren-i dered at the last mass on New Year's I day. It will be the lat new year for j the congregation to worship in the old church, for when the next new year will arrive their worship will be in the new church. Catholicity has certainly j macie great progress m mm i-nn. l Idaho, if one can judge from its past history. The first Catholic missionary to reside re-side in Lewiston wa Rev. Father Richards, a secular priest, who arrived about the year 1861. He was sent to this locality by the bishop of Oregon City to minister to the spiritual wants of the Catholics who migrated there after the discovery of the mines to the east and west of Lewiston. He remained a short time, however, and was succeeded succeed-ed by the Fathers of the Society of Jesus, Je-sus, who were given charge of the Catholics in that vicinity by the bishop. bish-op. About the year 1S62 the Jesuit Fathers paid their first visit to Lewis-.ton, Lewis-.ton, and shortly afterwards a suitable church was erected by Father Cataldo, who was made parish priest by his superior. su-perior. With Lewiston as his headquarters, head-quarters, Father . Cataldo made frequent fre-quent excursions into the adjacent country and ministered to the spiritual wants of the miners and scattered settlers. set-tlers. The Indians who occupied the reservation reser-vation in the immediate neighborhood were not neglected, nut came in ioi . good share of the reverend father's charitable zeal. They were, instructed in the truth of the Christian religion, and many of them became converts to the faith. In 18S0, Father Diomedi, S. J., succeeded suc-ceeded the former priest and took charge of the Catholics in and about Lewiston. During his pastorate a larger church was built to accommodate accommo-date the increased number of Catholics, and to provide for the education of the children a school was established and placed under the care of the eisters. Since that time the school has continued contin-ued with varied success up to the present pres-ent time. In 18P8 the Visitation Sisters built an academy on what is known as Normal hill, and have charge of the education ot the girls, while the boys are cared for in the old school building build-ing under the direction of the fathers. In 1897, on the same Normal hill, was erected the Catholic hospital by the Sisters of St. Joseph, which has proved to be a great boon to all the neighborhood neighbor-hood and is now in a most flourishing condition. Within the past five years more Catholic Cath-olic families located in Lewiston, so that the present large frame church proved inadequate for the numbers. Accordingly the present pastor. Rev. F. Post, after consulting his superiors, decided to erect a stone church on isor-mal isor-mal hill. This church will be the larg- est of its kind in Idaho. On Nov. 13 j last Rev. F. Post laid the cornerstone j of the new church, being assisted in the ceremony by the Rev. Fathers Valpolini, Val-polini, More and Mooney. This marks a new era in the congregation. The new church is well advanced, and it is ; expected that all will be ready shortly after Eater. All the stained windows i and statues have been donated by gen- I erous friends, and when finished will j be the handsomest church In Idaho, i The interior paintings will be under the artistic brush of Brother Cariagno of Gongaza college, Spokane. Wash, who has already decorated many of the j Churches in the northwest. ' - On "Sunday afternoon he school children .had their Christmas tree in the boys' school room, which was do- j nated by the Rev. Jesuit Fathers. All had a most enjoyable time. After the high -mass on next Sunday there will be a special meeting of the. congregation, when the financial statement state-ment of the parish will be read out. |