The arrival of the first Scottish Catholic emigrants in Prince Edward Island and after : memorial volume, 1772-1922

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o^===co CO CM "v " " ( )/ \" r, , rPINGE ^ ^^^ OCT 2 8 1979 RIGHT REVEREND LOUIS J. OLEARY - of who consented to be Patron of theBishop Charlottetown, kindly Committee in of the celebration atcharge Scotchfort, 1922.July 19th, VOLUMEMEMORIAL 1772 1922 THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST SCOTTISH CATHOLIC EMIGRANTS IN ISLANDPRINCE EDWARD AND AFTER The Journal Publish* Co., Ltd,f-y Summerside, P, E. Inland. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE LIBRARY FOREWORD The erection a monument at ort to commemof Scotch/ orate the arrival the Scottish Catholicof immigrantsfirst in Prince Edward is an event that deserves moreIsland, than notice. So is it connected icith the bestpassing closely traditions in this that it deserves toof Catholicity Country, be enshrined in the who are ivithmemory of all, impressed the the Catholic Church has exercised ininfluence moulding the destinies the Province.of For this reason the Committee in the mattercharge of deemed it advisable to a "Memorial Volume" conpublisJi an account the entire and at thesametaining of proceedings, time the aims and insetting forth aspirations, crystallized the Scottish Catholic reunion 19th. 1922.ofJuly thusThe volume to the contains in depresented public tail the the Scottish Catholic Itstory of first emigrants. recounts the circumstances that them to leavetrying forced their andnative come to seek homes in Prince Edicardland, Island.

Sujets

• Catholic Church
• Scots
• Prince Edward Island
• History of Christianity

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 6
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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CO
CM
"v " "
( )/ \"
r, ,
rPINGE
^ ^^^OCT 2 8 1979RIGHT REVEREND LOUIS J. OLEARY
-
of who consented to be Patron of theBishop Charlottetown, kindly
Committee in of the celebration atcharge Scotchfort,
1922.July 19th,VOLUMEMEMORIAL
1772 1922
THE ARRIVAL
OF THE
FIRST SCOTTISH CATHOLIC
EMIGRANTS
IN
ISLANDPRINCE EDWARD
AND AFTER
The Journal Publish* Co., Ltd,f-y
Summerside, P, E. Inland.SCARBOROUGH
COLLEGE
LIBRARYFOREWORD
The erection a monument at ort to commemof Scotch/
orate the arrival the Scottish Catholicof immigrantsfirst
in Prince Edward is an event that deserves moreIsland,
than notice. So is it connected icith the bestpassing closely
traditions in this that it deserves toof Catholicity Country,
be enshrined in the who are ivithmemory of all, impressed
the the Catholic Church has exercised ininfluence moulding
the destinies the Province.of
For this reason the Committee in the mattercharge of
deemed it advisable to a "Memorial Volume" conpublisJi
an account the entire and at thesametaining of proceedings,
time the aims and insetting forth aspirations, crystallized
the Scottish Catholic reunion 19th. 1922.ofJuly
thusThe volume to the contains in depresented public
tail the the Scottish Catholic Itstory of first emigrants.
recounts the circumstances that them to leavetrying forced
their andnative come to seek homes in Prince Edicardland,
Island. It describes the conditions met on their arrivaliliey
and the trials and icere tosubsequent difficulties they forced
The in the volume tells the heroundergo. brightest page of
ism and devotedness of the irho ivith theearly Missionaries,
stood at their and laboredconstancy ofMartyrs post of duty,
to the Faith amid incrediblepreserve privations.
While the monument at willstanding Scotchfort speak
to the God and thispasserlyy of things wroughtfjr Country,
little volume uill bear the same devotedne.-sstory of t/irbuyh-
out wider areas and to numbers. This is thelarger object
the "Memorial Volume" this the v:ishof of
Th<> Committee.
Charlottztown,
1-9,"?.July Wth,