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yium^umci , a5 urn me y jmauup.\hout 1S32 the erection of a house of \Vlt;rship was broached by the energetic members of the little flock. A lot upon which to erect this building was donated ami a subscription list was put into cir-ulation and $400 was soon subscribed,largely by the non-Catholics of Hamilton, whose generous assistance shines all the brighter because of the almost universal bigotry against and hatred of Catholics then prevailing in this country.With this sum two more lots 011 thecorner of Second and Dayton streets were purchased. An additional $300 more was then obtained to aid in the erection of the building which was begun in 1832 and completed itt 1832. ’ *The first account of the progress being made in Hamilton we find in The Catho-i u Telegraph appears in its issue of February 27, J835. It is entitled “MissionaryVisit to Hamilton and Rpssvillc, Butler County, Ohio,” and is in part as follows: Mr. Editor—Our town was much grati-tief by a visit from your amiable and gift-ed prelate, Dr. Purcell. This visit had long been deferred owing to the multiplicity of dutn s, which required his presence in Cin-‘innati and other parts of his extensive T o ; but at the earnest request of some*t nr citizens and his anxious wish toexamine ‘the Catholic Chapel, which had•'t'veral years hence been commenced under Rt Rev. Dr. Fenwick, as also to inquirejnt-j the spiritual wants of this portion of m flock, he came to Hamilton on Satur-. f!n\ tho 1 °t!i inct rrViA rhtirrh. nr rathrr
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Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Thu, Feb 23, 1911
Page 9
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Lane P.
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