Excerpt from The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland: From 1749 to 1890 During this period of about twenty years a number of Catholic families came from Maryland and Pennsylvania and settled in Columbiana county, some as early as 1812, and others a few years later in Stark and Wayne counties. In 1814 the saintly Dominican Father, Rev. Edward Fen wick, was sent by Bishop Fla-get, of Bardstown, Ky., to look after the spiritual interests of the Catholics, sparsely settled in Southern and Central Ohio, with a view to provide them with regular pastoral attendance. In 1817 he paid his first pastoral visit to the few Catholic families settled in the north eastern part of the state - Columbiana and Stark counties. It is therefore from last mentioned year that Catholicity in Northern Ohio really dates its beginning. As this narrative is to be confined to the territory of Northern Ohio - the present Diocese of Cleveland - in record ing the establishment, growth and progress of the Church, it will deal with such facts relating thereto as far as the subject demands, and the narrow limits of a sketch will permit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

First Published in 1996. Volume 8 in the 8-volume series titled American Cities: A Collection of Essays. This series brings together more than 200 scholarly articles pertaining to the history and development of urban life in the United States during the past two centuries. Volume 8 discusses several institutions that are uniquely urban: voluntary associations, vigilance committees, and organized police forces. These articles attempt to consider race and ethnicity class, gender, and the various experiences of different groups of Americans.

A Romanesque Success. - In a book, "St. Agnes Church, Cleveland, Ohio." whose numerous illustrations validate the text, Anne O'Hare McCormick tells how John T. Comes of Pittsburgh, built one of his most beautiful architectural accomplishments, translating " into words the things that St. Agnes' has to say, in its architecture, its decoration and its symbolism." It details the realization for the Rev. Dr. Gilbert P. Jennings, pastor of St. Agnes', of "a plan that would meet squarely all modern and practical requirements, that would retain the flavor and spirit of the best Romanesque traditions and yet give to Cleveland a church of some distinction and originality, expressing the ancient and modern continuity of the Church, and also the power of her adaptability to the language of the day." The photographic reproductions of the building easily persuade the reader that " no passerby, however casual, could escape the impression that it was conceived in faith and built in love." Further explanation in regard to the generosity that built and paid for all this asserts that, " In twenty-seven years there has never been a personal solicitation nor a public record of contributions." Countless weary and anxious rectors, no doubt, would be glad to have Dr. Jennings show them how he accomplished this result.-- Mr. Comes has out a new and enlarged edition of his " Catholic Art and Architecture " (the author, Pittsburgh) an excellent lecture he gives to seminarians and parish groups, which has already been favorably noticed in these columns. The brochure contains fifty pages of fine pictures to illustrate the text. -America, Vol. 24