Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan

Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap., Bend, Oregon, to Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, referring to local scepticism about the Church’s commitment and the logistical difficulties of the mission in Oregon. He reports that residents in Bend are doubtful because the promised house and church have not yet been built. He also notes that a ‘Chapel Car’ (a mobile church on rails provided by the Catholic Church Extension Society) was in Tillis, Hermiston, and Stanfield. It was suppose

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Level of description: Item
Date: 5 July 1911
Reference: 30
Extent and medium: 2 pp; manuscript
Scope and content: Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap., Bend, Oregon, to Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, referring to local scepticism about the Church’s commitment and the logistical difficulties of the mission in Oregon. He reports that residents in Bend are doubtful because the promised house and church have not yet been built. He also notes that a ‘Chapel Car’ (a mobile church on rails provided by the Catholic Church Extension Society) was in Tillis, Hermiston, and Stanfield. It was supposed to go to Echo, Pilot Rock, and Wabash, but the ‘Chaplain was recalled’, and it is unclear when work will resume.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Missionary Correspondence > Correspondence of Fr. Luke Sheehan

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People, places, and terms identified via handwriting recognition and named entity recognition.

People

Long(2)
Thomas(1)
BERNARD(1)
Bishop(1)
Little(1)
Fall(1)
Rock(1)

Places

Portland(2)
Brook(1)

Sample passages

letter for which I had long being worried. I forwarded
(that is between ourselves) There is esternally long
My Dear Thomas Jake, I will probably be very soon calling

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to the foot. The Railway is still 32 miles away just at hail crossing. How is every one at time. The dently yard Bend Brook Co Oregon 5- Dec 1911 My Dear Thomas Jake, I will probably be very soon calling upon you for a 2nd written mention of that money There just received you very bad letter for which I had long being worried. I forwarded your idea to the Archbishop, and likewise told him that I should have the honor jeally upon him in about two weeks from now. I am going to Bake to give a Retreat the Sisters. They asked me & I could not very well get out just on acct of their great hundress & the three guess. I will take a our down to Portland for a day before returning here. I don't think you need expect an answer or a word from the Archbishop before I see him as he is very slow about worthy. I am sorry for the Horrifier business. Of the Def. wants to do any work out here they will have to con- down a little. A few years ago that been of boys and might do, now the Bishop they are pretty in dependent. The ray reverses they assign for refusing Rosebay one the very ones which would make it for our abo & be serious to me for accepting. It is a city in their where we could have plenty of opportunity for work without being mobilisted by any one. But sense I'm not educated to deplore it. Their idea of message or work and mire soon to be at opposite posts. We ought to be in Portland & Seattle & Spokane and under we work up we will be nowhere. The Chopel Car was in limatilla. Bernard & Hordfield. It was to go to Echo & Pilot Rock & labor on the Wadowse. But the Chopel was recalled & we don't know when they will resem work. To Barcelona happened to car over a son business & be spoke in the highest & most expert the way you work. He could not speak more flattereny, although he was not flattering, got good work and one doing the good as the highest an equivalent formered ever help he could. The house is not yet built in Bend. If Ry on would just say he wouldn't build it. I am raise enough to build one, but he keeps promising all the time. The Mr. has 500 old which she got for that purpose & I have 300 old belonging to the people which I could easily have converted to the same purpose say that she will go away from him next fall she cannot stand matter in they are an larger (that is between ourselves) There is esternally long of it coming to poss. Everything else is going on fire I still want you is soon as I get behind for the Archbishop. By the way we got 1/2 block in Stonefield. The deed or rowed & few days ago It is a beautiful location. Echo & Coming well.