▁the ▁following ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Peter ▁Hoff man ▁as ▁past or . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁three ▁par ishes ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁D aven port , ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁beginning ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁and ▁ 5 4 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁school . ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁a ▁combination ▁church ▁and ▁school ▁was ▁dedicated ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Union ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁Street ▁( 2 3 rd ▁and ▁I ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁Henry ▁He ying ▁don ated ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁$ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁church . ▁The ▁corner stone ▁for ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁building ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁and ▁it ▁measures ▁ ▁by ▁. ▁The ▁exterior ▁is ▁covered ▁in ▁Bed ford ▁stone . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁corner ▁tower ▁and ▁sp ire , ▁and ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁g able ▁of ▁the ▁fac ade . ▁Three ▁b ells ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁tower ▁that ▁we igh ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁interior