"In July I went to Denver to see the Bishop, and he sent Father Matz (the future bishop) to Georgetown and told me that I needed a rest, and a visit to my relatives which I had not yet had, but at the same time he planned a mission tour for me which took in the principal settlements of Longmont, Loveland and Fort Collins, none of which was organized or had a priest. This necessitated a drive about a hundred and fifty miles, but I enjoyed it all the same and met a lot of old friends as well as relatives."

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