Uncle John Converts to Catholicism

Altadena Country Club Altadena Country Club, called the Pasadena Golf Club (1920 - 1932)

I ran across this item I wrote probably in the 1970s.  “Margaret Leddy (my grandmother [Margaret Eddie]) remembers Uncle John and her father seated in the living room debating scripture. At that time her farther had become interested in Christian Science. Uncle John had converted to Catholicism after having introduced Catholic novelties into his Presbyterian Church. Margaret says that Uncle John converted 27 people to Catholicism on the boat over from Scotland. When he arrived in Altadena where the Eddies were then living he also converted Margaret and her sisters. The children had already been attending a Catholic Church services as they were much disillusioned with the Episcopal church. Margaret says that her father resigned from the Church because of jealousies on the part of the Bishop. However many of the parishioners supported them and when they moved to Altadena they were largely supported by contributions from the former perish. Mr. Edie became a real estate man at one point, and was fairly successful in this capacity.” Tom Leddy