They were then attending St. Annes Church. where sermons in English were preached for them. Granting the request of the Irish here. Bishop Rese bought from the First Protestant Society its church. then located on Woodward Avenue between Larned and Congress. He had the frame building moved to Cadillac Square where now stands the Barlum Tower. Before the building could be remodeled for Catholic services. the dreaded Asiatic cholera broke out and took a heavy toll. There were no hospitals or pesthouses. Bishop Rese ordered the proposed Holy Trinity Church turned into a temporary hospital and put it in charge of Father Martin Kundig.