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By BILL GAUDET
SPECIAL TO THE SL'NHERALD
The Right Rev. John M. Allin, then the Bishop for the Episcopal Church in Mississippi, came to Bay St. Louis in April, 1971 to dedicate the rebuilt Christ Episcopal Church and Virginia Kail.
After he mounted the altar he turned to face a standing room only audience and smiled. Then he said:
“I am always happy to come back to Christ Episcopal Church because here
I	always get living proof that the age of miracles is not past.
"Many years ago — before Camille paid us her unwelcome visit in 1969, your pastor, the Rev. Charles Johnson, sat with me and outlined his plans for a Christ Episcopal Day School in Bay St. Louis and a Coast Episcopal High School in Pass Christian.
"It was an ambitious program which would require 100 per cent support from a congregation ten times the size of your small congregation.
" 'Fine,’ I told Rev. Johnson and then I said, ‘What plans do you have for financing such an undertaking.' ”
“He did not smile but his
reply was direct, ‘No, I do 1 not, but I am sure the Lord J has.' ”	j
And. added Bishop Al- ■ lin. now Presiding Bishop ' for the U.S. Episcopa.il Church, “The Lord ob-,, viously did know the ah- ; swer because look what we . have despite so many set- ' backs."	i	f
From a small-chapel- ’ like structure originally v built in 1890, Father John- J son's plans have come , true. He and his church ^ built Christ Episcopal Day * School in Bay St. Louis, -• one class at a time. Later, they planned to open a Junior-senior high school in ■ Pass Christian in fall of