The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-01-23
GROWN GRAY IN SERVICE.
ht. Kev. Maurice de st. PaIais, thc
Bishop Of Nincennes, Celebrates
the 10th Anniversary OF His
Episcopatc.

i'Sht ~ iailis, Silc
7 bishop oi sincennes, Celebrates
the 10th Anniversary OF Ills
! EpiscOpatc.
I Yesterday. the 18th. inst. was ouite
an interesting day with the Catbolic
|citIzens OF tnis Diocese, il being the
i"enty-iitth Anniversary of the Epis-
.c,opate OF the venerable Bishop Maurice
de St. Palais. Of the Roman Catholic hi
ocese OF Nincennes. Quite large num-
Der OF prominent Catholics from IN
portions of the State were present to Ia
honor to their worthy old Bisbop omony
them Rev's. p. McDcrmott and 7 y
Nlefhaus, of Evansville.
Maurice de ST. palais was ho,., =, ro
Salvetal, in the south OF France w. ~ 10
lDeI Io.h' ~ J, and was educated bv the
l3"ipician Fathers in Paris. lie was or
9.slilcu may :, 1886; said one mass in
: p,i, .allce' ana started for America with
Dlshop Brute, the first Bishop Of Vim.
oehnes. us first prestly duties were
performed at Boggs' Greek, in Davies
.ounsy' near Loogootee, where he buiIt
oN lary's Church. lie was transferred
- chicago. while that city was n small
village, and there built St. Mary's church
afterwards the Cathedral. From Cl,i.
ago iie came back to Indiana. and was
established az Logansport. and suhse-
'luehtly AT Madison. lie afterwards be-
cahe icar General of the Diocese. nm
lef bishop Bazin. and on his death vvas
administrator. serving nc s,,cb
'uniil ne was proclaimed bv the Pope as
hlsh"p OF Nincennes. Tbi, occurred on
'he od OF October, l8s9. and on The Iatb
ol january following he was consecrat-
ea IN ms own Cathedal, by the Riobt
,.eV' Bishop Miles, Of Nashville-the
gay being the Holy Name of Jesus.
Durlng these twenty years. Bishop
ae d. Ialais has faithfully and earnestly
laoored Tor the welfare Of the Diocese
aiia mas endeared himself to Protestants
una catholics alike. His labors have
extended overa very large area of conn
'f y, anu ne IS everywhere highly esteem-
ed. Ills life, talents, and a large fortune.
nave been devoted to religious and char.
table objects. aud he can look hack to
the commencement and feel that Al have
lveen well spent, as hesees the condition
lof the church, the .reigious ard od,,ra.
N iSRal. .{nsfitutiope wllfclf have .heen Sos-
'1anfzcd underhi direction. and susta;p-
When Bishop de ST. PaIais was conse-
Grated, the whole State of Jn,I;ana ,,yas
Iincluded in his Diocese. and there were
Iiofty-lhree priests. In 1853 the Diocese
o. rort wayne was created. which has
ninety priests, while in that of Vincen-
mes there arc ninety-seven.
During his Episcopate. Bishop de st.
laiais has ordained sixty-onc priests.
On The 2lst of May, 1871, he solemniy
blessed and installed the ri. Rev. Mar.
I'm Marty. First Abbot of The Monastery
of 81 Mcinrad, Spencer county. Ind. Of
the Order OF St Benedict, Fourth Nit
red Abbot in the United States. lie has
also founded or caused to be instituted
the following:
st. Meinrad's Abbey. Spencer county.
founded 1852; franciscan Convent. M
Oldenburg; Sisters of Good Shephered.
indianapolis, founded 1872: Sisters Of
Charity, Evansville, founded 1872 Little
Sisters of the poor, indianapolis. found
eG 1872; Providence Uospjtal. Terrc
liaute, founded 1879; the Orphanapes of
Nincenncs. founded le49: BROTHERS of
the Sacred Heart. indianapolis. founded
1871 Minor Conventuals, Terre Haute.
founded 1872. The Sisters of provi-
'ience have schools at st. Marys. Evans
vile, Madison, Nincennes. Tcrre Uaute
and other places, and there arc other
educational institutions under the Bish-
ops supervision.
The programme Of exercises as OBJ
served was as follows: AT 10 "A. m. Pom
tiiical High Mass was sung bv the Rt.
Rev. Bishop, in the presence of large
number OF priests of the Diocese.
After the first gospel. sermon was
preached by RI. Rev. Bishop joseph
Duenger, Of Fort Wavne, and congrat
'ulatory address bv tie RI. Rev. Abbott
Martin. of 81. Meinrad's Monastery.
Spencer county.
Immediately after Mass. the re Dcun
was sung by the clergy. and All or the
Catholics bells OF Nincennes were rinr.
In the afternoon and evening. the
venerable Bishop received the hearty
congratulations of his many friends at
his palatial residence.
Evansville Conrier