The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-19

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resident pastor in charge Of the Catholic con-
grpoation in this place, and whose golden
Jubilee. or fifty years in the ministry, was be-
cominglv celebrated rot long since, - from
the pen uf the venerable priest himself, and
was intended for publication in the FREE
NAN more than month Sgo, but owing to
the stress upon our columns we found II I'M
possible TO make room fCT :U ~ the proper
department until now. The delay in its pub
Iication, however will not, ne are sure, de-
tract from the interest which the many warm
friends Of the aged and honored priest who
read our paper vii! take in its perusal.
NEaRY. PA, Oct 2, 1850
7,- ti.s Editor er the Cambria Freeman:
pEar FRrgND-Plcase to convey through s1Ur
exceIIaut raper my grateful sckn0Wledg glHeUts 10
NJ numerous friends and Uellwishers al home
MED bv kind congra tulatiopE, on the occasion Of
tho fftsth anniversary Of my ordination. recently
celebrated. I shall include them al in the me-
Tnento or my daily Votive Msss.
also return NV sincere and heartfelt thanks 70
the multitude OF my friends and Well-Tishers who
came personally 70 coiSrSluiAI inS On tHAt occa
sion and TO Join heart and soul with our good and
High Mass or Thanksgiyinas 10 the GIver OF all
good gifts to mankind in general and 10 myself in
particular, for be il known that every good and
perfect ., comes TO s from above, from the great
Father of Light, in whom we live, move and have
our being. and TO whom uo are indebted for every
breath We draw, Tor every step Wo teke' Sho 'or
every fuoment OF existence. which He can give
or take awsy whenever He pieases. Blessed Tor
ever be His Holy Name
At yolr earnest request herewith transmit TO
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can also make such changes ana alterations you
deom proper prov ded you Go not esteem y nj only
for your waste basket.
D1rine the eInber days Of September, 1880 in the
Jesuit church OF Conewago. Lsncss ter county Pa,
the Most Rev. Archbishop houTick imposed his sa-
cred hands upJn NE. and by virtue OF the Divine
mission given by Jesus Christ 10 His Apostles. to
be handed down to their lawful successors, the
bishops OF tho Catholic Church, TO tho end Of time
nc raised me to the sacerdotal dignity which e.
TEEN greater honor than any the world can be
stow. As l the nrst priest ordained by that
eminent preiate. tho fame OF whose writings has
reached the utmost bouhdarlcs o the eartn 10 vas
pleased. mark, presume, Of his tonder regard
for his first born. to assign me the highest place
in his extensive docese comprising the states OF
Pennsylvania, Delaware aud portion OF New er-
scy. He appointed me the first resident rector Of
the Ebensburs congregation from Whlch place l
attended Jefferson. JohrstoUn. Indiana Gamer
on's Bottom and HaTt's SleeI ing Place. lie asso-
cated mo in some measure Hlth IN" noble and IA
rloua Russian prince. Demetrius Augustine Gal
llt1in, who was the frst Catholic Friost ordained
in tho uited States, BY Archbifhop Carroll, OF
Baltimore who in turn was the first Catholic Bish-
op n the United States. had the honor and tho
pleasure Of being intimately acquainted with DR..
Saitzin who was Justly styled the poytIe Of the
AIlcgheEics and often have l listened with deem
interest to the account Of his early missionary life
on tho mountain-to tho story Of hi trials trou-
hlcs. crosses and diftculties-his journeys by day
and by night sometimes overtaken by darkness In
nc midst Of the forcst when he would hitch hi-
horse tree. place the saddle under his head for
4 inflow and lie down on the cold ground to await
the return OF day so that he might the mors read
lily engineer his way to his humble abode in I4o-
retto-so humble / zm told that man could
sca rceIv stand eroct within its haIlowed precincts
Tais he chose and preferred, however to the mag
nifcenf uaIaces OF his aristocratIe ancestors in ne
Russian Empire because he sspircd to and hoped
for one Of these mansions Of light in the Kingdom
or his Heavenly Father which our Divine Iord az
We read in the sacred scriptures promised TO His
apostles when he said In my Fathers house
there are many mansions 90 that eyerv one will
receive 4 place according to his merits. 4. one
star differs from another in brightness, so do the
saints in glory; but ! shall come again and fetch
you that where l am you also shall be- Or.
Calitzn has attained the object Of bis earnest de
sires and fervent bopes and is now in possession
fa of Frfs yrtff
wisely sacrificed all the hectDg honors, dignities
and pleasures OF this sublunary sphere.
In the latter part Of Nuyember. 1882 Archbish-
OF Ecnrick extended my mission 20 the eastern
slope Of the Allegheny mountains, with my resi-
d-nce at Newry. from which I attended Sinking
and s,-er,i ,i i,sr sfationS 1biIe 1tfi cortirI,i
TO visit EncnsbuTg and the other congregations at
tachcd thereto. VI : parish at this time extended
distance OF about forty miles in every direction
ten stations.
Ia tbs year 1894 Ror Father I.emke 4 young
Nevrd me at EhcHsburs and the rl'rt-monutain
portion Of my mission. Whsn Dr. O'C.nnor was
l-ud iur missionaries and rotCrucI with several
young priests and aumber u Sisters OF dsrcy,
young strong. active and zosious laborcrs enter
Ing Into tnis portion Of the Lords vineyard. Then
HolIIdaysburg AltcoLa =. Tyrone Sinking VALLEY
Broad Top. Ciallitzin, Summit. jefferson. Johns
now there are between thirty and forty churches
and a. many pastors With large congregations
first came here. such is the wonderful progress
OF our holy religion in my district.
But this j. little or nothing in comparison with
whole nited States. SO apparent indeed is this
fact that earnest thinkers among both Irytes
ana CAthoics entertain tnc opinion That iH tue
ccurse Of another century there viii he only two
classes in the 7 nited States. viz: Cathollcz and
lnhdels. NaT Is this ny any means violent as
sumption VII en- consider that only eighty wears
ago Dr.. Cralitzin the FIRST Catholic priest or
Gaincd IN the nltcd states by B!rhop Carroll, Of
Baltimore Md. gvaS tie irst and Al that time
the only Catholic Bishop in the United States
Thcre'ts there are now one Cardinal Archbishop.
II rcHbsHops, So Bishops. 5,QS3 Priests and :
'ItLc.il lopuiation NUMBERING about 1000, Jyo-
lhuS Hity years have rapidly flown down the ir-
rssi-tble stream O time into the illimitabe ocean
OF eternity never mor- 70 return. SiAcc the day
nTSI passed through 'e"ry on my way 10 Eucus-
burg. tarrying over night in the LUypiJable home
OF dr. Alex. Knox. at the former place, hy whom
always existed between that respected family and
myself, which trust viii continue uninterrupted
uhtL tnc close OF my earthly career. On the morn
ing following my hrst night in Newry I accepted
the sind invitation O my ever dear and Ions, snce
.iep'rIea ifiead' hev nos II heoden, pastor OF the
congregation in this place. aud celebrated my first
Mass on tho mission in the stone church erected
by FelN cassidy brother OF Patrick Cassidy. who,
being the drst residents here. laid out the town
and named IL Ne1ry, sftcr their native ylace In
On my returu from FbensbuTy 70 Ne7ry. in the
Fail Of 1882 The present church then under
With very little paid or IT, Before il was ali paid
f1r the number oi Catholics in Holiida ysburg had
increased so rapidly that they solicited and obtain
ed permission from Bishop kenrick 10 erect :
church ia that place Two lots we're selected for
the purpose and an architect engaged 70 supcrin-
terd the building. which TO cost only sl,rut s.
CJJ but when finished the expenses were fuuad 20
bo nearly double that amount. They commenced The
when IL was under roof received notice that ur-
less The lots we're paid for in ten days tho new
church would be sold thereupoa appointed col
lectoTs in different parts % my Congregation 10 So
lIcit donations TLey succeeded in collecting gev-
eu hundred dollars, and 1 borrowed one hundred
more FROM friend, when / paid for the lots and
aot the deed Ibe -orE W s1ixrrnie ied bC,s..Y.- -
Rev
Heydeu. consented 20 deliver two lectures one on
terl;Jers nee and the ol CT about his tom to F,,s
which together realized eight hundred dollars
moro These sixteen hundred dollars were the
arst rsvtncnts made on tho HoIIi,tal-sbur,cru-cb
The work on the building was continued. md when
finished ] delegated by Bishop D-t'ouDor 20
mighty God under the patronage OF the b. v NJ
I attended it from EeWry for niuc months ana
pale eight thousand dollars u; the balance OF
er John Walsh, OF blessed GIe;nory. was appointed
pastor Of the congregation, where he BY his nde-
paid Of the balance OF the debt but also erected q
fine pastoral residence Catholic school building
with largo lecture hall on the first 1oor finished
~ % tIe C1ufCl lr'cured n chine OF DctlE,
substituted slate roof iur the shfnge root on the
frescoed and all tastsfuIIy enclosed. He had tho
satisfaction Of seeing all these improvements paid
Tor before he was called away by death to receive
inc reward OF q zealcus and faithful priest while
his good works viii long remain as enduring evi-
Ti i4ls uhtr'ng eeFSA ana noble aspirations,
% All the tathollc churches OF this dioce>es
this side Of the Allegheny mountains are froe from
deht- Not so, regret 10 say, with some Of the
churches on the southwestern side OF the noun
tain. II the pastors of those churches which are
heavily involved would initiate the zeal and un-
tiIluH perseverance oi the late fHtherJ0hn Walsh.
all the debts due thereon would vanish like the
morning vapors before the rising sun. ''Sic ut
gntta sarena cepe cadenjo per o1it lapem sic per
scyereutiA oTunit Cuperavit''
have resided here Tor nearly half a century I
call II thy hermitage. because Il is partially exclu-
ded from the noisy. busy. bustliug world, and on
this account I have continued my residence here
through good report and evil report down to the
present day. As | celebrated my first Mass On the