St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-07
CATHOLIClTY IN SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA.
Honors to Saints Paul and Peter at
Blue Earth City.-The Book OF
Father Venn.


The Catholics of Faribault county witnessed
unusual ceremonies last Sunday, the day being
that set apart in the ecclesiastical calendar for the
commemoration of Saints Peter and Paul. The
fine brick church of Blue Earth City, one of the
finest in Minnesota is dedicated to those two great
apostles. and so on the recurrence of the Saints
day it is usually honored. This year, the day fall
ing on Sunday, the Rev. Father Venn, determined
to make it great day for the Catholics and
invited priests to celebrate the holy office and to
speak in diverse tongues to the Catholics of these
parts who came from diverse countries, and all
of whom are not at home in any one language.
The services commenced with grand high mass
at which, Rev. Father Beaumond of St. Mary $
celebrant, with Rev. Father Nicholas Smith, of
Adams Mower county diocese and Rev. Father
Coghlan, of Jessenland, Sibley county, sub deacon
1t was the first time in their
county that a ceremony of that kind wit
nessed and one of the parishioners remarked
that it was the first time he had witnessed three
priests saying masses at the same time on the
same altar. After the gospel of the day the Rev.
Father Coghlan preached in Charcut district, and
well articulated words on the lives of the saints
whose memory they honoring. The Rev.
Fathers quiet talk was most interesting, and he
was listened to with marked attention. After
Father Coghlal the Rev. Father Beaumont, lay
ing off the vestmants, addressed the congrega-
ton in French, in imprisoned French, remind
ing the people that the ''eglise catholique''
would make it uncomfortable for those who ate
meal on Fridays, or who would be parties to
mixed marriages, and, as he paced along the rail,
which he occasionally busted with his red ban
dana, he asserted and reasserted and told the
people again, that the 'seglise catholique'' was
the blessing of God to the faithful, and that
saints Peter and Paul were its great pillars. The
reverend father is a most pious and unsparing
missionary priest; he walked to Blue Earth City,
u distance of twelve miles, on Saturday night.
After the swarthy French missionary took his
seat the Rev. Father Nicholas Smith gave pic
of the day. in the language and from the point of
view of the Rhineland and St Johns college, of
which the eloquent young divine is an aluinnus.
The Rev. Father Venn had charge of the must
cal part of the services in the organ loft, and sang
with grand effect the Sancta Maria, by Mayerbeer.
To show how well up the Rev. father is in music,
it may be remarked that Beethoven's mass in G
was given: and the ''Sancta Marie of Mayer
beer and also the Ava Maria of Cherubini, and
Veni Jesu of Cherubini, and the Veni Creator by
assisted in the music by Miss Kate Petit, So
prano and Miss IEaude Petit, contralto, and Miss
Emma Fleakenstein, soprano 1t is of rare oc-
currence that so grand musical performance is
heard out in the praries, indeed in any part
of the cou ntry outside the sea1oard
cities Faith err Venn's voice is particularly rich
and full and clear and well rounded,
and he sang with The spirit Of who felt the
81. n,,I fIn itxyn Of tha
scene Miss Fleckenstein took the instrument
for the classical numbers, and acquitted herself
admirably. The Misses Petit, who came from
/ Wiinaebago City for the OCCASION were OF the
greatest assistance, as were the tenor and others
in the choir, whose names your correspondent
was unable to learn
The congregation included persons from dis
lance of Ave and twenty miles, and they fingered
in the church after the recess was over, pleased
were they with the services of the day, which
lasted until 10.
The Rev. Father Coghlan paid marked com
| pments to Father Venn, who has built so many
| churches, and says Father COghlan he never
| leaves debt after him anywhere.
The visitors much indebted to Mr.. and
| Mrs Paul Fleckenstein, who threw open their
| spacious mansion and entertained them.
If an accident had not happened the Rev.
Father Jajesky Polish priest, of Winona, the
! diverse tongues would have been added to, but
he was unable to represent.
| Rev. Fathers Berghod Hanly, koeherl Start
| hi, Schntzer, Braun and others, sent regrets at
their absence. Being Sunday and feast day in
| all the churches, the many friends of Father
| Venn were unable to absent themselves from
! their own posts.
! That Father Venn has built many churches in
! Minnesota and left them without dollars debt,
that he has free pews in his church where the
high and low are as perfect equality as they
will be in the grave, are the circumstances
perhaps which endear him to the Catholics of
| Minnesota, and that his preaching is marked for
| the advancement of morals and his general efforts
for the material interests of the state, endear
him to all regardless of creed
! Two sisters of the order of the Holy Child
Jesus have arrived at the branch of the order at
! Avoca, in this state, on tour of inspection;
! after short stay viii visit their houses at Lin
| coin. Nebraska, and Cheyenne. They were ac-
companied by Miss Murphy, whose parents have
resided for a few years at Avoca. The young
lady was left at the east to finish her education.
! Mr.. Murphy prominent Irish gentleman,
who has been practical and successful Mime
| sofa farmer.