The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-06
CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOLS OF
SALINE COUNTY.
BY REV. P. MAURKR.


a. 9ALIEA, KS, March 8, 1854. o
To eur Catholic people now In the
east who are contemplating trying
their fortune IN any OF the western
states. I would say that Saline county
Kansas, is one Of the finest farming
DISTRICTS I have ever seen, either
east or west. Our, county IL buf
sParsely settled yet, and many fine
farms are lying Idle for want Of q good
husbandman, or are eRned By capital
ists and non-resldents who are hold
ing them for speculative pnrposaa.
,Phe population Of saline county n
ab0utlB, ,oO0, and that Of tie county seat,
sallna, about 4, 800. The Catholic pop
ulatlon OF the. county IL about e,OO,
1000 Of whom Sttend church At
sailna. There are two other Catholic
churches In Saline county, viz: one
ct BrOOkville, about fifteen miles west
Of here, and one at Solomon City.
Solomon City Ia In Dickinson county,
but most of the congregation live In
Saline county, and attend the Solo4
mon City ehurehJ
CHURCH PROPERTY.
The saIina Catholic congregation
own about sI5, 900 worth Of property,
all paid for except 81, 200, This prop
erty consists Of the fOl1ovlng: One
moderate slzsd brick church buildlng,
9 parsonage and cemetery. This prop
srty except the cemetery, Is located In
the most beautiful part offhs city.
SCHOOLS.
The Catholic schools IN salina are IN
charEs ofths Sisters Of Charity from
LeavenEOTfh. There are now four
Sisters here, and owing to the rsbId
growth OF our congregation, and es
pecially oFths children 10 nnmbsrs,
We ars compelled to have smother /
teacher next year. Thsfe de 1t pres I
enf attending our school ID the neigh |
hofhood of eighty children, and being |
q present very much disseminated |
fot want % school room. We have
conefndsd 70 and are making afranesi
menta to bald large two story kddl-
ton to our present psFsonage, and
turning tie whole int school and
living house for the slstsrs- '.i' a
The character Of the people conpos=
ing Tie eongfegation ars mixed, % faF
e nationality Is concerned, We have
ffiIh, French, Russians and
Amelicans, and Gernan, Frsnch and
EnEllsh e spoken By the priest In
preaching his sermons, andin instiuc.
IiOns For Instance, Il late mas sen.
staIlE hs 1sgnoa 81 "a Engiisb,i and
e ei,E1iy mas t6s same & n German,
vim "a occasIoual sermonin Ffsnchs
md ths gospel i5 almost Invariibiy at
both mas, rad IN dernSh and
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NAT German, e ven e English,
e taught IN our schools BY the Eistsrs-
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