St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-24
RI. REV. TH0s' |. GRACE.
Brief Biography of the Venerable
Bishop of st. Paul.
Whose Twenty-fifth Episcopal Anniver-
sary Occurs To-day

49, SiN'"oioH VI tuc hlRHL reverend lHoudS
L. Grace to the Episcopate of the Roman
Catholic church of st. Paul, which takes
place this morning at the cathedral, gives
1000 Tor thought. Aside from the opportun-
lty given of demonstrating the love, esteem,
reverence and affection borne Bishop Grace
the venerable prelate, by the believers in the
faltn and the local public generally, one OF
the most edifying commentaries on the rapid
growth of the Northwestern particular the
city OF ST. Paul, and the state at large, is
afforded. Apropos of the occasion, and fully
awe TO tho Unusual interest our citizens
generally have taken to make it one which
VIII be monument in our city's history to
the worthy prelate whose name and life
amongst US will GO down in emulation to
our children and our children's children long
after we are sleeping in Gods acre, and as
one OF the great events of our citys history,
we have felt constrained to present to the
readers OF the GLOBE a brief biography of
the reverned gentleman whose name is pre-
sented in the caption of this article.
The Right Reverend Thomas L. Grace was
born in Charleston, South Carolina, Novem
Der 10Th, 1914. He is therefore In the
SEVENTEEN year of his age. He commenced
his studies under the Right Reverend Bishop
Fenwick, in the seminary of Cincinnati in
1928. A year later ne went to the Dominican
convent at Saint Rose, Kentucky, where he
became member of the Dominican order,
continuing there his studies until 1887. In
that yearhe went to Rome and studied at the
Minerva until 1874. He was ordained priest
in Rome December 21st 1889. On his re-
turn to America in 1874 he was for two years
engaged in the ministryin Kentucky and for
thirteen years in Memphis While in Mem
phis he built the splendid edifce known as
ST. Peter and Paul's church, also the convent
of st. Agnes, the orphan asylum and other
charitable institutions. On July "A, 1859, he
was consecrated bishop Of st. Paul by Arch
bishop Kenrick, of st. Louis, with imposing
ceremonies, which, with his church, will live
in years to come. He arrived in St. Panl in
August COT the same year. There was at
that time but two Catholic churches in
st. Paul, the church of the Assump-
ton and the Cathedral. 1t must
be understood that those churches
did not cover the territory nor embrace the
membership of to-day. AS we look back upon
the history Of the past and compare its adj
vancement with the present, we are awakened
to realization of the rapid strides civliza-
ton has made in this period. At that time
but twenty-seven priests onstituted the
number upon whom the arduous duties of
the Catholic ministry devolved in this diocese,
which at that time embraced the state of
Minnesota and territory of Dakota. In the
entire diocese there were but thirty-one
churches. The Catholic almanac for the
year 1S59-the year of Bishop Grace's arrival
estimates the Catholic population of the
diocese of st. Paul at fifty thousand. Now
mark the contrast: To-day the diocese of
St. Paul embraces only the southern half of
the state of Minnesota; there are now one
hundred and ninety-fye churches where but
thirty-one then existed; one hundred and
forty-seven priests are called now to a field
of labor that was then administered to by a
numerical force of twenty-seven; and the
diocese which was then one has been divided
into three, namely: The diocese of northern
Minnesota, the diocese of Yankton, and the
diocese of St. Paul. The present diocese is
only about one-siXth as large as
1t was at the time of Bishop
Grace's arrival, and to-day the territory over
which Bishop Grace presided in 1859 num-
beers one hundred and eighty-seven thousand
Catholics. In 1875, when Bishop Ireland
was appointed to the See of Omaha, Bishop
Grace made journey to Rome and secured
the appointment of Bishop Ireland as coad-
iutor bishop of st. Paul, with the right of
succession. Want of space precludes the
possibility of our going beyond the statement
herein given.
The pontifical high mass of this morning
will be celebrated by the the venerable
bishop, with Reverend Frather Ravoux as
assistant priest. The deacons of honor will
be the Reverends Father Calliat of st. Marys,
and Father Plut, of Shakopee. The deacon
of the mass will be Reverend James Trabec,
of Wabashaw and the sub-deacon. Rev'd.
j. B. Cotter, of Winona. Reverend A. Oster
will be master of ceremonies, with Reverend
Fathers Stanley, Riley and Danehy as assist
ants The sermon will be delivered by the
Right Reverend j. L. Spaulding, Bishop of
Peoria, Illinois.
THE EVENING PARADE.
A notable event of the celebration will be
the parade of the several Catholic societies
to be held this evening. The home, or local
societies will meet at the corner of Sixth
and St. Peter streets at o'clock this evening
and the visiting societies will be met at the
Union depot and escorted to that point.
Capt. NJ. T. O'Connor will act as grand
marshal, and tits expected that the following
societies will participate:
Crusaders society, Father Mathew society,
Polish society, Ancient Order of Hibcrnians,
Knights of Saint Paul, League Of the Cross,
Saint Joseph's, Saint Peters Benevolent,
Saint Clements, Saint Stanislau's, Saint
Georges, Saint Johns, Saint Leo's, Saint,
Joseph's Germany, Saint Patrick's Benevo-
lent, Union Franchise, Saint Jean Baptiste,
Saint Vincent de Paul, Saint Adelber.
After the parade the societies will form in
front of the bishops residence where adj
dresses will be made by several of the dis
tinguished clergy.
DISTINGUISHED PRELATEs.
It is expected that over one hundred and
fifty priests from all sections OF the west will
participate in the celebration, and among
those expected to take prominent part in
the exercises may be named Monsignor Ca
pei, Archbishop Teche of Winnipeg, Arch
bishop Heiss OF Milwaukee, Archbishop Fee
han of Chicago, Bishop Flasch of La Crosse,
Bishop seidenbusch of St. Cloud, Bishop
Krautbauer Of Green Bay, Wis, Bishop
RYAN of Buffalo, n. T., Bishop Spaulding of
Peoria, ILL.,, Bishop Dwenker Of Fort Wayne,
Ind, and Bishop Chutard Of Vincennes,
Ind.
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Savings institution, and asked him to lend
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