St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01

old cathedral is now occupied as the
boys school, being conducted by the
Brothers from NOtre Dame. The girls
school is on the corner of st. Peter and
Seventh streets, and is in charge of the
Sisters of st. Joseph. There are about
700 pupils attending these schools, $50
boys and $50 girls. The following
societies are connected with the cathe-
dral: st. Vincent de Paul, Living
Rosary, SodalitieS for young men, boys,
women and girls, Perpetual Alteration,
Altar, Father Mathew, Crusaders, and
Confraternity of Sacred Thirst.
The cathedral parish is the pride of
its pastor and the backbone of every
thing in the diocese. 1t contributes
more than One-half of the total amount
given by all the other parishes, and
about one-third of what is given by the
whole diocese when demands are made
for charitable objects.
Rev. John Stanley, the present pastor
of the cathedral, was born in Albion,
n. Y, in 1852. He came with his par
ents to st. Paul in 1857. In 1869 he went
to Rome and began his theological stud
les at the Propaganda college. In May,
1874, he was ordained priest by Car
dinal Patrizi. He then came to st. Paul
and was stationed at the cathedral. In
1875 he was made pastor, relieving
Father Ireland, who was then ordained
bishop. Father Stanley is assisted in
his labors by Rev. t. F. Gibbons and
Rev. James A. Fitzpatrick. The bishop
secretary is Rev. j. G. Byrne.
THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH GERMAN.
In the year 1854 Rev. Whitfield organ
lied the congregation of German Cath
olics of st. Paul. Up to this time these
people attended divine service at the
cathedral. In 1855 Rev. G. Keller, who
had been appointed pastor, perfected
arrangements for the erection of
church suited to the wants of the con-
gregatiOn. The ceremony of laying the
corner stone took place Aug. Is, 1856,
and in June, 1856, the church was ready
for occupancy. In the same year a
parochial school was opened, with an
attendance of twenty-five pupils. The
fathers of the Order of st. Benedict took
charge Of the congregation Jan. 1, 1855
Rev. Demetrius Marogna, o. S. B., was
duly installed as pastor on the same
day, and labOred ZealOuSly and success
fully to advance the spiritual and tenn
poral welfare of the congregation until
failing health compelled him to resign
his charge into the hands of Rev. Glenn
ent Staub, 0. S. B., in 1868.
A few years later, owing to the rapid
growth OF the congregation, the want
of a larger building was seriously felt.
Steps were accordingly taken for the
erection of the present imposing Struct-
ure. Ground was broken and the fOun-
dation walls built in the summer of 1870.
June 4, 1871, the cornerstone was laid.
October, 1874, the church was solemnly
consecrated by Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas
l.. Grace. In 1875 Rev. Clement Staub
was relieved by Rev. Valentine Stimm-
Ter, o. S. B., under whose management
the church prOspered in every respect.
In 1887 Father Valentine was succeeded
by Rev. Edward Ginther, o. S. B., the
present pastor. The following societies
are connected with the Assumption
church: st. Joseph's Orphan, st. Peters
benevolent, st. Clements, ST. AlOysius,
st. AIMS (altar), St. Rose young LADIES',
Children of Jesus, Child of Mary, and
''Geselten Ferein," literary organiza-
ton.
The st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, an
Institution owing its existence to the
members of this parish, is deserving of
special mention. 1t was built under the
auspices of the German Catholic Orphan
association, which was organized in
1869. The object of this association is
to provide for the education and main
tenance of orphans of German descent,
not only of the congregation, but also of
other parts of the diocese. In 1879 the
the Sisters of st. Benedict were secured
and the orphans placed in their charge.
The temporary building becoming mad
equate to the wants of the orphans, a
site for new building was secured in
1880, the corner stone laid June 20 of
the same year, and the new asylum
completed in October. The buiihii. is
a c0mmodious and substantial : rurtG:>
supplied with all the modern Improve
ments. There are fifty orphans, boys
and girls, taken care Of at the present
time. The parochial schools connected
with this church are of high order of
excellence. The old Assumption church
on Exchange street is now used for the
boys school, the girls occupying sep