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


was born A. D., 1915, Jan. IL, at Lam
geac, in Anvers ne. France, about
twenty miles from Puy, where he spent
four years in the Grand Seminaire.
Right Rev. NJ. Loras, previously pastor
of the Cathedral church of Mobile,
Ala, having been consecrated in 1887
bishop of Dubuque, To-, before visiting
his diocese went to France in order to
secure few missionaries and some pc
cuniary means for the poor and new
diocese.
Early in the spring of 1888 he visited
the Grand Seminaire of Puy, and deliv-
cred before the seminarians an urgent
invitation, in order to induce some of
them to accompany him to America
Deeply moved by the discourse and
tears OF the good bishop of Dubuque,
whom he had never seen or heard of be-
fore, Liable A. Ravoux, then a sub-dea-
con, offered himself to him for the mis-
Sions of his diocese. In September, 1888,
and after fOrty-five days navigation
they reached New York. The right
reverend bishop was accompanied, also,
10y his vicar general, Father Cretin: by
Rev. A. PelamOurgueS, who, in 1858.
was appointed bishop of st. Paul Out
declined accepting the charge); by
PAbbe Galtier, who gave to our city its
name, and by two other sub-deacons.
THE FOUR SUB-DEACONS
were ordained deacons in Dubuque Nov
l, 1889, and priests Jan. 6, 1910. A few
days after Father RavOuX was sent to
Prairie du Chen, where he exercised
the holy ministry till September, 1S41.
He then received from his bishop the
commission of visiting the Sioux in the
northern part of the diocese of Du-
buque, in Order to see if there was any
prospect of establishing mission among
them. He left Prairie du Chen for the
upper Mississippi, spent few days with
his friend, Father Galtier. was then in
vited to go in canoe to Traverse-des-
Sioux, accepted the invitation with
many thanks, and after four OF five days
arrived at Traverse. He was there the
guest of Mr.. PrOvencal, an old and re-
spectacle gentleman, who had been a
trader with the Indians for about forty
five years. During this sojourn, Liable
RavOuX taught the catechism to Mr..
PrOvencaPs children and prepared
them for the reception of the
sacraments of the church. He
applied himself to the study of the
Sioux language, being persuaded, that
SO long as he could not instruct the In
dams himself, very little success could
be expected. However, he did not ne
glect to announce to them the word OF
God through Interpreters when he had
an opportunity to do so.
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
he baptised three adults and two chill
dren; he had baptiSed five more some
time before. Dec 20, 1871 he left Tray
erse-des-Sioux and two days after he
was the guest of j. LaframbOiSe at Lit
tie Rock, on the Mississippi river where
he remained about four weeks. Towards
the end of January, 1912, in company
with some half-breedS and French
Canadians he started for Lac qui Parle,
and on the I'd of February, 1912, he had
the pleasure of being welcomed by Mr..
Rinville and his family, and by a
few French Canadians. After re-
naming there two or three
months performing the same duties as
at Traverse and little Rock, he returned
early in the spring to Mendoza, where
he spent the greater part of the summer
with his friend, Father Galtier. Dur
the Catholics living at Lake Pepin and
on the Chippewa river. Meanwhile
Father RavOuX attended the missions of
Mendoza and st. Paul, and taught the
catechism in Sioux to the MessrS. Fren-
ieres' families, who were encamped for
several weeks near the church at Men
dOta. Messrs. j. B. Faribault, Oliver
Faribault and his brother, David, urged
on Father Ravoux to begin permanent
mission at Little Prairie now Chaska),
where j. B. Faribault had his
trading post for the Sioux, and
where his two sons, David and
Oliver, lived with their families.
HE FOLLOWED THEIR ADVICE
and went to Little Prairie. They were
all very kind to him and helped him as