The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-28
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's Father Bessonics Steps Dow
81 From The Pulpit.
: indianapolis Sun. Feb. n.
: Next Saturday will be the flfficth 4
! nivcrssrv ofthe ordination for the prie
hood Of III. Rev. Mgr. Augustus Bess
, MES. OF -. Johns cathedral. As IL q
\ ours on day whom priests cannot ~
leave their charges, The golden jubiI
viii not be celebrated until Tuesday Fe
y. Father Bessonies Is one OF the mo
wideIs known priests in America. An
having served IN Indiana for half ! e,
'ltury, the celebration will have the NJ
|portAncc Of an event Of interest 10 !
parts OF the state. The seryices will h,
gin with high mass at 81. Johns a 10 q,
tfev- Jno Guegucn OF Sc. Marv's will =.
as deacon, Rev. Roman Wciuzoepfel 4
:, ,sub-deacon and Rev. Ernest Audrsn !
master Of ceremonies. These veteran
came 70 Indiana with Father Bes<onic,
us coincidence that they were OF
uained the same day that he was raise,
20 the priesthood, Father Guegucn 4
deacon, Weinzoepfel sub deacon an.
Audran 10 MINOR orders. Bishop Cha
lard will preach the sermon, and anon,
the ~ or 80 Of the clergy present will 3,
Archbishop Elder OF Cintinnati. A ain
|ner will be given the clergy st the ITm;o,
depot dining hail, the largest ana fines
piscc in the city for such = purpose a
reception will be held At Tomlinson hal
IN the evening, and substantial tcstimo.
niai- will be presented 10 the are.l priest
who looks not q day older than 30. ~.
though he has reached IS. Ills round
pleasant face aud stolid form remind one
of the typical welI-ted able that arts, !
love 10 paint and he doesn't appear -
Il he had led a life OF rigorous Incidental
but he has. Although French man ~
gave ur the use Of wine as : good cx-
ample IN his temperance work. which
nss become one Of the distinctive fes-
lures Of his ministry. He abstsined from
lea and cofIec. forcsworc tobacco. and
even With declining years kept up his
nsUlt Of very early rising. In his frat
ministry HE salary was SIS . year. which
he sometimes didn't get. and when one
knows thar catholic clergyman II verv
fortunate who gets 5000 I wear. out ~
which he must meet personai expenses
Ind demands on his charity. he will not
% surprised thar at the end OF 50 yea-s'|
york fhc veteran il poor and in : posi-
ion % need the purse which his friends
're raising for him.
He u about to retIro ltom (hom frlc1rv.
md will il June return % rnrls v11h kfs|
lcpbews Who win come hero in Wcv
[hIs nephew = n L'Ah6o DuBccro@f:.
q Nooro Dame Dc Victor1eo. P.ric.
tew NO hevo mce yathor DennCn1ooI
'nev eoee no vns u0blomon. Had III
noss1 q Fonaln d secular purpufGs ho|
vould heve 6ooo Baron Dossonics. tke||
wner % rich oolaeo6. bus ~ esvo hioI
.frimony q The church and Yielded hie|
'rthright q title 20 bis nephew. HeI>
- born - Cahors, 10 the south of|I
rance. and educated at Issy and 0onaIs
nipicc, Paris When IN dcacon's orders|u
e seminary Wa visited By Bishoo ID
rute. hrst bishop Of the then wild do Il
'ee Of vinccnnes. comprising Indiana Il
nd Illinois, who wss 10 search or mis-
onavies. The young noblcmsn volun-
cred and 10 company with others made B
e voyage TO America, journeyed by
nal from Philadelphia TO P;ftsburr. bv Ii
4 boat TO Louisville, and on foot In
rough the wilderness 70 vincennes. sIs
wing and dangerous trip for youno mcr IN
customcd TO the i0xuries Of life In Ij'
'rls. They expected to work smong n
Indians, but eventually turned sheifIJ
lention 20 The white population. b
shop Brute had died while they were d
.king the voyage 10 America, and n n
bruary, following his arrival al Vim Ia
nnes IN October. Father BcsSonies wasI %
1aincd BY Bishop Bruts's successor. TX
shop Haillandisrc. His first charge ~
. q Leopold, Perry county, which ne LII
Inded and named after the king or the 81
igians, who had proven hiu,sclf Al X
end Of the catholic church. lO
a Leopold the young priest was post-lS.
ster and land agent, ~ we'll q q min. Il
= whose charge embraced seven conn leo
; He lived on corn bread. bacon andlm
n coarse food, which Be prcparedI
'seIf. His skill - . marksinsn. ac-I
red on the parental chateau IN France
% him N good stead. and even to old W
ne has been good shot with Z rife
ngure Of the halo young priest pIod-|
3 about on horseback over bis wideItaI
rge was familiar alike 70 whites and ~,
men. After nine years hard work ~
was transferred TO Fort Wayne tor sl2o,
!, and then 20 JcflcrsonviIlc. whereIvS
'uilt 81. Augustinc's church. Me-. l0o:
ears ago he came to ST. Johns. whose ~,
rch edliice was then small wooden m,
cturc. He hss aided in the buildino ~,
he cathedral and the pastoral rcsi. ~
e, and the home OF the Good Shcp- lssr
stands - : monument to his energy. 49,
was made vicar-gcneral OF the 4 10 ~
} and during the ono years vacancy vITh
ed ~ tho death Of Bishop De 81. lies
is he was It's administrator. II re-leaI
ition Of his worth and work. thcl,o,,
made him prelste, which At Rome /
e member Of the papal household. IA >
here : bishop BY brevct. lie has shc
than once been mentioned at Rome Inor
bishops bOn0rs. lie was I warm M. 4
,nal friend Of Gov. Morton. ana go.
never officially named y such Va -;
ally catholic chaplain here for the M
2: ~ The men who came with himl -
Europe - years ago. Fathers Cue \
I, WcinxocpfcI, Audrnn aud Mum t~ro
. arc sll remarkably well prcscr- y
although Father Hcssoniea ~ sholthc