The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-06-25
:. In, Brondel Tells of his Recent trip
+ ,,tLe Catholic Missions Across
tI.e Line and What
he Saw.
w,s the Only Representative From
,be /. :. in Large Party of
Canadian Archbishops
and Bishops.

favored a TRIBUNE reporter WIN a de
,alad and wonderfully interesting ac-
.,,nt Of his trip. Owing to the lack of
.n.ce il will not be possible to give a
mil report of the trip, as related by the
bishop. but the following is a synopsis.
n fine first place, as has been before
,,oted in these columns, the occasion for
,he trim was the grand tableaux Of the
Passion of the Savior by mission In
dams gathered together from all over
Ne northwest territory. Bishop BIondel
as the only representative from the
United States who was present. He
lift Great Falls for Lethbridge.
where be met Bishop Van Dig
ham of Lethbridge. From that place
they went 100 miles east to meet the
marty from Canada at Medicine Hat.
The Canadian party arrived at Medicine
Hat in A special car which had been
rendered to Father Lacombe for the use
Of the party by the president of the
Canadian Pacific railroad. This priest
WAS in the country working among the
Indians 40 years ago and when the
CP. Il. was building 1000 armed and
hostile Indians surrounded the railroad
men and refused to allow the work to
proceed. 1t was through the efforts of
Father Lacombe. who possessed great
influence over the Indians. that they
finally withdrew opposition to the build
ins Of the road, and naturally the rail
road officials feel grateful to the priest
VINO rendered them such valuable
assistance at such a critical time.
The party consisted of Archbishop
Tache of Manitoba. Archbishop
Duhamel of Ottawa. Bishop Lorraine of
Pembroke, who. by the way, is a brother
Of the founder of a town by that name in
Madison county in this state. Bishop
LaFleche of Three Rivers. Bishop Nc
Donald of Alexandria and Bishop
Gronard of Athabasca. Mckenzie. to-
gether with Father McGuckin of the
University of Ottawa. Mgr. Hamel,
chancellor of the University of Lavalle
and large number of the prominent
clergy OF eastern Canada.
Leaving Medicine Hat the party went
to Calgary, a thriving, beautiful
town of 1000 inhabitants. some distance
TO the north, where Ascension Thursday
was celebrated, May 20. The previous
day was the queens birthday and during
both days the inhabitants were engaged
10 celebrating. TIE town has a Catholic
Mission, hospital, and school, all in a
rMrishing condition. The visitors we're
revived with every manifestation OF
Fecome, banquetted. etc. Addresses
we're made and replied to in both French
and English. One of the features of the
celebration was the excellent music fur
nished by a brass band composed of In
dian boys from the Catholic school.
From Calgary the journey north was
continued until Edmonton was reached.
Here they were cordially received by the
mayor and citizens and an address of
Welcome a responded to by Bishop
lache, who was in that section of the
j country thirty years ago. and he gave a
orel history Of the great advancement
made in civilization during that time.
81 Alberta, the place of residence of
Bishop Grondin, was visited and here
the reception was repeated. The chimes
rang out IA welcome and said Bishop
bfondel: IL have seldom experienced
such a feeling of wonder and and pleas,
nre combined as when / first heard the
neautlfui music made by those bells as
we approached the town. 1t seemed SO
strange but yet so beautiful to have a
,nlnle OF bells ringing a welcome so far
from civilization" In st. Alberta where
ue party remained over Sunday mass
was celebrated in which eight bishops
and thirty priests assisted, the bishop OF
lhe dlsocese appearing IN new and rich
yestments precented to him by his rela
yves IN cOmmemOration Of the twenty
nth anniversary of his attaining his
present position. Fully 1000 people
were present at mass and it was a grand
SIGHT: Bishop Tache preached the ser,
mon IN French. giving a history Of the
country to which he first came in 1876.
From this town the party started
southwark again. connecting with the
uain line of the Canadian Pacific and
starting west for st. Mary's mission
ppaacouver and Victoria. stopping al
nanf in the Canadian National park
al' other places along the route and
hewing the beautiful scenery and won
perinl works Of nature on every side
bishop BrOndel is enthusiastic when
sPeaking of the wonderful attractiveness
~ me scenery along the line of the road
Ut Ut the glowing description given by
nun must unfortunately be omitted from
This article.
AT ST. MARY'S MISSION.
lpon arriving at st. Mary's mission
,hney were welcomed by an Indian chic
,Tmho spoke in the Chinook language
Due response was made by BishoE
nrohdel, who was the only member o.
tne party who spoke the language, in
wMlet and appropriate speech. thanking
mem Tor the cordial welcome extended
,'c' Fully 100 Indians were gathered
welcome the party Of bishops ant
priests. They also had with them tiv,
lands OF music composed Of Indian pu
ps OF the mission schools. After pariak
mg OF dinner procession was formed ant
S.arted for the plateau above the cit,
through an avenue of Indians drawn NJ
aong the river bank. Here on tn
pateau were enacted the eight tableau,
"nsntes diving %picturesl Of tn
ITeuerlngs of the Savior by the Indians