St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-05

churches of st. Francis, st. Agnes, st.
Mathews and the Assumption. The
procession formed as all escort 10 about
sixty visiting clergymen, and proceeded
TO the church, where solemn high mass
was celebrated. Rev. L. G. Kennedy,
of Belle Plain, who was ordained with
Father KOeberl, acted as deacon; Rev.
l.. Hass. of st. Peter, student of the
celebrant. acted as subd eacon; Dew.
Piut, of Glencoe, under whom he held
bis first appointment, was assistant
priest. ami Father j. A. SchrOe der. of
New Ulm, preached the sermon. Notable
figures among the attending clergy were
Archbishop Zardetti, and B ishop Shan
ley. of Fargo.
A banquet was served in the large
school room after mass. In the upper
hall the visiting clergymen and special
invited guests were entertained, while
the members OF the various societies
found refreshments in the lower halls.
The buildings were tastily decorated
with flowers and garlands, while the
stars and stripes were displayed beside
the colorS of Austria and SteiermarA.
After the repast the celebrant was pre-
scented with a check for 81, 600 by the
priests of the diocese of ST. Paul, a
purse by the st. Leo society of the
church and several minor presents. The
toastS were as follows:
1.-The Pope. the Clergy and the HER
archy," response bv Bishop Stanley;
''Our Jubilant." Rev. Il andmeyer. Of
Minneapolis; The Province" Rt. Rev.
Archbishop Zardetti; "Tbe Clergy of
the Diocese" }. c. Beren, of st. Thomas
Seminary: "Sacred Heart PARISH" A.
Meyer, o. S. B.
Father Koeberl, the celebrant, was
born Aug. %. 1915. in TrautmannsdOrt,
in Ste'ermark. For period of eight
years he studied in the "gymnaSiums"
in Graz and Marburg. and during the
years 1867 attended the University of
Graz, devoting his time to the study OF
medicine. But, believing that he was
destined for a different vocation, he
changed to the study of theology, which
he continued until 1868. On Dec. Is OF
that year, and in company with Rev.
Father Al Berghold. who is now located
at Rudenburg. In the TyrOl, but is still
we'll remembered by the Catholic peo-
pie of this region, he arrived in St.Paul.
He finished his studies at st. Johns
university, and on May 80. 1869, he was
ordained by the Ri. Rev. Bishop Grace.
of this city. After his ordination he
served his first appointment at the
Church of the Ascension. but from
April, 1869. until February, 1870. he
acted in the capacity of chaplain under
Rev. Plut, OF Winona, and followed
this in the capacity of pastor of the
church at Avoca. During the summer
of 1881 he returned to st. Paul and
founded the congregation and church of
the Sacred Heart, OH DaytOn's bluff,
with which he has been identified ever
since.
Sacred Heart church. in her history,
shows the interchangeable energy Of the
pastor. At its foundation the society
numbered but sixty families, while to-
day it includes $50 families in its fold.
Work OH the church was begun late in
1881 and the dedication ceremonies took
place on May Ia. 1882. During the sum-
iner of 1888 Father Koeberl began the
erection of his parochiaI school and
opened it in the fall of that year with
scholarship of eIghty-four. This year
the enrolment numbered $50 pupils,
and the school employs seven sisters
of the order Notre Dame as teachers.
Many auxiliary societies are identified
with Sacred Heart church, all of which
owe their origin directly to the efforts
of the pastor.
An entertainment of a musical and
literary character was given in the
evening at Luker's hall by the pupils
and members of the church. The fol-
lowing interesting programme was per-
formed:
Jubilee song, choir; jubilee march.
Instrumental; congratulations, little
boys and girls; address. orphan boys;
song, orphan girls; CONGRATULATIONS, by
the young ladies'; Instrumental num-
Der; "Praise the Lord" chorus:
Gently Down the Stream of Time"
with tableau). j. Pfster; hymn by the
assembly. The instrumentaiists of the
evening were NJ. Wiwer, NJ. Heck, M.
Pfister, A. Scherer. E. Bast, William
Zwicky, f. Kaufman, F. Jordan. and
| A. Pfister.