St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-14

sertive and strong willed. He is of
calm and dispassionate nature, with
7deliberative and judicial mind; his con-
clusions are never hasty, though ex-
ped1tfous, but he is all the more
staunch and unyielding in them from
the careful manner in which he arrives
at them. He has rare administrative
! ABILITY, acute perception and excellent
judgment, and has always been loved
by his parishioners and highly es-
/ teemed by his fellow citizens.
| IS REV. A. OSTER.
Another of the students who accom-
| panied Father RavouX from France in
| 1854 was Rev. Anatole Oster. He was
ordained priest with Father Caillet,
his lifelong friend. in 1857, and with
| Father Caillet divided the labors of
the cathedral parish during the latter's
1ncumbency as pastor. Father Oster
had the boys and young men of the
| parish under his special direction and
care. He was preceptor of the pre-
| paratory seminary for boys during the
| years of its existence, 1863 to 1867 Many
OF his early proteges, Father Oster's
boys, as they used to be known, are
now stald and middle-aged citizens of
ST. Paul- The reverend fathers deli
cate constitution and failing health
required the quiet of country life, and
the lnVigorat1ng influences of country
ar ana In 1857 he took charge of the
parishes OF huntsville, Rosemount and
SFeoit RiVer, continuing there until the
establishment of the Catholic colonies
III oWlIt county, when he was placed in
charge of the missions of Clontarf AND
benson, Where he now resides. His
change of location proved beneficial r.,
MS health, and doubtless spared him
10 these many years of labor. Wher-
ever he has been he has left the i'm
press of his benign influence on the
people. His fervor and piety. SIMPLICITY
OF life kindly interest in the we'll
pelng of his parishioners, persuasive
personality and eloquence have
wrought untold good. When he went
from Old to new fields of ADMINISTRATION
the congregations he left behind sor-
ro"ed after him, and those he an
proacheo grew happy and joyful at his
coming. He is at present one of the
uedhs or the archdiocese and a mem.
Der OF the archbishop's council.
MOST REV. JOHN IRELAND
rather Ravoux in his Journey m
france, in 1858, had in view. NOT onIv
the present needs of the diocese hut
It's future wants and welfare also.
Tor while it was taken to obtain mis-.
slonarleS for immediate service On
ms departure he took with him from
81. Paul two boys, who were destined
Tor the priesthood of the diocese and
went to obtain the requisite training
ana education. One of these Is now
doctor of divinity in the Catholic Tint
Yerslty of Washington, Very Rev
Ihomas OGorman, the other is now
the Archbishop of st. Paul, Most Rev
John Ireland
Archbishop Ireland was born in Kill
kenny, Ireland, in 1898 He came TO
America with his parents in 1849 lived
IN chicago, where he attended school
at St Mary's of the Lake until 1889
When he removed to st. Paul. He az.
companied Father Ravoux TO Franco
In 1888, as stated above, took the nre-
paratory four years classical course
at MeXlmeaux, Ain, and an additional
Tour years in ecclesiastical studies
with the Marist Fathers at Hveres
Var. In 1861 he returned to ST PauI
taking up his residence at the cathe.
dral, where he was ordained nr,est
Dec. Il, of the same year. He enlisted
as chaplain of the Fifth Minnesota
United States volunteers, in 1852 and
accompanied his regiment to the front
where he remained in active service
Tor one year, being then forced to
return by reason of broken health and
returned to st. Paul in 1863
In 1867 he became pastor of tbe ca
thedral parish and remained such until
Of
appointed bishop of Maronea, in parti-
ous lhndelium, and vicar apostolic of
Nebraska Upon the earnest solicit
tahon OIL BISHOP Grace, these appoint
ments We're recalled, and he was an
pointed coadjutor bishop of ST PAIL
with right of succession, and was con-
secrated Dec. II, 1875. He succeeded to
the see of st. Paul, July 81, 1884. on the
resignation of Bishop Grace. On Nav
10, 1883, he was made archbishop of the
metropolitan see of ST. Paul which
included the several suffragan sees
OF Wlnona, st. Cloud and Duluth in
Minnesota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
and jamestown, North Dakota.
In writing of Archbishop Ireland and
ms work, embarrassed by the wealth
of material and the poverty of re-
SONANO LII llo Qu0 one
tiers upon the task with the fore
knowledge that the essay will result in
the merest outline. AS priest and pre-
late he has been busy. for nearly
thirty-four years, and the record of
each year is replete with things ac-
complished. During his pastorate
much of the material growth of the
parish took place.
THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
building for girls was erected tho
parochtal schools reorganized and
the shurch property improved. The
limits OF his parish, however. were
100 restricted, for his aims and bound
less energy took him into other fields
as well. He established the Industrial
school, at Merriam Park, which has
since been removed to Clontarf MINI
He was early interested in immiera-
ton and schemes of colonization for
the Detterment Of those chiefly from
MS native land, who sought homes on
the fertile soil of Minnesota. He has
been from the first to the last an
ardent advocate and worker in the
cause of total abstinence. and looks
upon his organization of the Father
Mathew society of his parish in 1869
as the browning work of his life TT
was the nucleus from which sprine
the mighty movement that has since,
grown to such grand proportions in
the state and nation. He. preached
temperance-total abstinence-in sea-
son and out of season, if there ever ha
time when such preaching is ont of
season. one OF the things of which
Archplshop Ireland is proud, is that
ne is an American citizen, and with
MIN 1t is no empty phrase, but carries
| world OF meaning, and entails great
| responsibilities. In that capacity he
Is active, therefore, in public affairs.