The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-13
PETER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


,s ms stay IN Romc he NEE B.sn..
is hosa>'l of ~. Louis, who beca,
very fayoraby impressed with him anf
being DESTROYS OF securing a eoadjutor. n,
asked ana received Of the holy see "A ,lecree IN.
NJ pointing Father konrick his couIu,or ~.
n'shoP ana his newly-appointed coadjutor lcf,
iof America together. arriving ia boston No
'emper u. Twelve DAYS later he was conSe-
sra'en Nv bishop Rosatti as tituar bishop Of
p'asa ana eoadllior to the bishop Of 81. Louis.
ARRIVAL IN ST Louis
# He reached ST. Louis the latter mar, ., ~
Ic eeinber' He AZ once took charge az adnings.
tra'or Of the diocese. Bishop Rosatti being n,
absent Upon the death OF Bishop Rosatti
september -. isi'. Bishop kenrick Succeeded
l. 70 thc episcopacy. When he heuan his a,,m,n
n ,sFa'ioh ~ Louis was n town OF about 10 Ooo
"a INHABITANTS There were only two C,,bo,ic
> VhurShcS mere, the cathedral. which was buil,
~ ~. ana little chapel built by the Jesuits
; " Nlnth street and Washington avenue. Tho
q '"tncHIal was heavily cncunibcred with a.bt
but ~ his untiring efforts finally succeeded ~
lNying every dollar due :"
TOT number Of years Hishop Kenrfc ,,
vested largely In real estate. ana built Iurrs
! u,VsnS " stores and dwellings, the rental Of
Whlrh went to the supper. OF the ornh.rs TX
erection OF new charities ana ,,h.r ti
: needs. IA 1888 he purchased the clay fnrm
~" ~ "hieh was converted into Calvary GEM
'W'}' nc was enabled TO make such mr.
,naseS through the muninccncc OF the Null
. hfAp
olcht catholics ana the fact thu, MANY ,no,,
per> OF his iock deposited their monev IN Nc
names Tor safe-heeping. In IS \ ana iscp III
disposed OF the greater part OF the pron.r,v J,
debt 'ne 'huFeh
The early years Of Archb shop KenrioL.s
eP'SVOpate We're Taught with great deal ~
iapor' Inc diocese was little larger ,ban
'ne present archdiocese. including the whole
=, ''Ss"url ahu Arkansas ana the western
/ ~
visiting every church in the diocese ~, c.r
tain intervals vera especially severe ana
dangerous. In ls7 ~. Iohis was made M
archdiocese and Bishop kenriclS was elec,ed
~ .ns nrehoshopric. On sunday. september
o. iete' ne received the pailium from the hands
q MS right reverend brother in 81 Marr's
church. Philadelphia The first prlcst or
GAINED ov Archbishop kenrick in the diocese
was KEY James Herman, the ceremony taking
pace May ~ lai. IN August, 1850 the arch
bishop called diocesan synod For sbor,
time during the fall OF that year he tauoh, ~.
lass OF uormatic theology in the diocesan
seminary. then located in Carondelat. Tn Nav
$50. ne attended the first plenary council ~
Baltimore " -
Inc death Of the archblshop's hro,her II
July. 1863. was severe hlov ~ 49,, ,s a.
.he archbishop published q work On .Sacr.a .
.os'hosohy' Archbisaops kenrick's silver
!uo'iee occurred on November 80 1860 but ow
ing 70 the fact that he was known To he
~ pubic display. there / o
only partial celebration OF his a,nis ,
sersary. In 1867 he went to Rome ~
un',c with the Catholic episcopary OF ,be
"o',a In celebration OF the eighteen hum s
=. GUN anniversary Of the martyrdom OF II
refer He remained away for moro ,ha,, =
year, and on his return there was ,nas,.a....'s
demonstration In his honor The archbisbon v
pa'u ahother visit to Rome in the fall OF lssp p
Ut 'ne purpose or attending the vatican conn n
II N yh,.,s py the sovereign pontir Plus Z,
ouheii was one OF the largest ever held con. p
listing OF nearly 800 bishops. The main aues O
''nS peiore the body were the truth OF the H.
oc.rihe OF papal infailibility and the on. !,
ortunehess OF deciarn. the same an article W
7 falth Archbishop konricl, was onnose5 20 ~
ne declaration Of this doctrine ana no had 81, mr.
- sac many distinguished ecclesiastics THE :,
ouhcii' however. passed upon the question aa
erseN 10 MS views. ard he submitted his III
ne church. ""u
FIRST coADJuroR APPOINTED :.
archbishop kcnrick returned Ia - ro,ts us
the spring OF ISL In the spring Of ~, ha 10
'.t"cu "a coadJItcr in the person ~ Rev y fir,
Ryan then pastor OF st. Johns church ana ~
car-gencral Of the diocese Bishop RYAN re-
ihcu that position for ~ years. when he uns "il
'Pointeu archbishop Of Philadelphia After no
q departure OF Bishop Ryan Archbshon he
ehrcn did not ask for q coadjntor, but again ~,
stunned MS episcopal duties with a greet deai -
ylgOr be
Probably the most interesting event IN Arch les
.hop henricks long and useful career was foI
Nc'epiati"h OF inc nitcth anniversary or ~;
Au'h luDliee, 81 his conservation as "A blShon -
~ ceicDration occurred on Monday Noven, ma
~ lsvl. ana was continued FOR several str
~ o"lng one OF the grandest and most I'm ~,
rsSNe events In the ecclesiastical history or
country m recent years. The services POI
ich were held in the cld cathedral On wal sail
s'tee.' were attended by distinguished pre- del
he
occasion was one long IN
rchcihpereu Solemn pontincal high ,he
$ was celebrated In the morn Uol
a, .au,','l "'poons neins the cclobraat In for
hotel. and Mt night there was a haa-ti,u, ~
chlight procession s-l1
"a Tuesday, December I. there was dem. tau
tration by the Catholic children Mt grand ,,o,
SIC nan In the morning. and grand choral
cert at the same place Ia the evening IN lncs
ilhg addresses by many prominent person- quiz
> IN the following day and evening a the
nper 81 receptions were rendered Arch oh,.
iop hehrick and the visiting ecc,csiastics
CLOSING DAYS USu
tier the golden jubilee celebration tho emo,
1plshop began To de- ne In bodily strength man
weaker. untlI !, yas ,av.s Nv, weaker But
.er able to perform the arduous duties NJ friel
'aht upon the archbiShoprc alone weal
the winter Of is9,-lssJ and the foll,,win, ,.s.
ncr there was great deal OF agitation
hR inc priests looking to the appointment " :
coadjutor 70 Archbishop Ecnrck he
:, aoaoie was nNay settled by the APP not
o. wheeIiny W y "a 'o''a, % nlshop John cont
oishop and administrator OF the diocese. won
the right OF succession mucl
riy last spring Archbishop Kahn was an. ful I
was not maae nuhllc n,,, me Appoint HON,
bishop Kahn, In delivering n napaI nlaS.. Gold
:, the old cathedral. used the words; II. as a
shbisbo, ,,s e louis. exec
,r archbishop OF Marcianan,lis e n,aus TO pI
h there are now no Catholics. parer
&c .hat time the venerable prclate has who
! no part whatever In the administration En- ,
e anairs OF the diocese. but continued 10
IN retirement In the archie episcopal 'uI o
ence'l Nv.
A kENNEBEC FLOOD then.
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