River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-08-12
HANDSOME AND VALUABLE WORK.
Giving a Complete History of the
Founding and Development of the
Catholic Church in Wisconsin.

One of the handsomest as well as
most valuable books offered for public
consideration during the present year,
is THE Catholic Church in WiScon-
sin" the prospectus Of which, in both
English and German, is now ready for
inspection.
IL Is nearly two years since the Cath
Ole Historical Publishing Co. of Mil
waukee first undertook this herculean
task, having previously obtained the
sanction and approval Of Archbishop
Katzer of the Archdiocese of Milwau-
kee, Bishop James Schwebach Of La
Crosse Diocese. Iii hop 5. ]. Messmer
of Green Bay Diocese and the leading
Clergy Of the State. The work,
large quarto, 9x12 inches in size, con
tains from 900 to 1900 pages and
about POO fine half-tone illustra-
tions.
The special purpose Of the book is
to give complete and exhaustive
history Of the introduction and spread
Of Catholicism throughout Wisconsin,
from the very earliest missionary days
until the present time. This neceS-
sarily includes d complete history of
each community and parish, giving
the date when each congregation was
founded, a complete list of its visiting
pastors, the story Of its general growth,
buildings, schools, and biography
of present rector. In nearly every
instance pictures of the church and
pastor will accompany each article,
the exception being only such cases
where it is absolutely impossible toob-
tain them. This feature alone should
make the book a valuable adjunct to
the library of every Catholic family in
the state.
OF general and salient features
handled in this work, the following
may furnish some idea: A COM
parison of Pagan and Christian
Worlds, Founding of the Christian
Church, Development of the Catholic
Church, Catholic Church In America,
Early Explorations, Missionaries
and Missions, Foundation of the Ca
tholic Church in Wisconsin, Early
Settlers, Growth of the Church, De-
velopment Of parishes and Founda-
tion of Schools, Colleges and Catholic
Institutions: Erection of First Dio-
cese, Archdiocese of MIlN Ikee, Do
cese.of Green Bay and La Crosse,
Present Condition Of the Catholic
Church in Wisconsin, Biographs and
Pictures of the Archbishops, Bishops,
Clergy and prominent laymen, Pic
lures Of all Parish Churches and
Catholic Institutions throughout the
State, as we'll as Of ancient an notable
Paintings and Relics: the Future Of
the Church, Chronological Tables,
Map showing the location of each
church and institution in the state.
Prominent among the beautiful
half-tone effects to be seen in this pub
licatien, are full page illustrations of
the statue of Father Marquette, now
in Statuary Hall, Washington, ID. c.,
First Church in Wisconsin, built at
La Pointe by Father Marquette, in
1866; Arrival of Father Marquette at
st. Marie, Green Lake county, on
June o, 1913, and fountain said to be
blessed by him at the same place dur
ing that year.
The editorial charge of the work is
in the hands of Mr. Harry II Heming,
by no means a stranger.in the journal
istic and literary field.
The offices of the Catholic Historic
al Publishing Co. are in Rooms 30 and
SO, Sentinel Building, Milwaukee, Wis.
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