The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10
Handsome and Valuable Book.

Handsome and Valuable Book.
One Of the handSomest as well as
most valuable books offered for puDilc
consideration during the present year,
is ''The Catholic Church in Wiscon-
SIM" the prospectus of which. in both
English and German, is now ready for
inspection.
1t is nearly two years since the Cain
Ollie 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, Bishop S. j. Messmer
of Green Bay Diocese and the leading
Clergy of the State. The work.
large quarto, 9xl2 inches in size, con-
tains from 1,500 to 1900 pages and
about 1000 fine half-tOne illustra-
tiOns.
The special purpose of the book is
to give "a 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 complete history of
each community and parish. giving
the date when each congregation was
founded, a complete list OF it's visiting
pastors, the story Of it's general growth.
buildings, schools, and biography
of present rector. In nearly every
instance pictures of the church and
pastor will accom- pany each article,
the exception being only such cases
where it is absolutely impossible to OBJ
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, Founda ton of the Ca
thOlic Church in Wisconsin, Early
Settlers, Growth of the Church, De-
velopment of parishes and Feunda-
tion of Schools, Colleges and Catholic
Institutions; Erection of First Lio-
cese, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Dio-
cese of Green Bay and La Crosse,
Present Condition of the Catholic
Church in Wisconsin, BiographS and
Pictures of tie Archl}ishops. Bi>h 'ps,
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 seenin this pub
licaton, are full page Illustrations of
the statue of Father Marquette, now
in Statuary Hall, Washington. D. 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 6. 1878, 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 H Heming.
by no means stranger.in the journal
istic and literary field.
The offices of the Catholic Historic
Al Publishing Co. are in Rooms 35 and
s. Sentinel Building, Milwaukee, Wis.
The Empire State EXPRESS of
the New York Central Railroad
recently ran 149 miles in 143.
British and Russian steamers
have been sent out recently to
search for Prof. Andree, who
started on July IL to cross the
north pole area.
National Encampment G. A. r. Buffalo,
N. Y, Aug. 1928, 1897.
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