Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-08
IN CHURCH CORNER STONE.
Historical Sketch Deposited in OF Mary's
Catholic Church. which Laid OF Wednesday.
July "a, A. ID.


Perpetual Remembrance of Things;
On this the day of july the Our Lord
Nineteen Hundred and One,
When Leo KILL the his aud the
fourth his Ponifcae the ST Peter rules
The Church of Christ:
In the One Hundred sixth Independence of these
United States:
When William Mckinley United guides the
thereof,
Archbishop Milwaukee
Nickoaus Weyer Pastor,
this Ritual of the Holy Roman
Catholic Church.
brothers, Weyer Waterford
Michael Weyer Manvie and the Rev Nickoaus Weye Pas
this conducted the solemn service assisted
by Rev Peter Rosn, Holanda Master of Ceremonies Rev.
John Schiefen, of New Muener preaching the German
Rev. n d. Becker of Pewaukee preaching the English sermon Kew
r. j. Ll of Paevie and Rev Joseph lfger of Seymour oec
plying seats in the Sanctuary
The description somny the enclosed
MINERAL POINT
dates its existence back the 1927 when miners from Gana,
Illinois started the first cabin They being mining
enterprise followed known
booming mining camp settlers arrived from of the
world Catholics Occasionally priest
would visit Them but historically mention made of such
visit till 1889 In that the Rev Mazzuche attached the
Diocese of Dubuque celebrated the Holy Sacrifice the Mass in
shauy Uren the time occupied by James
Smith 1871 Father stationed Potos Wiscon
place regularly month In 1912
he built church and for four attended to the spiritual
the Catholics He followed 1916 by the Rev Victor
the first resident of Mineral Point
Michael MFaul followed from S49 $780, when Rev
Cause re-asumed charge OF the parish until 800 eV Whan b.
Doughey Arthur OConnor for time assistants
Father CausseF
During the year 1850 when the destroying many
advised his people
help from Heaven mpore the powerful necesson of the
blessed Virgin Mary Devotons
picture brought from Mexico after the with
that AS evidence of the efficacy this and in
the wonderful nterposon of the Mother of God
in their behalf Catholics Mineral Point issued the following
statement:
I'm the year of our Lord 1850 on day
soemniy Most Holy Rosary the under
signed Mineral Point diocese of
Wisconsin, truly merciful
Coda
gratitude well promote the honor of the blessed Virgin
Mary and assembled for that purpose on this day Holy
ar somny while of the cholera
raging August and September fol-
LOVING the PRESSING invitation of our pastor placed
protection Virgin Mary under the title of Mother of
Sorrows daily Hail Marys
her honor DURING the time the scourge our confidence was not
depised but while others
maternal hand removed the from
u.s. years 1Si9 and 1880 and
families preserved cholera and if we live it
Cod rendered propous by the nterceon OF
Jesus and life Wishing therefore,
glory the mother of Jesus by transmit
the of that great blessing and the
expression lasting gratitude have ceerfuly affixed our
the above statement in the Catholic church OF St. Paul MIN
era Point, the date and year above"
is signed by the majority Of the members
succeeded by Rev. NJ kundig, who' after a snort
stay by NJ. p Kenne Rev James MCGOWAN,
stayed only short time to be succeeded by Rev r. o.
Bondle 1857 when Rev Francis McGann
charge parish and remained until his death in September
followed by the Rev James okeefe on October
OKeee still of the original congregation ana
both in spiritual and temporal affairs prosperous
during thirty For several previous to
the appontnent Keefe Peter Voissen aud after
Rev Highland, had and
the steadily increasing num-
Mary congregation established; church,
residences erected and Rev r. y Wenhat
took charge the congregation 1878 The children
tending school St Paus with drawn and placed IN
coming from Racine Wisconsin In DC
ober 1878 George Weiich charge the parish and re-
He followed by Rev Joseph Huber who
X Wenhar again took charge OF
parish remained until his death on March D 1890 lev .
his return TO his former par
when the pastor, Rev
The condition
St Mar parish The list which shows the mum
subscriptions toward building the
en church ard pastoral residence Of construction, both at
cost twenty thousand dollars also the names OF the OIL
contributors will be enclosed IN this
stone For thirty years Of ST Dominic have continued to
teach the school speaks Itself for the satisfaction they have
ver 20 both pupils parents The Marys
cation know full weth Christian education more than
ever essential youth They have made great sacrifices IN the
education which fits them for their
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