The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-06
BENEDICTINES MEET.
Many Noted Catholic Dignitaries
Gather at Atchis0n.

Atchison, Aug. 6.-The triennia1 meet
ing of the Benedictine order of tie
United States Is in session in Atchison.
and will continue until Thursday even
ing, although an adjournment will be
taken today out of respect to the Rt.
Rev. Innocent Wolf, late president of
the order and abbot of ST. Benedict's
abbey. Today will occur the much
talked of celebration of the jubilee Of
Rt. Rev. Wolf, who has completed Is
has brought many Catholic dignitaries
of the Benedictine order from all parts
of the United States. 1t is the first
meeting of the order in Atchison, which
is known as the American Cassinese
congregation by churchmen, because OF
the birth of the order at Monte Casino
45 miles from Naples. 1t was founded
by ST. Benedict in the year 529. The
great church which marks the cradle "a
the order was rebuilt in the twelfth CEN
fury, and is almost inconceivably rich
in its profusion of precious marbles.
MOSAIC. sculpture and painting. The
business of the American order is trans
acted at the meetings held every third
year. The representation Is not large.
the meetings being attended by ar
abbot and one delegate from each house.
Under certain conditions the priors OF
the houses also attend the meetings.
At Tuesdays session of the order Rt.
Rev. Peter Engle. of St. Johns abbey.
Collegeville, Mimi, was elected presi-
dent, succeeding Rt. Rev Innocent
Wolf, who held the office two terms of
three years, which is the limit under
have been reelected without special
permission from Rome The following
prelates and priests attended the meet
ing:
ST. Vlncent's ARCHAEOLOGY, Beatty, Pa;
Rt Rev. Innocent Wolf, st. Benedict's,
Atchison; Rt; Rev: Hilary Pfraengle.
St gegsa a90eS MenSeg g. n ri a
abbey, Culln1an, Ala; Rt. Rev. Nepom-
ucene Jaeger, st. Procopius abbey, Chi
cago, ILL.,; Rt. Rev. Peter Engle, st.
Johns abbey, Collegeyillei Mimi a,,a Kt.
ST. Leo. Fla; Rt. Rev. Alfred Mayer.
Cluny priory. Wetaug, ILL.,: Rev. Poly
carp, Newark, N. j.; Rev. Alexius Hoff-
man. Collegeville. Mimi: Rev. Ambrose
Sittenauer, ST. Benedict's, Atchison;
Rev. Ambrose Roger, Cullman, Ala;
Rev. ndephonse Whitman. Chicago;
Rev. Bernard Haas, Beln ont, N. c.;
Rev. Roman Kirchner, ST. Leo, Fla.
Solemn pontifical high mass. in honor
of the jubilee of Rt Rev. Wolf. will be
celebrated by Bishop Fink, assisted by
Rev. T. G. Moore. vicar general. with
Rev. ]. Ward and Rev. A. ]. Jennings.
deacons of honor. Rev. J. A. Them.
deacon, and Rev. H. F. Wolf. sub-dea-
con. Fathers Thomas and Martin viii
be masters of ceremonies. Seven b1Sh-
ops anu Il dDUOlS Will OCCuPy Tic SAM
tuary during the mass, and a hundred
priests will be in the audience. The Wis
itors are nearly all here.
The music rendered at the mass will
be as follows:
Mass in honor of ST. Lucy, by Witt,
for choir and quartette of horns.
The propria of the mass, Gregorian.
Professional, Ecce Sacerdos. by
Koltz.
Recessional. Jubilate Dec, by Zangl.
NJ RanQd1ct'S
church, assisted by Miss Lucia A. Wy
att of Topeka, will do the singing. The
propria will be sung by a select choir
of fathers from Conception. Mo.
The banquet in honor of Abbott
VOLTS jubilee will occur at Mt. st.
| Scholastica's convent at l o. m, today.
and at p. M, there will be a concert
on the lawn of the convent.
| The following bishops are here to at
tend the jubilee: Rt. Rev. John j. Hen
| messy, D. D., Wichita, Kan; Rt. Rev.
Louis M. Fink. o. S. B. D. D., Kansas
City. Kan; Rt. Rev. Maurice F. Burke.
D. D.. st. Joseph, Mo; Rt. Rev. Thomas
Bonaeum, D. D., Lincoln, Neb.; Rt. Rev.
Leo Haid. o. S. r. D. D.. North Caro-
| lima; Rt Rev. John ]. Glennon. D. D..
Kansas City. Mo-; Ri Rev. John F.
Cunningham, D. D.. Concordta, Kan.
| The abbots present. in addition to
those mentioned above. are: Ri. Rev.
| Athananius Schmitt, ST Meinrad, Ind;
Rt. Rev Felix De Grasse. Sacred Heart,
| Oklahoma; Rt. Rev. Frowin Conrad,
| Conception, Mo-; Rt Rev. Ignatius Con-
rad, Spielersville, Arkansas.
| Among the other distinguished visi-
! tors are Ri Rev. Mgr. c. Linnenkamp
| of ST. Joseph, one of the oldest priests
| in the western country; Very Rev. Thos.
| F. Lillis Kansas City. Mo-; Very Rev.
F. w. Graham, ST. Joseph. Mo-; Very
Rev. Joseph Perrier. v. G.. Concordia.
Kan; Very Rev. D. J. Hurley. ". F..
| Junction City, Kan; Very Rev. F. NJ.
4lr1 ID y
Moore, D. D. V. c.. Kansas City, Kan;
Very Rev. John Redeker. Westphalia,
Kan; Very Rev. John Ward I4eaven-
worth, Kan; Very Rev. E. Hartig, o.
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