New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-28

The WAY of the Cross is COM
posed of fourteen stations, each con-
tanning statue representing some
phrase of the life of Christ immediate
ly before his death on the cross. These
are arranged in the way of a walk,
ending finally in the beautiful chapel
/ of the Sorrowful Mother. Before each
one of these stations the multitude
paused while the officiating priests,
Rev. Rev. E. Roediger, o. F. NJ,
Rev. Liborus Breitenstein, o. F. NJ,
and Rev. Raymond Hottie, O. F. NJ,
conducted the impressive and solemn
ceremonies. Before each station they
knelt in silent prayer and meditated
on the life of Christ as portrayed by
that particular station, then the bless
ing was pronounced.
FATHER BERGHOLD SPEAKS.
i So the ceremony was conducted until
the chapel at the end of the walk was
reached when this beautiful piece of
architecture was formally dedicated.
The most striking feature of this part
of the program was the address by
Rev. Alexander Berghold. An old
man now and gray, he had in the
strength Of his early manhood come to
New Ulm as the first pastor of the
Holy Trinity church, in 1869, and then,
standing on the very spot where he
now stood, he had expressed a hope
that some day just such a chapel
might be built and dedicated to God
as was now built and was now being
dedicated. These memories recalled by
the former New Ulm priest in feeling
words sank deep into the hearts of his
hearers.
i At 2 p. m. the twenty third annual
convention of the German Catholic
i Benevolent Aid association was called
to order in the basement of the church.
and the delegates remained in session
until after 10 O'Clock in the evening,
with an intermission for supper. No
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taken but large volume of business
OF minor Importance was transacted.
Perhaps the most interesting pro-
ceeding of the day was the receiving
by the society of the picture of the
pope direct from the vatican and with
the papal blessing. This is an honor
which never before in it's history has
been bestowed upon this society and,
as far as is known, upon any other So
ciety. Naturally there was great re-
joicing among the delegates.
REPORT SHOWS BIG GAINS.
The report of the secretary shows
that during the past year the asso-
citation has made great strides and the
figures presented were a surprise to
many. The reserve fund in the mems
department has now reached the
highly respectable figure ofs1O4, 31S.7O,
while the reserve fund in the woman's
department, which is newer, foots up
to Sl8, 7l3.75. This is total increase
of S35, 1921 in the last two years.
/ The membership now numbers 1884
men and 1854 women, an increase over
the old figures of 312 men and 238
women. $4,000 has been paid out in
benefits to the men members and Sc, 500
to the women.
| When it came to selecting a city for
holding the next convention there was
a surprise in store for many. No in
vitations we're received and the matter
Of choosing a place was left in the
hands of the executive committee. It
seems that the growing size of these
gatherings has created a small panic
among the eligible places and all are
afraid to undertake it.
The date of holding the conventions
was changed from September to the
first Tuesday in June, and it was voted
to do away with the semi-annual meet
ings, SO that the society will meet but
once a year hereafter.
| follows: President, George N. Gerlach;
secretary, John Juenemann; treasurer,
|P. M. Kerst; agent, George Stelzle,
all of st. Paul. The executive COM
mittee consists of J. S. Grade. Wd.
Eibner, Paul Kempf, M. Nachbar and
M. Gross.
SOCIETY PURSE OPENED.
/ Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the principle Of the parochial
school and the teaching of the German
language to the children. Contribu-
tions voted were: Peters Pence $3.50:
for the Waconia forbade sufferers,
$50; for Indian missions, $50; and for
the ST. Leo house New York, $50.
| The following societies were repre-
sented with delegates: From ST. Paul,
st. Peter, ST. Clement, St. Leo, St.
4 Anthony, ST. Matthew and St. Bern