The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-23
CELEBRATE FIFT|ETH
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY
Catholics of Ft. Wayne Hail
Golden Jubilee-Digni-
taries Gather.
BISHOP ALERDING IN CHARGE
See Embraces All Indiana North of
Marion County-Has 10 Churches
and Forty-one Missions.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Sept. 22-The If
tieth anniversary of the organization of
the diocese Of the Fort Wayne Roman
Catholic hierarchy is being celebrated
by the Catholic congregations of this
city. Bishop Herman J. Alerding, who
recently published volume giving a
history of the diocese and of each par
ish in it, is in charge of the jubilee
ceremonies.
Services today began with the cele-
bration of high mass by Bishop Aler-
ding. assisted by the local clergy. The
jubilee sermon was delivered by the
Rev. Father Morrisey of Notre Dame.
His theme was THE Recuperative
Power of the Church Against All Ad-
versity in OBJECTIONS from Heretical
Thought"
Tonight Library hall was packed at
service at which the speakers were
DR.. James NJ. Dinner, DR. H. 0. Brueg-
geman, w P. Breen, holder of the Lea
tare medal; Henry c. Berghof. former
mayor, and Timothy E Howard of
South Bend. former supreme court
judge.
Mr.. Howard spoke on Education -
and made a plea for a threefold edu-
cation of the child. While he com
mended the wisdom of the founders of
the state in providing for a great pub
lie school fund, he said Catholic chill
dren must have the complete rounded
education which our conscience and
our reason demand-education of the
physical, the mental, and the moral in
our nature.
Big District in Diocese.
The territory in the Fort Wayne see
embraces all Indiana north of Marion
county, and includes 17,4S0 square
miles, a territory so vast that the work
of directing its affairs is strenuous
There are 131 secular priests and II
priests of religious orders, making 202
| in all. There are 10 churches with
resident pastors and AZ missions with
churches. There is one university
which is known the world over-Notre
Dame. There also are seminaries and
IS academies. Eightytwo OF the
churches have parochial schools with
total attendance of 15,4OO There are
two orphan asylums, one for boys at
Lafayette and one for girls in this city
There are two old peoples homes. one
at Avilla and one at Lafayette, and
twelve hospitals are successfully main
tanned in this diocese.
Since this diocese was created fifty
years ago four men have held the office
of bishop. First was the Rt Rev. Johr
Henry Luers, D. D. He held it until
June, 1871, when he was stricken with
apopIexy while walking to the railroad
station. The Ri. Rev. Joseph Dwengel
was the second bishop and he remained
in office until January. 1893. BishoI
Dwenger has to his credit the founding
of Notre Dame and the establishment Of
several diocesan schools The thirf
bishop was the Rt. Rev. Joseph Rade-
macher and he held his office unit
June. 1900. when Bishop Alerding was
ordained by Archbishop Elder of Gin
| cinnati.
| History by Bishop AIerding.
Bishop Alerding is all equipped fol
his work With the assistance of the
Rev w C. Miller he has written anC
published a history of this diocese fol
the last fifty years. and in it he tells
of the many and various hardships tina
had to be undergone by the early
preachers who have helped to bring
this diocese up to the standard which i
now holds.