The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-27
Archbishop Messmer Appoints
Rev. W. D. Malone To Take
Charge at Monches
STARTS FOR PLACE TO-DAY
Change In Place of Work Will Not
Interfere With Plans For Pro
posed English Catholic
Church in Kenosha
From Monday s Daily.l

quite sensation was caused in Ca.
tholie Circles in Kenosha this morning
by the announcement that Archbishop
Messmer had appointed the Rev. w D.
Malone, senior assistant of st. James
church as pastor Of the church at
Monches in Washington county. In
keeping with the appointment of the
Bishop, Father Malone left this after
noon to begin the work in the new
parish. The parish is said to be one
Of the best in the Milwaukee diocese
and it is fine advancement for Father
Malone. It is a parish of some two
hundred families all English speaking
people In connection with the work
at Monches, there is a mission at Lake
Five where Father Malone will also be
in charge.
The appointment of Father Malone
as pastor Of the parish came as bolt
from a clean sky as no indication had
been given out that the Archbishop
had considered the removal Of Father
Malone from this city He has been
most popular with the people of ST.
James Church and it was generally un-
derstood that he would remain a fixture
in that church until he carried out his
plan for the organization of an English
parish in Kenosha
Father Malone was seen short time
after he had received his appointment
from the bishop. In speaking of the
matter he said: 'FI shall! leave for
Monches this afternoon in order to take
charge of the parish at once OF
course it is little disappointing to me
that | can not go ahead with the work
IN Kenosna, but I am ready to aswer
the order Of the Bishop and go where
he sends me. We have collected some
Sl400 for the new parish on the south
west side of the city and [ hope that
it will be possible for me to come back
to Kenosha and take up this work
again later. The money that has been
collected will be held for this purpose.
We had about decided that it would be
impossible for the plans for the new
church to be carried out this year on
account of the present conditions and
this matter had been taken up between
me and the Bishop and he is fully ad-
vised of the work that has been done
for the new parish. [ am not able to
state just what will be done but the
gifts Of the people to this new work will
be carefully guarded. I expect to be
In Kenosha many times during the next
few months and after [ have started in
my work at Monches I will be better
able to tell what will be done later. !"
Father Malone has been in Kenosha
as Assistant Pastor Of st. James Church
for several years and in that time he
has taken large part in the manage
ment of the work Of the parish He
has had much to do with movement for
the lettering of Kenosha and has al
ways been willing and ready to give
Of his time to aid these movements,
His departure from Kenosha will be
greatly regretted by all citizens of the
city regardless Of their church afilia-
tions. The pastorate at Monches will
give Father Malone a broad field for
his labor but it is probable that when
the Bishop sees that it is time for
the opening of the new parish in Keno,
sha that Father Malone will be return
ed to this city to take up again and
complete the work which he has. started.
AS there is now an assistant at st.
James Church it is not thought that
it will be necessary to send any other
priest to Kenosha.
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