Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-12-19
Has Been Chosen Irremovable Rector
of Old st. Johns
Parish.
The Rev. DIR. George w. Schuhmann
Has Been Named by
Bishop.
A Native of Louisville and i'm Touch
With All City's Best
Interests.

The Very Rev. George w. Schulz
mann, ID. D., has been appointed ire
movable rector of st. Johns church
at Clay and Walnut streets. The APP
pointment was made by the Right
concursus held at the Cathedral
rectory last Thursday afternoon.
Father Schuhmann's appointment
became effective Monday after the
Bishop officially confirmed the
choice of those taking part in the
concursus. Several months ago the
venerable Father Lawrence BaX re-
signed as pastor of st. Johns, after
fifty-three years service, and re-
turned to his native Holland. The
Rev. Father Daniel f. Gallagher, who
had been his assistant for a short
time, was temporarily in charge of
the parish, but fell il on Thanksgiy-
ing day and was removed to SITS.
Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, where
he is now convalescing.
Prior to a trip to Florida Bishop
McCloskey called a concursus of the
diocese for the purpose of choosing
Father Bax's successor. 1t was held
at the Cathedral rectory Thursday
afternoon of last week with the Verv
Rev. Father James p. Cronin presid-
ing. The Rev. John L. O'Connor, Of
Holy Name church, Chancellor, and
Rev. Father Thomas j. Hayes, of
Bowling Green, and Rev. Father Ed
ward S. Fitzgerald, of Owensboro,
were the examiners. The candidates
were the Very Rev. DIR. Schuhmann.
of the Cathedral, and the Rev. Father
w. d. Pike, of Fairfield. Both passed
the examination with great credit.
Rev. DR.. Schuhmann was recon-
mended for the irremoyable rector
ship, and the papers were sent to the
Right Rev. Bishop at once. Monday
morning the papers were returned
with the Bishops approval and Dr.
Schuhmann was notified of his APP
pointment forthwith.
The news of Father Schuhmann's
appointment will be hailed with de-
light by his many friends, although
the communicates of the Cathedral
parish are loathe to lose him. He is
well acquainted in St. Johns parish,
and the congregation will give him Il
royal welcome. He takes charge of
an old, in fact one of the oldest con-
gregations in the city. The church
is consecrated, has a substantial rec
tory and parochial school buildings.
With his scholarly attachments DIR.
Schuhmann will no doubt make many
improvements in the present school
system and environment.
Rev. DIR. George w. Schuhmann is
still in his early forties, and is the
eldest son of George S. Schuhmann,
President of the Louisville Anzeiger
Company. After attending St. Marys
parochial school in this, his native
city, the priest-to-be spent several
years at st. Meinrad's College in
Indiana. Later he returned to Louis
vile and entered the Boys High
School. He was at that time so far
advanced that he skipped The first
two wears, for it was then five-year
course. and entered the Sophomore
class. He graduated with the highest
honors of his class in 1883 and then
went to the celebrated University OF
Innsbruck, in the Tyrol, where he
completed his studies and was or
dained. Not only did he come out
with the title of Doctor of Divinity.
but he graduated with the highest
honors of his class and in his final
examination his average exceeded
that of any student at the university
in seventeen years.
After being ordained Father
Schuhmann came back to Louisville,
and for about eighteen years has
been one of the assistant priests at
the Cathedral. Although a great
scholar his language in the pulpit is
always of the simplest. He is an
eloquent and forceful speaker, but
at the same time modest TO a point
of sensitiveness regarding his schol-
arly attainments. Only recently his
name was sent to Rome as the sec
ond choice of the irremovable rectors
of the Cleveland diocese as sue
cessor to the late Bishop Horstmann.