The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-22
STACK ORGANIZES NEW
PARISH ON BILLINGS BENCH.
FIVE ACRES DONATED
Billings Land & Irrigation Company
Advances Movement by Giving sites
for Building and cemetery-work
Will Start at Once.

Billings bench have decided to build a
church and work on the structure,
which will be built under the supervi-
sion of Father Stack, will be started
Immediately. The Billings Land & IT.
rigation company has donated the
necessary site for a church and Gem
etery and the use of 100 acres of land
to add to the building fund.
Tuesday morning Father Stack left
on No. 6 for Huntley, where he was
met by a delegation Of Hollanders
who conveyed him by team to their
settlement four miles directly north Of
Huntley.
Father Stack said mass at the
school at which place all the Holland
ers were ~congregated Tor divine ser
vices. It was the first time that mass
vas said on the Billings bench and
the Hollanders were proud Of the fact
that it was said at their request.
At this service there were about 60
people present, all Hollanders and
Father Stack had II people who ap-
preached the holy communion and one
baptism.
|. Immediately after mass all the men
to the number of about 80 remained
and a meeting was held during which
1t was decided to build q church, cen.
trally located on the bench. The meet
ing was called to order by Father
Stack and Immediately after calling
it to order he was appointed tempo
rary chairman. Then voting took
place and q building committee wal
elected consisting OF Mr.. Henri Van
Leaarhoven, chairman, Henry CLOUD
admaus, secretary, and. Henry Doodle
man, treasurer. The meeting was
very enthusiastic and the building
committee decided to come to Billings
the following day in company with
Father Stack.
sites Donated.
They interviewed R. q. Shepherd Of
the Billings Land & Irrigation com
pany. This interview took place yes
terday afternoon at $3.50 at Mr.. shep-
herds office, and the result was that
the Billings. Land & Irrigation com
pany decided to the Roman Catholic
bishop of Great Falls, a Montana
corporation, five acres Of ground to be
selected by the Hollanders for church
purposes and two acres Of ground
decided to the same corporation for
cemetery purposes. .
This being accepted by the commit
tee, a vote OF thanks was offered to
Nj. Shepherd, representing the Bill.
ings Land, & Irrigation company, for
his kindness.
Work on the church will be started
Immediately. Father Stack will have
direct supervision of the building un-
til its completion. The church will be
called st. Willebrordus, the patron Of
Holland, and will be a frame build
ing, 80 feet wide in the clear by 40
feet long, which length will be extend
ed as conditions warrant.
The Hollanders are very enthusiast
tic and much satisfied over the out
come of the first visit Of their pastor
and feel that with his encouragement
and financial assistance, they will hold
services not later than the second Sun
day in September in the new build
! ing. This work will necessitate FREE
quent visits of Father Stack to the
Holland colony.
The undertaking is in line with the
advancement OF the country and Faith
er Stack was %agreeably surprised to
see the 4O-acre. the 6O-acre and the
16O-acre tracts already under cnltiva-
tion and assuming a prosperous ap.
%pearance.
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