The Irish standard., 1909-01-02
MOTHER AGNES
Passes Away at Fargo After a Long
Life Of Usefulness,

Passes Away at Fargo After a Long
Life Of Usefulness.
In the death last evening at nine
O'Clock at the Sacred Heart academy
of Mother Agnes Hughes, the cause
of education and charity has suffered
a severe and heavy loss and the city
of Fargo loses distinguished woman
whose religious life afforded a high
ideal not only to the members of her
community and immediate surround
ings. both in school and orphanage.
but to all those with whom her bust
ness relations. as head of a large acad
envy and orphanage. brought hcr in
contact, says the Fargo Forum Of Dec
%.
Somc twenty-seven years ago Moth
or Agnes and several Sisters OF the
Presentation Orde, came to Fargo at
The solicitation Of Bishop Marty, who
was then Vicar Apostolic Of the terri
tory Of Dakota and opened Il school on
the site Of the present nrphanage. The
good sisters. encouraged by the al
most indomitahle will of Mother Agnes
struggled on through the years Of
hardship and prvations which must
necessarily accompany an undertaking
such as theirs in new country and
as the years rolled on the ..ity OF Fargo
grew apace but tho little school under
the holy sisters kept pace with it.
Some eleven years ago when tile need
of more school accommodation became
Imperative, Mother Agnes. after con-
suting Bishop Stanley, decided to pur-
chase the Yerxa home on North Broad
way for an academy. or worldly means
she possessed only q very meagcr
quantity. but there was no bounds 10
her trust in God when il came TO IN
dertaking a work whose sole object was
the greater glory Of God--thc only
thought always uppermost in the mind
and thoughts Of Mother Agnes. Dur
Ing life she craved not for words OF
praise and to her the pIaudits Of sue
cess We're empty sounds, 'out tho mag
nificent academy and boys school
which stand today on North Droadu ny
are lasting monuments to her zeal and
speak more loudly than words OF ne,
boundless faith in God
Though ever busy In The building up
Of her community and advancing the
cause Of Catholic education, M >thot
Agnes still found time and ,nrnns to
carry on a work moro dear to h"r
heart, If such were possib'e---than tho
cause of education. namely providing
a home for Gods little ones who were
bereft Of father and mother hy the
pitiless hand Of death. When she
transferred the academy to NORTH
Broadway the old building became the
home Of the orphans. In February
1906. a disastrous Are destroyed thu
old school and the sixty or more chill
dren for whom Mother Agnes lac
provided were once more without q
home. Aided and encouraged by
Bishop STANLEY, and her many friends
in Fargo and throughout the state
Mother Agnes determined to erect 4
modern home for her little proteges
and on Christmas day. 1907. Bislor
Stanley blessed tho present orphan.
age. It was the last building under
taken by Mother Agnes. Her active
life closed last night all too soon ~
the eyes of her friends. but in Gods
good time. her community Of sisters
in religion, the children in her acad-
envy. the little orphans for whom she
exerted her very best efforts, are all
offering their sorrowful prayers be-
side her bier, her friends in the city
and throughout the state If North Da-
kota are bewailing her loss. but the
work she accomplished for religion and
education in N.:rth Dakota viii bear
lasting testimony to her holy life ind
labors in the city OF her adoption.
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