The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-30
FATHER MALONE IN CHARGE
Under the Leadership of Father Viii
liam D. Malone the New Parish to
be Known as st. Thomas Church
Will be Established.

The most important movement in
half century among the members of
the Roman Catholic church in Keno
sha will be inaugurated next week
when state charter will be secured
for the st. Thomas congregation of
Kenosha. The congregation will be
the first strictly speaking English con-
gregatiOn of the church organized in
Kenosha and it promises within a short
time to be one of the strongest Catho-
lie bodies Of the city
Acting under the orders of the Rt.
Rev. Sebastian G. Messmer, archbishop
of the Milwaukee diocese, the Rev,
William D. Malone, former assistant
known among Catholics in the city,
has come to Kenosha to have charge of
the organization and incorporation of
the new congregation. Father Ma
lone is now in charge of the church at
Monches, but it is the plan of the
archbishop to have him come to Keno
sha to take charge of the new English
organization just as soon as the pre-
liminary work of the incorporation Of
the congregation has been completed
While Father Malone was assistant
pastor of st. James church he recogniz-
ed the demand for a new Catholic
parish in the city and he started the
movement at that time, but when the
panic came the archbishop decided
that the time was not ripe for the or
ganization of the parish and he sent
Father Malone to Monches. At that
time there was an understanding that
he should be permitted to return to
Kenosha to carry out his plan of form
ing the new congregation.
Father Malone in speaking of the
plan this morning said: "The new con-
gregation will be incorporated next
week and / have decided to call it
the ST. Thomas congregation on ac-
count of the fact that the movement
for the organization of it was started
on ST. Thomas Day. / can not say
great deal about the plan at present,
but will be able to give out the details
after the incorporation papers are
fled This has been one Of my cher
ished plans and | was, of course, great
ly pleased when the archbishop sum
moned me to his office short time ago
and informed me that he was ready for
me to take up this work I have been
given such hearty assurances Of aid
for this great work that / feel con
WINGED that within a reasonably short
time the new church will be one of the
strong religious bodies of Kenosha. !"
1t is stated that the incorporators
of the new congregation will be among
the best known members of the church
in Kenosha. At the present time it
is estimated that there are no less than
1000 English speaking Catholics in Ke-
nosha and many of these have long
desired a church of their own.
Father Malone has a splendid site
for the church consisting of nine lots
on Elizabeth street between Charles
and Edward streets. This is in the
center of a section in which many
Catholics reside and most of them are
English speaking Catholics The in
crease in the population of this part
of the city, and especially the Catholic
population, during the last two years
has shown a demand for the erection
of a church and school,
The site is sufficiently large to pro
vide room for the church, the school
and home for the pastor and it is
thought that the work on all of the
buildings will be started before the
end of another year.
There is no desire on the part of the
promoters of the new congregation to
draw any great number of members
from the old established churches, but
it is thought that there are Catholics
enough in the city without church
home to make up large congrega-
tion.