The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-01
MAKING CHRISTIANS OF
KINSMEN AND FRIENDS
Father NegahnqlHt AntIci pateS
Doing Great Work Among
the Indians

Until Rev Father Albert Negahn
quet completed his foure ear course
in the propaganda al Rome, three
years ago, there mad never been a
iullblood Indian admitted tO tho
priesthood iH The Roman Catholic
church Since the FIRST days, follow
ing Americas discovery this churcI
has ever been Jealous ia convenina
the indians. and through education
placing them In a position TO advance
in civilization There have been,
TOO, many Jealous converts, but nono
has ever before reached the priest
hood
Father Negahnquet was born in
1874 on the Pottawatomie Indians
former reservation, near ST. Marys,
Kas. Through the efforts OF Jesui
missionaries the Pottawatomie tribe
nearly century before, had been
converted to the Catholic faith. The
oldest of ten children, NegahnQucl
was taken, al tender age, % th,
Church OF the Assumption at Tope
ka, Kas.. for baptism Soon after
ward his parents removed with other
members Of the tribe TO the Pott1
watomies new reservation In ther
the central part of Indian territory
He attended the government schoo
for Indians, and his unusual ntellt
gence as a pupil attracted the atten
tion of the teachers. They eneour
aged him to go farther with his stu
dies, and he therefore entered th
school of the Sacred Heart, main
tanned for the Indians by The Catl
Ollie in Southern pottawatOmie coun
ty Oklahoma.
While attending Sacred Heart thi
Indian student came into the notice
of Mother Katherine DreXel. a mem
Der OF the celebrated Phiadelphit
family of that name, and seeing hi
excellent qualifications she interest
ed her sister, Mrs MoreU Througi
the influence of these two women. n
particular, Negahnqnet completed his
studies at Sacred Heart. ana al tnor
expense, and was then admitted tC
the Indian school AT Carlisle. PA
Afterward he was transferred TO thC
Catholic university at Washington
ID. c., to enter upon his studies fo'
the priesthood proper.
Finishing at Washington a scholar
shin was secured for Negahnquet II
the Propaganda at Rome through The
influence of Bishop Theodore Nicer
schaert Of Oklahoma With a large
class of students from al parts g
the world the young PottaWat0mif
1atf,t,H F,tt4p trfftfl4Atfa1, ft, ftf.t.
aration for his future work At he
close of their studies the students Of
the Propaganda are asked 10 deliver
an address in their native tongue
There were lorfYeigh. languages
spoken ON the OCCASION carly In th'
summer of 1906. when Father Ne
gahnquet gave his address iu the ton
que OF his fathers. iha oG tho pu
tawatomies the FIRST timc iis sounds
had ever been heard m historic
Rome
Negahnquet was Cousecratol % tht
priesthood in Rome hN Cardinal R0s
pighi. Cardinal Vicar Of Rome On
June 6. within The church OF So
JOAN l.atern. the resting place nov
of the late Leo Ncgahnguot slit
his first mass al he uol Column o.
the church of Santa pilsseda. aut
az the altar OF Santa Coloua It wa'
only a few days before po0e Lee
XIII was stricken with his Fatal IN
ness that Negahnquet along viii
other members 1f his class saw h,
pondn They We're 10 have received
his blessing. but In the meantime MI.
popcs illness inlerfered and Fathe
Negahnuuet sailed for home 10 been
the work to which bis lie had heel
consecrated lIis first mass II
America he said at ST. Joseph
church in oklahoma City soon afte
his return-the FIRST mass ever chant
ed by a Roman Catholic clergyman
who was a fullblood Indian lie hat
formerly been consecraed in this
country by Bishop Meerschaert. ane
is now lceated Ia sd Indian terri
tory. i was at his request thai
work among BITS own people was as
signed him lie anticipates doing 3
great work among Jhe Indians. anl
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