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service to him in giving him deeper
insight into human nature, and q
broader sympathy with the laity.
Exercised His Marked Abilitv.

(, service to him in giving him deeper
insight into human nature, and /,
broader sympathy with the laity.
Exercised His Marked Ability.
1T. also gave him an opportunity to
exercise his marked ability in finance
for in his short period in the world he
Elaid- the foundation of a comfortable
income, which he has never failed to
'eXpend literally on struggling and de.
serving students whether to fit them
selves for the ministry or other walks
'of life.
i On the advice of Archbishop Ireland
The returned to the seminary. and after
spending a short time at st. Bonaven-
Etures Allegheny he was called to st.
Paul where the archbishop was then
rounding a seminary, and was or.
daincd with its first class of esslesias-
| ties. 49,
| After, his ordination he was sent as
assistant TO the Rev Father Oster of
Clontarf, where he was put in charge
of'jthe Indian school there Later
he was made pastor OF st. Marys. Wa
SEGA county with charge of the adoin-
ing nilsson of South Prairie. f
Ten Years at Blue Earth.
| After three years service here during
which time the parish built church
and a house, he was called to Blue
Earth where he labored for the next
ten years. At that time the district
that is now covered by the parishes of
Gukeen, Fairmont, East Chain. Sher-
burn jackson, and for much of the
/, time Easton and Delavan depended up
on him. The result was that he spent
most of the time on the road whether
the' weather was good or bad. The
splendid health that he had always en-
ioyed sustained him year after year in
the work. but one cold night after he
had, recovered from an attack of grippe
he was called to a distant parishioner
who was sick On this journey he con-
tracted seiatica, which progressed slow
~ and painfully until it resulted in a
lameness, which must be very trying
to one who was blessed with such a
splendid physique and who was so de-
voted TO athletics.
Came Here in 1902.
In 1902 he was called to Mankato
where he has labored faithfully to the
present time His interest in higher
education and his liberal views on the
same is evidenced by the fact that two
iof his sisters are university gradu-
atcs and are at present practicing ply
sicians. third sister is engaged for
more than twenty years in philan-
thropic work in the House of the Good
Sheperds She has been superior of
a House in that community for many
Years.
Coached His Younger Brother.
His youngest brother, the later Rev
Father Daniel Hughes "Father Dam
as he was affectionately called, grew up
under his special guidance. He taught
him his classics and coached him so that
he entered the class of philosophy di-
rectly from under his care This bril-
liant young man was very close to
the heart of his elder brother, who al
ready looked upon him as staff for
has declining years, but God willed it
otherwise, and only short year ago
hc was called upon to mourn his un-
timely death. The joy of his celebra-
ton today is tempered with sorrow,
for all miss the strong young figure
that the people so often saw by the
side OF the elder man, and there is
heartfelt sympathy mingled with pleas
nre as all wish him Gods choicest
blessings Ad Multos Amos,