The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
TO Be RED LETTER
DAY At WHITING
Highest Dignitary in Ruthe-
MAN Church Will Hold
Mass Sunday.
GREAT PREPARATIONS MADE
Archbishop Metropolitan Of Lemburg,
Galicia Andrew, Count Szeptycki
Is His Title.
Especial to THE TrmEs1

Whiting, Sept. 16.-Next Sunday, Sept.
Is, will be gala day for st. Mary's
Ruthenian Catholic Congregation of
Whiting On this day they will enter
tain the most Reverend, the Archi-
bishop Metropolitan of Lemburg,
Galicia Andrew, Count Szeptycki. The
Archbishop comes from one of the
noblest families of the Ukraine. In
the eighteenth century this family was
more Polish than Ukraine, and 1T is
for this reason, and because the pres
ent Archbihsop's great frienship for the
Poles In Galicia that the American
Poles likewise greatly Interested in
the visit of this prince of the church.
The family of the Szeptycki have given
to the Catholic church three arch
| bishops in former age. The mother
of Archbishop Szeptycki is a Scion of
| the noble Polish family of Fredro.
| Firnt Entered Army.
| Archbishop Szeptycki. upon the com
pletion of his classic studies, entered
the army. and was commissioned a
| Lieutenant of Dragons. He soon tired
| of the army and decided to enter a
1 religious community of the Basilian
Fathers. Because of his parents oppo-
| sition he abandoned this project for
| a while and entered the University OF
| Krakau. where he later received the
Doctorate OF Philosophy. He then tour
ed Europe. 1t was only after four at
| tempts to become a monk that his
family finally decided to leave him un-
disturbed. He obtained the Doctorate
of Theology Krakau. and later received
the degree of Doctor of Laws. Shortly
after entering the monastery he was
made superior. and not long after
wards. His Holiness. Leo XIII. created
him Bishop of Stanislaus, Galicia, o.
the Greek Ruthenian Rite. One yeal
later he was created Archbishop Metro
politan. the highest dignity in tn.
Greek Ruthenian rite of the Roman
Catholic church
Has Enormous Private Fortune.
The Archbishop is an indefatigabl,
worker. Having an enormous private
fortune he devotes his time and none.
to educational and philanthropic work
He has sent many ecclesiastic students
at his own expense tosthe best schools
in Europe. He has established mum
Der OF charitable and patriotic insti
stutions in Lemburg. He is a patron o
the Ukraine Art and Science.
1t was largely through his infuenc,
that the Holy Father, Plus x sent TIL.
Rt Reverend Softer Stephen Ortynsk
to Philadelphia to permanently resid
there, as the head of the Greek Ruthe
mans in the United States. Hilbert,
the Ruthenians had been exposed to
thousand dangers, and those who ha,
set themselves their guides, wer
not always men of standing or charac
ter. Bishop Ortynski is slowly bringing
! order out of this chaos
n Travels Over Russia.
Upon the issuance of the proclama
ton of religious freedom in Russia
Q Archbishop Szeptycki visited the entir
empire. and did very effective work i
the Roman Catholic cause. Throug
his efforts, parishes were organized /
ST. Petersburg and Moscow.
He is Vice Marshal of the Galicia
Parliament, and member of the Hous
of Lords OF the Austro-Hungaria
Parliament Archbishop Metropolita
Andrew Count Szeptycki has been ar
pointed Councillor to his Imperial Me-
jesty Emperor Francis Joseph. and q
such is addressed in his native land q
Your Excellency."
The Archbishop will celebrate Pom
ifcial High Mass. at St Mary's churc
l. Whiting at 10 O'Clock next Sunda
S, morning In the afternoon he will 8
:; TO Hammond where he will eonsecra
: the cemetery recently acquired by S
l. Mary's congregation. In the evenir
Father Valentine Balogh. of the Gree
L Catholic church at Whiting. will Ell
c; terrain the archbishop and visitir
y clergy at his home in John street
II The occasion of the Archbishops Wis
W to America was the Eucharistic Coz
er gress, which recently closed in Mo-
ID treal.