The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-05-20
DIOCESE OF FARGO.

Diocesan: The annual retreat for
the clergy of the Diocese of Fargo will
begin at the Sacred Heart Academy,
Fargo, on the evening OF June 18th,
and end on the following Friday morn
ing. About one hundred priests will
be in attendance. A special letter has
been addressed to all the clergy of
the Diocese regarding the retreat.
In the near future the Bishop will
ordain' to the holy priesthood Rev.
Alexander Grzeszykowski, young Po-
lish student for the Diocese of Fargo.
Home Missions Collection: Accord
ing to instructions of the Rt. Rev.
Bishop set forth in a letter to the
clergy under date of May 18th, the
home missions collection will be taken
up in all the churches on Pentecost
and subsequent Sundays.
Fargo: On Saturday morning last
the Bishop returned home after a
weeks absence in the western portion
of the state, during which he encoun-
tered many pioneer experiences.
Storms, high winds, thunder, lightning,
hail, etc., made his visit to Bottineau,
Towner and Rolette counties memoir
able. These alone would have been
sufficient to dampen the apostolic zeal
of earlier pioneer apostles. What
shall we say about the unfortunate I'M
certainties of that modern and lux
urious means of travel which men
call the automobile" which was used
on his late trip in Towner and Bot
tineau counties? Whether it was the
fault of the machine or the machinist
is for those who were present to judge.
The party struck a barn, lucky
strike in the most violent hail storm
that North Dakota has seen in years.
In that barn were domiciled four
horses and one dog. The dog ex-
tended warm welcome to the visitors,
but the horses showed themselves SUI
premely Indifferent to the new ar
rivals. From the farm house close by
the old man, his wife, and thirteen
children (God bless them) viewed the
strangers enter the old barn now COM
pletely surrounded with water. After
long deliberations with the wife and
thirteen children the old man mus
tered enough courage to approach the
trespassers. WELL" said he, slowly
but deliberately, 'T have been here a
long time and I never yet drove any
body from my door. You are welcome
to stay here during the night" The
old man offered the best he had after
his own abode, a stable with one foot
of water within, two without, and
streams flowing from the roof, already
the happy shelter of four indifferent"
horses and one good dog.
1t would take too long to describe
the travellers after their return to a
place of shelter looking for comfort
from the heat of three coal-oil lanterns
1t is not always such in North Dakota;
but it never rains but it pours.
The Bishop reports greatest exulta-
ton among the farmers in the north
west portion of the state over the
happy prospects of the greatest crop
that North Dakota has yet produced
oakwood: On May 16, the pupils of
st. Aloysius Academy gave an enter
tainment in honor of the birthday of
the Rev. J. E. L. Lee, pastor of the
parish, and presented him with a
beautiful lounge.
Cando: Father Cory, the popular
pastor of Cando, is contemplating the
erection of new church for Cando. A
good crop will bring it.
Grand Forks: A two weeks mission
given by the Redemptorist Fathers of
st. Louis is in progress at st. MichaeTs
Church. 1t opened on Sunday morn
ing with Solemn High Mass, at which
one of the missionaries preached This
week is for the women of the parish
and next week will be for the men.
Jamestown: Some time within the
next week the Bishop will deliver a
lecture to the students of st. John s
Academy. The date will be announced
later.
Lankin: The Bishop has appointed
Rev. Father Mikolasek to the pastorate
of Lankin with the mission of Bechyn.
Lisbon: On Sunday next the Bishop
will administer the Sacrament of Con-
firmation at Lisbon of which Rev. P
B. Fogarty is the active pastor. He
will also preach at the High Mass.
Rugby: The Bishop visited the par
ish of Rugby on his way home from
the north. He also made short call
on the Syrian priest located at Rugby,
Rev. T. Jock.
VeseIeyville: Rev. Father Stepan
has been appointed pastor of Veseley-
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