The Catholic bulletin., 1911-06-24

Sunday evening. Rev. J. M. Buscher
OF Mayhew Lake spoke to the grad
yates.
Rockville: About thirty-fiye fami-
lies, now affiliated with the Cold
Spring, Marty, Luxembourg and st. Jo-
seph parishes, have organized parish
at Rockville, and hope to erect
Church at that place soon. 1t is
planned to engage at once an arch
itect to prepare specifications for a
building about 44x80 feet The exca-
vations may be begun this week and
the work hastened as much as possi-
BILE. Rockville is the site of splendid
granite quarries and is at present fur
nishing the stone for the new Cathe-
dral at ST. Paul and with Catholic
church, it is hoped, will soon be a
fiourishing mission. At present it will
be attended from Luxemburg, by Rev.
Father Gundermann.
Personal: Rev. p. Willibrord, o. s.
B., chaplain of st. Joseph's Home, st.
Cloud, left Saturday for New York,
whence he sails for Europe next week.
goes directly to Cologne, Germany, to
consult an eminent specialist in re
gard to his health, which has not been
satisfactory for some time past. Two
years ago the reverend Father spent
some time in Europe with the same
specialist in regard to his health. His
friends fondly hope that he will be
much benefited by the trip.
On June gath Father Groth, of Lake
George parish, will celebrate his Jubi-
lee. On June 18th Father Stephan,
o. S. B., pastor of Freeport, Mimi,
was also able to commemorate the
twenty fifth anniversary of his ordina-
! ton.
18th, the Rt. Rev. Bishop conducted
the ordinations at St. Johns Abbey.
Minor orders were administered to
two seminarians: Subdeaconate to six
minorists; and Rev. Moses Dufault,
Crookston, Gustave Kaiser, La Crosse,
and Fraters Hildebrand Eickhoff, Nor
bert Gertken, Wilfred Partika and Ed
win Sieben were ordained to the
priesthood.
The University is making great
preparations for the annual alumni
meeting which is to take place this
week at st. Johns. A large number
of the old students always attend this
festivity.
On June 9Th the triennial visitation
of Abbots took place in st. Johns.
The visitation was conducted by Rt.
Rev. Abbot Peter Engel of St. Johns,
Rt. Rev. Innocent Wolf of Atchison,
Kansas, and Rt. Rev.. Charles Mohr,
of st. Leo's Abbey, Florida.
Little Falls: The twenty-fifth an
niversary of the ordination of Rev.
Arthur Lamothe, pastor of the Church
of st. Francis Xavier, was commemo-
rated on June IA. Solemn High Mass
was celebrated by the Rev. Jubilarian,
assisted by Father Cary of Kaleen, as
deacon, and Father Lynch, of Duluth,
as subdeacon. Father LeLondi, S. j..
of Montreal. Canada, was master of
ceremonies. The Right Reverend
Bishop Trobec of st. Cloud was assist
ed by Mgr. Nagl, V. G., of ST.. Angus
ia, and Father Welp, Chaplain of st.
Gabriels Hospital, Little Falls. Two
sermons were preached - one in
French by Father LeLondi, the other
in English by Father Lynch. Bishop
Trobec also, in brief address, compli-
mented Father Lamothe on the good
work accomplished during the years
of his priesthood. A special musical
program was rendered by the choir,
assisted by Mrs. William Towle, of
St. Paul, and Henry Richards of Lit
tie Falls At the conclusion of the
Mass Father LeLondi, on behalf of the
parish, presented Father Lamothe
with a pair of sterling silver candela-
bra, and, on behalf of the Catholic
Order of Foresters, with suitably en-
graved loving cup.
Father Lamothe was born at Mary
vile, Que, February 25, 1862. He
made his classical course at the Col
lege of st. Mary, and his theological
studies at st. Johns University, Col
legeville He was ordained to the
Holy Priesthood by Right Reverend
Bishop Seidenbusch, Bishop of St
Cloud, June ID, 1885, He took two
years postgraduate course at the Uni
versity of Innsbruck, after which he
was appointed pastor of the French
parish of ST. Francis Xavier where he
has been located ever since with the
exception of one year during which
he was secretary to Rt. Rev. Bishop
Zardetti, of ST. Cloud