The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
TO THE EDITOR
A STRENUOUS WEEKS WORK FOR
THE BISHOP OF LEAD.
Rose Bud Agency.
st. Francis Mission

st. Francis Mission,
Dear Father Reardon:
Leaving Chadron Tuesday morning,
June 13, I arrived by auto, at Pine
Ridge Reservation in the afternoon.
On Wednesday No Water Station
was visited, where the Indians have
neat chapel and also good meeting
house. About twenty-five received
confirmation. The return trip to the
Mission a distance of over twenty
five miles was made in a binding sand
storm.
Thursday, being Corpus Christi,
we had Pontifical High Mass at s a, m.
with sermon by the Bishop, who also
carried the Blessed Sacrament in the
procession through the Mission
grounds, where Benediction was given
at the different affairs erected on the
way.
| At noon dinner was given at the
Mission for the government officers To-
Gated at the Agency At p. m. con-
firmation was administered to 235 In
dians, some of whom were adult con-
verts. Thursday evening the Bishop
paid visit, by auto, to the Agency
School, five miles from the Mission;
and on his return the children of the
Mission gave very creditable enter
tainment in his honor
Friday, after mass at a. M, the
Bishop gave conference to the Sis
ters, and at set out with an Indian
guide, chauffeur and mechanician to
visit the Pine Ridge Reservation. The
first stop was made at the Wounded
Knee" battlefield and cemetery (now
the property of the Mission). Passing
several smaller chapels and meeting
houses the first stop was made at
/ Wounded Knee" chapel where thirty
five Indians we're confirmed who had
been prepared by Father Lindebner,
S. j. After conference with the In
dians and hasty lunch we proceeded
to "Porcupine Station passing
through picturesque portion of the
bad Lands" At Porcupine Father
Henry, S. j., awaited us with his In
dams, twenty-five Of whom received
confirmation. Father Henry here ex-
changed places with the Indian guide,
who followed us, by team, driving
Father Lindebner to Kyle, which was
reached towards evening. After sup
per meeting was held with the In
dams in their roomy Westinghouse
and many interesting matters were
discussed. Saturday morning confir-
nation was administered to about %
adult converts, and about eleven
, o'clock the auto again started for AL
len and Bear creek. At the latter
place large congregation of over
100 adults met the Bishop and a long
and interesting meeting was held in
the afternoon, and in the evening the
Bishop baptized one of the prominent
Indians and his family who had been
Protestants. Sunday morning confr-
nation was administered to about
forty adults and children.
The auto, after making about 200
miles, had to be abandoned for bug
gy as the number and size of the
creeks and rivers made it impossible
to use the machine.
After a drive of twenty-five miles
the Lake Creek chapel was reached
: about A o'clock and, there being no
place to stop, a new team with Father
Westrop brought the Bishop to Rose
Bud Mission, distance Of As or so
miles, making the Sunday trip by
buggy about rs miles. After a day
Of rest and another spent in visiting
the st. Francis School, confirmation
was administered on Wednesday
: morning, and after an entertainment
on Wednesday afternoon the Bishop
: left the Reservations for Lead, where
reception had been arranged to com
! memorate his Installation as Bishop
OF the Diocese just one year ago.
Very sincerely,