The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
The Lesson of the Panama Canal--It
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ment. and to whom vas entrusted tie
selections Of all the reservations in The
twin States.
The old log house where Ti-h.-h.
ko-gi-jik tthe Indian name of Father
Gordon) was born is still standing "a,
Gordon, the little village in Dou.ss
county. Wisconsin. which received .s
name from Antoine Gordon. grand.
father of the young priest. IL
heart Of those primeval wood. in
the st. Croix country Father
Gordon was born twcuty-u.r,
years ago. His mother came fr n
the Les Courtes d'Oreilles ht.l
Of ~Chippewas. one Of the last band.
to be reached by the missionari...
Her Indian name is ki-ta-gc-kN,.
which means The Deerslayer. n.
she was for many years a pagan.
is now a Christian.
From the district school Of h, r,.
tive town 1t was but a step e, s..
Mary's Mission School on tn. Hil
River Reservation. To which plu," -..
parents of Father Gordon had moved
Here he remained for four y.4,..
working in the lumber camps mon 'y
during the winter months. " . .>.
presses 1t in his characteristic flSa..u.
Il disappeared from civilization i.l
the madding crowds ignohlo strife
nearly half a year, but it was good {,
get near to nature
1t was during his period, when Lat:
Is. that he took the teacher ~
animation for a certificate for Ash AMI
county, Wisconsin. succeeding IN his
determination to eCure the coveted
bit Of paper. After graduating from =,
Mary's School he entered the So.
Normal at Superior. Later hr ne
tended the Military College Of =
Thomas at St. Paul, MINI. where ls-
der the patronage of Archbishop I',-
land ne remained for five years. Az
"A year II the st. Paul SEMINARY ice
went to the American College az Il me.
and there finished his course IN ph..,..
ophy. after which he went tu luN.-
bruck University in southern q .-
many. near Munich. where he -.'.
severIl years. While In Europ. IBIS
We're spent in Tourli.o w.
an old French cure who acted as US
private tutor. and to whom El'h,-
Gordon feels he owes much
Upon his return to America 81.
spent another year in the seminary 40
ST. Paul. MINI, and for three m.r'.t
previous to his ordination Father .r-
don went into a prolonged retreat d"
the Abbey of ST. Johns with III, E..,-
dict.ne Fathers.
on December s. 1913 (the fca.' =
the Immaculate Conception. Bishop
Koudelka. surrounded by a grel; h..y
OF clergymen, ordained Father Gi.
don to the priesthood.
On this occasion. a. well a. t'l' .
the young priests first solemn u.t-
Indians and their missionary : riu-
from all part of the Northern State
from Canada and from the Dlh.fi-
The picture of the first mas rad
on the Bad River Reservation Wa
a picturesque one indie d, a. th" '.'t
line of chiefs filed s.nEly int IN, " Sc
sion Church. then the long ..r. :
distinguished clergy and fiualH '.
first priests of the Chippewa ut' n
Thu Very Rev. DR.. Moynihau. nr.--
dent of ST. Thomas College. ami Pee
to whom. more thar any un"
Father Gordon attributes his " o.
full success, preached an e,puu..' -.r-
mon on tn occasion. VIII e. 'n. i."
Il. Oderic, now the oldest ~ '.. ,.-
dian missionaries and who l4i
tied Father Gordon. preached .
Indian tongue.
At an Indian banquet who
lowed the Bishop presided
speeches We're made by sever. M
sionaries. The Indians prr~.r'..
entertainment during tn at'r.t "
and thus was passed what S..
ably go down in history a. The u'-'
momentous event in the annals a. g."
Chippewa tribe.
For several months following
ordination Father Gordon LAHORE
his native Chippewa IN ss.ous.
later was invited by the Rev W ...
H.. ketCham of the Bureau Of o..
lie Indian Missions. WaShlnr'
prepare himself for the broad " IF
missionary for all the Indians %
United States.
Despite the fact hat he app'I
any American and that h" can
several foreign LANGUAGE =
Father Gordon is sill! clos,
primitive Indians of Amrricl rs
at college he was most act we
letics, winning the Collrgr m.'
IN football. baseball and 'l-a
and has not lost any Of d.. ...
love for the great national
taking intense interest IS IS
pride in watching Big Ch..t 81
smash out a two Dagger ul
Thorpe fan out
At the present time h. is . o.;
"A manuscript copy Of III,
= a., ~ American bisf,ry