Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
DIAMOND JUBILEE
NOTABLE EVENT
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH OF FT
MADISON SCENE OF IMPRESS
SIVE SERVICES.

Fl. Madison, Sept. 28.-The follow
ing visiting clergymen who took part
in the impressive diamond jubilee
services ar st. Joseph's church and
old settlers park Sunday have return
ed home:
Most Rev. ]. ]. Keane, archbishop of
Dubuque, Right Rev. James Davis,
bishop Of Davenport, Rev. J. Gillespie
of Keokuk, and Rev. A. Stahl of Day.
export.
The celebration commemorated the
founding of the mother parish of this
region, st. Joseph's, here at Fort Madi-
son in the year 1910 by the Rev. John
Alleman, pioneer and patriarch among
the priests of southeastern Iowa. The
ringing of all Catholic church bells in
Lee county at o'clock Saturday even
ing ushered in the festivities.
The religious services started as
early as 6 o'clock in the morning and
six low masses we're read prior to the
pontifical high mass at 10 o'clock. A
most impressive group Of church dig
nitaries occupied the sanctuary In
GLIDING the most Rev. Archbishop j..
]. Keane of Davenport, Rt. Rev. Bishop
James Davis of Davenport, and the IT..
Rev Mons .gnor George w. Heer of Du-
buque, a former FIT. Madisonian. The
priests celebrating the mass were,
celebrant, Rt. Rev. Bishop Jas. Davis
of Davenport; assistant priest, the
very Rev. Dean Jas. Gillespie of keo-
kuk: deacons Of honor, the Rev. Jas.
Stahl of st. Ambrose college, Daven-
port, and the Rev. Peter Kern, Fort
Madison; deacon, the Rev. Peter Hof-
fman, Fort Madison; sub-deacon, the
Rev. Hilary Rosenfeld, 0. S. B., Bur-
lington; chaplins to the most Rev.
Archbishop J. J. Keane of Davenport,
Rev. F. A. Marks, Collinsville, ILL.,, and
the Rev. B. J. Decker, FIT. Madison; at
PENDANTS to Mgr Geo. Heer Of Dubu-
| que. the Rev. G. Hundt of Burlington
and the Rev. ]. Troy of Lenox; master
of ceremonies, the very Rev. Frank
Leonard CT Muscatine; priests IN the
sanctuary, the Rev. M. OLoughlln, MI.
Pleasant, the Rev. ]. Tholen, NauVoo'
the Rev. c. Lowrey Of Cedar Raplos'
the Rev. II. J. Funke of Bellevue, lil.'
the Rev. John Adam of Houghton, the
Rev. Jas. Ranger Of ST. Paul and the
Rev. A. J. Zaiser of Fort Madison.
The sermon was preached by the
archbishop and he delivered most
appropriate and stirring address, tax.
| ing his text from the first chapter or
ST. Paul and dwelling with reverence
on the holy example set by Father Al
leman.
The Rev. A. ]. Zaiser to whom
credit is due for the conception OF the
idea for the celebration Of this com
mendable festival, received tributes
galore from every side for his untir'
| ing effort and labor to fix in the minds
Of all people the memory Of this man,
| the exalted representative Of all that
is high and noble in manhood.
! At 2 o'clock in the afternoon up
wards of two thousand men and child
| rem assembled at designated points
and formed in line of march and leo
by two bands traversed the streets to
the eastern part Of the city. The line
of march ended at old settlers park
where the Knights of Columbus form
ing double line of the walk to the
rostrum in the center Of the park, the
! clergy, walked to their places in the
stand, where an altar reposed for the
benediction Of the blessed sacrament
The famous old bell Of st. Joseph
with its treasury Of historical lore
announced the benediction.