New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-18
REMAIN ON FARMS
PRBLATE'S ADVICE
ARCHBISHOP BOWLING TELLS
CATH. PENSIONERS TO
BE: ON GUARD
JUBILEE CELEBRATION OFA H.
T. PARISH is GRAND
SUCCESS

Telling the members of the local
Catholic Holy Trinity parish to remain
faithful to the traditions of the past
and stick to the soil of their fathers,
in case they are farmers, Archbishop
Austin Bowling of St. Paul concluded
the several festivities of that parish in
commemoration of the 5Oth anniversary
of it's foundation in 1869 by splendid
address. The prelate who made his
first visit to New Ulm since his inthroni-
cation as head of the great Catholic
province of the Northwest soon won the
hearts of his hearers, not only by the
eloquence of his words but also by the
simplicity of his manner. Every body
felt that Archbishop Bowling is a man
of the people who is determined to use
his elevated position to the best inter
ests of the man and woman from the
rank and fle And no less he is pa
triot of the real sort who speaks the
sentiments of large elements of his
country.
Largely Attended
The jubilee celebration took place
last Sunday, June Is. 1t was concluded
= with a program of welcome in honor of
the archbishop at the school hall of the
parish. The auditorium was filled to
it's capacity with people eager to get a
glimpse of their spiritual leader and
hear the message he might bring them.
All listened attentively when the
high guest spoke of the present trend
among farmer folks to leave their work
on the soil and go to the cities. IT
often wonder" he said, whether condi-
tons of the kind you have here, with all
their advantages, their culture that is
giving you men and women an oppor-
tunity to learn enough for your posi-
ton in life is strong enough to keep you
here or whether you belong to those
who crave for the almighty dollar, whose
God is Mammon, and if their Golfers are
filled sell their farms and go to the city
with their whole family
The speaker reminded his hearers of
the shortage of food brought about by
the conditions of the last four years
when men in every country were taken
away from the farms by the millions
and nobody was there to taketheir places.
1t was the rural population that made the
successful conclusion the war of indepen-
dence possible, he said, and these far
mers later on came westward to the
valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi
where again by hard labor they con-
quered the rich fruits of the soil. And
where would America have been in the
who fed her and are feeding large part
of Europe.
To The Memory of Rev. Berghold.
Archbishop Bowling said he had come
to New Ulm to witness the Joy and
happiness of the members of the Holy
Trinity parish and to have part in
honoring the memory Of their first
pastor, Rev. Alexander Berghold; whose
tireless efforts had born rich fruit. His
words have become true, he said, that
true Catholics are not without influence
: on their fellowmen.
Archbishop Bowling then spoke at
length on the subject mentioned above.
He asked, will the farmers of today
also be the farmers of tomorrow? Are
the present tillers Of the soil to be the
agricultural world of the future? Or
are they working only for the money that
their labor will yield them and then re-
tire and take their families to the city?'ss
These are serious questions, he said,
adding that the men and women in the
small communities have much larger
influence individually on the shaping
of the life of the nation than the single
man or woman in the city. Church and
state are involved in this development
and both will suffer if it goes in the wrong
direction, the Archbishop said. In con-
clusion he asked his hearers to remain
faithful to their traditions and work
in the interest of their community and
the welfare of their own soul.
Present Tragedy
An, elaborate program had been
arranged for the entertainment Of those
present at the reception Of the Arch
bishop, including tragedy entitled
..Garcia Moreno, !" brief addresses by
pupils Of the eighht grade and Vene-
tian Flower Drill by pupils Of various
grades. The latter proved to be one Of
the features Of the evening. Miss
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