Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-08
APPOINTED NEW BISHOP
OF DIES MONIES DIOCESE

Rev. T w. Drumm, pastor of St
Patricks church at Cedar Rapids
has been appointed Bishop of the Des
Moines diocese to succeed Archbishop
Bowling. The announcement was
received with qualification by those
who know Father Drumm. and they
are a multitude in this state where
he has given many missions during
his career as a missioner.
The new Bishop is Utmost an Iowa
product, as he came here when only
sixteen years old, and he has been
active in the state most of the time
since 1871. He came to America
and Iowa about 1887. As he was
very poor. he worked on farm in
the summer and attended school dur
ing the winter He concluded that
he could advance himself faster in
town and secured employment in a
store. He gained a good knowledge
of business.
He was religiously inclined and de-
cided to study for the priesthood.
The fact that he had no money did
not deter him, others had worked
their way through and he could. He
received some help from some of his
friends and entered Dubuque col
lege in 1898, when he was over 22
years old. Being very industrious
and exceptionally intelligent he made
the course in five years and gradual
ed in 1898. His theological educa-
tion was obtained at the seminar
at Montreal Canada. Ie was ord
ed by Archbishop B chesie ir ~.
An uncle, who wa, eeply Z sted
in him, gave hy S10pf books
on the day he y mass.
After servivT * : ate for two
years he we 90 the Catholic uni
versity at lington, d c., for a
post grad course, but was called
to New to do missionary work
before q )leting the year. He
spent theN ext twelve years in the
mission field and met with unusual
success. He was superior of the Du-
buque Apostolate Mission Board for
seven years.
He was appointed pastor of st,
Patrick's church in Cedar Rapids in
January, 1915, to succeed Rev. T.
Sullivan. deceased. Although faced
bv large debt. Father Drumm was
{ deferred, but took his people into
mis- confidence and succeeded in pay
ing off $4,000 of the indebtedness
besides making many improvements.
He is a real democrat, and when
there was not money to pay for work
he did il himself He believed in
perfecting himself in as many lines
as possible and did not hesitate to at
tempt anything.
Father Drumm is an enthusiastic
lover of America, of which he has
given eloquent evidence on many
dar Rapids. He rejoices in Ameri-
ca, the land of liberty and opportun-
ity, where an Immigrant in thirty
years may become a bishop in the
capital city of Iowa-and it may be
noted that in Iowa this whole evo-
luton took place.
Very Rev. J. j. Toomey of the I'm
maculate Conception church, paid
nigh tribute to Father Drumm.
GAS a priest of the Archdiocese of
Dubuque, I am delighted that the
Holy Father has honored our body
by the selection of my dear friend
and co-laborer. Father Drumm. as
bishop of Des Moines,' said Dean
Toomey
This pleasure is all the greater.
because of his qualities of head and
gentlemanly traits of character he
will honor the high position to which
he is called.
81 shall personally feel his loss as
good neighbor and loyal friend.
and congratulate the priests and re-
ligious people of Des Moines on the
possession Of a religious leader who
is as thoroughly American as he is
undoubtedly a priest and church
man. The Caravel, Davenport, la.