The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18

Rt, Rev. Bishop Crstin Of st. Paul ap-
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church, ~ Els tact and prudence he
tween the disayrseing parties. The build
a K: work " e aar
mony was restored. Work began anew.
In July the corner stone was laid with
Trna,Sas Of
towns and villages to snhance the sol
this celebration the parish resolved to
S SSS inc Of ps sissh an sT Maissrrs
Ssther Before the end Of the year 1871
ts church snS1sh not drI nishea asryiess
which were held in it from them on to the
present day. Before the close Of the
syspta year 1871 Grand bazaar a ws wss
In advance busy hands he'd been at work
preparing It. It was characterized by
genuine enthusiasm and complete hsr-
Msniato Review is authority for the
ton ever had in Minnesota 1t began
18th and . sSssS ds on . sss st 70
building fund.
Reverend A. wirth. o. s. B., had been
sent by the bishop Of 81. Paul to superin-
kato. Now that his mission was accom-
piished. he resolved to resign from the
Passionate. One Of his reasons was the
growth Of the parish-it numbered then
to do justice to the task. For three years
he had labored among the parishioners
and had gained their high esteem and
undyins gratitude. They wished to hold
I.xA ~ IA zaI Er IN IA
suggested to them that they apply to the
bishop for a religious order Of priests. II
such ceuld be had, to take care Of them.
Negotiations were set on foot with the
result was that on January 81. 1874, the
Rt Rev. Bishop Thomas l. Grace for
mally transferred the care Of St Peter
and Paul's church to the Fathers Of the
The Rev. Pastors and the Chief Events
During Their MInIstration".
Rev. ". somereissn' us5s-71). first
resident pastor. built old stone church.
Rev. A. ,Wirth, O. s. b. ds71-7D,
built new church and former residence.
Rev: p; Schnitzler. 8. J.' ds74-ssy.
nrst Jesuit pastor, furnished new church
the present school.
Rev. q. Friderici. s. j.. C1sss-s1). in
troduced hot air heating, decorated
Rev. A. suter. s. J.. uss1- ss), bells:
Way Of the Cross: first stained glass
Rev. ]. B. Neustoch, S. ]. (1sss- 1aos).
Rev. Theo. Hegemann, s. J. (1905-6a).
lights. : ~ :
Rev. S. Huber. S. j.. uscs-11,. dis
abled by paralysis. Rev. A. spirig acted
Rev. A. HARTMANN n s say j. f nsif large
Improvement In church and school: new
pastors residence.
Rev. j, B. Theis. s. ]. 1881. decora-
sanctuary and vestibule. -
List Of Jesuit Father. Who Acted As As
sistant Pastors.
Fathers: II. Kerhoff'; Ign. Koerling';
Kramer": W. Grafrwegs; A. sieg.: #
Havermanns: p. Hagg'; NJ Karistaet-
ter; j.. Kriedler'; II. B6ehmer': M.
brands: w. Won Packisch: F. march,: ].
0nerseld; J. Haas: A. Spirig: ]. spirig:
J. van Acken; ". Hormes: Oh. K-emer:
NJ. schnitt; A. Geiser; JOS wells: b.
SSuperssxo; r. Hiilig; ]. Kuhlman; e.
deceased.
When the Jesuit Fathers took over the
ish the school conditions were rather
congested. Upsto-date irpproyemerts
were lacking. more snace was wanted
large and better quarters were in yde,
OF the new pastor. Father Schn,tzler
soon after his instalment as pastor he
asked his religious superior at Buffalo
N. T.. to send him Brother Charles Haifs
tect. to aid him in erecting a new school
IL was to be on larger scale, so as to
answer not only school requirements hut
also other needs of the parish that called
n nI mt
assembly room for the various church
societies.: there was no hall for general
meeting and public entertainrents Bro
ther Halrnann came and drew UP the
Plans. Under his superintandence the
present school building on Fifth street
standing out prominently and command
ing a glorious view of the surrounding
country was erected. It's solemn dedi-
1. 1875 oo'o"er
The edifce served various needs and
PURPOSE. It's basement was fitted up
partly Tor assembly rooms. partly for a
che pei. where on weekdays Holy Mass
was said during the winter months and
where Father Prior held services, on
which at this time branched of from g.
Peter and Panrs. till their church was
Parish hall: The intermediate snace was
used for c'ass-rooms The part adioins
ing the church served at pastors resi-
dence.
This condition prevailed till 1911 when
Lovola Hall and the new pastors reef
dence were built When the Fathers had
moved out the building was partly re-
rrodeled the fourth floor converted into
class-rooms, up-to-date improvements
were added. and the entire structure de-
voted to educational purposes. And thus
1t stands and remains to the present day
some future day may see another build
Ing occupy its place. =
While things were happily deveIoping
in. the new parish, an untowsrd event
spread. for the time being. sadness over
the young community On January 4
1857. died Mrs. M. Eschbach, only thirtv-
two years OF age. 1t was the first death
that occurred in the parish. No one had
as yet thought Of a burying place. Now
the question became a live issue. time
was urging: long deliberations were ont
of place. In haste, then, five acres NJ
land on Sixth street were purchased from
Rlase Jobst who generously donated one
acre to the congregation. This made the
acquired property six acres. This is
known as the ''Old Cemetery" which WAS
used by the parish as burying ground tin
The choice Of the Old Cemetery was
not the most felicitous Among other
reasons the City. continually growing.
would one day include the cemetery prom,
erty within its limits, and thus necessi-
tate its public condemnation. For this
reason instead of charging the old GEM
etery by the purchase of adjacent prop
erty, 1t was resolved to go in search NJ a
more suitable site for buryino nurnnsas