Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-04-01

|M0NSICNOR NAGL
Is H!0N0REI
1NvEsTITURE AS PRoNoT1IAR,
APOSTOLIC AT SACRED HEART
CHURCH TUESDAY
Tuesday morning at, Sacred Hear
church, witnessed by congregatio,
that filled the edifice, there took plac,
the investiture as Pronothary Apostoli,
of Rt. Rev. Monsignor Nagl, V. G..
chaplain of the local Franciscan con
vent, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Busch of st
Cloud. The occasion was also in cele
bration of the silver jubilee of tn,
monsignor as vicar general of the dio
cese Of St. Cloud.
The honor bestowed is an extraordin
ary recognition Of the life work ant
services rendered by Monsignor Nag
to the church. ).
Rt. Rev. Bishop Busch celebrated
Pontifical high mass, assisted by Rev
Alfred Meyer Of Moorhead, assistant
priest; Very Rev. J. G. Stiegler of Pier2
and Father van Dinter of Blue Grass
acted as deacons of honor; Father
Haupt of Perham and Father Janski
Of B0wlus as deacon and sub-deacon OF
the mass, respectively.
Monsignor Plachta of Roya1ton acted
as master ofs ceremonies, assisted by
Father Renner of Brandon.
Present in the sanctuary were Rt.
Rev. James Trobec, former bishop of
st. Cloud, attended by Father Musial
of Little Fails and Father Luetner of
Buckman; Rt. Rev, Peter Engel, O s.
B., abbot of st. John 3 college, assisted
by Very Rev. Alcuim Deutsche, o. s.
B., prior of St. Johns college and
Father Kroll of St. Cloud, as chaplain.
Monsignor Nagl was attended by
Father Artz of Sauk Centre and Father
Maurus Of Freeport, as chaplains.
Among other clergymen present were:
Father Paul of St. Johns; Father
O'Driscon of Randall; Father Willen-
bring of St. Cloud; Father Yzermann of
Verndale; Father Kampmann of Sauk
Rapids; Father Busher of West Union ;
Father Donnay of Rice; Father Sus-
zcynski of Little Falls; Father Pellet of
Belle Prairie; Father Kitowski of st.
Anna; Father Dudek, Flensburg.
Among the out-of-town visitors were:
DR.. T. G. Werner, Watertown, Wis. F.;
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hoeschen, Freeport; /;
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hurrle, St. Augusta; ;
Mr., F. Beumer, St. Augusta; Mr.. B.
Storkamb, st. Augusta; Miss Bertha
Hunck, Royalton; Mrs. A. Gillis, St.
Paul; A. P. and r. Stoll of Pierz and
Ed. Stoll of Dent.
At II o'clock noon a banquet was
rendered by Monsignor Nagl to the in
vited guests, the banqueters numbering
about seventy-fve.
Father Stiegler of Pierz acted as
toastmaster. Addresses of feicitation
and congratulation were made by Rt.
Rev. Bishop Busch Of st. Cloud; Rt.
Rev. James Trobec, former bishop Of
St. Cloud; Rt. Rev. Peter Engel, o. S.
B., abbot of St. John g college; Very
Rev. Alcium Deutsche, O. s. B., prior
of st. John s college and Father van
Dinter of Blue Grass for the clergy.
John Wetzcl of Little Falls spoke for
the laity.
Monsi gnor Nagl in few we'll chosen
words, spoke feelingly of the great
honor that had been bestowed upon
him, and the great joy that he felt on
the most happy occasion Of his life.
The banquet which was gotten up by
the sisters of the local convent, assisted
by the Woman's Guild, who had charge
of the serving, most excellent in
every detail. Decorations in the dining
hall were in white and yellow streamers
and flowers of yellow and white bedeck-
ed the tables. During the banquet,
Blake's orchestra discoursed q number
of fine selections.
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Edward John Nagl was
born November 20, 1S49, in Landskorn,
Bohemia. He grew to manhood and
completed his classical course in his
native city. Came to America in 1868
and studied philosophy for one year at
St. Vincent 3 university in Pennsylvan-
ia. The following year, he entered St.
Johns college at Conegeville, MINI.
where he completed his theological
course.
He was ordained priest September
%, 1876, by Rt. Rev. Rupert Seiden-
busch and celebrated his first holy mass
October Is, at St Mary's church at St.
Cloud.
Two months he remained with the
Bishop, then took charge of Holy Cross
parrish at North Prairie and the mis-
sions of Elm Dale, Swan River and
Opole. There he remained for II years,
erecting a mag gnifiicent church and par
ish house at North Prairie and also at
Elm Dale and Opole.
His next field of labor was at Pierz,
where he romained for five years, and
erected q parochial school building.
He was transferred to st. Augusta in
the year 1897, where he remained un-
til 1911, when failing health obliged
him to give up his arduous duties and
he then came to st. Francis Convent,
Little Falls, where he is the Spiritual
Director.
In 1901, he, received the honorary
title of Domestic Prelate. ',
For twenty-five years, he has been
the Vicar General of the diocese of ST..
Cloud. -.
The Moose lodge will hold special
meeting tonight at s. G. Vasaly's Of
flee. Officers will be elected, also a
delegate to the supreme convention.
P. o. Melberg of Pike Creek had the
misfortune to get his hand caught in
corn shredder Monday, practically