The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-08-23

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time before were Nomadic |ssMss s1saa kSHsss
time, when "our Jubilarians"
to the state, in 80
disgruntled and dissatis-
fled stage of transition from
their unmolested wander
land allotted them by our zz.o,
Government the FATHER JEROME
tons at the age of 80 years
Civiy, permitted to admire the accomplishments
of these two humble servants of God who in their self
sacrificing and transformations have led both by
word and example the early Of this county to
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Matthias Hunt, in Religion, W. Rev jerome Hunt O. s;
was born in Baden in Germany December 5, 1913, and
America when at the of seventeen entering the
his profession in 1868.
After four of Theological study he ordained
parochal duty in Fuda Indiana At the Of Prior
Marty afterwards, in turn Abbot of St. Menrads abbey
Vicar Apostolic of the Dakotas and Bishop of Sioux Fas
the young priest commenced his fes work the In
Apostolic ZEAL Father Jerome abored among the Standing
Rock Indians and accomplished much good His heart
yeaed for greater fields and his burning for the
walton of souls the Sioux Indians spurred him
greater sacrces So his Joy was exceedingly great when
labor, henceforh allotted to him would be the Mission of
St Mchaes the Fort Totten Indian Reserve North
Dakota. Our Missionary lost time in repairing thther,
and with courage that was heroic indeed he bade good
bye to his PAM in go a the e
its and set out alone for Fort Toen where he
replaced Father Claud Elmer O. S. b. who afterwards
ceeded Father Jerome at Standing Rock.
When our Jubilaran arrived at st. Michaes he found
the buildings which he occupies completed short
distance to the southeast stood school for girls conducted
by the Good Gray Nuns of Montreal Of whom further
ton will be made in this article Father Jerome appreciated
snd me- to- proved ed himself the Apostle Of the Catholic
eG sode n % Fgr Indians
nevertheless he still found time devote to the education
Of the Cahoc Indian boy To this he gave his home
school himself This discontinued in $780, when the
y G at Fort
soldiers and the building converted into Government
of the trials of our Missionary came
when the girls school at St. Mchaeps burnt 1888 The
sn rs @ al Of brought % ag
their good Chaplain. The young priests heart chafed
the but his tie His
vacate his home which could be used for school, and
stood nearby would be- better than the stable
wherein his Master was born and henceforh could
in 1885.
The work among the Indians and Whites the children in
the schools and spiritual administration to the scattered
Catholics throughout the Lake Regions which often took
that the spiritual forces be augmented in
1886, Rev. Finan Weiderkehr O. S. B., cleric from ST.
caecetiea work the adult indians and in june
1884, he ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Bishop
Church Fort This was indeed gala oc
cason among the Indians Father Fintan remained until
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that appreciation be here acknowledged TO these good
u zeaou men, VINO at an early period in their sacerdOtal
career sacrificed the comforts and consolation of
sennares colleges and parishes the Whites to bring
the knowledge of religion to the aborgnes America
True it their desire that this sacrifice should be
SO closely in the Sacred Heart of their that
not be harmed by the faint of earthly praise nevere-
less example have given applies with equal force in
the twentieth it did in the first century, and their
ample stimulate to emulation their brothers in the
priesthood and strengthen the faith Catholic
laity dare but mention thir names( their humility
made) Father othmar schneebuger O. s. b. Father Alos
Fisher o. B., Paul Unmussig O. s. b. Sylvester Eisen-
is still in the work. If Father jerome was an
apostle of the Catholic school, he likewise was a
stunch believer in the the Catholic "Press These two
agencies he knew would be most
and the good Missionary accordingly began to edit in
1892, the "Eyanpaha," Catholic Paper in the Sioux
language Besides this paper, Father jerome the Author
Of "Bibe History" and combined prayer and Hymn
Book in the