Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-11-16
CLUB OBSERVES
OUTWARD DAY

The .Lnolic WOmen's club met on
Wednesday evening Nov 9Th, at the
X. c. hall. There was a good atten.
dance, and several. new members
Joined the club. The usual business
was transacted after which it being
Durward Day, Mrs. Jas. Fay and Mrs
NJ. j. COughlin read very interesting
sketches of Father Durward's life and
works, and also a short history of
the Durward family. Mrs. Coughlin
said in part:
1--WE have again come to the day
which | believe and | am sure most
OF you believe to be the most impor.
tant in the year of the Catholic Won.
ems club. On this day we honor the
memory of one who was loved and
respected by all who knew him. AS
priest OF God we knew him best.
IA living example of the truths he
taught. AS a citizen he demanded
the respect of the entire community,
regardless of creed. Father John
Durward was born in Milwaukee. OF
March 2. 1S47. In 1853. his parents
becoming Catholics, he was baptized
by Archbishop Henni giving up the
name of Emerson by which he was
known, and assuming that of John
For sometime he served Mass for
Father Urbach, in the convent chapel
Of the Sisters. and there received
tbot ir,pofuc which yacu1tad IN q Do
sire to attain the priesthood He was
ordained by Archbishop Henni in
1870. His first pastoTate was TOmah,
Wis. where he remained IA years
From there he went to Seneca for
years. then to BarabOo where he
remained until his retirement in
1911. During his pastOrate in Bara-
boo a new church was built, also the
first Catholic school started. During
his busy life he wrote a number of
volumes. When the Angel of Death
summoned him four years ago, it was
: great loss 10 US Although his body
lies at rest on the hillside OF Dur
wards Glen, may his teachings and
example shine forth in our lives, SO
we may be a credit to the name and
memory OF our beloved Father John
Extracts from Mrs. Fay's paper
follow:
Father John Durward in his book
on Durward Life tells us that his
father, B. l. Durward was BORN
in 1917 in Montrose, Scotland In
1912 he married Miss Margaret Hill
yard in the Episcopal church in Man
chester. England. He was an artist
and later came TO America, and To-
Gated in Milwaukee, where Father
John Durward was born. He painted
the portraits of the first mayor of
Milwaukee, and also of the Rt. Rev.
Henni. Bishop of Milwaukee. He re-
Ceived his first great impression of
Catholicity while painting the latter's
portrait. Later he became Professor
of English in st. Francis Seminary.
In 1861 while on his vacation he dis
covered what is now known as Dur
wards Glen. and became so impressed
with it, that he purchased 40 acres
of land, and moved his family by
horse team to the glen He built a
little chapel there of native stone,
and it was here that his two sons
sang their first mass He died at the
age of IS years Father Durward
speaks of his mother as a woman
who brought up her eight children
without helm OF nurse or servant
also finding time TO help in their edu-
cation. She died at the age OF 81,
and is buried by her husbands side.
Inscribed on her stone are the words,
Mother OF Priests"
Several of Father Durwards poems
were also read, after which adjourn
ment was taken until November 22nd.