Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-07-28
DEDICATE CHURCH
AT WH|TEBIRD
WHITEBIRD CHURCH DEDI.
GATED SUNDAY BY
BISHOP GORMAN.

or and pleasure to welcome our
Rt. Rev. Bishop of Boise, Daniel
M. German, d. d., in our midst.
The visit of our first pastor is
never merely a visit, and partl-
cularly on this occasion u we'll
filled program awaited his lord
ship.
Arriving with the train Thurs
day evening, the bishop was re-
ceived by the Rev. Chaplain OF
st. Gertrude's and led TO his con-
vent quarters, which he was to
occupy off and on during the fol-
lowing days of his pastoral act
ivity up to his departure on Mon
day morning.
The first ceremony to take
place was at the convent in the
form of a double religious profess
sion at the high mass Coram
Episcopo on Friday 8 o'clock A.
M. The chapel was filled, even
crowded, by a very appreciativc
attendance from the neighboring
communities. At s o'clock sharp,
the hells of st. Gertrude's gave
the sign for the opening of the
ceremonies, the organ struck up
a wedding religious march as the
professor of the sisters to be
professed accompanied by their
candle bearers and members of
the community, escorted His
Lordship vested in Cope, Mitre
and Crozier. and surrounded by
the assistant clergy, to the chap
el. After the chanting of the
gospel of the mass, two hereto
fore novices were admitted to
sisterhood and pronounced their
formula of RELIGIOUS profession.
They were Miss Teresa daughter
of Gerhart Gehring Of the Keu-
terville parish, henceforth to be
known as Sister Mary Martina,
o. S. B., and Miss Mary Hack of
Tacoma, Wash, Sister Mary
Irmangard, o. S. B., who is the
fourth one Of her family to join
the Benedictine order.
After this, followed the per-
petual profession of Sisters NJ.
Engelberta, o. S. B., daughter of
Joe Uhlenkott, of Cottonwood,
Sr. M. Matilda, o. S. B., daugh-
ter of Mr.. Walzer. of Cottonwood
and Sr. NJ. Rose, o. S. B., daugh-
ter of Theo. Schaecher, of Cot
tonwood.
The chapel and affairs were
tastefully decorated, as usual.
the chant and psalmody did hon.
or to the performers; and every
visitor carried with them, we are
sure, an excellent impression of
both the religious celebration
and of the family feast which
followed it. A solemn service
of thanksgiving closed the day.
for to God alone belong all honor
and glory. May He shower His
choicest blessings on the coura-
geous young ladies who have so
nobly on this day taken up the
task of His undivided service and
vowed their life to the welfare of
their neighbor.
His lordship then was taken to
Greencreek where. on Saturday
morning, he pontifically confer
red the four minor ecclesiastical
orders on a candidate for the
priesthood, a child of the Green
creek parish and probably the
first one thereof to receive that
honor. The candidate has been
a student of the Bened. Fathers
at Mt. Angel, Oregon, for the
last few years, and is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jentges of Green
creek.
Early on Sunday morning, the
Rt. Rev. Bishop, left st. Cert
rude's accompanied by the Rev
Chaplain. for Grangeville, where
his lordship celebrated holy mass
in presence of a representative
congregation. The real objective
of this journey was Whitebirt
for the blessing and dedication
of a new church ard bell.
The trip to Grangeville anc
then to Whitebird was on sche
dule time, our good friends Mr.
Geo. Medved. our esteemed edi
tor, and Mr.. Frank McGrane ant
son. sharing in turn the respon
sibility and honor of the com
forts of the read. Some saw WI