The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1927, Page 6

| HAS ARRANGED ‘S-DAY PROGRAM Affair Will Commemorate Eréction of Church Build- ings Here 50 Years Ago NEW ORGAN Is INSTALLED icictisiaalll Recital Will Be Given Sunday Afternoon—Prizests Coming From Many Points With a pontifical high mass at 19:30 Sunday morning, at which Rt. v. Bishop Wehrle will be the cele- organ recital by Rev. Dom of St. Cloud, Minn., Sunday requiem high morning with Very H. Slag as celebrant; solemn high mass Tuesday morning 4 y vith Very Rev. J. J. Raith of Minot 8 1s celebrant; and a banquet and terogram in St. Mary’s auditorium ‘ features, an excep- interesting program h o Nass Mond P Rev. John / le celebration to be } dj taged Sunday, Monday and Tue oe commemorating the 50 yt @ rogress made by St. Mary's congre- - 2, zation here. Dedication of a new pipe organ, w Tesented to the procathedral by the hildren of the parish, will also mark ‘ whe celebration. This organ, which + Mas just been installed, cos nately $6,000 and was p' { Yeith pennies, nickels and dimes * q ated by the children during the last ars. With its ‘i jation al church has the distinction + tf having the largest organ in the sy iocese. Organ Recital Sunday ti As a dedication feature an organ| ecital will be given from 4 to 5} Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Vitry, O. S. B., director of oys’ choir of the church, under the |* spirection of Father Slag, will sing. m- silver offering will be taken to ( te elp defray expenses. The golden jubilee celebration will megin at 7 o' Sanday morning hen Father Slag will be celebrant t mass. Other masses will be said) 68 a. m., and 9:15 a. m., with Rev. | -om Vitry and Father W. J. Fischer, | spectively, as celebrants. | _ At the pontifical high mass at) 2:30 a, m.,.Rt. R shop Wehrle, S. B., D. D., will be celebrant and | ed by Very Rev. Father | .» of Mandan, Presbyter Father Fischer | Seo SE See ge ether W. J. Fischer, assistant to ite Rev. John A. H. Slag, pastor tt. Mary’s, was born and raised Strasburg. He has been here for the last three. years. igistant; Rev. Dom E. Vitry, O. ’ deacon, and Rev. W. J. Fischer, . Bishop Wehrle will give| fi} sermon. Following. this mass, new organ will be blessed. s tuyipinner will be served at St. Mary’s @aapitorium at noon Sunday, and ieeuryone is invited to attend. The Society will be in charge. aturing the afternoon progzam | be the organ retital by. Rev. m E. Vitry, and the public is in: to attend this, as well as all ces throughout the celebration. || cinity were administe! || Dakota Territ Rt. Rev. Bishop Wehrle, gecrated bishop of the Bismarc abbot of St. Ma 0. S. B. D. D. who wast diocese in 19: | Bishop of Bismarck | gregation to Celebr: ppointed and con- Per to that he was 's Abbey at Richardton, | Father Chrysostom Foffa) Came to Bismarck About; Christmas Time 50 Years) Ago — First Church Was! Erected in 1875 in West) Part of City — the Catholics in Bismarck and vi- than 50 years ago, and as early as 1873 Father Genin of Duluth, visit. ing the Indians, stopped at Bis- marck and said mass at the home of’ Mr. and Mrs. Nolan, on the south side, the members of St. Mary’s parish Sunday will celebrate the coming to Bismarck in 1877 of the first resident priest and the erec- tion of St. Mary’s convent and priest house, The first resident priest was Father Chrysostom Foffa, who came here about Christmas time in 1877. He made addit to the church which had been built in 1875, and erected the other buildings. All buildings were then located in the west part of town, on the site now] x occupied by the International Har- vester company. The church prop- ertv was obtained by squatter rights. The government gave title to the occunants and the congrega- || tion paid $10 to the city for the || title. who minis- in this part of ‘vy included Father Paul, Minn., and Fath- Keller of St. ,} er Jozonh Buh of Brainerd, Minn, Money Raised at Picnic /ccording to records of the par- ish, Thomas Fortune, in behalf of the people, offered to Abbot Martin Marty, 0. S. B.. later Bishop of St. Cloud, $1,400 to build a church here. This money had been raised . by holding a picnic on July 4, 1874. Lumber for the edifice arrived in the spring of 1875 from a church at Detroit . Minn, which was wrecked then only a mission, 30 families. Father ot Martin conducted services regularly. Father Foffa was very success- ful in his work. in Bismarck, ac- cording to those who recall his min- istry here. He was very popular with the people and did rguch for red to more) having been| the church and the city. One of the fap music will be broadcast by sta- cm KFYR by remote control from ha h auditorium. wes at which all fourth degree ights of Columbus will attend in ‘anif.-m with sword and baldric rm 2 bod: for the. blessed it, ery Rev. John Slag, of the local church, will give ‘sermon. #1 © ‘will be said Monday at pend 7:30 a. m., with solemn Y high mass at 8:30, at which John will be cele- departed of the parish. n benediction willbe iven a ser- HISTORY-GROWTH HAS BEEN STEADY SINCE FIRST PRIEST CAME IN 1877 on September 7, 1877. ,_ The first baby to be baptized in the church, according to the records, was James McCormick, son of Edward McCormick’ and Ann McDonald McCormick, on October 16, 1876, The first burial was that of the infant of Mr. and Mrs. P. McHugh. bells in the present church build- ing was blessed by him. Sisters Open Schgol After the other_ buildings had beet completed by Father Foffa in 1878, the first sisters arrived from St. “.seph, Minn., to open a school. The aca’ my and boarding school, as it was then called, comprised three grades and three class rooms were provided. An article published in the Bismarck Tribune at that time told of the sisters’ coming, and of the opening of the school. ctarian teachings are permitted to those whose parents request “The text be the same as it,” the article stated. books _ used these, Li a the public chonls hun, armen tins Nansen : which close ril 2. Pupils can me is church he ormed a fine : thus go from one school to the other In 1921 Father Slag built a large|choir of 34 men and boys,’and also won, Ghoughtfulness, without additional expense for addition to St. achost, a @/has a girls’ choir of 40 voices. The books. ‘The buildings are suitably cost of $65,000, and in 1923 he be-|church has a number of active or- these qualities Tuk be arranged for comfort, health and the wor: of brick veneering the genizations, including the Knights of convenience and there are accommo- church and mi other necessary | Columbus, Catholic Daughters of in any well arranged dations for 12 young lady boarders, improvements to the buildings. The/ America, the Altar Society, the Sew- paany. “The Rev. Father Chrysostom is latest improvement is the installa-| ing Circle, the Young Ladies Sodal- a; wetx deabaed apd liberalamindad tion of the beautiful two-manuall ity, the Men Foresters, the Lady Funeral Serrne. gentlema: that the one, but a school in which the whole city of Bismarck can take pride and ‘im proprietorship. an. honor to. our town, and our citi-| succeeded by Father Paul Retten-| ceremonies, and the wholé cit; zens should show their appreciation] maier in November of the same] Bismarck—Protestants and th- of his disinterested labors by aj year. , generous patronage and encourage-| ment.” Th first term at the acad- emy began April 8, 1878. Following. Father B. Bunning and Patrick Keunan, ant, who attende: to Valley City, In 1881 St. John’s abbey, Col-| pital, now the Bismarck Business legevilley Minn., took charge f the] college, where he made his resi-| church; the ‘Right Rev. The first priests sent out parish. were Fathers William Eversmann and| i talled [St.Mary's Parish Rectory ___| opened the achoel at ie former loca-| eathedeal yesterday. forenoon,” the A opene: ool at its former loca-| ca yet forenoon, St. Mary’s Parish Rectory tion and resided in the regular| Tribune's news sory says. priest house. The mission \territory| installation was the wralate toa From the Records The first couple recorded as married in St. Mary’s church were John Conner and Helen McCarry. The wedding occurred He wishes it known] This fine church, at the corner of Broadway and Eighth street, was erect. Pipe aren © ‘hool is not a sectarian|ed in 1898, being then-a frame structure. -It hag been - brick .veneered of the pari Father, .Foffa_came| and his successor was Rev. Wolf-| year, tell in Father| gang Steinkogler, who astor and assist-| here until May, 1889. to missions both ie west and east of Bismarck, their| rector until August, 1890. territory extending from Glendive PROGRAM of the GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION et St. Mary’s Procathedral NOVEMBER 20-21-22, 1927 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Masses: 7, 8, 9:15, 10:30 Father John A. H. Slag, Celebrant Rev. Dom Vitry, Celebrant Father W. J. Fischer, Celebrant .—Pontifical High Mass Rt. Rev. Bishop Wehrle, 0. S. B., D. D., Celebrant Very Rev. Fr. Paul, 0. S. B., Presbyter Assistant Rev. Dom E. Vitry, 0. S. B., Deacon / Rev. W. J. Fischer, Subdeacon Sermon by Rt. Rev. Bishop V. Wehrle After Mass, blessing of the new organ 12-12:30 p. m.—Dinner at St. Marv’s Auditorium Served by the Altar Society. All invited. - 4-5 p. m—Organ Recital by Rev. Dom E. Vitry, 0. S. B., Director of St, Cloud Music Institute Vocal selections by St. Mary’s Male and Boys’ Choir 8-9—Holy Hour and Procession with Blessed Sacrament All Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will attend in full uniform -with sword and baldric to’form bodyguard of Blessed Sacrament Sermon by Very Rev. John A. H. Slag, Pastor MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Masses: 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 Solemn Requiem High Mass at 8:30 i Very Rev. John A. H. Slag, Celebrant Rev. W. J. Fischer, Deacon Rev. Frank Launiger, Subdeacon Sermon by Father-Slag, Pastor - Absolution by Rt. Rev. Bishop Wehrle This Mass will be said for all the departed of the parish « 7:30 p. m.—Solemn Benediction Sermon by Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. Baker, A. P, V. G., of Valley City, N. D. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Masses: 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 8:30 a. m.—Solemn High Mass Very Rev. J. J. Raith, V.-G., Celebrant Rev, Jos. R. Ott, Deacon Rev. C, A. Seiler, Subdeacon Rev. W. J. Fischer, Master of Ceremonies Sermon by Rev. John Halloran 7:00 p. m.—Banquet and program at St. Mary’s auditorium = _ Given by the old-timers, All invited. Banquet served by the Sewing Circle Speakers of the evening are: Rt. Rev. Vincent Wehrle; Hon. John Burke, Judge of the Supreme Court; Very Rev. J. J.-Raith, Vicar- General of the Diocese, and Rev. John A. H. Slag. \ Hiltner for three years, after whith he succeeded him as pastor. FATHER JOHN SLAG ACTIVE WORKER IN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS CHURCH; Program For . Organ Recital pe The soca program has been vest arranged by the St. Cloud Music Institute, for the organ recital Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5 o'clock, " ee with the sorry of e new organ present to St. Mary’s procathedral by the children of the 3 Fantasia and Foguein D Minor J Bach Prayer to Notre-Dame, Boelman © Salyaris, Male choir............ G, Albrecht Super Flumina Babylonis ....... o J... Bach Suite Gothique A. Boelman Prelude, Fugue and Variation .... os C. Franck Offices parochial schools, w’ M. Haller Dubois “No area of the Boy Scouts. assistant for three years, succeeded - on, donated the children te ata ant of $6,000, reek es A The parish has had a s has 320 members, the since Father Slag became pastor. for of| about 3: ilies, A history of the parish would not} Father Slag states complete _ without greatly impressed two troops of Boy Scout olic. alike—participated in a great] be School Is Moved < civic festival, In 1885 Rev. Bede Northman suc-| News stories appearing in the| have conducted a school . ceeded Father Paul. He left in 1886| Bismarck Tribune of Juno 17, that] sisters, under the i j il of the large] Magdalen, 0. S. B:, remained| crowds which came here from all| their time and their After him parts of the state by special trains| educaiion of the_ came Father Alfred Maier, who was! for t:. cer monies, and of the pomp| Sister e During; inciden to the installation. his stay here the school was trans- ferred*to the old St.- Alexius hos- by Catholics and non-Catholics, at Freibourg, dence. Wehrle, Abbot of St. Ma: and sociology. In Augis’ of 1890 Father Martin] Bishop o2 Bismarck, was attended to from this parish then| pontifical high mass and was con- extended 55 miles east, 75 miles} ducted by the Most Rev. John Ire- southeast and 60 miles north. Mass| land, Archbishop of St. Paul, in the was usually celebrated farm| midst of surroundings as impres- homes, the resources of an institu-| . |**, The Pag td of Father Martin] tion rich in the tradition of ages ceased in 1896 when Father Clement| could c ‘ate. Nearly 40 priests took TanP {p10 end during that time the| Renae’ throng filled the pews. and unt cnd during t ime ill pews an + church was built at the coz-| aisles ‘af the cathedral—which was was completed in 1898. assist Father Clement ieee Adolph Divan Bo i ler, 5 aventure Hansen, Peter Wollnik and Very Rev. John A. H. Slag, pastor of St. Mary’s procathedral. . Father Slag has been at this parish since 1919. He was assistant to Father | activities and would rather be called HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM BY CITIZENS Priest in Charge of St. Mary’s} St. Paul Man Saved an Operation Parish Came Here in 1919 as Assistant to Father Hiltner St., St. Paul, Minn., says in his own and Took Charge of Parish| “My goitre had in 1922—Holds Many Public} ruple I am entirel: Very Rev. John A. H. Slag, more] 2 1. commonly known to the people of Bismarck as Father John, came to| quiri ree ay a feeders ly ies arrival in Uni tates, and has] anicsb' Ohio. become one of the best liked priests, Gite: ba 7 in the opinion of both Catholics and) Store.—Adv. Protestants, that the parish has ever had. This is evidenced by the num- ber of local organizations with which he is connected in addition to his parish work. In addition to being pastor of St. Mary’s church and erie al of the ere he teaches park board’ and the Missouri Slope For two years he was Grand Knight of the 1922, when Rev..John A. H. Slag,|Knights of Columbus, and for three present pastor, who had been his|¥ears served as state chaplain of that loly Name society steady iy ladies, which has ee OO | growth throughout. almost its en-|420 members, the St. Mary’s echo. It 4 indeed| and Edward Guenther, who were] stalled with the usual ecclesiastical) tire Giee and now - numbers bend of $5 sieves, the Siete. glee club, ma ¥ that he i: the harmony’ credit to the Sisters, who d cooperation which exist between townspeople and: the ple 0: church, and the fine spirit shown .PAGESIX sgh THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE : THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1927 St. Mary’s Con was born and raised at Strasburg, N. D. ,He has been assistant here for the last three years. J. P. Wagner, treasurer of St, Mary’s church, and J. D. Healow, secretary, have held those offices for the last five years. Walsh Poultry Given Tuberculosis Tests Area testing for avian tubercul- osis_lias been started in Walsh county and this is the first of this kind of work to be done in North accordig to iformatio re- ceived from County Agent E. J. Taintor of Park River. Under* the plan worked out by Dr. W. F. Crewe of Bismarck, chair- man of the state livestock sanitary board, veterinarians are furnished to make the tests and transporta- tion expenses are borne by the local people. Tests are now be! made of all poultry flocks in Fertile township, and the plan is to cover the remainder of Walsh county as fas as petitions are received m Rent "eintor is cooperating with gent Taint C00) the board in conducting this work. Farmers must agree to get rid of all birds that, react to the test and they are given advice on how to clean up and disinfect premises where the cisease is fothd. Unlike the paln under which cattle are tested for’ tuberculosis, there is no provision made for nity. ‘The test is made by injecting a small amount of avian tuberculin into the wattle of the chicken. If the bird has has tubercdlosis, a swelling a° 2ars in 48 hours. This method of testing poultry for tuber- culosis, which is in general use in the United States as well as abroad, was worked out at the North Da- kota Agricultural college by ee e veterinary years ago, “9 te in charge of at present. DON’T LIKE NAME | Philadelphi The veterinary, ashamed o! ing called a “vet” or & “horse doctor” has decided to change his nama The specialists declare” that they are in demand as farm man- rs, research workers and in other “Doctors of Animal Pathology,” “Doctors of Animal Industry,” or “Animal Engineers.” D Princes Street in Edinburgh. is said to be the most beautiful thor- oughfare in Great Britain. 18 Year Goitre = - Removed With Colorless Liniment. John Roubal, 111 W. Magnolia the Re Paul — grow: lor 18 years. After using Sorbo! Guad- relieved and feeling fine. In 4 I was able to sleep better. In one week I felt no more choking spells or shortness of breath. My neck was reduced inches. You may use my let- ill gladly answer in- home paper, tes > Made by Sorbol Company, Mech- Sold by all drug- Locally at Finney Drug ia ana ets || presttent ofthe Kiwanis club, the i i resident of the Kiwanis club, the Rieti’ Gaye Bismarck Comrhunity Chest, the city eauty, Peace, Reverence, lack of confus- in Europe Sle aes born in Holland, 1890. He attended tu of .Vienna the Uni itzerland, ter his ordination returned tc ; tre he was graduated { @ course’ in political economy is assisted in his work W. J. Fischer, who eee + ee eee