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NOTREDAME
LIBRARIES
HISTORY
OF
�ATHOLICITY
IN
NEW ALBANY AND JEFFERSONVILLE,
And Floyd and Clark Counties, Ind.,
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PREFATORY REMARKS.
The needs for this little work are twofold. One is
to preserve the annals of the Church for the future
historian, and the other is to make snch a presentation
of facts as will serve to encourage Catholics, and stim­
ulate them to greater exertions in the line of Christian
duty.
It is true our researches have not been very deep­
they need .not be when we consider the scope; but
having received great assistance from the pastors of
the several Churches, each of whom is more or less
familiar with the facts, we send forth this pamphlet,
believing that, while it has many imperfections, it is
not entirely without merit. Even the little merit it
may have, when coupled with the primary impelling
motive, must work good to some degree in some direc­
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CATHOLIC TRUTHS AND HISTORY.
It is rather fashionable now to appear to be ignorant
of the truths and doctrine of the Catholic church, and
this obtains even among those who would be classed
among the educated. The young lady of fashion
rustling in silks, esteems it a sort of negative accom­
plishment to be unacquainted with the "Mummery of
Romanism," but she will sit. up late to read Mrs.
General Wallace's unveiling of the inner workings of
a Turkish harem-to add to her knowledge, of course.
The jurist, the medical man, the average preacher, and
many others who look wisely through nose gJasses, are
equally indifferent about, and shamefully ignorant of,
Catholic doctrine and history of the ch urch.
How can we account for this? Are not such aware
that a finished education requires a knowledge of
these things? Do they not know that the Catholic
church as a factor and a figure is inseparable from the
history of the past 1,900 years? Has not that church
witnessed the rise of all the ci vil ized governments in
the world, and has she not looked on the crumbling
a way of many such earthly institutions? " No other
institution," says Lord Macaulay, "is left standing
which carries the mind back to the time when the
smoke of sacrifice rose from the Pantheon, and
when cameleopards and tigers bounded in the Flavian
a mph it h ea ter."
Even ifnot for belief or practice, the history and
doctrines of the church ought to be studied by all who
wish to be classed among the educated. Such study
and information are essential to correct speaking and
writing on religion or the history of Christianity.
Scarcely anything is more deplorable than to exhibit
ignorance of these things. It is far worse than not to
know the latest novel.
The Catholic church is the immovable rock in the
ocean of life, which is sighted by every passing ship.
It is as a mountain seated upon the top of mountains
and can not be hidden.
I have put in the Art Glass in Holy Trinity
Church, New Albany, Rev. J. B. Kelly, Rector,
to whom I refer as to the quality and artistic ex­
cellence of the work.
H. W. RUDOLF,
231 and 239 Green Street, LOUISVILLE, KY.
ORIGIN OF MODERN RELIGIOUS SECTS.
The Lutheran Church came into existence in Ger­
many about the year 1524. Its founder was Martin
Luther, a priest of the Order of St. Augustine, who
left his convent, burnt the Pope's letter reproving
him, married a nun, and preached in favor of refor­
mation.
The Episcopal Church was founded in 1534 by
Henry VIII, King of England, who ceased to be a
Catholic when he failed to obtain a divorce from his
lawful wif-e, Catharine. Once out of the Catholic
Church, he married and murdered his wives without
fear of God or man.
The Methodist Church is the same as the Episcopal,
except in some minor points introduced by John Wes­
ley, an Englishman, about the year 1739.
The Presbyterian Church owes its origin to John
Calvin, an apostate from the Catholic Church, who
fled from France to Geneva, where his adherents were
first known as Calvanists. This happened in 1561.
The Baptist Church sprang up soon after the Lu­
theran. The sect was first known by the name of
Anabaptists. Its doctri nes were propagated in Ger­
many, in the year 1520, by Nicholas Storch and
Thomas Muenzer.
The Congregationalist Church was founded in Eng­
land in 1583, .by Robert Browne. His followers were
at first called Browneists, but were afterwards known
as Puritans.
The Church of the Disciples was organized in Vir­
ginia about 65 years· ago, by Alexander Campbell.
He was a native of Ireland, born in County Antrim,
in the year 1786. He died at Bethany, West Vir­
ginia, March 4, 1866.
These are but a few of the more important religious
denominations that have sprung up in various places
since Luther's defection in Germany.
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THE LATIN LANGUAGE
IN THE LITURGY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The Catholic Church was the only visible embodi­
ment of Christianity known to the world for many
centuries. When it was established in the Roman
Empire there were in existence two principal lan­
guages, the Greek and the Lati n. The gospels and
epistles were written mostly in Greek, which was then
the learned language; and the liturgies formed by the
Apostles were in Greek for the Eastern Christians and
in Latin for the Westel'll. The Latin became, in time,
the official and learned language of the whole empire.
After the fall of Rome and the dismemberment of the
empire of the Cresars. it continued to be the language
of learning and of the Church, as it remains to this
day.
The Latin is no longer the language of any partic­
ular nation or people. It undergoes no changes, as
living languages do. The student who wishes to learn
it, reads yet the orations of Cicero and the poems of
Horace and Virgil.
This was the language in which the Sacred Scrip­
tures were read to the people, and in which the dog­
mas of faith were defined and the prayers at public
service recited. It was used in the administration of
the sacraments and in the offering up of the sacrifice
of the mass. It was the language in which the de­
crees of councils and the laws of the Church were
written and promulgated, and in which the early
Christian writers defended the faith and refuted the
errors of their time.
By the use of this unchanging tongue, the exact
unity and identity of faith is al ways and everywhere
preserved, and the doctrines of the Church remain
ever the same, not only as regards their meaning, but
in the very words in which they were first handed
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POINTS OF OBSERVANCE IN AND ABOUT
THE CHURCH.
It is a vulgar practice to stand outside the doors of
the church while mass is being celebrated. Some give
the excuse that they are waiting for the next mass. If
this be so, let them select some other waiting place.
UINo one should walk up the aisles of the church dur­
ing the sermon, If you arrive late, wait in one of the
lower pews until the sermon is over, then go to your
place. There should be no moving up or down the
aisles while the congregation is being addressed.
At low mass it is proper to kneel the entire time,
except at the Gospels. When the service is prolonged
by a sermon, as it is at eight o'clock mass generally,
it may be permitted to sit from the end of the Credo
to the Sanctus, and from and after the communion
until the blessing.
At h igh mass the people always stand while the
priest sings. They should kneel from the beginning
of mass until the Gloria, and from the Sanctus-that
is when the bell rings the first time until the Paler
Noster. They kneel during the communion and rise
at the lagt Gospel. At the elevation, the most solemn
part of the mass, all should bow the head and pray.
Avoid the practice of coming late to church. In
order to 'get there in time, leave home in time. Start
at least as promptly for mass as yon would for the
depot if you intended to take a train.
What shall be said of those who always stand in
the back part of the church, near the door? Noth­
ing. All has been said that can be said, and still they
stand there.
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THE PROTESTANT LORD MACAULAY'S
ESTIMATE OF THE CATHO-
LIC CHURCH.
The history of this church joi ns together the two
great ages of human civilization. The proudest royal
houses are but of yesterday, when compared with the
line of the Supreme Pointiffs. That line we trace
back in an unhroken series from the Pope who crowned
Napoleon, in the nineteenth century, to the Pope who
crowned Pepin, in the eighth, and far beyond the time
of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in
the twilight of fable.
The republic of Venice came next in antiquity.
But the republic of Venice was modern when com­
pared with the papacy, and the republic of Venice is
gone and the papacy remains, not in decay, not a mere
antique, but full of life and useful vigor.
The members of her communion are certainly not
fewer than one hundred and fifty millions; and it will
be difficult to show that all other Christian sects
united amount to one hundred and twenty millions.
Nor do we see any sign which indicates that the term
of her long dominion is approaching. She saw' the
commencement of all the governments, and of the
ecclesiastical establishments that now exist in the
world, and we feel no assurance that she is not des­
tined to see the end of them all.
She was great and respected before the Saxon had
set foot on Britain, before the Frank had passed the.
Rhine, when Grecian eloquence still flourished in An­
tioch, when idols were still worshiped in the temple
of Mecca; and she may still. exist in undiminished
vigor when some traveler from New Zealand shall, in
the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken
arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's.
RT. REV. DR. CHATARD.
The present Bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes,
was born in Baltimore, December 13,1834. He was
educated at Mt. St. Mary's College, Maryland, and
graduated in 1853. He became a physician after the
custom of his family, his father and grandfather both
having been distinguished members of that profession.
For a year he was a resident physician in the city
alms-house hospital in Baltimore, but without tiring
of his profession he abandoned it for a higher calling.
In 1857 he began to study for the priesthood, and
later was sent as one of A rchbishop Kenrick's students
to Rome to study in the Urban College. He remained
there closely applying himself, and at the end of six
years took the degree of Doctor of Divinity, in 1863.
He then became Vice-Rector of the American college,
and in 1868 assumed the Rectorship, holding the
office for ten years. Failing health induced him to
revisit his native country, where, during his sojourn
and vacation, he took part in the work of collecting
funds for the American college in Rome. Before his
return to Rome to resume his labors in the govern­
ment of the famous co] lege, he was named by Pope
Leo XIII. for the Diocese of Vincennes as its fifth
Bishop, and was consecrated in the "Eternal City"
by Cardinal Franchi, May 12, 1878.
Bishop Chatard is a man of deep learning and a
linguist of great note. He is an excellent writer, a
profound theologian and philosopher, and a thorough
master of everything pertaining to the Church. The
dignity of his high office finds a fitting resting place
in his character. His splendid bearing, rare refine­
ment and power of impressing do not fly from him on
your nigh approach. He bears acquaintance well, and
the more he is seen and the better known the more
he is liked, respected and revered. He is approachable,
simple and genial, and is capable of accommodating
himself to circumstances. He is an honor to the
diocese of Vincennes and is highly esteemed by all
classes of our citizens.
RT. REV. FRANCIS SILAS CHATARD¡
HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY,
IN NEW ALBANY AND JEFFERSONVILLE, AND FLOYD
AND CLARK COUNTIEf;, IND.
Catholicity in this section of Lndiaua had its be­
ginning, some say on "Floyd Knobs," in Floyd
county, while others claim equal distinction for other
points along the river, notably Clarksville, which ad­
joins West Jeffersonville, in Clark county. Clai ks­
ville was origi nally a small settlement on the Indiana
shore of the Ohio, just opposite Rock Isl-and, where
General Clark used to have his headquarters.
There are old settlers who affirm that there were
groups of Catholics along the Ohio on the Indiana
shore at and near the present sites of Jeffersonville and
New Albany before they began to settle on the
" Knobs," and that there are traditions of their meet­
ing to recite the rosary in common on Sundays.
Among them, aside from a number of Kentuckians,
were the ubiquitous Irish, the more easily contented
German and the daring and penetrating French.
Some few of the Irish drifted farther on, or retraced
their steps, while the great majority remained; the
Germans, determined on settling down, betook them­
sel ves with some of the Irish to the higher grounds,
the "Knobs," for instance, while the French, who
came first following in the steps of the missionaries,
scattered about, some going back into Kentucky,
others, through love for their kind, bent their steps
toward Vincennes, and yet a few remained and are
now represented in the population.
Of course there are no records to prove these state­
ments; not even were records made or kept when
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HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY
these Catholics began to be visited by the French
missionaries, and by Bishop Flaget and Father Abel
as late as 1829. The writer called on Father Stremler,
pastor of the oldest congregation here, the Church of
the Assumption, " Floyd Knobs," for some data of the
early Catholics, but there were none to be had. Not
even could information as to the date of the build­
ing of the old log church be learned. Many other
things which ought to be known could not be obtained
even if knowable.
One thing is certain, however, that among the early
settlers in both Floyd and Clark counties there were
many Catholics. The great body of the descendants of
these remain good, practical members of the Church,
while a few are careless, or as a plain-spoken Irishman
puts it, " as not ID nch."
It is an old and true saying that what is easily ob­
tained is not appreciated. This is verified in the case
in point. The old Catholic settlers, most of the time
without church or priest, preserved their faith and the
blessed memories of happy childhood spent in its prac­
tice, while some few of their descendants with both
priest and church within easy reach have suffered ship­
wreck of the faith. Was it ill punishment of this neg­
lect that there was a "Bloody Monday" over the
river in Louisvi lle within the memory of many? Or
are the more recent Catholic backsliders to be ac­
counted for through fear of a second "Bloody Mon­
day" on this side of the Ohio?*
If there have been a few fall-aways among Catholics
.in this part of the state. it must be remembered that
there have been bad Catholics in every age. Over
against such misfortune tower high in loyalty to the
faith and in large growth the flourishing congrega­
tions that form the subject of these pages. They are
=The writer has studiously avoided making any reference to the Know­
nothing outrages perpetrated upon Catholics in the Falls Cities d uring the
yeiir ]8-)4-5, as the few survívnig partiel nants in tho disgraceful abuse of
men, for conscience sake, are now heartily ashamed of it, as are also the
descendan ts of all of tbem.
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the work of God for the salvation of the people, and
serve as beacon lights to direct the straying sheep to
the true fold.
" ST. MARY'S OF THE KNOBS." ,
The first organization of Catholics in this district
into anything like a parish was begun at "Floyd
Knobs," in Floyd county, Indiana. Those who in
earlier years gathered in twos and threes along the
river began to assemble in greater numbers at the
"Knobs," and in this way a settlement and sort of con­
gregation began to be formed.
Perhaps before Father Abel's time, 1820, mass was
said on the" Knobs " in the log cabins of the faithful
who settled there. It is known, however, that Father
Abel did say mass for the people there in 1820, and
subsequent to that time the much talked of "old log
ch u rch ,., was built.
In 1829, when Bishop Flaget was making his sixth
round of visitation he said mass in the "old log
church" on the "Knobs," where were settled about
eleven Catholic families. At intervals these were
ministered to bv Father Abel and others until the ar­
rival of Fathe� Louis Neyron, in 1837. He built
the present brick church, St. Mary's of the " Kriobs,"
in 1837. It is in a good state of preservation and is
sufficiently large to accommodate the 130 families
which comprise the congregation.
Father Neyron was succeeded by Father Bessonies in
1854; he in turn gave place to Father VV m. Doy Ie in
1858, who was the first resident pastor. In 1861
Father L. Gueguen took charge. He was succeeded
by Rev. G. Ginnsz in 1864, who remained until 1873,
when the present pastor, Rev. James Stremler, took
charge. He built the present parsonage.
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HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH,
NEW ALBANY, FLOYD COUNTY, IND.
Holy Trinity Parish is the first and oldest congre­
gation in New Albany. It was organized by Rev.
Louis Neyron, in ]837.
Before Father Neyron's time, in 1829, Bishop FJa­
get said mass in New Albany, at which time there
were only five Catholic families permanently settled
in the place. No attempt was made at organization
until Father Nevron came. At first he said mass in
the humble hor�es of the Catholics until the fall of
1837, when he built the old frame church, the first
Catholic church in New Albany.
The faithful continued to attend divine service each
alternate Sunday in this church (Father Neyron hav­
ing to attend at the "Knobs " also) until the erection
of the present brick church, in 1851, when he took up
his residence in New Al banv. It is said that he built
the church largely with h"is private means, as the
members of his congregation were then too poor to be
able to donate anything like large sums. He pur­
chased all the parish grounds, and remained the pas­
tor of Holy Trinity Church until 186�3, when, broken
with labor and years, he retired to the University of
Notre Darne, St. Joseph county, Indiana, to spend the
remainder of his life. For years thereafter he taught
physiology and surgery at the University. The writer
knew him well, and had many ohats with him there
about his experience in southern Indiana. He was a
nati ve of France, and was a surgeon in the army of
the first Napoleon. He died at Notre Dame, January
7, 1888, in his ninety-eighth year. Holy Trinity
congregation paid him an annuity of five hundred dol­
lars in consideration of his great services and gener­
ositv.
Hp. was, in 1864, succeeded temporarily in Holy
Trinity Parish by Rev. L. Gueguen, until the arrival of
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH,
New Albany, Ind.
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HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY
Rev. J-ohn Mougin the same year. Father Mougin
built the present parish house, and also a brick school,
and was in charge of the congregation, part of the time
with Revs. Ginnsz and Fleischmann as assistants, until
1881, when the present rector, Rev. J. B.Kelly, was
appointed.
A t the present writing (February, 1890), Father
Kelly has had the church beautifully frescoed, new al­
tars put in, and blessed by the Bishop, Sunday, Febru­
ary 9; and also new stained glass windows, chande­
liers, etc., which, with other improvements, cost the
large sum of $7,000. As, after Father N eyron, he has
taken the most prominent part in the management of
the congregation, we will let the pen of his present
school teacher tell the story of his life and the history
of Holy Trinity Parish up to August 22, 1889, as fol­
lows:
(From the Catholic Record August 22, 1889.)
REV. J. B. KELLY.
"Rev. John B. Kelly, a native of Ireland, arrived in
America in the year 1863. His classical studies were
commenced in the Provincial Seminary of St. Thomas,
situated about three miles from the city of Bardstown.
He completed his studies in philosophy and theology
at the grand seminary at Montreal, Canada. He was
ordained in 1874 at Indianapolis by Bishop de . St.
Palais, being amongst the last o f those ordai ned by
that celebrated prelate. He was immediately ap­
pointed pastor of Cambridge, Wayne county, Ind.,
where he erected St. Elizabeth's church. Of his labors
in Cambridge the history of the diocese of Vincennes
says: ' Under his administration the congregation
flourished financially and religiously. He built on
the new lot a neat church and parsonage, leaving after
him a debt of only $3,000.' One thousand of this
was a pre-existing debt. In October, 1881, Father
Kelly was transferred to New Albany. With charac-
REV. J. R. KELLY,
Rector Holy Trinity Church, New Albany, Ind.
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HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY
teristie energy he at once turned his attention to the
improvement of the church property, spending in the
first three months of his pastorship over $1,000 upon
interior improvements in the church building, such as
remodeling the seats, increasing their number, enclos­
ing and re-arranging; the gallery. Next year, 1882,
he began building the Holy Trinity school, one of the
finest scholastic buildings in southern Indiana. This
noble undertaking was completed the following year
at an outlay of $20,000. No sooner was this work
accomplished than Father Kelly was called upon to
superintend the erection of a home for the Sisters of
Providence, the cost being defrayed by the Order of
the Sisters of Providence, but all the Jabors of unre­
mitting supervision falling upon Father Kelly.
"Allowing a few years to pass, during which the con­
gregation was steadily reducing the debt, which, of
necessity, had been incurred in 1886, Father Kelly
raised $3,000, with which he replaced the shingle roof
of the church by a permanent fire-proof covering of
tinned iron, and erected hot air furnaces of the most
approved construction for heating the building, the old
stoves being both unsightly, inadequate for the re­
quired purpose, and taking up room which has since
been furnished with additional seats. In 1888 he
erected a neat and comfortable residence for the teacher
of the boy's senior class, the old residence havi ng be­
come uninhabitable. This will cost, when out offices
and brick walks are completed, about $3,000. On the
beautiful Irish Catholic Cemetery, situated on Green
'Valley road, about two miles from the city, Father
Kelly has expended, in fencing, draining, making of
carriage ways, leveling and erecting a handsome en­
trance, over $1,000, while further improvements are
in contemplation. During the present year he bas
succeeded in raising $3,000, which will be devoted to
the decoration of the interior of the ch urch, frescoing
the walls, furnishing new altars, and improving the
gas arrangements by which the church is lighted. By
IN NEW ALBANY AND JEFFERSONVILLE. 27
the liberality of pious individual members of the con­
gregation, Father Kelly hopes to furnish the church
with splendid stained glass windows. This work will
be undertaken in the fal l of the present year. Father
Kelly has visited churches near and far, celebrated for
their frescoi ng, etc., to obtain the fullest information
on the subject before deciding upon a suitable design
or accepting any estimate. To a direct artistic taste,
Father Kelly unites a shrewd business capacity; the
congregation may, therefore, rely upon receiving am­
ple val ue in church decoration for the generous con­
tributions they so willingly bestowed. The second,
third and fourth Synods of the Diocese of Vincennes,
in 1878, 1880 and 1886, were attended by Father
Kelly. At the last of these Synods, in which he offi­
ciated as one of the '.J udices Querelarum et Excusa­
tionum,' he was made a ' Hector Immovable.'
"In the spring of 1887 Father Kelly visited Ireland
and the continent of Europe, entered the Eternal
City, kissed the hand of His Holiness, prayed for his
people in the home of the Blessed Virgin at Loretto,
and returned in September of the same year, bringing
with him many souvenirs blessed by Pope Leo XIII,
and carrying with him also the Apostolic benediction
for his congregation. May he live to enjoy the fruits
of his labors ad multas anmos.
" 1 n the year 1886 the Right Rev. Bishop Chatard
sent to New Albany to aid Father Kelly in his ardu­
ous and ever increasing pastoral labors, the Rev. J. P.
Matthews, who was the first assistant priest in Holy
Trinity parish. * * * * Rev. Dennis McCabe
succeeded him, as second assistant; January, 1889.
Holy Trinity Church stands upon the southeast cor­
ner of Market and Seventh streets. It is 145 feet
long, 54 feet wide and 40 feet from floor to ceiling.
The spire is 130 feet high. It is huilt in the pointed
Gothic style of architecture.
"The interior was remodeled by Father Kelly in
1881. It was furnished with a fire-proof tinned iron
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roof by Father Kel1y in 1886. Interior improve ....
ments are in progress right now, and Father Kelly.
wi II spend between $5,000 and $10,000 upon them.
The church is comfortably warmed by hot air fu rnaces
in the basement. It provides a sufficient number of
seats for a congregation of 1,500.
"There are fi ve double Ianceate windows on each
side, two behind the altar, and one in the tower above
the front door, over which there is a pretty circular
window.
" From the interior side of the walls, at about two­
thirds of their height, there springs a succession of
irregular Gothic arches whose bases rest at one side
upon the wall, and at the other upon the capitals of
imaginary pillars separating the nave from the two
side aisles. The effect of these pendent arches is re­
markably light and fine.
"In the tower there are two ponderous bells, sound­
ing F and A flat in the ascending scale of E flat con­
cert pitch. The larger bears the inscription 'Bene­
dixit ill. R. R. M de St. Palais, 1859.'
"The organ is a curiosity, as it belongs to the days of
Handel, being a G organ. and perhaps the only one of
its kind in the United States. It will, it is under­
stood, be shortly replaced by a larger instrument of
modern construction." * * * *
Holy Trinity congregation has about 400 families,
or nearly 2,200 souls. Over 300 children are in reg­
ular attendance at the parochial schools.
(From New Albany Ledger, Feb.7, 1890.)
No religious body in this city has displayed more
liberal enterprise in the way of church improvement
during the past year than the congregation of
Holy Trinity Catholic Church, of which Rev. J. B.
Kelly is the popular pastor. It was determined by
Father Kelly and his parishoners that Holy Trinity
should not be behind other churches in interior deco­
rations, and they at once set to work and. secured the
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necessary fu nds to defray the cost of such improve­
ment. The members of the congregation were Jiberal
in their contributions, but not more so than Father
Kelly himself. As a result Holy Trinity is to-day
as elegant and artistic in decoration as any church in
Indiana.
The frescoing of the walls and ceiling is a work of
genuine art. The walls are frescoed in oil-the ceil­
ing in water colors. In both ceiling and walls
there is the most harmonious blending of colors-the
bright and cheerful predominating. It is doubtful if
a more artistic, beautiful and harmonious piece of
work can be found in the west.
Three magnificent and costly new altars have been
placed in the sanctuary. These altars are very beau­
tiful, and as works of art real gems. In coloring they
harmonize with the frescoes and the colors in the
windows, and the blending gives a fine effect.
The windows have all been changed to cathedral
glass of exquisite construction and the soft, mellow
colors add a charm to the other decorations, with
which they harmonize. These windows are genuine
works of art.
The total cost of these improvements exceeds $6,000.
Other improvements will follow next year.
Oll Sunday the new and beautiful altars wiII be
consecrated by Rt. Rev. Bishop Chatard. The service
will be solemn and deeply impressive, and will no
doubt be attended by a large assemblage of the people,
both Catholic and Protestant,
Father Kelly has done, and is still doing, a grand
religious work in Holy Trinity parish. He is a priest
of public spirit as well as of religious consecration.
(From Louisville Post Feb. 8, 1890.)
Rt. Rev. Francis S. Chatard, Bishop of Vi ncennes,
arr iverl in New Albany to day, and to-morrow morning
at 10 :30 o'clock wi Il officiate at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church. The occasion of the Bishop's presence is to
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bless the new altars recently erected in that church, as
well as to show his appreciation of the work of the
good people of that congregation. Th is congregation
is one of the largest in Indiana, organized forty years
ago by Father Neyron, a distinguished priest. It
has flourished at all times, but never so successfully as
at present. The pastor, Rev. John Kelly, is a man
of untiring energy, and the late improvements made
under his direction are very fine. A feature of the
church decoration are the new stained-glass windows,
made by Henry Rudolph, of Louisville. Many of
these windows were donated. They are memorial
wi ndows with the following inscriptions:
The Altar Society: Hoger and Mary Doherty;
Charles and Maggie Schwartzcl; in memory of Thomas
and Anna McClurtick ; Owen and Ellen Tagert; Louis
and Mary Vernia; the Young Ladies' Sodality; St.
Patrick's Benevolent Society; Miles and Rose Kahoe;
C. T. A. Literary Society, established 1886; Henry
and Florence Terstegge ; John and Ida Russell; J ahn
and William Lyons, John and Catharine Vernia;
Thomas and Rose Dowd ; in memory of the deceased
paren ts of Rev. J. B. Ke 1 i y. Al tal' of St. Joseph
presented by Herman and Mary Knirihm. All the
parties mentioned paid for the windows individually.
They cost, about $2,000 and are very pretty. The
three new altars were built by .F. & H. Schroeder, of
Cincinnati. The main altar is after the pastor's own
design. The church has also been beautifully frescoed
by the Leber Bros., of Louisville. The church alto­
gether presents a very beautiful appearance; and will
no doubt be highly pleasing to the Right Reverend
Bishop.
Bishop Chatard deserves a great deal of credit for
the energy of his priests. Since he has been Bishop,
some twelve years, the churches under him have all'
been improved, and the pastors thereof required to
show more energy. The Bishop, being a man of talent
himself, is surrounding himself with clergymen of
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ability, and the 87,000 Catholics in his diocese are well
pleased with his work Bishop Chatard will probably
remain in New Albany until Monday evening. Several
priests will be present at the ceremonies to-morrow
from various parts of the diocese.
CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION
NEW ALBANY, FLOYD COUNTY, INDIANA.
St. Mary's Congregation, as it was at first called, dates
back to 1852, when Rev. Otto -Iair, 0, S. F., of Louis­
'vi lIe, held separate services for the first time for the
Catholic German's of New Albany. This took place
shortly after the occupancy of Holy Trinity Church,
then newly built, by the English-speaking Catholics,
who turned over to the use of the Germans the little old
frame church, the first church built by Father Neyron
in 1837. The transferring of the old church to the
Germans was in consideration of their contributions
and assistance in building the new one.
The organization, properly speaking, of the Annun­
ciation Parish was not effected, however, until the time
of Father A. Mu nsch ma, about the latter part of 1853.
He was succeeded by Father Joseph Weutz in 1854.
He built the first school house, a small brick struct­
ure, in the fall of that year.
March 3, 1857, the present rector, Very Rev. Dean
Faller, was first appointed and appeared on the scene
that very day. He found half the present grounds
purchased; also an unpretentious little brick school,
which was permitted to stand until the extention of
the church in 1886 required its removal. He also
found the little frame church above mentioned, which
was abandoned to the use of the Germans. These
items constituted the visible property of the Annunci­
ation Parish, upon which there was a $5,000 debt when
Father Faller assumed the pastorate.
April19 of the following year (1858), Father Faller
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caused to be laid the corner-stone of the present church,
at which time he placed the church and congregation
under the patronage of the Annnnciation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary. He finished it that year and had it
blessed the 12th day of December. The church im­
provements cost $20,000, every cent of which he paid,
together with $2,200 of the original debt of $5,000,
which he found when he took charge. In 1858 he also
purchased ten acres of ground for cemetery purposes
for the sum of $2,500. The land alone is now worth
$15,000.
April 3, 1867, Rev. C. Doebbener assumed the pas­
torate. He built, in 1872-3, St. Mary's Academy, a
five-story brick structure, at a cost of $29,000. It has
since been sold to the Sisters of St. Francis for $17,-
000, on condition that they continue it as a parish
school. They are carrying out the contract satisfac­
torily. Father Doebbener remained a little over nine
years, and was succeeded by Rev. F. 19n. Klein, Au­
gust, 1872. He did much for the congregation. He
erected St. J oseph's Hall building, the lower part of
which is now the boy's school, at a cost of $12,000, ac­
quired the lots and built teachers' residences costing
$2,000, and was engaged in enlarging and beautifying
the church when he recèived an injury by a fall on the
building which caused his death the following day,
June 5, 1886. Bishop Chatard attended his obsequies,
held in Holy Trinity Church, and his remains were
interred in Annunciation Cemetery, where a fitting
monument is erected to his memory.
Rev. Father Jos. Dickmann, of St. Joseph's, Clark
county, was temporarily in charge until the reappoint­
ment of Rev. Father Faller, July 14, 1886.
After an absence of nearly twenty years Father
Faller returned to resume the labors he inaugurated
in the parish. He continued the improvements begun
by Father Klein, and finished them the same year in
time to have the church solemnly consecrated by Rt ..
Rev. Bishop Chatard, December 12, 1886. The im
ANNUNCIATION CHURCH,
New Albany, Ind.
3
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provements cost $35,000, and, in order that all debts
on the church might be paid so as to entitle it to con­
secration, Father Faller paid $13,000 out of his own
private fortune, a bequest to the congregation which
has been greatly appreciated by the people.
A remarkable coincidence is found in the fact that
the consecration of the church took place on the] 2th
of December, the same month and day upon which it
was first blessed for Father Faller, in 1858.
In 1888 the Very Rev. Rector had removed the old
rectory ano caused to be erected in its stead a fine
brick residence, trimmed in cut stone, at a cost of
$7,500. On its completion the young ladies of the
congregation furnished it most suitably-in fact, too
elaborately for plain Father Faller's taste-at a cost
of nearly $1,000.
The Church of the Annunciation is situated on the
north west corner of Eighth and Spring streets, and is
among the finest in the diocese of Vincen nes. Interi­
orly it is the best in the state. Including grounds,
etc., it must be worth more than $80,000. It is of
Roman architecture, constructed of red brick, and is
surmounted by a tower and spire reaching a height of
165 feet. It is 164 feet long, 56 feet 'wide, and 35
feet high, with nave and transept dimensions 140 and
103 feet respectively. The seating capacity is 1,000.
The interior finish and furnishing can not be easily
excelled. The pews, the organ, pulpit, statuary, bas­
so-relievo stations of the cross, and rich frescoing are
all in happy keeping, evidencing that high art, truly
Christian, which lifts the soul to God and satisfies the
highest sense of the beautiful. To recognize and ap­
preciate this harmony and bappy adaptation is to pay
a delicate compliment to Very Rev. Dean Faller,
whose excellent taste and correct notion of Christian
art are to be seen in the whole interior finish of An­
nunciation Church.
Annunciation Parish property is worth over $100,-
000. There are 450 families in the congregation, and
IN NEW ALBANY AND JEFFERSONVILLE. ��5
350 children attend the parish schools. The Sisters
of St. Francis are in charge, whi1e the high c1ass for
boys is taught by Prof. M. Merl, who is a finished
scholar. He is also an excellent musician, and pre­
sides over the church organ. Mr. Frank Zoeller di­
rects the choir, much to his credit, as it has few supe­
riors in the state.
The church trustees are Messrs. Matt. Herbst, Peter
Fetter, B. Kuetting, Peter Schmitt, Frank Weissen­
berger and John Hoffmann.
Annunciation Parieh has given six young men to
the priesthood-Fathers Widerin, Schaub (deceased),
Goebel, Boersig, Fein and the last, Edmund Smith,
about to be ordained.
The only parish debt at present is a balance of $5,-
450 on the rectory.
VERY REV. EDWARD M. FALLER,
Dean of the New Albany District and Rector of the
Church of the Annunciation of the B. M. V., New Al­
bany, is one of the most notable ecclesiastics in the dio­
cese of V'inoenncs. This obtains as well with respect
to the exalted office he holds as because of the many
merits of the man, his great usefulness and acknowl­
edged abi lity.
It were next to impossible to be more devoted to his
sacred calling than is Very Rev. Dean Faller. Since
his ordination, nearly forty-four years ago, he has not
taken a vacation. Having inherited considerable
means from his family, he might not have lived spar­
ingly, yet his life has been plain, even to the point of
closeness. Much of the time while on the mission his
average weekly expenses for board have not exceeded
$1.50, while his average annual cost of living was al­
ways about $300. He has therefore made a saving
each year out of even his meager salary; this added to
his patrimony, together with the profits accruing from
the careful investment of both, has enabled him to help
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out the struggling congregations to which he has min­
istered. In paying parish debts, therefore, and in
making needed improvements, he has paid out of his
own private means the large sum of more than $56,-
000. This will be found verified in the history of his
labors, which we are here enabled to give.
The su bject of this sketch was was born at Barr, in
the province of Alsace, now Germany, January 3,1824.
lIe was educated at �trasburg until his sixteenth year,
when, January 19, 1840, he emigrated to the United
States. He landed in New Orleans April 11, and
reached his destination, Vincennes, Ind., May 1 of that
year, 1840. After a few days of rest he entered the
diocesan seminary there, Father Corbe being Superior,
and, after a course of six years, was ordained priest July
5, 1846, by Bishop Hailandiere.
His first mission was at Lanesville, Harrison county,
where he labored from the date of his appointment,
July 7, 1846, until his departure, October 12, of that
year.
His second mission was at Ft. Wayne, where, as
assistant to Father Benoit at St. Augnstine's Church,
now the Cathedral, be reported for duty forthwith.
He served St. Augustine's until 1848, when he organ­
ized the Mother of God congregation there, now the
largest German parish in the diocese of Ft. Wayne.
He built the temporary brick church, boy's school
and parsonage, leaving no debt. He remained there
as pastor until March 3, 1857.
His third mission was the Annunciation congrega­
tion at New Albany, of which he took charge at once,
March 3, 1857. He built the main part of the pres­
ent enlarged church at a cost of $20,000, every cent
of which he paid up, together with $2,200 of the
$5,000 of debts he found on his arri val. He con­
tributed nearly $1,000 out of his private means, and
while in the parish took only half his salary, or barely
enough to live upon. He remained until April 3,
1867.
VERY REV. EDWARD M. FALLER,
Dean oj tñe New Albany District and Rector of Annunciation Church.
New Albam», Ind,
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His fourth mission was Sto Benedict's, at Terre
Haute, where he arrived the day he was rel ieved from
duty at New Albany, April 3, 1867. During his foul'
years there he remodeled the parsonagE\. improved
and added to the church grounds, and paid off a par­
ish debt of $8,000. Of this sum $4,000 was his per­
sonal contribution. He also built six two-story brick
residences there as an investment, which brought him
good rents. It might be mentioned in th is connec­
tion that' his private fortune as he received it on the
death of his father, and later on the demise of his
mother, he invested largely in government bonds-the
'{-30's and later the 6-00's. He departed from Terre
Haute March 3, 1871.
His fifth mission was at Cannelton, Perry county,
where, March :3,1871, he assumed the pastorate of St.
Michael's and St. Patrick's churches, the latter being
the first English-speaking congregation of which he
had charge. He found a debt of $9,000 pressing
heavily upon the poor people of Sto Michael's. He
paid $4,000 of this off in a short time. and with $10,-
000 of his own money built a commodious parsonage
and improved the church. While at Cannelton he
also had charge of Sto Paul's Church, Tell City, be­
ginning March, 1877, and continuing untilNovember,
1878, when he went to live there permanentJy.
His sixth mission, therefore, was St. Paul's, Tell
City, where he found, also, a debt of $9,000. He
bought grounds for parsonage and paid DJI' school lot
already contracted for. The church, which was then
only inclosed, he plastered and finished, built the two
spires, put in the altars, stations of the cross, etc., built
two-story brick school and parsonage, payi ng tbe debt
and cost of improvements, in all amounting to $21,-
000, out of his own pocket. This did not include
tower-clock and bells, wh ich were paid for as a public
improvement by the citizens of 'fell City. Father
Faller accepted no salary, Lut left the place October
12, 1882.
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His seventh mission was St. Michael's English­
speaking congregation at Madison. He took charge
October 12, 1882, when a sort of apathy hung over
the place. He labored there nearly three years, and
offered to give $12,000 of his own money to buy
ground in the central part of the city and build there­
on a new church, on condition that the congregation
would pay an equal SUUl. His proposition was not
accepted by the people. At his own request, he was
given another parish, July 2, 1885.
His eighth mission was St. Ann's, Jennings county,
where he began work without delay, July 2, 1885.
He found a debt of $1,100, of which he paid part. He
then built a brick school, 90x25 feet, enlarged the
parish house to double its former size, built the tower
and spire of the church, putting in three good bells, the
whole at a cost of $8,000, $7,000 of which he paid
with his own money. This was the work of about one
year, as he left July 14, 1886.
His ninth mission is New Albany, where, for a sec­
ond time, July 14, 1886, we find him the rector of the
Church of the Annunciation. He continued the work
of enlarging and improving the church, already begun
by Father Klein, deceased, and finished it at a cost of
$35,000, in time to have the church consecrated De­
cember 12, 1886. Of the cost of improvements, he
donated of his private funds the large sum of $13,000.
In 1888 he built the new parish rectory, at a cost of
$7,500, having previously expended, ill 1886-1887,
over $5,000 for paintings, statues, organ, new pews,
etc.
The above narrative of plain facts, without any at­
tempt at enlargement or em bellish ment, is of itself a
monument proclaiming the zeal, generosity, devoted­
ness and almost saintly ardor of Very Rev. Dean Fal­
ler. He is wedded to his calling, and nothing can di­
vert his attention therefrom. His delight it is to be
about the business of his Master, in which he is whol­
ly absorbed.
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At the Fourth Synod of the Diocese of Vincennes,
November, 1886, he was, in his absence, appointed
Dean of the New Albany District, which includes
that part of the Diocese comprising the counties of
Floyd, Clark, Harrison, Crawford, "\Vashington and
Scott. This was, as is known even to the laity, in
recognition of marked ability, excellence of judgment,
executiveness and blamelessness oflife before the world,
his brother priests and his Bishop. When Bishop Cha­
tard, who is an excellent judge of men and their
powers, makes a selection to fill an office, it is a prima
facie evidence of the fitness of the man. The testi­
mony of the best men in this district is in line with
the judgment of the Rt. Rev. Bishop regarding Dean
Faller.
By his retiring disposition, his kindness of heart,
his simplicity and his charity, he has endeared himself
to all; and not alone in Annunciation Parish, but
wherever he has labored in the Diocese are the hearts
of the people aflame with love for Dean Faller, who
has devoted the means inherited from his family and
also his life-work to the great cause of religion and
education.
An excellent portrait of the Dean as he appears at
this writing, now in his sixty-seventh year, will be
found on a preceeding page.
REV. FRANK A. ROELL
Is the assistant pastor of Annunciation Church, New
Albany. He is the first assistant who has resided in
the parish. Being young and energetic, and the par­
ish large and growing, he finds plenty to do, especially
as he aims to lighten as much as possible the labors of
his chief, the Very Rev. Dean Faller, who, for nearly
forty-four years has been unceasingly fighting the good
fight.
Father Roell is often in the pulpit out of his turn,
and to his credit, let it be mentioned, that he is an
REV. FRANK A. ROELL,
Assistant Pastor Annunciation Church, New Albany, Ind.
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effective and eloquent preacher, both in German and
English. Because of his labors, his zeal and kindness
of heart, and his love for Dean Faller, he is in turn
beloved by the people and highly esteemed for his
many nohle qualities. He is only in his twenty-sixth
year. If, as a mere youth, he is in talent and useful­
ness and energy as is here indicated, what may not be
expected of him when tbe maturer years of middle life
shall have crowned his manhood! Thanks be to God
for raising up such young men to the priesthood! If
the cheeks of the older fathers are found moist while
witnessing the ministrations of these young Levites it
is but an evidence that their joy is something like that
of holy Simeon when he asked to be dismissed in peace.
The heart of the veteran priest is truly glad when he
sees such as Father Roell coming to take his place and
continue the good work.
The subject of this mention was born at Oldenburg,
Lnd., November 27, 1864. He b�gan his studies at
St. Meinrad's Seminary, Spencer county, lnd., in 1878,
and in 18B8, May 26, was ordai ned priest by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Chatard. He celebrated h is fi rst mass at Mor­
ris, Ind., J une 13th, fo llo wiug, and on the 22d was ap­
pointed to St. Mark's, Perry county, as his first mis­
sion. He remained in charge until the end of the
year, and, January 3, 1889, assumed his present po­
sition.
HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY,
IN JEFFERSONVILLE, CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA.
Considerably more than f<Hty l't',ilS ago there were
Catholics located in and about .J(J{et'�onville, on the
Ohio river,and even before that time Clarksville, which
adjoins West Jeffersonville, had quite a sprinkling of
Catholics amongst its early settlers. These came
largely from Kentucky.
The first mass in Jeffersonville was said in a sort. of
hotel on the banks of the Ohio river, called the Hens-
IN NEW ALBANY AND JEFFERSONVILLE. 43
ley House, a three-story brick on Front street, between
Pearl and Mulberry streets. Father Daniel Maloney,
an Irish priest, was the first Catholic priest who vis­
ited Jeffersonville. He belonged to the diocese of
Vincennes and went around looking for Catholics scat­
tered about that part of southern Indiana. That was
in 1850.
The Catholic population began with a few farnil ¡es
of both Irish and German origin, the Irish predomi­
nating. Nearly all had come over from the city of
Louisville. On Sundays they recrossed the river to
Louisville to attend mass, taking their new-born chil­
dren to be baptized there. They also called on the
clergy of Louisville in time of sickness. After the
visit. of Father Maloney, becoming more numerous,
they began to speak among themselves of building a
church. Nothing practical resulted from this until
a German, Mr. L. Zapf, taking the matter in hand,
took up a subscription among all. A small brick
building, a mere chapel, was put up, the corner-stone
of which was laid on the 10th day of August, 1851,
St. Lawrence' day, hy the Rt. Rev. John Martin
Spaulding, Bishop of Louisville.
October 18, 1851, the church, although incomplete,
was blessed and dedicated to St. Anthony; mass was
celebrated by Rev. Otto Jair, O. S. F. On this occa­
sion Miss Elizabeth Manny, afterwards Mrs. Henry
Nagel, and Miss Catherine Zapftook up the collection
among the crowd who stood on the street, and the
large sum of $11 O was realized.
The second marriage in the little church was that of
Mr. Henry Nagle to Miss Elizabeth Manny, daughter
of Mr. Theobald Manny. It took place J uue 1, 1854,
and was performed by Father Bessonies.
Among those who labored with zeal for the old
church were Theobald Manny, John Burke, Leopold
Zapf James Burke, Vendelin Hurst, Thomas Bowe,
Engelbert Spinner, Denis Bowe, Benedict Humpert,
Widow Kennedy, Anthony Maurer, Henry Lang and
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others. Mr. Jos. Baker several years later collected
money to buy the organ.
In the year 1852 Father Otto Jair, a Franciscan of
St. Boniface's Church, Green street, Louisville, was
invited to come and celebrate the first mass in the
still incomplete chapel, for although there was a
chapel, the diocese of Vincennes was unable to send a
priest. The population meanwhile increased rapidly,
a number of Irish families having arrived. Repeated
petitions endorsed by Bishop Spaulding, of Louisvil1e,
brought no change for a couple of years.
About the third year after the dedication of the
church (1855-6) a brick residence of two small rooms
was built as a wing to the church, and a small
sacristy was added in the rear. This was in Father
Bessonies's time and while he was boarding at the
house of Mr. John Burke. In 1860 these additions
were used as the parish school.
On the 17th of March, 1854, Father Aug. Bes­
sonies, late pastor of Ft. Wayne (then a part of the
Vincennes Diocese), arrived in Jeffersonville. He
was accompanied by the Rt. Rev. M. de St. Palais,
and by him left in charge of the new congregation.
There being no dwelling built for him Father Bes­
sonies took his lodgings in the house of Mr . .Iohn
Burke, a merchant and the leading Catholic in the
city. He remained in the hospitable honse of that
thorough Catholic and genial gentleman until he left
the city, three years later.
Seeing the population growing larger he wisely
prepared for the future by purchasing with his own
private funds two large lots at the corner of Chestnut
and Locust streets, a far more el igi ble site than the
small piece of ground occupied by the temporary
church.
Father Bessonies left about the middle of Novem­
ber, 1857, beiog replaced by Rev. Wm. Doyle, who
himself was replaced in March, 1858, by his brother,
Rev. Philip Doyle. February, 1861, Father Schaf-
RT, RI�y, 11101<. Ano. n�:8S0NIE.�
First Reside t p , ,
Il astor of Jciter8onville, Il1d.
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roth came and was succeeded by Father A barth, who
stayed until December of that year, when Father Ost­
langenberg was appointed.
In the second week of October, 1863, Father Bede
O'Connor, a Benedictine monk of the diocese, gave a
mission which was very largely attended, many being
actually crowded out of the little chapel. Several
prominent non-Catholic families of the city followed
the exercises with interest, and at the close, October
12, the wife of Samuel B. Diffenderfer, nee Miss Mary
Pratt, was baptized and received into the church with
three of her children. The large number, even of
Catholics, who were unable to find room in the lit.tle
chapel during the mission made manifest. the need of a
church la)'ge enough for all. At once, Father Ostlan­
genberg prepared for building it on the lots bought by
Father Bessonies. The corner-stone was laid October
18, 18 3, this second time by Bishop Spaulding, of
Louisville, who preached on the occasion to a large
multitude, many of whom had crossed over from the
city of LouisvilJe to witness the ceremony.
Scarcely one month and a half after Father Ostlang­
enberg left, Father Phili p Doy le took his place,January
1, 1864. Rev. G. A Michael succeeded him in a few
weeks, and during his stay built the foundation. Af­
ter him Father Mongin, of New Albany, built the
walls and inclosed the church, which was opened for
service and blessed by Bishop St. Palais, March 17, St.
Patrick's day, 1868. From that time until Novem­
ber, 1868, the holy saeri fiee of the mass was celebrated
in it Sundays for the whole population by the ciel'gy
of New Albany, oftener by a priest who could also
hear the confessions of the Germans and address a few
words to them in their language.
At the close of November, 1868, Father Fleishmann,
heretofore only an assistant to the pastor of Holy
Trinity Church, in New Albany, was placed in charge.
He did not remain a week, Rev. E. Audran, of the
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Cathedral of Vincennes, having been sent to take his
place.
Now that there was to be a regular pastor, the ques­
tion arose as to what was to be done with the old
church. Ought it nut be sold to help pay for the new
one, fully large enough for almost twice the whole
Catholic population? The number of Germans was
rather small, too small to support a priest. Neverthe­
less, there was a certain pride felt by all il? the possi­
bility of having two Catholic churches in the city.
Experience, also, had taught the ecclesiastical authority
that, in other places, wherever encouraged, the Ger­
man Catholic popu lat ion had grown rapidly. After a
consultation, in which the newly appointed pastor of
the big ch urch-now named St. Augustine's, in honor
of its benefactor, Rev. Aug. Bessonies, the first resi­
dent priest of the city-took part, it was resolved to
try if a permanent German congregation could not be
formed.
Franciscan Fathers of the Minor Observance (a
branch of the order different from the Brown Fran­
ciscans of St. Boniface Church in Louisville), had
lately come to Louisville, Ky., and there started two
small congregations. As they were desirous of under­
taking to do more, one of them, an Italian who spoke
some German, Father Joseph Lesen, was invited to
come occasionally on Sundays to say mass for the Ger­
mans in the old church. He came, Sundays, from
Louisville, returning home every time, until, finally,
the people taking heart, the succeeding priest, Rev.
Avelin Szabo, ventured to reside in the city alto­
gether. This came little by little, the people showing
themselves very generOU:3. With a view to aid in
providing funds by the sale of lots and graves, one
member, Mr. Henry Nagle, bonght, mostly with his
own means, a piece of ground adjoining the city for a
Catholic graveyard. A new lot, larger and more con­
venient for church purposes, was soon secured, chiefly
by Mr. H. Nagle's efforts. Everything proceeded
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slowly yet steadily until the year 1876, when the
priest then in charge, Father Leopold Moczygemba,
resolved on building the present temporary German
church, with rooms attached in the rear for a residence.
The word temporary is used purposely, the intention
being, after a further lapse of time, to use that as a
school and build a church on the corner of the lot.
In all this the newly-formed German congregation
was heartily encouraged by the people of Sto Augus­
tine's Church. The German congregation having had
time to prepare, and beginning according to their
numbers in a far more modest way, hardly found them­
selve encumbered at all when they moved into their
new quarters.
The priest in charge being a Franciscan, chose to
retain for the present chapel and newly-formed con­
gregation the name of Sto Anthony, a saint of the Or­
der. The congregation, as may be seen, is altogether
a new one, whose possible existence had remaiued in
donbt. The books that belonged to the old parish
went, of course, to St. Augustine's Church, the new
German church beginning with its existence as a dis­
tinct Catholic congregation, also new and distinct rec­
ords.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH,
JEFFERSONVILLE, CLARK COUNTY, IND.
Although a new name was adopted, St. Augustine's
Parish continued the record from the beginning.
When the church was opened, in 1868, it contained
and accommodated, even then, all t he Catholics of J ef­
fersonvi1le.
As the preceding pages give the history of the con­
gregation up to Father Andran's time, 1868, it will be
. necessary only to detail here what transpired in his
day.
Father Audran was confronted with not only an
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unfinished church, but with what was worse, a debt of
$10,000. The openings in the front of the church
were simply boarded up, and the tower was no higher
than the walls. The following year (1869) he finished
the tower at a cost of $3,000, and in fi ve years paid
$5,000 of the debt.
In 1869, Father Audran, wishing to have a school
for the children of the parish, and being assured of the
aid of the Sisters of Providence, gave up his residence
to the Sisters, who began school work at ouce. In
the meantime the good Father occupied the house of
a neighbor in the rear of the church. The little school
opened with Sister Gertrude as Superior. It contin­
ued until the Superior of the Order visited Jefferson­
ville and determined u pon the purchase of a residence
opposite the church, which is now in use as the parish
school for girls, 130 attending. The property cost
$10,000, and was bought on 'credit at ten per centum
interest.
In 1872 he built the two-story brick school for boys,
at a cost of $3,000. It is 40x20 feet, and accommo­
dates the ninety school boys of the parish.
In 1873 the pastor was absent on a three months'
vacation in Europe, during which time Father Szabo,
of St. Anthony's Church, Jeffersonville, attended to
the wants of his people.
In 1874 Father Audran finished the church at a
cost of nearly $9,000, and February 1 of that year
Bishop St. Palais celebrated pontificial high mass and
hlessed the sacred edifice in the presence of a vast con­
gregation. The same year, January 4, 1874, the con­
gregation was solemnly dedicated to the Sacred Heart
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In 1883-4, the floods in the Ohio river did some
damage to the church, the water reaching as high as
the second step of the high altar.
The pastoral residence, a neat two-story brick struc­
ture situated on a lot adjoining the church, was built
in 1884 at a cost of $4,200.
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The stone steps and platform extending the entire
wid th of the ch urch were laid in 1881.
The church is 50x120 feet, 40 feet high, with arched
ceiling of varnished Southern pi ne, stai ned-glass win­
dows, and plain design in fresco. The furniture is
neat and the altars and sanctuary are quite attractive,
inspiring devotion in the beholder. A good organ
and a very tasty pulpit are other notable features in
the church. The church property is situated at the
corner of Chestnut and Locust streets, and is 213x167
feet in dimensions. It is valued at $40,000.
The debt is $12,367. In 1889 $1,223.15 were paid
on both principal and interest.
There are about 350 families comprising the congre­
gation, 30 of which are colored families.
The following are the active trustees of the church:
Mr. Dennis McGrath, who is the secretary; Mr.
James Condon, Mr. Patrick Kehoe, Mr. Thomas
Donaghue and Mr. James Sweeney.
St. Augustine's Debt Paying Society was organized
August 1, 1886. At the initial meeting the following
officers were elected: President, Patrick Herron;
vice-president, Michael Connelly; treasurer, John
Craig; secretary, P. C. Donovan; assistant secretary,
J. B. Murphy. The object of the society, as its name
implies, is to raise by monthly contributions, volun­
tary donations, and other means, the necessary amount
to payoff the entire indebtedness of St. Augustine's
Church.
Up to January 1, 1890, there had been received as
monthly contributions and donations $2,722.30 ; from
fair in December, 1887, $857.60; lawn fete, June,
1888, $59; river excursion, July, 1888, $171.35;
fair, October, 1888, $1,414.18, making a total of $5,-
224.43. The amount of expenditures for the same
period were, principal on notes, $3,477; interest,
$1,203.55; insurance, $290; coal, $95; stationery
and printing, $46.70, and incidental expensE's, $29.50.
The total amount of expenditures being $5,141.75,
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH,
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leaving a balance in the treasury January 1, 1890, of
$82.68.
The society at present is in a very flourishing «on­
dition, the voluntary contributions averaging about
$55 per month.
The present officers are: President, P. C. Dono­
van; vice-president, Pierce Cowman; treasurer, W.
H. McAuliff; secretary, Augustus R. DubIe; assist­
ant secretary, George Heuser.
The year 1871, memorable for the spoliation of the
Holy Father, was also made memorable in -Ieffersou­
ville by the Catholics of the city. They assembled at
the call of their pastors in St. Augustine's l hurch
June 16, and at four tables signed the following ri ng­
ing protest in the form of preamble and resolutions
prepared by Father Audran and forwarded to the Rt.
Rev. Bishop of Vincennes:
We, the Catholics of the city of Jeffersonville, assembled in St.
Augustine's Church, on this, the 16th day of June, 1871, to give
thanks to God for having so preserved the life of our vener a ole
Pontiff, Pius IX, as to enable him, alone among all his predeces­
sors, to see the years of Peter; recognizing in this event a wonder­
fuI manifestation of Divine Providence particularly significant,
do gladly avail oursel ves of this circumstance to give utterance to
our i nd igna tion at the outrageous spoliation of the States of the
Church. Therefore,
WHEREAS, a party of impious men, blinded by the lusts of am­
bition and the conceits of heathen pride, have dared to invade the
States of the Church and violently assumed power in the city of
Rome itself ;
WHEREAS, A continuance of this state of things would leave
the Vicar of Jesus Christ perpetu ally exposed to the whims, jeal­
ousies and restrictions of a temporal master as well as to all the
dangers of civil revol ut ions ;
WHEREAS, The situation created thereby would be one of in­
tolera ble annoyance to the head of the Church, and a cause of
perpetual uneasiness to the whole body of Christendom;
WHEREAS, It is especially a burning shame that baptized men
should be the perpetrators of this cold sacrilege, and silence on our
part could not be without gni lt, be it
Resolred, As mem hers of Christendom we, the Catholics of Jef­
fersonville and of the diocese of Vincennes, protest,
First, That the States of the Church can not he the property of
any special nation or civil governmf'nt, but must remain forever
under the immediate control of the Popes to secure the freedom of
their action over the whole Church.
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Second, We protest that if it becomes a necessity, we shall, in
concert with our brethren in Indiana, in the United States, and
among all nations use, to their fullest extent, the means which
Christian I aw sanctions to secure the rights of our common Father
and our own in these states against the renegades who now oc­
Cllpy the Eternal City, and desecrate by their presence the tomb of
Peter.
REV. ERNEST AUDRAN,
Rector of Sto Augustine's Church, Jeffersonville, Ind.,
was horn in France, October 8,1823. He is descended
of the noted Audran family of artists, both painters and
engravers. He was educated at the Royal College of
Rennes, and came to the United States when he was
sixteen years old.
Bishop Hailandière, visiting France at the request
of his predecessor, Bishop Bruté, took the boy Audran
back with him to his Diocese, and manifested such in­
terest in his welfare as became him both as a Bishop
and as his relative-Father Audran is a relative of
the deceased prelate, that dignitary having been more­
over the guardian of his fami ly after the death of his
mother.
Having previously finished his cJassical course in
France, he bpgan his theological studies at the Vin­
cennes Seminary, and was the Bishop's secretary even
before ordination.
By dispensation, he was ordained priest April Hi,
18-16, when twenty-two years and six months old by
Rt Rev. Celestine René Lawrence Guynemer de la
lIailandière, second Bishop of Vincennes. May 8,
1846, he was appo inted assistant pastor of the Cath«­
dral. In December following, at his own request, he
was sent to Logansport, where he remained Elix months.
The distinction of pastor of the Cathedral was then
conferred upon him, the onerous duties of which offief;
he discharged for nearly twenty-three years. Decem­
ber 3, 18H8, he was transferred to St. Augustine's
Church, Jeffersonville, where, at this writing (Febru­
ftry, 1890), he has spent over twenty-oue years.
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When Father Audran arrived in Jeffersonville he
had just $70, the savings of twenty-three years in the
first and almost the wealthiest congregation in the
Diocese. So pressing were the demands made by some
of the creditors of St. Augustine's (the congregation
was in debt $10,000) that he had to pay the money
out almost immediately so as to tide over difficulties.
For a man to whom spiritualities are much more
agreeable than temporalities this beginning with $10,-
000 less than nothing must have been very trying.
In 1873 he visited his old friend and relative,
Bishop Hailandière, in France. He also visited
Lourdes and the" Eternal City," and for the first time
met the rector of the American College at Rome, the
present Rt. Rev. Bishop of Vincennes. Having been
a priest in this diocese for forty-four years he has wit­
nessed the administrations of four Bishops and partici­
pated in the shaping of affairs of vital importance not
only to this diocese, but also to the Catholics of the
U nited States. By tongue and pen, in French and
English, he called forth the protests of Catholics
everywhere against the spoliation of the Holy Fath -r,
and, strangely enough, became in the hands of Provi­
dence an instrument whereby the political emancipa­
tion of Catholics in the U nited States was brought
about. To say the least, he was instrumental in the
good work by an able article which he published in a
local paper, defending Catholics against the unjust
attacks of its editor, who had become a disciple of
Ingersol. At the time referred to (1879) Mr. lnger­
sol was lecturing to thousands in Louisville, and the
taint of his blasphemies spread over into Indiana.
Following this the opening of Catholic schools in Bos­
ton called forth an avalanche of abuse from the secta­
rian press, with which the paper in question joi ned
hands. Father Audrao 's article not only demolished
the paper and its editor, but it also caught the eye of
Mr. Henry Watterson, editor of the Courier-Journal,
as in two successive articles in his paper he com-
REV. ERNEST AUDRAN,
Recto'r at St. Augustine's ctiurcn, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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pletely and triumphantly disposed of i nfidclity and all
unreasoning prejudice against Catholics. So far­
reaching were the effects of these articles that Cath­
olics began to come into prominence everywhere, and
a better and fairer spirit seemed to be infused into not
only political parties, but even into individuals here­
tofore prejudiced against everything pertaining to the
Catholic Church.
Father Audran led up to all this, a fact well known
and gratefully remembered by the Catholics of the
Falls cities; and the following dispatch from Wash­
ington, D. C., addressed to the Courier-Journal would
indicate that the matter is to be. published in pamph­
let form and full credit given to the great editor, Mr.
Henry Watterson, for the noble part he took in the
work:
WASHINGTON, January 25, 1890.-(Special.)- Your
correspondent is informed from a good source that Dr.
Chatard, Bishop of Vincennes, wishing to collect
materials for the history of the Catholio Church in his
diocese, which includes Southern Indiana, has sent, for
the purpose of gathering facts, a gentleman connected
with the press to the cities of Jeffersonville and New
Albany. "I rejoice at it," says my informant, who is
a Catholic, "for it will give occasion, and must bring
out ill fullness of light, which it has not received as
yet outside of the cities around the falls of the Ohio,
the great part acted by Mr. Watterson at the close of
1879, ten years ago. To him, indeed, and it is time
it should be said aloud, belongs the undying honor of
having brought about the pacific revol ution which so
benefited the Catholic body and made possib Ie the
Baltimore convention. The work was gloriously
bt'ought to an end, and who does not see that it has
had its effect in Europe, in a changed condition of
public senti cient there as well as here. I hope, in­
deed, for the b�nefit of a large number who could not
be reached by a church historical book, that the events
IN NEW ALBANY AND .JEFFERSONVILLE. G7
of December, 1879, will receive proper development
and be issued in a pamphlet form."
When the Ecumenical Council (1870) gave rise to
the discussion of the question of Papal infallibility the
hostile attitudes of some American and foreign Bishops
were scarcely made known and their utterances flashed
over the wires when Father Audran appeared in the
columns of the Paris Univer's and the New York Free­
man's Journal, affirming the ancient faith in the infal­
libility of the Pope, and pointing out the great danger
of Gallicanism in a new country like the United States
where the Church was just being planted. Mr. James
A. McMaster was enthused and strengthened by Father
Au draa's communications. He promptly acted upon
his suggestions, manifesting such a manly course as
was characteristic of that truly great man!
June 7, 1882, before journeying to France to bring
back for burial at Vi ncennes the remains of the be­
loved Bishop Hailandière, Father Audran had solemn
funeral services in memory of the deceased prelate at
St. John's Church, Indianapolis, Mgr. Bessonies, in
the absence of Bishop Chatard, singing the mass. On
this occasion Father Audran delivered the sermon or
panegyric upon the life, character and labors of the
deceased Bishop. The effort was an able one, feel­
ingly delivered, and just what might be expected from
one who was the chosen friend, relati ve and honored
com panion of the illustrious prelate.
Father Audran is known, not alone in this diocese,
but even to some extent. widel y as a practical priest
of proper theological acquirements, sound piety and
simplicity of life. So well grounded is he in the doc­
trine of the Church that error can take on no disguise
that he can not detect it. History can not be easily
garbled without his knowledge. He is a man of earn­
estness, vigor and marked determination.
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ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH,
JEFFERSON VILLE, CLARK COUNTY, IND.
The preceding general sketch of Catholicity in Jef­
fersonville gl.ves the history of St. Anthony's Parish
as identical with that of St. Augustine's down to 1868.
In that year the two congregations were formed out of
the old one. St. Augustine's was very distinct, not
only on account of its new church, but also because of
its greater numerical strength. St. Anthony's was
quite distinct, too, and equally independent. Being a
German congregation, it had to be noted for firmness
and energy.
In that year (1868) Father Joseph Lesen, O. M. C.,
was in charge of the congregation. He remained over
two years, or until 1870, doing wonders for the parish
by purchasing property and laying the foundation for
years to come. In fact, it is a characteristic of the
Minor Couventuals to do all things well.
Father Lesen bought the present Catholic cemetery
for $2,469; also, for $3,686, the lot corner of Maple
and Wall streets, upon which stand the present brick
church, erected in 1876, and the school and Sisters'
house, payi ng thereon $2,742. The balance was paid
during Father Avelin Szabo's administration. Father
Lesen was obliged to buy with the lot an old black­
smith's shop for $202.50, which brought in the suc­
ceeding years a monthly rental of ten dollars The
beautiful wooden candlesticks, eighteen in number,
now in use on the altar, were bought in Italy by Fa­
ther Lesen for thirty-fi ve dollars, with an additional
cost for gilding of $11.75.
In 1868 the present efficient organist of the church,
Mr. Geo. Nahstall, had charge of the choir and also
taught the boys' school. In 1871 he resigned and
left Jeffersonville, but returned the following year and
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resumed the directorship of St. Anthony's choir, for
which he is also the organist.
The girls' school was taught by a competent lady
teacher up to 1871, when the Rev. Rector, Father Av­
elin Szabo, invited the Ursuline N uns of Louisville to
take it in charge. They assumed control September
of that year. There are ninety children attending the
schools, and there are ninety-nine families in the con­
gregation.
Rev. Avelin Szabo, on his taking charge of St. An­
thony's in 1871, found many debts, of course. He
paid the first year $896 of debts. The following year,
1872, he paid $944, and also cancelled a note for $300.
In 1873 he paid $772 and cleared the congregation of
debt, and left, before his removal, $2,116.83 in the
parish treasury.
Father Leopold Moczygemba, who came after Father
Luitz, in 1875, built the present St. Anthony's Church
in 1876, at a cost of $8,322.15. Messrs. Henry Na­
gle, Ferd. Voigt, George Unser, Michael Reckten­
wald, Engel bert Spinner and Theobald Manny were
the building committee. Mr. Manny acted as super­
intendent.
The church organizations of St. Anthony's Parish
are in a flourishing condition. St. George's Be­
nevolent Society has a memhershi p of 50, and lends,
without interest, $822 to the parish, which amount is
about the only parish indebtedness. The Roman
·Knights of Sto George, uniformed, number 51 mem­
bers. They are also a benevolent society. Young
Men's Sodality, 15 members; Young Ladies' Sodality,
71 mernbers ; Altar Society, 63 members, aud Poor
Soul's Sodality, 54 members.
St Anthony's Church property is good value for
$20,000. It consists of a quarter of a block of ground
upon which are erected (1876) the church and schools,
the Sister's house and the parish rectory. The church
is a brick structure 30 by 90 feet, 30 feet high. It is
tasty and commodious, and has recently recei ved a
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new ceiling of southern pine, varnished so as to show
the natural grain of the wood.
St. Anthony's congregation has goi ven two of its
sons to the priesthood, Rev. Father Voigt, O. M. C.,
at present Chaplain of the New Jersey State Prison,
and Mr. Anthony Recktenwald, now a student with
the Minor Conventuals in their convent at Syracuse,
N. Y. Both of these were taught their first le-sons
in Latin by the present rector of St. Anthony's, Rev.
Avelin Szabo, and to him are they indebted for his
kindly influence, training and good example.
The following is the order in which +he priests of
the Order of Minor Conventuals who came later had
charge of St. Anthony's crongregation :
Rev. Avelin Szabo, 1871-74; Clemens Luitz,
1874-75; Leopold Moczygemba, 1875-77; Caesar
Cucchiarini. 1877-78; Joseph Lesen (reappointed),
1878-79; Pius Kotterer, 1879-81; Anthony Gehr­
ing, 1881-83; Bernard Ettensperger, 1883-87; Ave­
lin Szabo (reappointed), 1887-?
REV. AVELIN SZABO, O. M. C.,
Rector of St. Anthony's Church, Jeffersonville, Ind.,
is a native of Hungary, having been born at Raah, a
commercial city of some note, September 18, 1839.
He was classically educated in his native city and
graduated with distinction in 1855. His proficiency
in Latin elocution made him prominent among his
classmates and acquaintances, and he was frequently
called upon to deliver Latin addresses before various
gatherings. In 1856 and 1857 he studied chemistry
and pharmacy, and took the degree of Master of Phar­
macy in 1857. The following three years he spent as
private tutor in the family of Count Szapary, a Hun­
garian magnate belongi ng to one of the noblest fami­
lies of the count.ry. His former pupil, Count Peter
Szapary, il' at present military attache of the Austrian
Ambassador at Rome, Italy.
REV. AVELIN SZABO, O. M. C.,
Pastor St. Anthony's Church, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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During this time Father Szabo perfected his knowl­
edge in botany, in which science he always took great
interest, and by his articles to the journals of natural
history he became noted, and the Royal Hungarian
Society of Natural History presented him with a
diploma of membership.
In 1860 Father Szabo joined the order of Minor
Conventuals, in 1861 he made his religious profession,
and in 1863, April 9, he was ordai ned to the priest­
hood. He at once became a public professor employed
by the government and taught chemistry, botany and
physics in the schools until July, 1869, when he emi­
grated to the United States, arriviug in New York
September 18 of that year, the thirtieth anni versary of
hi s nativity.
Father Szabo was made Master of Novices for a
year in the Mother House of the Order at Syracuse,
N. Y. In July, 1870, he was sent to Louisville, Ky.,
as assistant at St. Anthony's. January, 1871, he was
appointed to J efferson vil le as pastor of his present
church. In February, 1874, he was removed to Tren­
ton, N. J., to take charge of St. Francis's Church,
where, at a cost of $9,000, he built the school and Sis­
ters' house. He remained in Trenton until 1882,
when he visited France, Germany, Italy, Rome, his
native country, and Ireland. He was absent five
months.
He returned to Trenton, where he labored until
1884, when, being prostrated by overwork, he was, at
his own req nest, transferred to the Mother' House at
Syracuse, September 15, where he remained in charge
of the students until the following April. April 7,
1885, he was appointed pastor of St. Benedict's
Church, Terre Haute, Ind. He labored in Terre
Haute until December 1, 1886, when he was re-ap­
pointed to St. Anthony's Church, Jeffersonville, where
we now find him (February, 1890) enjoying the confi­
dence, respect and love of a prosperuus, devoted and
harmonious congregation. In 1889 he visited Europe
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a second time, spending six months, partly on business
and partly as a vacation.
Rev. Avelin Szabo's portrait is given on an adjoin­
ing page. The average ubserver can read his counte­
nance as that of a bright, modest-mannered, but deep­
thinking man. To the virtue of humility he adds the
graces of a Chesterfield, and no one visits the Rev.
Rector of St. Anthony's without coming away im­
pressed with the many virtues and charming agreea­
bleness of the man.
If Fatber Szabo has a special liking for anything
outside of his sacred calling, it is the study of botany,
in which beautiful science he is a master. He has
contributed much to botanical literature, and was a
member of the Torrey Botanical Club of New York.
Going about inoffensively and quietly attending to
the business of his congregation and his calling, one
would not think that Father Szabo is also a linguist
of note, speaking fluently not only German, French,
Hungarian, Latin and �llglish, but also Italian.
REV. FIDELIS M. VOIGT, O. M. C.,
At present Chaplain of the K ew Jersey State Prison,
is a native of Jeffersonville, Ind. A short sketch of
him will, therefore, be in place in this pamphlet.
He was born in Jeffersonville, February 22, 1855,
and recei ved h is com man and preparatory education
in his native city. He took Latin lessons from Rev.
Avelin Szabo, the present rector of St. Anthony's,
and in 1875 joined the Order of Minor Conventuals
in Syracuse, N. Y. He made his philosophical and
theological studies at the University of W uertzhurg,
Germany, and was there ordained priest, in 1879, by
Rt. Rev. Bishop Stein.
Returning to this country, his first mission was as
assistant priest of St. Joseph's Church, Utica, N. Y.
From there he was transferred to Sta Benedict's
Church, Terre Haute, Ind., where failing health short-
REV. FIDELIS M. VOIGT, O. M. C.,
Chaplain lV . .J. State Prison.
IN NEW ALBANY AND JEFFERSONVILLE. 65
ened his stay. From 1880 until the present (February,
1890), he has been at Trenton, N. J. The legislature
appointed him Chaplain of the New Jersey State Prison
at an annual salary of $1,000. Every day he spends
some time in the prison, instructing those who desire
to know the truth. Last year the Governor of New
Jersey appointed him a delegate to the Prison Reform
Convention held at Nashville, Tenn.
Father Voigt's father is still a resident of J efferson­
ville, where he has been prominent as a leading Cath­
olic pioneer. His brother is the present Prosecutor
of Floyd and Clark counties, Ind., while three other
brothers are engaged in the wholesale drug business,
one in Louisville, Ky., and two at Chattanooga, Tenn.
He, therefore, belongs to a family noted for energy
and talent,and is himself a creditable representative. In
the pul pit Father Voigt is at home, as he is an eloquent
preacher both in English and German. He is also an
accomplished musician, has a fine personal appearance,
as may be judged from his portrait given on an adjoin­
ingpage, and is a cultured gentleman of zeal and ability.
The Catholics of Jeffersonville are proud of Father
Voigt.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH,
ST. ,JOSEPH'S HILL, CLARK COUNTY, IND.
There can scarcely be a doubt but that Rev. Daniel
Maloney, on his tour through Sonthern Indiana ill
search of isolated Catholics, visited St. Joseph's Hill,
about 1850; and that even before his time some of
the early missionaries set foot in the place. At any
rate it is a place holy and sacred enough to have
harbored those good men who went about in search
of the sheep which, if not lost or strayed, were at least
isolated!
There was a church in the place before there was a
priest to officiate in it, a fact which attests the devo-
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HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY
tion and zeal of the early Catholic settlers there. In
1853 this frame church: 65x27 feet, was built, and
Father Bessonies was the first to offer up the Holy
Sacrifice at St. Joseph's Hill. The exact date is not
obtainable from the records, nor can he remember it
either.
After Father Bessonies the place was occasionally
visited until 1860 by Rev. Fathers Faller and Weutz,
of Assumpti..n Church, New Albany. After them
came Rev. Father Michael, who was the first resident
pastor of the place. He remained from 1860 until
1864, and bu ilt the present brick parsonage at a cost
of over $2,000. He was succeeded by Rev. H. Panzer,
who had charge of the congregation from 1865 until
1873. He built the parish school house and Sisters'
residence at an outlay of $2,000.
The present pastor, Rev. Joseph Dickmann, took
charge May 28, 1873. He continued the enterprise
of his predecessors and was ably seconded by the peo­
ple in his efforts to payoff the debt and make neces­
sary and creditable improvements. In 1880 he built
the splendid brick church which at this writing is a
monument to the liberality of the people of St.
Joseph's, and a credit to the good taste and zeal of
their pastor. From the eminence of the parish
grounds it overlooks the valley and the railroad, and
has its beauty reflected by the long range of high hills
to the north and west. With material, etc., at first
cost, its construction and interior finish occasioned an
outlay of only $10,000, while as a whole it is good
value for considerably over $18,000. Its pulpit and
altar-railing are not surpassed anywhere in the di­
ocese. This is specially fitting, it would seem, as the
people of St. Joseph's are frequent communicants, and
their pastor has few superiors as a pulpit orator.
The church is built of brick, is 50x115 feet in di­
mensions, and its spire, surmounted by a golden cross,
reaches a height of 130 feet. The parish grounds
comprise ten acres, and the part immediately in front
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH,
St. Joseph's Hill, Clark County, lnd.
68
HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY
of the church is used as the cemetery. The entire
property of the congregation is valued at about $27,-
000, while the debt is only $500. The schools are
taught by the Sisters of St. Francis, and eighty chil­
dren attend them. There are over 150 families, most­
ly Germans, in the parish, the great majority of them
being farmers who own their own lands, and are as
comfortably circumstanced as they are remarkably
generous to the church and devoted to their faith.
REV. JOSEPH DICKMANN,
Pastor of St Joseph's Church, Clark county, is a na­
tive of Indiana, having been born at Oldenburg, Frank­
lin county, December 26, 1849. He was educated at
Bardstown, Ky., and at St. Meinrad's Benedictine Ab­
bey, Spencer county, Ind., "here he was ordained
priest September 21, 1872, by Rt. Rev. Bishop de St.
Palais. After his ordination he enjoyed a short but
much-needed vacation, and the following May as­
sumed the pastorate of St. Joseph's Church, which is
his first and only mission.
Father Dickmann stands above all the priests of the
Diocese, in stature, at least, for he is six feet two inches
in height, and, for a man just forty years old, his in­
tellectual attainments are far from being mediocre.
He is well grounded in his theology, and as a pulpit
orator he is close up to the very first rank. He speaks
eloquently both German and English, and this faculty
is heightened by the gifts of kindly nature both as to
personal appearance and manner. To this recognition
may be added the patent fact that. he is a successful
manager of temporalities and a zealous worker in the
interests of his people. A congregation practically
out of debt and a beautiful and commodious church
edifice (see engraving) are among the evidences of his
ability as a man of affairs.
On'" an adjoining page will be found his portrait. en­
graved from a photograph, which does not do him full
REV. JOSEPH DICKMANN,
Pastor St. Joseph' 8 Church, St. Joseph' 8 Hill, Clark Oo., Ind
70
HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY
justice; but the intellectual forehead 1S the same, as
also the benevolent expression of countenance, telling
of geniality and kindness of heart, of nobility of soul.
He is now in his seventeenth year of ministry among
the good people of St. Joseph's Hill congregation. It
is true that he found the people well disposed, although
disorganized, when he became their pastor, but it is
equally and creditably true that during his pastorate
they have lost none of their goodness, but, on the con­
trary, have increased it. The congregation is united,
contented and prosperous, respecting and loving their
pastor and receiving his tenderest care and love in re­
turn. If merited praise were to be meted out to either,
or both, it could take no higher form than this.
ST. FRANCIS' CHURCH,
HENR YVILLE, CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA.
The history of Catholicity in Henryville goes back
farther than Father Bessonies's day; and he ministered
to the people there before 1854. There was no church
building in the place in his time.
About twenty-six years ago Father Philip Doyle
built the first frame church, 26x40 feet. This served
to accommodate the few Catholic families until July
13, 1886, when the present pastor, Rev. J. H. Hille­
brand, took charge. He found no parish or church
property other than the lot and the four walls of the
little church. He added twenty feet to the length of
the church, making it a respectable building 60x26
feet in dimensions. Vestments and the articles need­
ed in the public service of the church were procured
as the congregation became able to afford them, and
finally the pastor erected, at a cost of $500, a credita­
ble parish house. Considering that there are only
thirty-seven families in the congregation, these im­
provements stand well to the credit of both pastor and
people. There is no debt.
IN NEW ALBANY AND JEFFERSONVILLE. 7]
ST. MICHAEL'S, Clark county, is also a mission at­
tendE'd by Fatber Hillebrand. He fays mass there
once a month. The church, a frame structure 30x15
feet, was built by Father Andrew Michael, twenty­
seven years ago. It is yet large enough for the con­
grE'gation, which does not exceed thirteen families.
Father Hillebrand also attends a mission at Lex­
ington, in Scott county, where there are only eleven
Catholic families. He visits the place monthly, and
says mass up-stairs in an old warehouse, the people
not bei ng able to build a church. He also assists at
HoJy Trinity Church, New Albany, on the first Sun­
day of each month. This he has done for about a
year, or ever since Father Kelly has been without a
rE'gular assistant. Father Hillebrand usually sings
High Mass and preaches to the great delight of Holy
Trinity congregation.
REV. JOHN H. HILLEBRAND
Is a native of Kentucky, having been born in Coving­
ton, September 28, 1858. When twelve years old he
removed with his parents to Evansville, Indiana, where
he spent the remaining years of his boyhood. He en­
tered St. Meinrad's Ecclesiastical Seminary in 1878,
and after eight yE'ars of hard study was there ordained
priest J une 27, 1886, by the Rt. Rov, Bishop Chatard.
After a few week s' vacation he entered upon his labors
as pastor of St. Francis' Church, Henryville, Clark
county, with the missions of St. Miehael's in the sanie
county, and Lexington, in Scott county, attached. He
has shown himself to be a man of energy and ability,
always alive to the needs of his people, and possessing
the happy facu lty of acceptably presenting to non­
Catholics the holy doctrines of the true Church.
Father Hillebrand is an earnest, effecti ve and elo­
quent preacher, whose heart is in his work. As a
chanter of the public service of the church, he has no
superior in the diocese. The writer has heard him
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HISTORY OF CATHOLICITY
more than once in Holy Trinity Church, New Albany,
where he officiates the first Sunday of each month. It
is most edifying and pleasurable to witness the effect
his conception and correct rendering of the musical
part of the mass has upon the vast congregation sure
to attend on his Sunday. The average listener then
fee Is how much of m usic and devotion there is in the
grand chants of the Catholic Church.
In preaching his voice is also very pleasing, its full­
ness of tone and mellowness being preserved. Add to
this the earnestness of the priest and not a few of the
graces of elocution, in which Father Hillebrand is by
no means deficient, and some idea may be had of how
well equipped he is for the public part of his sacred
calling.
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH,
CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA.
St John's is the fifth parish in Clark county-that
is, if St. Michael's, a mission attended from Henryville,
can be properly called a parish.
St. John's has a population of about 70 families.
The property consists of a frame church, the Sisters'
residence, a log school-house and the parish house,
which is a hrick structure. The history of the place
dates back more than 30 years. Father L. Gueguen
said the first mass there N ovember, 1861.
The first residen t pastor was Fathel' J oh n M. Ga­
briel. He remained in charge nearly 10 years, begin­
ning September, 1862. During his pastorate the
brick parsonage was ereeted and an addition was made
to the ch urch. From February, 1872, unti 1 June,
1873, the place was visited regularly by Father
Ginnsz, then pastor of Sc. Mary's, "Floyd Knobs."
Rev. A. Lechner was placed in charge, �J une, 1873,
and remained until July, 1874, when he was suc­
ceeded by Father Bruzgemann , who ministered to the
people until August, 1877. Then came
REV. JOHN P. GILLIG,
Pastor St. John's Church, Clark County, Ind.
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HISTORY OF CArrHOLICITY
REV. JOHN P. GILLIG,
Who took charge A ugnst 13th, 1877, and is still the
pastor of St. J oh n's. He was born in Rhenish Prus­
sia, March 1, 1832; made his classical studies at
Treves and Paderborn, and in 1854 emigrated to the
U nited States, arriving at Vincennes, Ind., August 5, of
that year. He finished his studies in the Vincennes
Theological Seminary and was there ordained
priest December 8, 1859, by Rt. Rev. Bishop de St.
Palais. Father Gillig is a quiet, warm-hearted, hum­
ble priest, who has taken the best care of the people of
St. John's. He is withal a man of parts and business
capacity, whose well-directed efforts mark a success­
ful career of over 30 vears in the diocese of Vin­
cennes. The following {rom Father Alerding's history
outlines that career:
"He was ordained on December 8, 1859, and sent
to St. Mary's of the Rocks, Franklin county. Here
he built a large brick church, and attending also to
St. Philomena's in Wolf Creek, Franklin county, he
enlarged the log church there. On June 25, 1863, he
took charge of St. Vincent's Church, Shelby county.
He bought the church lot at Shelbyville, and one for
the Greensburg church. He built a frame church at
Acton, Marion county, and built a brick church at
Martinsville, Morgan county. He opened a school at
St. Paul's, Decatur county, and bought ground for a
cemetery. He went again for one month to St.
Mary's of the Rocks when he was sent to Sto Mag­
dalen's, Ripley county, and remained till 1877, pay­
ing off most of the debts with his own money."
A good portrait of Father Gillig engraved from an
old photograph will be found on another page.
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SOUTHEAST CORNER NINTH AND MARKE1.' STREETS,
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKV.
Why pay $3.00 per dozen for cabinet photographs when you can get the same
of us for$2.00? We guarantee our work the best.
HERMAN PREEFER,
Insurance & Real Estate)
No. 88 Spring St.,
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J"O:H:N J" _ BY �N,
�ùumber�
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, MOULDING, ETC.,
No. 1420 WES'l' MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE, KY. 'l'ELEPHONE 885-2.
C:H:.A.S_ .A.. �OG'ERS,
Importer) E ookseller and Stationer
Catholic, School and Miscellaneous Books, Pictures and Picture Frames,
Vestments, Statues, Crucifixes, Beads, Sanctuary and Altar Lamps,
Candelabra, Candlesticks, W>iX and Stearic Acid Candles,
Olive Oil, Charcoal. Lucense, Lighters, Tapers, etc.
Picture Frames Made to Order.
232 WESll MARKET STREET, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
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PHOTOGRAPHER,
FINEST WORK at Popular Prices. Old Pictures copied and
enlarged in every style.
The Doerr Gallery, 12th and Market Sts., LOUISVILLE, KY.
E. R. BURGHARD,
President.
CHAS. MOENCH,
Secretary.
FRED. SCHUPP,
Treasurer.
JOHN SCHMIDT t
Manager.
raE SGaUpp & SGalVIIDr lIFG. GO.
--Wholesale and Retail Dealer in--
Carpets and Oil ClothSJ
Lace and Portiere Curtains, Window Shades and Rugs, Manufacturers of
Parlor and Bed Room Furniture and all kinds of Upholstering, Mat­
tresses and Bedding done to order, Awnings, Tents, Tarpaulins,
and all kinds of Canvas Work.
421 and 423 West Market st., bet. 4th and 5th, North' Side,
LOUISVILLE, KY.
.Jo h n KirchgBssllBrl
--PROPRIETOR OF--
CITY BREWERY,
Corner Maple and French Sts., Jeffersonville, Ind.
The best qualities of Beer specially adapted for family use always on hand
and delivered free to private dwellings.
Thomas Sparks.----- -----Nathan81JMks.
T. & N. SPARKS,
DEALERS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS
No. 60 Spring Street, JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.
GEORGE WILLACV,
Dealer in China, Crockery, Glassware, Cutlery & Platedware
Hanging Lamps a Specialty. 89 Spring St., Jeffersonville, Ind.
CHAS. A. SCHIMPFF,
WALL PAPER, BOOKS, STATIONERY, ETC.,
110 Spring Street, Jeffersonville, Ind.
COOTS & WILLEY,
FUBERAh·DIRECTORS
And Furniture Dealers
,
No. 141 Spring Street, JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.
MI VI McCANN)
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
COAL' AND' COKE
Office-Market near Spring. Yard-Front and Wall Street:'>.
JeWersonville, Indiana.
o. F. ZIMMERMAN,
No. 97 Spring St.
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And Dealer in
American Gold and Silver Watches,
Diamonds, Silverware and Spectacles,
Jeffersonville, Ind.
MARTIN SCHNATTERER,
CHINA, GLASS AND QUEENSWARE, PICTURE FRAMES,
Brackets, Etc. No. 109 Spring St., Jeffersonville, Indiana.
c. HEIMBERGER & SON,
Photographers, Corner Bank and Spring Streets, New Albany, Ind.
A. BRADLEY & CO.,
�ake th.e Best Roller Flour.,
Mill Feed Always on Hand. Cash for Wheat.
State Street, New Albany, Ind.
COMMONSENSElLvERPlllS
25 FOR IOCTS� NO CALOMEL.
SOMETHING NEW - i PILL A DOSE.
D, Sackett)
Proprietor,
NEW ALBANY, IND.
z. T. FUNKHOUSER,
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Office Rooms, Corner Spring and Pearl, Masonic Temple, New Albany, Ind.
STATE STREET BREWERV,
F. S. RUOFF, PROP.hIETOR,
BREWER OF CREAM BEER, NEW ALBANY, IND.
CITY ROLLER MILLS,
Branch Grain, Flour and Feed Warehouse, Henryville, Ind., Manufactur­
ers of the Finest Roller Flour, Roller Corn Meal, Feed Meal and
Mill Feed, EBERTS & BRO., Props., Jeffersonville, Ind.
JOHN J. ROOS,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER,
Dealer in Pictures and Picture Frames, 17 Chestnut St., Jeffersonville, Ind-
FLOYD PARKS,
Druggist and. .A.poth.ecary,
Northeast Corner Spring and Market Streets, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Paul Reising.
Fred. C. Kistner.
paul RBisin� & COI]
GITY BREWERY,
�--=========LAG ER BEER,
Corner West Fourth and Spring Streets,
New Albany, Indiana.
LEWIS & CREED,
HAROW ARE, SASH, DOORS
And Blinds, 107 State Street, NEW ALBANY, IND.
From $1.50 to $2.00 Per Dozen. Tin Types a Specialty.
J. W. BUCK, 80 Pearl Street, New Albany, Indiana.
Graf 's Saddlery Shop. Established in 1847.
G-EO_ 8_ G-R..AP,
MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN HARNESS,
No. 85 E. Main St., bet. Bank and Pearl, NEW ALBANY, IND.
Repairing Promptly attended to and all work warranted as represented.
J_ ..A_ o- ..A:ßI.[ES,
Builder of Light and Heavy Spring Wagons, Transfer and Farm Wagons,
Dealer in Vulcan Chilled Plows. Horse Shoeing and General Repairing.
163 Corner State and Elm Streets, NEW ALBANY, INDIANA.
0_ TIG-�RT?
-DEALER IN-
Produce and Provisions,
197 and 199 State Street, N ew Albany, Indiana.
John Finger.
New Albany Coal Yard.
L. N. Blust.
FINGER & BLUST,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
PITTSBURG AND OTHER COALS
West Spring Between State and First Streets,
New Albany, Indiana.
�ANTED!
5,000,000 teet oï ßiekotty Humberr
We will pay the readers of this book the highest cash price for hickory
lumber sawed into flitch or dimension stuff, delivered at our works
or on side track. Call on or address
NEW ALHANV HENDING WORKS,
On J. M. & I. track, East Main St., NEW ALBANY, IND.
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