Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 286, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1910 — Father Alerding Honored on Tenth Anniversity as Bishop. [ARTICLE]

Father Alerding Honored on Tenth Anniversity as Bishop.

At Fort Wayne on Wednesday, Nov. 30th, Rev. Father Herman Joseph Alerding was honered by the celebration of the tenth anniversary of accession to the place of Bishop of the Fort Wayne diocese of the Roman Catholic church. The celebration was conducted on rather extensive plana in, honor of the distinguished prelate, who ten years ago came from Indianapolis, where he was pastor of the St. Joseph’s church. At the dinner held Wednesday noon Rt. Rev. J. H. Oechtering presented the bishop with a handsomely engrossed address in Latin, a superb gold crozier studded with amethists and a purse of SI,OOO, the gift of the diocese clergy. He was plainly moved by the unexpected tokens of high regard and in acknowledging the honor his voice trembled perceptibly.