Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1890 — St. Joseph's College. [ARTICLE]

St. Joseph's College.

REnssßlaer, Indiana. ; Tin above is the name given to ihe luiui'i- Ciitliolic College, now i.eiej ei-.-c:c<There will h« therefore two’ difb-rent insiituMons upon the [jieiiii.scs of rhe former Orphan Asylum, viz: the 6/. J&scph’s' Collei;c, called after its benefactor and piotecLor, the Right Rev. Bishop Joseph Dtventjcr, .’of Fort Wayne, and the St. Joseplits Normal School for Indian boys, called alter its founder, the very Rev. Joseph A. Stephan, Director of the Bureau for Catholic Indian Missions. The Si.Joseph’is College will be a structure of 135 by 55 feet, haying Basement and three stories, a fine building according to tlic plans and specifications of G. T. Kendrick, of Fort Wayne. The woi’K will be executed by Medland and Gleits, of Logansport. ! Ind., and judging from the work ! already done, the building is in ■ able bauds and will be a success, 1 adding thus to the enterprising city of Rensselaer another ’ stately ' ornament.

The St, Joseph’s College will be conducted by tlie Fathers of the -Tremont.. vote themselves to missionary and pastoral labor and also, to educational enterprise. The readers of your Cbh emed j urxial uud.iubted-ly-wi.ii lie more or less interested, U) ?. '.'tr SOU;-: if Ji .nt 7;is 80eiety. The Prociurs Blood Society this century by a zealous-missj&u-ary, Ilmvbiiendfie (Jaspar del Bufalo. ..kinong its members was the ►Lev. .Father Snlesius Brunner, a -piiert from Swilzeriantl, noted for his learning, missionaiy zeal-ami yiFiue.- -4'iiis-4‘at-her came tb tb.e United States annb 1843, upon’ the invitation of the late Archbishoj) Puicell, of Cincinnati. Fadier Brunner, after spending 16 years .._q£ lab, r and travels in the state of Ohio, in the midst of toiband fiards, ships, to which missionaries were their exposed - in a coiiuiiy, yet without suitable roads, died in 1859. This soci. ty increased in numbers and its members have I worked all along this time in the i cause of religion. The society has ; at present as its superior or “proI vincinl,” as be is called, the Very Rev. Henry Drees, of Carthageua, Ohio, assisted by a committee of trustees, namely: Herds. F. NigSch, Glandorf, Ohio; Th. Wittiner, A. Seifert, Carthageua, 0., and B. Austermann, Loretta, Tenn. The Precious Blood Society numbers now 80 priests and 175 lay-brothers. The expenses for the building of the St. Joseph’s College will be about 840,000, and are defrayed by the above mentioned society, partly supported by the Right Rev. Bishop, of F.ort Wayne. The number and names of professors and -teachers etc. can not be given at this time, but there will be at least 12 to 16 employes. The college will be a school for boys from 12 to 18 years old. Although the plan of studies is not yet made public, still so much'can be said, that it will include a course in the English and Latin language, mathematics and business course, music etc. The students are not obliged to follow the priestly vocation, but will be enabled to make preparatory studies in,that line, or prepare for any other career in life by a complete college course. The college will be opened September Ist, 1891; then the faculty i of teachers will be here and stud-1 ents will come too and they will add to the prosperity and progress of the Jasper county.

We are all law-abiding, peaceful citizens of our commonwealth; we will not carry away riches, but we have to invest, the building already dune it? quite a sacrifice. We are stanch believers m the truth of religion, ready to bring any sacrifice, for its ’cause; at the same time we shall work peacefully within our sphere, tolerant towards all that disagree with us, and we hope that every body will meet us upon the same basis of Christian piiaciples. Any support given us will be appreciated and the city of Rensselaer will but profit by helping us along as far as it is right and reasonable, »It would be not too much, to ask for an improvement of the muddy road from the city to the college. We will do our share. Do you think, to risk anything by doing so. We are risking. \\ e shall stay here; we shall have student;* we are in need of the necessaries of life and the pupils will be in need too and we shall patronize you at least for the greater part. Any assistance given us will increase our mutual friend!v relations. Yours Repectfully, Rev. Anthony Dick, _ r , ' B. Flobian Hahn, Members Precious Blood Society. May 12th, 1890. y Johnny smoke the Mascot.