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The Centenary of Saint Joseph's Parish, Somerset, Ohio 1818-1918 Providence College DigitalCommons@Providence Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents Special Collections 1918 The Centenary of Saint Joseph’s Parish, Somerset, Ohio 1818-1918. Novices of St. Joseph's Novitiate Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/catholic_documents Part of the Christianity Commons, and the History of Christianity Commons Recommended Citation St. Joseph's Novitiate, Novices of, "The Centenary of Saint Joseph’s Parish, Somerset, Ohio 1818-1918." (1918). Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents. 20. https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/catholic_documents/20 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections at DigitalCommons@Providence. It has been accepted for inclusion in Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Providence. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ~he ~.ent.enary ~om~reet, ®l}to St. Dominic L 1818 1918 :t!JublitJl]e.b' by ~he ~t.lttices of ~t. 6}t.l~evh', ~lottitiate gt.om.el:'~d, ®ht.o T he R osary P r&SS, S omersett Ohio CUM PERMISSU SUPERIORUM His Holiness Pope Benedict XV 1 I CONTENTS St. Dominic. Frontispiece.................................... .. ...... 2 Dedication . 7 A Brief History of St. Joseph's Church, Somerset, Ohio........... 9 Priors of St. Joseph's From 1877 to the Present .... ................ 30 Very Rev. Hugh Francis Lilly, 0. P., P. G........................ 30 Very Rev. Arthur V. Higgins, 0. P., S. T. M................ .. 32 Very Rev. Francis Aloysius Spencer, 0 . P............... ..... .. 34 Very Rev. Charles Hyacinth McKenna, 0. P ., P. G............. ... 36 Very Rev. Lawrence Francis Kearney, 0. P., S. T. M...... .... 38 Very Rev. D. J. Kennedy, 0. P., S. T. M ........ .. .... ......... 40 Very Rev. John C. Kent, 0. P . 42 Rev. Francis Dominic McShane, 0. P., S. T. Lr ................ ·.·. 43 Very Rev. JoJ111 Aloysius Hinch, 0. P., P. G.. ... ............ .. .... 44 The Sisters . .... ...... ............ ......... ........ ........... ..... 47 Sister Theresa and Sister Fanny, 0. S. D.. ...... ........ .. ... 47 Centenary Celebration of St. Joseph's Parish .. ... ......... .. ...... 51 "One Hundred Years of Dominican Life." Sermon ... ......... ... Very Rev. D. J. Kennedy, 0 . P., S. T. M. 60 ''\Vhat Does the Parish Church Mean to the People of the Parish. and What Does it Stand for Before the World." Sermon . ... Very Rev. L. F. Kearney, 0. P., S. T. M. 70 "Father Fenwick and the Early Dominicans in Ohio." Sermon ..... Rev. Thomas A. Powers 81 T he Preachers General. .. .......... ....... ..... .. ....... .. ... .. 90 Very Rev. B. F. Logan, 0. P ., P. G.......... ......... ........... 91 Very Rev. J. B. O'Connor, 0. P., P. G......... ........ ....... .. 92 Very Rev. M. J . Ripple, 0. P ., P. G............................... 93 Very Rev. J. H. Healy, 0. P., P. G................................ 94 The Renovated Church.......... ...... ... ... ... ... ....... .. ... .... 95 T he Parochial School. ................................................ 100 . ' IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF THE MANY PROOF S OF HIS FATHERLY INTEREST IN THE W ELFARE OF THE NOVICES THIS SOUVENIR VOLUME ·, IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE "CHILDREN OF THE PROVINCE" TO THE VERY REVEREND RAYMOND MEAGHER, 0. P., S. T. Lr., PRIOR PROVINCIAL OF ST. JOSEPH'S PROVINCE His Excellency John Bonzano, Apostolic Delegate A BRIEF HISTORY OF ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, SOMERSET, OHIO* With the building and dedi cation of St. Joseph's Church, near the village of Somerset, Perry County, in the year 1818, dates the permanent establishment of the Catholic Church in Ohio. At that early period the newly formed State was still a w ilderness fi lled w ith savages and wild beasts. Only here and there a few hardy settlers, braving the many dangers that accom­ panied such an undertaking, had broken their way through the dense forest s in search of land favorable for homes. Thus hidden away from civili zation ·where the chance of meeting with a fellow-being -vvas a rare event. it may be w ell imagined that the pioneers seldom saw a priest , and consequently :·ears o ft entimes elapsed be fore they could receive the sacra­ ments of the Church. This serious condition called for devout ~e rvant s of God, who w ould willingly sacrifi ce their lives in a l'O tmtry lacking all \\·or ldly comfort. and take upon t hemselves the heavy burdens o f mi ssionary labor. 1\ s usual the ca ll w a~ not in va in ; men imbued ''"i th apostolic spirit g ladly o ff ered their ,crvices, and if need he. their blood t o further t he cause of Christ in the nc,,· fi eld . .:\T otable among this heroic g roup is the Dominican . Edwa rd J) ominic Fenwick, commonly kno\\'n as th e " .\postl e of Ohio": nor is the titl e unjustly g iven him. fo r it was throug h hi s zeal that Catholicity was first planted in that important Stat e. Horn in Maryla nd of a distinguished family, he resided ther e unti l hi ,; ~eve nt ee nth year. when in order to fulfi II his YOca tion to the ministry, he set sail fo r Europe to take up. under foreign training, the studies requi site fot the priesthood. Having successfull y . mastered his subjects at the Eng li sh College of the Dominican rathers at Bornhem. Belgium, he entered the novitiat e of the ~a m e insti-t ution, where he took t hC' name of Dominic. the ~a intly founder of the Order of Preacher s. Her e he remained during the first y ears of his priest ly career, teaching the classics in hi s Alma Ma ter, and afte h vards performing sundry dnt ies brought about by the t urmoil of the Fren ch R evolution. * W e a r e indebted to the Ve ry R eL V . F. O'Daniel, 0 . P., S. T. M ., for valua ble info rmatio n used in the prepa r atio n of this a rticle. Moat Rev. Henry Moeller,-·b. D., Archbishop of Cincinnati Centenary o f St. Joseph's Parish, Somerset, Ohio 11 Finally the time seemed to have come for him to carry out his cherished plans, which were to introduce the Dominican Or­ der into the United States. With the warm approbation of the Master General and of Bishop Carroll of Maryland; but the re­ luctant consent of the English Provincial under whom he was stationed, and who was loath to lose so valuable a subject, he returned to America. It was his intention to settle in Maryland, but at the earnest request of Dr. Carroll, he set out for Kentucky to investigate the feastibility of locating in that State, his pro­ posed community and college. Satisfied with the outlook he re­ turned to inform the Bishop of his successful trip, and to prepare for the necessary journey westward. Soon afterward preceded by two other priests, he arrived in Kentucky where he was re­ ceived with much joy by the people. Here he built the convent of St. Rose, the first house of the Friars Preachers in the United States, and the home from which th.e Order was gradually to spread throughout the entire country. In a short time young men arrived to enter the college and then the novitiate to be opened there by the Fathers, among whom was Nicholas Young the nephew of Father Fenwick and his future co-apostle of Ohio. This made it evident that a college must at once be built. Work for a brick structure planned to be both a small house of studies and a priory was commenced in 1806, every one -vvillingly lending a hand, parishioners, priests, and even the Protestants of the vicinity. On March 9, 1807, the priory was blessed and occupied, ' and in May of the same year the new college was opened. But now the work of Father Fenwick in Kentucky was draw­ ing to a close. Essentially an apostolic man he was desirous of being able to devote more time to the missions for which his character singularly fitted him. His sympathy had gone out to the people in their piteous spiritual condition, and though his agreeable manner had won their confidence, now that he saw others about him who were capable of attending to their wants, his humility and distrust of self united with his great thirst for the life of a missionary, gave him no peace until he was relieved from the burdensome office of superior. Accordingly on Feb­ ruary 27, 1807, in answer to his many petitions, he was permitted to lay aside the title of Provincial, and to take up the labor which he so dearly loved. At this time began Father Fenwick's great work in the mis­ sionary field which was to make his name forever illustrious in the American annals of Catholicity. Having heard of settlers further inland, he made a journey through the wilds of Ohio in 12 Centenary of St. Joseph's Parish, Somerset, Ohio quest of those who were in need of spiritual consolation. While passing through the almost tractless forest, traveling on horse­ back as was his custom he heard the sound of an axe and, follow­ ing it.s direction, found that three famili es had settled in that locality and were clearing the land for cultivation. The joy Rev. Ed ~ard Dominic Fenwick, 0 . P ., First Bishop of Cincinnati caused by this meeting cannot easi ly be understood by us who have never been in similar circumstances; the people had not seen a priest for twelve year-s~ and they felt as though he were providentially sent for their salvation. The three families thus happily chanced upon were those of Jacob Dittoe. who had migrated from Maryland, John Fink. who A Brief History of St.
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