Saint Bede Academy - Via Baeda Yearbook (Peru, IL)

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Through 1400 years The work of Benedict Ran in the blood of New jerusalem a giant Raising when the time Was right for it a kingdom, Taking out of Lebanon Adherence to a crown. At Jarrow Bede set down a lean And bearded wisdom certain in Its day to make an English bread. At Cluny Cloisters it is said Prevailed against the dark with lauds Enough to trail the seraphim. Accounts recall: here we reap The giant's breath, or not at all.

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43- Dedicated To Our Fgundingiilfathers Charter members of St. Bede Abbey when they appeared with the first Abbot. Front Roux' Father Dominic Brugger, O S.B. fd. 19481, Father Justus Wirth, USB. fsecontl Abbot, l 19421, Father Alcuin Maucher, O.S.B. td. 19131, Abbot Vin- cent Huber, O.S.B. ld. 19411, Father Columban Kaule, O.S.B. -9 l A-6 ' td 19441, Father Dennis Severin, O.S.B., Father Wenceslaus fd. 19591, ' ' ' WITH THE SPRING dy r 'F' ' THAW of 1675 three men rx X N Q, 'DQ '-P 1 clambered into a canoe near the in ft Q ' ' ' shores of Lake Michigan and be- lvq Q 11715 'i ai -BM. Q' Oldest living charter member of St. Bede ter Dennis Sexerin. 11515. T-1-l-13. Father Dennis. at eighty-six. is retired. gan to paddle southwestward down the Des Plaines and into the Illinois River. Their way led through plains and hills just reawakening to the life of spring-a land of which one of the men had written in ad- miration: XY'e have seen noth- ing like this... A hundred miles to the southwest almost two thousand Indians were awaiting these men. hoping for the return of the blackrobe. Father Marquette. who had promised to bring them the blessings of the Christian faith. There. on the banks of the Illinois River. on Easter Sunday of 1675. Father Marquette es- tablished the first mission in the present SKLIIC of Illinois. It was the last work of his life. Though .' f- Sholar, 05.13. ld. 19-121. Blu! Ron: Father Maurice Toole, O.S.B. fd. 19341, Father Andrew Miller. 0.5.3. ld. 19491, Father Cdiinwf Mlllvf. 05.14, l7.itht'r Alexaiitler liromme. 0511, ltl. 19451, Father Frederick Xwinthell, 03.13 fd 19561, Father Eugene 1-Iuegel, O.S.B td. 19561, Father Florian Heiss, O.S,B. the faith he had brought to the Indians was to disappear when the tribes moved west, other missionaries were to make of the cities and towns throughout the valley strongholds of Cathol- icism. Two centuries after the visit of Marquette other black- robes came down from Lake Michigan to establish only eight miles from the early mission to the Illini a lasting home for Christianity at the Benedictine monastery of St. Bede. In 1889 the noted writer and orator. Archbishop john l.anca5- ter Spalding. invited the Bene- dictines to establish an institu' tion of higher learning in the Peoria diocese. Accordingly. the Rt. Rev. Andrew Hin- tenach. OSB.. Archabbot of St. ViUCCI1I'S. Latrobe, Pennsylvania. purchased a portion of the fa- mous Daniel XY'ebster farm in Bureau County. Illinois, Construction of the main