St Francis Minor Seminary - Via Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Qis the students on the customs and life of the Hindu people among whom he had labored for many years. Incidently, Archbishop Kenealy was a personal friend of the poet Francis Thompson. 1 926-1928 On December 8, Monsignor Rainer pontificatecl for the last time in the Seminary Chapel. In the evening he received 54 new members into the Blessed Virgin Sodality-the 4lst annual reception under his direction as moderator of the sodality. On this day he resigned his office. Two days later he took to his sick bed after having given up his duties as pro- fessor. The aged Monsignoris end was drawing near and on December 13, he was fortified with the Last Sacraments in the presence of the 13 Reverend Dea- cons. The end finally came. On January 12, 1927, the Monsignor peacefully fell asleep in the Lord. His last days were characterized by great resignation in the heavy ainction which he was called upon to bear. Under God Monsignor Rainer loved St. Francis Seminary with a supreme love; he died in the Semi- nary; and his body lies where he chose it should, in the Cemetery in the Woods. Born at Kalten, Austria, on February 10, 1845, Monsignor Rainer studied at his native place and at the University of Innsbruck. He came to America in 1866, completed his studies at St. Francis and was at once appointed professor. In 1887 he was made Rector of the institution, a position he held for over 35 years. Sixteen hundred priests were ordained during his lengthy Rectorship, and he preached 130 first Mass sermons for newly or- dained priests. In 1904 he was honored with the title of Monsignor, and in 1908, Protonotary Apostolic. His Golden Sacerdotal Jubilee was celebrated in 1917. As we look back over the Monsignoris long life, many leading characteristics are recognized. In the first place lIMonsignor Rainer was a man of deep, intelli- gent faith. He was above all things a priest. He loved the Liturgy of the Church, he loved the Missions, and next to God he loved the Blessed Virgin Mary. Monsignor Rainer was a profound scholar. His characteristic humility and childlike simplicity hid his scholarship from popular clamor and applause, but those who knew him intimately attest the treas- ures of his mind. Monsignor Rainer,s relations to the Seminary were neyer coldly official; his was the service of love. He was a father to the seminarists; he lived their life with them; he carried them in his heart; he followed them with love and prayer into the post of service; he never forgot them . Such is the rich legacy of character which this priest has be- queathed to future ministers in Christls service. February 2, 1927, will always remain a memorable date in the history of St. Francis Seminary. The new gymnasium erected for the students of the philoso- phical and theological departments was dedicated by His Grace Archbishop Messmer. The new building SAINT FRANCIS SEMINARY was made possible through the princely bequest of the late Ernest G. Miller of Milwaukee. The pre- dominant style of the building is Colonial combined with a few features of the Romanesque. The entire exterior is of buff colored brick trimmed with cut stone. The cost, when equipped, was approximately $110,000. The basement provides the following sani- tary and recreational features: four bowling alleys, a large room, 32 x 75, for handball, a smoking and card room, twelve showers and a lavatory. The first Hoot provides a large gymnasium 60 x 90 feet, and a spectatoris gallery. To the front of the main fioor are two large rooms, one is used as a billiard room and the other as a visiting room. The second Hoor is arranged to provide living quarters for two pro- fessors. The gymnasium is an ideal building and compares favorably with the gymnasium of any semi- na'ry in the country. On February 24, another alumnus of the Semi- nary was elevated to the Episcopacy. The Right Rev. Monsignor Charles D. White, D. D., Rector of St. Josephis Preparatory Seminary, Grand Rapids, Mich, was consecrated Bishop of Spokane. Monsignor White was a student of St. Francis Seminary during the scholastic years of 1903-1904-1905. The Sales- ianum oerrecl its congratulations to Bishop White and prayed that he might be spared for many years in his new field of work. On June 9, the report of the death of the Right Rev. Daniel Gorman, D. D., Bishop of Boise, Idaho, was received at the Seminary. Bishop Gorman, an alumnus of St. Francis Seminary, and a native of Janes County, Iowa, was born on April 12, 1861. He re- ceived his early education in local schools. After studying at St. Joseph,s College at Dubuque he entered St. Francis and was ordained in 1893. After a few years of pastoral work Bishop Gorman became a professor at St. Josephis College and was its rector in 1904. In 1918 he was consecrated Bishop of Boise and during his episcopacy distinguished himself by his profound learning and scholarship. The Very Rev. Frederick Schulze, D. D., pro- fessor of moral theology celebrated his Golden Sacer- dotal Jubilee on the 27th of October. Father Schulze had been a professor at the Seminary since 1886. A program befitting the occasion was given by the students in the Seminary hall. The polyphonic choir from Rome, which was at the time touring the country under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus, favored the Seminary on December 13, with a number of soul stirring selec- tions. The year 1928 brought with it no new major changes or events. The Patron Feast Day on which the Right Rev. Bishop Reverman of Superior sang a 1731

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