did much to place the parish in a secure way, spiritually and materially. He secured the services of Miss Augusta Singer and Miss Catherine Stanners of St. Louis to teach the school. After fifteen months Archbishop Glennon transferred him to St. Louis to establish a new parish in the southwest city limits. Since then Father Stolte has been made a Monsignor. Father Joseph A. Collins procured the Ursuline Sisters to teach. The members of the congregation had become enthused to the point of building a new church and when the pastor was transferred to Ferguson, Mr. John Harter and Mr. Thomas Lang went to St. Louis and asked Archbishop to leave Father Collins in Farmington to build a new church to cost less than $15,000. The request was granted. A meeting of the congregation was called May 28th, 1911 when it was announced that voluntary subscriptions amounting to $9,000. had been secured. At the meeting the following building committee was chosen by unanimous vote: Messrs J.A. Lawrence, Henry Bieser, Edward Rozier, John A. Mueller and Francis Dunn. These, with the regular board members, Henry Herman, Herman Kraenzle, Albert Zwart, Same Isenman, Thomas Lang and Father Collins constituted the building committee. The election of officers June 4th resulted as follows: Thomas Lang, President, John Harter, Vice-President and Father Collins, Secretary and Treasurer. On June 24th, 1911 a letter announced we were prepared to consider drawings of a Romanesque Church to cost $15,000. Specifying design and materials to be used was sent to several architects. On August 24th the building committee decided to accept the sketch of Pruess and Imbs. The contract was signed Sept. 13, 1911. At this meeting a letter from Mr. A. J. Zwart, whose business kept him away from town, stated that he wished Mr. Thomas Masterson to represent him. Mr. Masterson on motion was made a regular member of the building committee. At this meeting a committee was present on invitation from the Secretary asking the opening of a street through the church property, offering a nominal fee for the priviledge. The matter
did much to place the parish in a secure way, spiritually and materially. He secured the services of Miss Augusta Singer and Miss Catherine Stanners of St. Louis to teach the school. After fifteen months Archbishop Glennon transferred him to St. Louis to establish a new parish in the southwest city limits. Since then Father Stolte has been made a Monsignor. Father Joseph A. Collins procured the Ursuline Sisters to teach. The members of the congregation had become enthused to the point of building a new church and when the pastor was transferred to Ferguson, Mr. John Harter and Mr. Thomas Lang went to St. Louis and asked Archbishop to leave Father Collins in Farmington to build a new church to cost less than $15,000. The request was granted. A meeting of the congregation was called May 28th, 1911 when it was announced that voluntary subscriptions amounting to $9,000. had been secured. At the meeting the following building committee was chosen by unanimous vote: Messrs J.A. Lawrence, Henry Bieser, Edward Rozier, John A. Mueller and Francis Dunn. These, with the regular board members, Henry Herman, Herman Kraenzle, Albert Zwart, Same Isenman, Thomas Lang and Father Collins constituted the building committee. The election of officers June 4th resulted as follows: Thomas Lang, President, John Harter, Vice-President and Father Collins, Secretary and Treasurer. On June 24th, 1911 a letter announced we were prepared to consider drawings of a Romanesque Church to cost $15,000. Specifying design and materials to be used was sent to several architects. On August 24th the building committee decided to accept the sketch of Pruess and Imbs. The contract was signed Sept. 13, 1911. At this meeting a letter from Mr. A. J. Zwart, whose business kept him away from town, stated that he wished Mr. Thomas Masterson to represent him. Mr. Masterson on motion was made a regular member of the building committee. At this meeting a committee was present on invitation from the Secretary asking the opening of a street through the church property, offering a nominal fee for the priviledge. The matter
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