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was unwilling to hastily undertake something involving such a risk. Too many issues were involved and too much was at stake. The new province, if indeed there was to be one, would not even have the proverbial shoestring on which to start. Then in 1923, Father Max Kassiepe, O.M.I., the famed German missioner came to the United States. He was quick to see the possibilities of the future and strongly advised the terection of a new vice-province. Since he was an Assistant-General, his opinion carried some weight.
His first desire was to obtain a mission house in which to center the activities of the vice-province. This he found, quite unexpectedly, in Belleville, 111., and he bought the property, Priester’s Park, from Belleville’s bishop, (His Excellency) Henry Althoff. On December 8, 1924, the General Administration officially erected the new Vice-Province under the title, St. Henry of Belleville, and appointed Father Joseph Pothman, O.M.I., as the first Vice-Pro-vincial. There were twenty fathers all told. Such were the beginnings of the Central Province.
Father Aloys Rosenthal, O.M.I., was placed in charge of the reconstruction by Father Pothman. It was intended not only to repair the present buildings but an addition was to be made to the old Priester’s Hotel which would make possible the opening of a minor seminary. The work of reparation progressed rapidly and the new institution was dedicated on the 27 of May, 1925. Then
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on Aug. 6, 1926, the cornerstone for the addition was laid and on Oct. 4 of that same year the first group of students arrived with Father Peter Minwegen, O.M.I., as the first Superior. By the fall of the following year the new annex was ready and on Sept. 12 was solemnly dedicated by Bishop Althoff. The enrollment at St. Henry’s for its second scholastic year was twenty-seven and during the same year, Father James Kievel, O.M.I. arrived from Germany to join the teaching staff.
When the property in Belleville was purchased it was intended to be a mission house, but with the gradual increase of students it was found to be inadequate for the growing needs of the fathers and consequently a new mission house became desirable. This need was fulfilled in 1928 when a house was obtained at White Bear, Minnesota. The location was all that could be desired but the house was large enough for only four fathers. Nevertheless, on Nov. 8, 1928, Father Peter Minwegen, O.M.I., relinquished the charge of superior at St. Henry’s and undertook the direction of the small but effective mission band. The number was small but their zeal and efficiency were great and soon the Oblate Missioners were in 'great demand. Such has been the story from the beginnings—the work is there to do, only the laborers are lacking.
The Vice-Province had been officially erected on the feast of the Immaculate Conception and the fathers saw in this a reason
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