Rev. Joseph Schlier, Chaplain

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Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 3/25/2006 at 11:12:50

I translated the following biography from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published in a special 25th Anniversary Edition of the paper on Friday, 20 September 1899. Information in brackets and notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

Rev. Joseph Schleier, Chaplain

The Rev. Mr. Jos. Schlier was born on 17 March 1872, the son of a farmer, in Cassville, Wisconsin. When he was 7 years old, his parents moved to Shelby County, Iowa, where their little son attended the parish and public schools. At the age of just 16, he entered St. Benedict College in Atchinson [Atchison], Kansas, where he completed the classical curriculum. Then the energetic student attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he finished the curriculum in business, philosophy, and theology. He was then ordained a priest on
21 June 1898 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, by the Rev. Archbishop Trobec. The Reverend celebrated his first Holy Mass in Carling, Shelby County, Iowa, on 26 June 1898, and then he was called by the Rev. Archbishop Hennessy of Dubuque, Iowa, to be the assistant priest at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Carroll, Iowa. During his short stay here in this parish, due to his devoutness and his good nature, the young and energetic priest has gained the respect and love of all the members of the parish.