Show Recalling Founding of Indiana Abbey in 1853 The death a short time ago of ot A Ay Schmitt abbot of St rad mad rad recalls the foundation of Indi Indiana's anas ana's Benedictine abbey abber Besought b by bishop de St Palais Ab Abbot ot Henry IV V of Switzerland sent two monks UlrIch Christen a n SwIss and Bode Bede OConnor O'Connor n a Londoner of Irish descent to the diocese of In cennes iu cennes which then embraced embrace the whole whale of Indiana and a third of Illi- Illi Illinois Illi Illinois nois On August 12 lr 1 1833 these two monks bought baught Mr Ir Dennings Denning's farm of I acres for 2750 This property lay Iny In a romantic region of entrant entrant- entrancing ing log forests some five fi miles south of In the hilly countr country that skIrts the Anderson river In Perry and Spencer counties It was In the hills tire hills the I-the the same historic lulls that sInce the beginning of ot time have hn called man and monk to prayer and meditation I will wll lift up mine cos eyes to the s hll whence cometh my help sang the p psalmist St Francis ot of was as filled tIlled with the coUlum when he lie left the taunts haunts of men to go to the quiet of or the hung hill hermitage of ot La L Verna VernaSt St St Meinrad and the monk Ekkehard ot of St Gall Call sought their peace In the snows of the Alps The fhe same call led to his midnight pra prayers ers In the moonlit heights of Avignon- Avignon Avignon Correspondence Indianapolis News 1 |