The Indian Advocate. (Sacred Heart Mission, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1, Sunday, July 1, 1894 Page: 1 of 24
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Vol. VI.
AN INDIAN BENEDICTINE.
Few of our readers perhaps are
aware of the fact that the first Bishop
appointed for America after Columbus's
discovery was a Benedictine monk i.e.
a son of St. Benedict.
Bernardo Bola or Buyl was his
name
In the fr.
decree of erection
by the Pope Alex-
ander VI. we
road those re-
markable words:
"Since the Order
of St. Benedict
is the first and
most ancient and
has given to the
Church so many
confessors and
martyrs and to
Europe so many
apostles since
Franco England
Germany Switz-
erland Russia
in fact the entire
old continent are
indebted to that
Order for their
faith it is just
that it should
have the honor
of giving the first Bishop and Apostle
to the New World." Thus was Bernar-
do Bola or Buyl a Benedictine monk
of Montforrat made first Vicar-Apostolic
of the Indies (the name then
given to America) . Did you ever know
this fact of history dear reader ?
And now after this little introduc-
Wlontferrat the greatest Benedictlno monastery In Spain. Now
in the hands of tho Passinoee of the Primitive Observance.
Indian Advocate
Devoted to the Interests of Indian Missions.
JULY
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1894.
tion let me ask you another question:
Did you ever see an Indian Benedictine?
No will you say I never did. Well
look at the illustration on this page and
you will see the likeness of a young
aborigine who is very likely to become
one some day. His name is Albert
' " . -
Brother Albert wears the habit of St.
Benedict. May he also acquire his
spirit; may he becomo a good religious
and zealous priest! . His name "Nega-
huquet" means (in Pottawatomie In-
dian) "Scattered Cloud." May Brother
Albert scatter the clouds from among his
brethren in red and bring the light of
truth to shine in this beautiful land.
No. 3.
Negahuquet. He
is 17 years old.
Ever since he
was a child he
lived with the
Benedictine Fa-
thers. He was
raised under
their paternal
care; reared un-
der the shadow
of the cloister;
and now that the
child has grown
nearly into man-
hood faithful to
the pious inclin-
ations of his heart
and to the voice
of God he has
rapt at the door
of the novitiate
which has been
cheerfully open-
ed to him. Albert
Negahuquet now
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