The 1 priest and 2 brothers who came up the river by steamer were soon joined by 2 fellow Benedictine priests and most Rev. Joseph Cretin. of St. Paul. who had made the trip by stagecoach. It was Bishop Cretin. first bishop of Minnesota. who had invited Abbot Boniface Wimmer. of St. Vincents Abbey in Pennsylvania. to send monks who could assist him in administering to the spiritual needs of the German Catholic immigrants settling in central Minnesota. Two of the priests had been ordained only the day before. on Monday. by Bishop Cretin. and after a day and a half journey the party entered St. Cloud. a metropolis of five buildings. about 5 p. m. on Tuesday.
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