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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
March 10, 1998 - Introduced by Representatives Plale, Walker and Cullen,
cosponsored by Senators Burke and Farrow. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR120,1,2 1Relating to: honoring the Society of Jesus for its substantial contributions to the
2quality of spiritual, intellectual and cultural life in Wisconsin.
AJR120,1,43 Whereas, the Society of Jesus was founded on September 22, 1540, by the
4Basque priest Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556); and
AJR120,1,65 Whereas, the society was founded for "the progress of souls in Christian life and
6doctrine and the propagation of the faith"; and
AJR120,1,97 Whereas, the Jesuits had an active community life that encompassed a number
8of forms of spiritual ministry, focusing heavily on educational institutions, especially
9universities and seminaries; and
AJR120,1,1210 Whereas, French Jesuit priests accompanied the fur trappers who penetrated
11the Great Lakes region and made contact with the Native American tribes of the
12area; and
AJR120,1,1413 Whereas, by 1661, the first Jesuit priest in Wisconsin, Father Rene Menard,
14S.J., arrived near the source of the Wisconsin River at Lac Vieux Desert; and
AJR120,2,4
1Whereas, Menard perished and was replaced in October 1665 by Father Claude
2Allouez, who resided at a trading post at Chequamegon Bay and who opened a
3mission post at Oconto and in 1670 opened a chapel dedicated to St. Francis Xavier
4at De Pere; and
AJR120,2,75 Whereas, other Jesuit missionaries such as Claude Dablon and Louis Andre
6traveled throughout Wisconsin preaching the Christian gospel, celebrating the Holy
7Sacrifice of the Mass and baptizing converts to the faith; and
AJR120,2,118 Whereas, in 1669, Father Jacques Marquette arrived at the mission at
9Chequamegon Bay, and in 1673 he joined the young trader Louis Jolliet in plying the
10waters of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and camped near Milwaukee from November
1123 to 27, 1674; and
AJR120,2,1412 Whereas, a vigorous American Catholic Church was growing and beginning in
13Baltimore in 1789, and the new nation was being carved up into dioceses in order to
14keep up with the spread of the American population westward; and
AJR120,2,1715 Whereas, in November 1843, the Diocese of Milwaukee, encompassing the
16entire territory of Wisconsin, was established and Father John Martin Henni, a
17Swiss-German priest, was appointed as bishop; and
AJR120,2,2018 Whereas, in 1856, Henni purchased land on "the Hill" — at present 10th and
19State streets — in Milwaukee for the purpose of establishing a school directed by the
20Jesuits; and
AJR120,2,2221 Whereas, in March 1864, the Wisconsin legislature formally incorporated
22Marquette College, to be erected on the 10th and State streets site; and
AJR120,2,2423 Whereas, on August 15, 1880, ground was broken for Marquette College, and
24the college was dedicated on August 28, 1881; and
AJR120,3,2
1Whereas, in 1907 Marquette College moved to its new buildings on Grand
2(Wisconsin) Avenue; and
AJR120,3,43 Whereas, Marquette College was transformed from a liberal arts college to a
4university in 1908; and
AJR120,3,65 Whereas, for the past 337 years the Society of Jesus has profoundly influenced
6the quality of life in the area that is now known as Wisconsin; and
AJR120,3,97 Whereas, over the past 117 years, Marquette University has played an integral
8role in educating hundreds of thousands of men and women from around the world;
9now, therefore, be it
AJR120,3,13 10Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the
11Wisconsin legislature, during this, our Sesquicentennial year, respectfully honor the
12contributions made by the Jesuits in furthering Christianity and the advancement
13of Catholic higher education in the state of Wisconsin; and, be it further
AJR120,3,15 14Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide a copy of this joint
15resolution to the Reverend Robert Wild, S.J., president of Marquette University.
AJR120,3,1616 (End)
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