Susan Rice

Condolences

1. Luckymore on April 2, 2012 at 9:21 pm

   as a child i saw pictures of oxen hlnaiug stone to the rail tracks to be hauled to victoria to build the cathedral. those pictures are fresh in my mind though lost over the years. i was raised in a christian church close to the farm from which these stones were hand cut by workers. the germans wanted a real tribute to the god they so loved and worshiped. the land that the stone was cut from had very little dirt for crops so was practilly useless except for the stones for building the 1 room house required by the railroad in 1834 to homestead the land at that time and yet today it still stands on the origional home of my great great grandfather. my family still ownes the land though there are only 4 of us left and none of us live on the acres at this time, but my request was always to own that piece where the stones came from. i never miss a chance to stop in victoria to admire the towers so high in the kansas sky, those two tall towers which still have the origional bells there, and after becoming catholic have had the priviledge of singing at many masses held in the church nearly 38 years ago. i never miss a chance to go inside to the piece that has anyone feeling the presence of a heigher ‘person’ in the quiet solitude the stone walls create nor the beautiful sound of music or the bells ringing. don’t go through western kansas without taking a few minuets to take in the beauty of the native stone and the denication the german imigrants had in their hearts for the awsome tribute they left on the flat planes of the state of kansas. i hope it stands forever for god and everyone who can to take advantage of seeing it. i live in northeast missouri and with each fence post i have from that quary never forget the sacrifices made to build the most beautiful church i have ever had the privilage of seeing and thank god i have some ties to it.donna jackson laclede, mo. 64651