The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-10-28

SonA A1eiaho' DashoP elect, OF ~. Paul the
Rt. Rev. Boniface WINNER, Abbot of St.
Vincent, Pa; the very Rev. Father Ra-
voux, Vicar General of St. Paul; the Rev.
Clement staub, of St. Paul; the Rev.
Meinulf Stukenkemper, Of Minneapolis !;
Father Louis Rajelj, of St. Paul, and 9th.
era.
The ceremonies connected with the i'm
! parting of the Solemn Benediction upon
Abbot Edelbrocks wsre. almost precisely the
same al those on the occasion q the conse-
Grafton Of Bishop seidenbush, May soth last,
q full account Of which was given in these
columns,) the only point Of material dill.
ference being that there was On the present
1 ocoasionc no consecration-5 or anointing
After entering the sanctuary of the church,
Bishop Seidenbush took his seat upon the
| Episcopal throne at the left. After being
ROBBED, he proceededto the high altar where
Wa readthe Papalbrief authorizedth Bene-
diction, whichwas followed by the Abbot
elect taking the oath of Office and making
his Profession of Faith. The celebra-
ton of high Mass by Bishop seidenbush
hen began. Alter the Epistle was the
Bensdiction, followed By ! presentation d
copy Of the Bsnedictine rules, the cro-
sier and rins. After the first Gospel Father
Ireland preached sermon in English from
the following text: ...r1.
If thou wilt be perfect 10 and sell that
thou hast andg i've to the poor, and thoushalt
have treasure in heaven; and come and
follow mi" -AattAev IL, 81. Il 49,. ,.,-y
The Saviour in these words, he said,
marks out what is required of men that
| they may enter the Kingdom Of Heaven.
1t is necessary to keep the commandments,
but there are generous souls who would do
more than is absolutely required, and they
strive to reach the highest standard. If
this young man would be perfect.-would
resemble Christ almost-he must sell what
he has and follow Hijm-consec1rate him
self entirely to Him. The requirement
is Poverty. Strip myself Of all thy pos
sessions and become as poor as the Saviour
was. Next is the sublime vow Of Chastity,
that His followers may not be burdened
with the care and necessity of providing
for others-wife and children. Next isshe
practice of Obedience. These three, Pow
ery, Chastity and Obedience, are the ele-
ments of Christ's church. 1t is = sublime
state to be able to thus leave the world and
live for God alone. Man ofhimself ~ not
capable Of this high perfection, but God's.
grace enables all whom He calls to His
work to attain to this perfection. This
high aegree is only found in the Catholic
church. In the. sects it is: only required
that they shall keep the commandments {;
but never that they: shall sell all their! pos
sessions and give up wife and children to
serve God. They never attempt religious
life, because they know they have not that
God-gven vitality which is necessary to full
fl Gods requirements.
After the church had emerged from the
prosecutions of Pagan Rome in the fifth
century, one of the men chosen of God to
systematize the work of the church was St.
Benedict. The orders of the church are
numberless, all observing the three great
fundamental rules, poverty, chastity and
obedience. We have them to pray for
those of us who do not know how to pray.
We have them preserving learning and
teaching ignorance-caring for the orphan
and the sick. Catholics, rejoice in the glo-
~ of your church and zee in these religious
orders literal fulfllment of the words of
the Master. AJAX thesects for one religious
order that fial6ls these requirements for the
hundreds that you have. It is said that the
dfy for religious orders has passed, but
never were they more needed than in this
nineteenth century. This is material
age, when the great desire of men is wealth:
And it. is an age of unbridled license, when
man claims to be supreme. $751;, = i:,sg.s &
Among the orders is one more useful
than others, besausss The most ancient the
Orderof sgaBsnsdaflcf XII lRs learning 81
the past evsnsthe Scriptures, themselves,
~ere presented in the Middle Ages BY these
Bensdicdne marks. We have with US TO-
day ths. American patriarch Of the order.
Abbot Winner ofst Vincent. Thsse ne
oyer veatypsj;ssts 81 theae.asssnows in
Minnesota He paid = ftsto the
person and Iii iious character Of the Al
bot elect -. ..,: :, ...,,
:Hewu followed BY. Abbo. Winner, Who
spoke il Gssmen. He explained the du-
ties, powezs aud responsibilities Of a. Alb
ttet and eulogized; Abbot Edelbrock a.
thien3 a. sea.iun and ofrsligion.. x ~
E IAbko heock then made his Offering
tof wine md bfss9., At the conclusion Of
mas the Abba received the mitre and
gloves, after which he passed up and down,
theEmsin iale, VIII sths fill insignia If his
new ol6ce, and blsssed the congregation.
The Ceremony concluded with his being
conducted to and seated upon his EAbbor-
toriel seat after which the procession re-
formed Is i had first como in and returned
to'the paro6hial ssaidence' a.. -, ~ r. f..
The singing, BY = selected choir, assisted
ibY a orchestra HON &C. Johns College,
va un q &c q IF Prof Kaiser
was very good aF9v.Isl dHA 5v,Fa9 ATA
At halfpast four O'Clock the special train
started for ST. Paul with its homeward-
bound visitors. -
Abbot Edelbrock. is still . young man,
being but few weeks over 80 years of age.
He came TO America from, Weatphalia
when but seven year. Of age, and to st.
Cloud four years u efward. He entered
stsJohn'. Collaea + he ..ge Of fourteen,
and remained three yealy, when he went 70
ST. Vincent 7 i, viAste 10 remained, Tor
seven Year,, during TINT time uniting with
the Order ofst. Bsnsdict and taking the
VOWS. He returned here in 1885,, when he
was ordained a iorieat. Since then he has