, 1876-03-24
THE ALExlANS.
FIVE PERSONS TAKE TtIK VOWS

FIVE PERSONS TAKE TuK YQWk-
Al tho Hospital Of tho Ale1ian Order Of
Brothers, on North franklin street, yestarday
morning, Ave young men renounced tho world.
Or all the rittB Of tho Catholic Church. tho TO-
nunciation is tho most aoiornn. Il strikes more
awe nnd appeals mora strongly to Witnessed than
any other ceremony. The chapel Of tho noHpi-
tni was crowded. Tho procession to tho altar
found difficulty In forcing through tho crowd.
From away mp in tho gallery to tho aItar-ral
the tllrong pushed and BurGed. The windows
botween tho chapel and tho corrilor vera opou-
Cd. aul tho patients IN their beds heard tho mu-
Sic aud the voice Of tho Diahop. At 10 o'clock
tho procession was formed. Slowly 1t made Its
way through the heasHomblaEe, and approached the
chaucel. bishop Foley otlicsated. lo was as-
VITO wero to ho acceptcd Into tho Drdor matched
behind the cenHet boys, and took their station
at tho loft. They at bore candles and crucisi1es.
The seryicos for nearly a. hour "eso in Lat1n'
At last tho noyltiatca kue!t before she altar,
mud weto addressed by
THE nis1ror.
lie told them they were about to take stop
upon which their whole lIfo depended, aua1on-
listing them that In putting on tho garments Of
tho world md assuming tho habit OF religion
they put of their old life and assumed a now.
Tint this vas o sacrifice, he admitted. especially
q sacrifice In this day when 30 many oppo,tuul-
tics arc offered to young men to establish thou-
solves in llfo. llo characterized such thug Us
marvel, and expressed hs wonder that n7o
young men should abandon world offering 40
many charms, md le congratulated those before
Lin that they posscssod tho strength to forogo
tho seductIonH Of tho world mud coDaecrate them
selvos to tho ecrvice OF tho Church. In COM
mendlpg thum 10 tho Almighty. hu said, "Wo
cause lie is infinitely good aud Attractive aud II
we do not aee Him wo must testify our
lovo for Hun. through our fovo for our
neighboE, by caring for him In his hout Of noed
l. t}n hmm
that they could novur reach higher rank In tho
Church than that to which they had consecrated
themselves, but ho begged them TO rcHain Htcad-
fast aud never fa!! back from tho l'ositicn tlloy
bad assumed. As tho work they had undertake.
GU, 1t waB ofteu claimed that 1t should bo loft to
| womcn but he thought men should BsrIggso ag
hard RR women to aaTo their sonia and that tho
law Of charity left much for mon to do ~ wot as
women. uo advised contentmcnt and devo-
tion to tho siok aud feeble. and this In q
| spiritual ns veil hs corporal sense, but
lo warned them, to look To-. no reward
or Thanks iu this world. hoping only
ho their comfort In this life, theis aolacc i,i
| death, and their paes to heaven. Speaking of
tho now llfo upon which thoy lad ,ontercd, he
! sad Tint meu often becan,e disappointed
mau who lad onco devoted hltusclt
TO Chriat could never turn back and
lopo for Balvatlon, for ho wlo turned back wah
tintlt for tho kingdoni Of 1laaFen. llo wafned
10 tur,l to God for the grace TO carry them
through tho trials they lad taken upon them
scyes. llo commended prayer to them he said
| II mattercd not whether their oflce Horc higher
or lower, without confidence III prayer, faith III
pinyer, and conatancy IN prayer. their lubora
would avail naugns. aud they could not Aopo to
| succeed.
The bishop then questioned each ny to this
tiles, mud, ~ ho bloBncd Him, tho black robet
| wera nut upon him by tho attendant prieets.