Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-15

Religious Matters.
To-day is the tw5nty-fifth anniversary
and silver jubilee CT the ordination OF
Rev. Father Mauritius, Of the 81. Fran
ces Order of Monks, and Superior Father
1T the ST. Frances Monastery at ST. Al
phonSus Church, ON the South Side.
The reverend father has been an ar
hlent worker for the Roman Catholic
church during the entire twenty-five
ydlrs h. has been priest While in Lnis
city he has won the hearts OF many and
is generally known throughout the en-
tire city as kind and generous man.
The members and officers Of the St.
AlphonsuS congregation, as VIII as So
c.eties, have been on the alert for the
entire month arranging this jubilee,
which promises TO oucshine any similar
event in the history of the cOngr5 CATION.
Visitors and ciergymen and laymen
from out of the city as well as those Of
this city have been invited TO attend The
feadyitFes, which will be the most I'M
posing yet held in that edifce.
The programme OF the festivities as
outlined is as follows: AT $50 &. N.
to-day, mass by the Rev Father Mauri-
tiusf a. m, mass by the Rev. Father
Leo; a. m, mass by the Rev. Father
Raphael; 10 a. m, high mass by the Rev.
Father Didacus, Of Cumberland, Nd,
and Father Clemens; vespers at 2:3O p. IN.
Tomorrow morning at $50, mass by
ythe Rev. Father Raphael. The Knights
Of 81. George Of 81. Alphonsus church
VIII attend in a body and receive the
holy communion; a. m, mass and dis
tributiOn of the holy communion 10 the
ladies' by the Rev. Father Leo; S a. H.,
jubilee mass by the Rev. Father MauH-
tius, while Rev. Father D.dacus Will
Z deliver an eloquent sermon in honor Of
ths occasion. The various societies Of
the congregation will line up in divided
columns and permit Rev. Father Mauri-
thus to walk from the monastery 10 the
church entrance on Market street 10 a.
m, mass for the school children, and
Wespers at 2:30 p. m.
The principal event of the celebration
will be after the vesper this afternoon,
lwhen tha various societies and members
of the congregation will assemble in the
basement of th church to extend their
heariest congratulations and wishes TO
their Superior Father, accompanied
with the presentation of 4 number Of
very costly presents by the societies.
The school children will entertain
Father MauritiuS tomorrow afJ rnc0n
after vespers in an entertainment and
presentation.
At 10 o'clocl fo-n,orrou, q grand din
ner will be given in the basement OF
the church in honor Of the silver Jubilee.
at which the following guests will par
ticipate: Rev. Fathers Boutlou and
Moye of st. JOseph's Cathedral; Rev.
Father Mullen, of the Church Of the
Immaculate Conception; Rev. Father
McMenamin, Of St johns Church.
Renwood: Rev. Father Mattingly. Of
Martins Ferry; Rev. Father Weigand
of ST. AnthCny's Church of Pddu3
Bridgeport: the Row. Fathers HyH-
cinth. Joseph, Autor and Hermann, Of
Pittsburg: Rev Faith RS Bonifacius and
Felix. of summit Pa; Fathers Franz
and Didacus. of Cumberland Md;
Father Lorentz, OF Canal Dover, o.. the
clergy of St. Alphonsus Church, and q
burg and this city, including the various
presidents of the societies Of S.. Alph0n-
sus Church and the church choir.
The following articles VIII be pre-
scented to Fathers Nautilus at the cele-
bratcn this afternoon: A mammoth s.l-
yer holy water urn. by the ST.. Alph0ns1s
Soc'oty; "Epostilarlum" and deco
rated candle holder, by the knights Of
St. George Of ST. Alphonsus Church;
fifty bottles of fine wine by the Young
Mems Society: a fine dress suit by the
Church Council: handsome new grb by
the school children, and several minor
presents; dinner SET by the Ladies So
ciety: fine crayon portrait Of the Rev.
Father Mauritius by the young ladies,
and a handsome sum of cash money and
an album. with several smaller presents.
Both days will be notable ones in the
St. Alphonsus congregation, as Father
Nautilus is very popular throughout
the entire congregation.