Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
INVESTED WITH THE HABIT.
Young Men Finish Their Term of
Novitiate And Are Admitted
To Sacred Vows.

demptorists, the services at St Mary s
Catholic Church were of a most solemn
nature At a. m, Solemn High
Mass was celebrated by the Very Rev.
William Licking, Provincial. At 10
a. m, the Fraters were invested with
the habit and admitted TO vows.
The O'Clock mass was celebrated
with unusual pomp and grand music,
and at the 10 O'Clock mass the solemn
profession and investiture was very
| imposing. The church was crowded
with relatives and friends of those
who took the vows and we're invested
with the habit, the early morning
trains bringing a large number of Wis
itors TO witness the ceremony. The
service is held annually on St. Alphon-
sus Day as the saint was the patron
saint and the founder of the Redemp-
torist Order.
Eight clerical students and three
lay brothers took the vows and twelve
clerical students and six lay brothers
were invested with the habit of the
order of the congregation of the Most
Holy Redeemer.
THE CHURCH CEREMONY.
This was day made memorable at
st. Mary's Chruch by the solemn cell
beration of the feast of st. Alphonsus
Liguori. Doctor and Bishop of the
Catholic Church, and founder of the
congregation of the Most Holy Re-
deemer, commonly called Redemptor-
lists.
The altar was handsomely decorated
with choice cut flowers and potted
plants. At O'Clock Solemn High
Mass was celebrated by the Very Rev.
w. G.. Licking, Provincial of the Re-
demptorists, assisted by Rev. William
Hogan, as deacon, and Rev. Ferdinand
Hennes, as sub-deacon, Rev. Charles
J. Becker, master of ceremonies.
The full quota of sanctuary boys were
present. being attired in red cassocks
and lace surplices. The singing was
Gregorian, being rendered by the stu
dents of the divinity department.. The
rendition and effect produced clearly
indicated the perfect training of those
Young men in the choral order.
Prof. Charles A. Zimmerman pre-
sided at the organ. AT the conclusion
of the Mass, Solemn Benediction took
place with the same celebrant and as
sistants. The second feature of the
day was the profession OF
eleven novices and investiture OF
eighteen young men. This ceremony
began at 10 a. m. The officiator was
the Redemptorist Provincial, Very
Rev. w. G.. Licking, assisted by Rev.
John e. Schneider, rector of st.
James Church, Baltimore, Md, and
the Rev. Francis Auth. president and
rector of st. Mary's College, North
East Pa. master of ceremonies, was
Rev. p, j. MullhaIl. the Father
Locious of Novices
Before the novices took their vows
the Very Rev. Provincial gave short
address TO the young men, reminding
them of the irrevocable step they were
about TO take, and encouraging them
TO be fully imbued with the spirit OF
the congregation, which will soon re-
ceiye them as its children, and exhort-
ad them to perseyere to the end. His
burningswords made deep impress
ison on all present, even ON those -
the auditorium of the church. At the
conclusion of the discourse the fol-
lowing young men took the VOWS as
chorists
Frater Augustine Petranek. New
York
Frater Leopold obrecht. Philadel-
phia.
Frater Joseph Heinrich, New York.
Frater Edward Heibel, Erie, Penn
sylvania.
Frater James Leddy, New York.
Frater Aloysius Strauss. Buffalo,
N. Y.
Frater Francis Healy. Toronto, Can
ada
Frater John Feldmann, Baltimore,
Nd.
The following took the VOWS as lay
brothers:
Thomas st. John, st. Johns, New
fouudland, in religion, Brother Alex
ander. Joseph Erler, New York city.
in religion. Brother Clement. John
Haley. Cambridge, Mass, in religion,
Brother Dominic.
When these Televen were received
as sons of ST Alphonsus, the follow
ing were invested in the habit of choir
novices:
Francis Wagner. Philadelphia, Pa
Francis W. Clair, College Point, n. Y.
RAYMOND J. Kennedy, Boston, Mass.
Joseph J. McQuaid, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Michael Z. McCabe, Boston, Mass.
Charles L. Barrett, Rutland. VT.
"a Henry G. Murphy, Boston, Mass.
Joseph DeCoste, Boston, Mass.
John Close, Buffalo, n. Y.
Francis Zubler, Buffalo, n. Y.
Alphonsus Wolf, Buffalo, n. Y.
Joseph E. Murphy, Boston, Mass.
The following were invested with
the habit of lay brother:
Arthur Fairbourne, London, Eng.
Theodore Hoffman,. Vienna, Austria.
Leopold Hoffman, Vienna, Austria
Paul Dlubac. Astro- Hungary.
Andrew Slachtoysky. Topor, Austro-
Hungary.
Herman Korfage, Leer. Germany
There was quite a gathering of Re-
demptorists in the sanctuary. Besides
those we have mentioned were the
following: Rev. Paul Huber, master
of novices; Rev Joseph A. Kautz,
former rector of St Mary's; Rev. E.
J. Weigel, president of the Redemp-
torist Seminary at Leicester, Md. Rev.
Ferdinand Bott, rector of St. AL
phonsus, Baltimore; Rev. John a.
Klang, rector OF ST Michael's, Balti-
more; Rev. Jonn Hausser. rector of
Sacred Heart, Highlandtown Rev.
Caspar G. Ritter, rector of St. Phile-
mons, Pi:tsburg, Pa. Rev. A. j.
Duke. Boston. Mass. Revs. p Cuniffer
and Francis Jasinski, New York City
Revs. p. Dietrich and F. Fischer,
professor of St Mary's College. North
East. Pa. Rev. Joseph Lorenz, New
York CITY. Rev William WoiSfeld