Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-03
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Eleven Young Novices Make
Their Vows-Eighteen AS
pirants For Sacred
Calling.


ST. Mary's Chruch BY the solemn Gel.
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 q. 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. IN. The officiator was
the Redemptorist Provincial, Very
Rev. w. g. Licking, assisted by Rev.
John G.. Schneider, rector of st.
James Church, Baltimore, Md, and
the Rev. Francis Auth, president aud
rector Of st. Mary's College, North
ffe oc
Rev. p, j. Mullhall, the Father
Socius of Noyices.
Before the novices took their vows
the Very Rev. Provincial gave short
address TO the young men, reminding
them of the irreyocable step they We're
about to take, and encouraging them
to be fully imbued with the spirit of
the congregation, which will soon re-
ceive them as it's children, and exhort-
ed them to persevere to the end. His
burning. words made a deep impress
ison ON all present, even ON those in
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 Teddy, New York.
Frater Aloysius Strauss, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Frater Francis Healy, Toronto, Can
ada.
Frater John Feldmann, Baltimore,
Md.
The following took the vows as lay
brothers;
Thomas st. John, st. Johns, New
in religion, Brother Alex
ander. Joseph Erler, New York city,
in religion. Brother Clement. John
Haley, Cambridge, Mass, in religion,
Brother Dominic.
When these eleven 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 ]. Kennedy. Boston, Mass.
Joseph J. McQuaid, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Michael E. McCabe, Boston, Mass.
Charles L. Barrett, Rutland. Vt.
Henry G.. Murphy, Boston, Mass.
Joseph DeCoste. Boston, Mass.
John Close, Buffalo, n. Y.
Francis Zubler, Buffalo, N. Y.
Alphonsus Wolf, Buffalo, N. \.
Joseph +. 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. Austro- Hungary.
Andrew Slachtovsky, Toporc, 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.
]. 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. John Hausser, rector of
Sacred Heart, Highlandtown; Rev.
Caspar G.. Ritter, rector of st. Phlle-
mons. Pittsburg, Pa. /; Rev. A. j..
Duke. Boston, Mass. Revs. p. Cunitfe
and Francis Jasinski, New York City
Reys. p. Dietrich and +. Fischer,
professor of st. Mary's College, North
East. Pa. Rev. Joseph Lorenz, New
York CITY; Revs. William Wolsfeld,
Bernard Licking, A. Lutz, b. Me
haus. J. Meier, of Baltimore.
The following attached TO st. Mary 6
Church were also present: Revs. H.
Rove. A. McInerney, w. Hogan, f.
Heenes. ]. J. Heenan. Thomas w.
Mullaney, II. rBorgmann, ]. Schmidt,
J. Haas. u. J. Becker. Quite large
number of people were present at the
IMPRESSIVE ceremonies, many being rel
atives and friends of the newly pro
fessed and invested.
sTokon With 0ramnS