Evening journal., 1905-03-27
NOVICES
MAKE THEIR vows
Solemn Ceremony Conducted
in Visitation Chapel in
This City
MONAGHAN WAS PR SENT

An interesting and impressive cere-
mony took place on Saturday in the
Visitation Chapel, in this city. when, in
the presence of Bishop Monaghan, two
novices of the Oblates of st. Francis
de Sales-Mr. Fournier and Mr.. Boul-
made profession and pronounced their
vows.
The solemn and beautiful ceremony
was nterspersed with appropriate
psalms. chanted by a choir Oof Oblate
lnovices, with the Rev. lie Jacquier at
the organ. The mass was celebrated
by the Rev. c. Fromentin. the provin-
cial and an appropriate sermon was
delivered by the Rev. j. J. Isenring.
at the conclusion of which he thanked
Bishop Monaghan in feeling terms for
all the paternal kindness he had shown
to the Oblates of st. Francis de Sales
since their establishment in his diocese,
a new proof of which was given by
his presence at this hSst profession in
Wilmington.
While the professed prostrated them
selves before the altar the "Miserere'
was solemnly chanted by the choir, and
after the Bishop had given them the
cross of the order. surrounded by the
fathers and all he novices they knelt
to inscribe their vows in the book OF
profession; then followed the kiss OF
lpeace, and the touching ceremony
closed with a solemn "Te Deum."
DUTIES OF THE OBLATES.
The Oblates of Saint Francis de
lSales, so well known abroad are COM
lparatively little known-in this country
where until recently they had acted
lonly as chaplains to religious institu-
ltions According to the spirit and
teachings of St. Francis de. Sales, thes
devote ehemselves to the various func-
ltions of the priesthood. to missionary
work. the direction Of schools, colleges
houses Of refuge and the instruction Of
young men.
In 1897 the Rev. J. ]. Isenring tool
lup his residence in Wilmington az
chaplain Of St Joseph's Monastery o
1.-THE Visitation. In 1902 he purchased
lin this city the property at Eighth an'
West streets, known as the "Hannal
Moore Academy" and under the new
name, "Salesianum," 1t is now tn
mother house and noviate of the Eng
llish- speaking province, with the Rev
fC. Fromentin as provincial and tn
4 REV. lie JacQuier as procurator. I'm
. der the same roof is college for boy'
? now in its second year. with the Rev. .
? ]. Isenring as president
r Until late years the general novitiat
q lof the order was at Troyes, Francs
!. where the Oblate Fathers also conduct
n led the two fiourishing colleges Of s
y Bernard. but the suppression by tn
l. government Of these. with other rel
] 10 nfd In n n
= velopment of their institute. which
n now divided into three provinces. tn
It first comprises countries Of the Lati
e tongue. with its mother house in Rome
IT the second. the countries of Germa
e tongue. including the missions
n southwest Africa, which has its moth'
house IN Vienna the third include
. kcountries OF the English tongue wit
n missions Of South Africa. with z
y mother house in Wilmington
COMMENDED BY THE POPE.
,e In their African missions the Oblai
Fathers have passed through almoi
incredible suffering from famine, flood
l. drought and the Boer War, but the
la perseverance and success in those ar
IF fields prove that their traininS wa
le such as was recommended to their 81
" perior General by Pope Leo Alll
re giving his apostolic benediction: Nal
p your fathers real religious ever reao
to sacrifice themselves, even TO Il
y shedding of blood. I, the Pope, lab'
le with you; all that you do you do VII
he me"
ne AS the chapel of the salesiant
n- was too small to accommodate u
A. friends of the Oblate Fathers in WI
le mington. the ceremony Of Saturd.
be WAS performed in the chapel Of
Jeseph's Monastery of the Visitatio
of which the Rev. y. J. lsenring