The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-22
IMPRESSIVE HOUR
MARKS FIRST MASS
BY REV, BERHE|DE
Richmond Boy Recently Or
dained as Priest Performs
Service in Presence of Ten
Clergymen.

A thousand voices were raised in
St Andrews church yesterday in sing.
ing the anthem tie Deum," the clos
ing number which marked the first
mass pronounced by the Rev. Joseph
Edward Berheide, who was ordained
into the priesthood June IL at ST
Meinrad's in Spencer county.
Saying first mass by the third St
Andrews young man to be ordained
in the last fourteen years, was i'm
pressive. The other young men who
were once ST. Andrews boys are Fa-
ther Flavian Larbus, of Cincinnati,
and Father John Rager, of Osgood,
Ind Both were present.
The professional from the rectory
started at $50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Two hundred school boys and
girls, uniformly dressed in white, pass
ed from the parsonage and marched to
the church. Members of the Knights
in order
Procession Follows.
Then followed Miss Elizabeth Kenne-
pOhl, a cousin of the new priest, in
whose honor the celebration was held,
carrying rustic cross, and assisted
by number of little girls. Elizabeth
kettman carried wreath of immOr-
tails on silk cushion. She was dress
ed in white silk with flowing train.
Two little girls assisted, and TWO boys,
dressed as pages, followed. The boys
were Walter Witte and Frederick Fo-
ley. All are related to the Rev. Fa-
ther Berheide.
Ten priests followed in order They
were Father Roell and Father Caby of
Nd
Mary's, Father Hoeing of Knoxville,
formerly of ST. Andrews; Father Dom
inic Barthel, director ana president
of ST. Meinrads Abbey; Rev Henry
Brenner a professor at St. Meinrads;
Father William S. Seibertz, formerly
of St. Andrews, and the priest who
baptized Rev. Berheide; Father John
Rager of Osgood Father Flavian Lar
bus of Cincinnati, and Rev. Father
Berheide.
The important event of pronouncing
the first high mass, considered an
honor to the church in which it is held,
then transpired. Rev. Berheide was
assisted by other clergy. Father Roell
acted as master of ceremonies.
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed, the sanctuary being banked with
cut flowers. Oak leaves and green dec
oratiOns predominated in the church,
which was filled to capacity. Music by
the mems choir was impressive, and
later the choir was joined by the
children's choir of two hundred voices.
Father Bartheld of St. Meinrads de-
livered an eloquent address, calling
attention to the necessity Of sacrifice.
He spoke on priesthood and the study
which is required of the priest. Two
years is spent in St. Andrews or the
church school of any church, and ten
years is spent in study at ST. Mein-
RAIDS. The great sacrifice Father Ber-
heide is making in entering the priest
hood, the sacrifice of the parents and
relatives were plainly brought out.
With Prof. Joseph Richter, the larg
est number of persons singing in the
church at one time, joined in "Te
Deum."
Following the ceremonies, Father
Roell entertained the clergy at II
O'Clock dinner in the rectOry. The ten
priests who participated in the church
services were present.
Rev Berheide will preach his first
sermon Sunday at st. Andrews church.
This also will be the occasion for a
celebration on a smaller scale than yes
terday.
He will remain with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward r. Berheide for a
few days, after which he will return
to ST Meinrad's academy to be as
signed to his future work. He is
at St. Meinrad's.