Vow
a kind of promissory oath made to God, or to some false deity, to do or to dedicate to the deity something of of His glory, or to perform some act, or to dedicate to the deity something of value, on the fulfillment of certain conditions, or in the event of the vower receiving something specially desired, as recovery from illness, deliverance from danger, success in an enterprise, or the like. A vow may take the form of a solemn promise to follow out some line of conduct, or to consecrate or devote one's self, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some act or service, or to maintain fidelity and constancy.
Vows are of two kinds, simple and solthat the latter are instituted as such, that the latter are instituted as such, irrevocable by the and accepted as by VOSS, JULIUS VON, a German storywriter; born in Brandenburg, Germany, writer; born in Brandenburg, Germany, ary production was almost without a parallel. His best story is "The Schildwrote a great many comedies, farces, and satirical parodies. In "The Strah wrote a great many comedies, farces, and satirical parodies. In "The Strahpiece with songs, in the Berlin patois) he gives the first example of the Berlinese piece with songs, in the Berlin patois) VOSS, RICHARD, a German poet; called the "Tired Man"; born in Neugrape in Pomerania, Prussia, Sept. 2, 1851. Among his dramatic compositions grape in Pomerania, Prussia, Sept. 2, 1851. Among his dramatic compositions ther Modestus"; "Woe to the Vanquished"; "Eve"; "Betwixt Two Hearts"; "At Sedan." In narrative verse he wrote: "Roman Village "A Hill Asylum"; "Among his novels Tales"; "Messalina.' are: "Life Tragedy of an Actress"; "The New Romans"; "Children of the South"; Tales"; "Messalina." Among his novels Sabine"; etc. He excels in description of Italian lowly life.
Church, and they constitute one of the guished from a congregation. Simple and solemn vows differ also in their efmarks of a religious order as distinand solemn vows differ also in their effects. A simple vow makes marriage has made it of a right to use any prophas made it of a right to use any property he may possess; a solemn vow makes marriage invalid, and takes away all dominion over property. Solemn and certain simple vows, as those of chastity dominion over property. Solemn and and of greater pilgrimage, can only be dispensed by the Pope, or by a superior specially delegated for the purpose; but most of the simple vows can be dispensed by the bishop of the diocese in which the person who has made the vow resides.