Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-11-06
YOUNG SHERMAN

DOUlhS Ewing pncIHall, sun VI tuc /
General, who was carefully educated |
for the bar, according to the desire of
his father prefers the Church and is
about to 20 to Europe to fit himself for
the priesthood. This fact is one Of
more than ordinary interest Young
Sherman incurs the dspleasure of his
father opposes his wishes with evident
regret in thus turning from the path
marked out for him by his fond parent
and retiring from the world to under
take the arduous and pecuniarily un-
profitable labors Of II clerical life in the
order OF Jcsuits. To most peop.e this
choice Of a profession will seem Il sacri-
tce, and many will pronounce it fool.
lsh. This young man had brilliant
and promising future before him. The
iavorte son OF the General OF the Army,
whose fame as soldier is worldwide
connected on all sides by alliance in
social life the most powerful and re-
spectacle carefully educated and pre-
pared for the legal proiesson--nothing
seemed wanting but his own ambition
for him to enter upon q life radiant
with promise and full of assurances OF
success and worldly happiness. Prob.
ably no young man in this country ever
had more powerful reasons for adopt
ing the course OF life marked out for
him by his father General Sherman
had evidently set great store by the
young man, and entertained high hopes
of his success in life. He had sent him
to Georgetown College, where he took
the full course of classics and mathe-
matics. Yale instructed him in the
natural sciences and modern languages,
and the st. Louis Law School of the
Washington University graduated hun
but a few weeks ago. The stern Gen
eral had probably cast the horoscope
of his son with bright visions Of n pub
lie life at the Bar, on the Bench, in the
National Councils and Cabinet, and,
perhaps, in even a higher position.
Aud these were all within reach and
reason, ii the young man had ialrly de-
ve,oped the Sherman Ewing character
us exemplfed by bis kinsmen on both
sides of his house. But this young
scion Of the Sherman stock decided
otherwise, and as is evident from his
published letter to his kinsman, Pofes-
sor Reber, not without painful strug.
Gle between his natural affections and
religious convictions, a fact which does
credit to him as a worthy son, solicit
Gus to render the blow to his stern but
kind father as light as possible. He
says that he takes the full responsible
ity of the step-as, indeed, he alone
must-and without bis fathers cap.
proval or consent to whom the young
mans choice must indeed have ap.
peared "startling and strange" The
occurrence is notable as an act OF inde.
pendence, in view Of the surroundings,
of choice by a young man with every
thing to bind him 10 the world OF u
calling and profession, which, in our
time and country, is not surrounded by
attractions for pride or ambition
Young Sherman is now in his twenty
third year. His term OF probation OF
seven years, according to the rigorous
discipline OF the Jesults, will expire
with his thirlieth year-the youngest
age--if we may use the term-allowed
for ordination by this order, Then he
will be fairly and fully launched upon
his new career--a cuhbate father in
the Church OF Rome. Should he prove
a pulpit man of high order, great
possibilities await him, Tor the Old
Church, AS history shows, is ever polite
and utllzes brains and position in the
shrewdest and most telling manner II
is not difficult to imagine, If young
Sherman possesses tithe of the quail
ties of Massilon, Bourdalone or u
Chateaubriand, G that his return to his
native land would create decided
sensation. Indeed, il may be that the
name of Sherman, already familiar u
} the public ear in connection with o
} General. a Cabinet Minister, Senator
and Judge, to say nothing OF old
Roger of the Revolution, will yet be
associated with the new dignity OF an
American Cardinal.-PhiLd. Record.