The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-09-05
THE Willy PRIEST.
GEN. SHERMAN'S GRIEF At THE
LOSS OF HIS SON.

In the ADVANCE of April Is, speak
ing Of the McCroskey and similar af-
fairs, We said:
They are, however, men of like pas
siOnS'' with other men, have eXcep-
tional opportunities, are trusted i'm
plicitly by the wives and daughters OF
men who oppose and dislike them us a
class, and hence have things vel y much
their own way. They stand between
husband and wife in religious matters,
unless the husband is willing to follow
the wife who is led by the minister,
and the religious education OF the chill
dren is left to tho woman and the priest
or preacher, and hence it is the rule
with men who are not churclmembers,
to avoid religious conversation at home,
Men who are to free to be bound he
the clergy, and who's reason is to strong
to accept any of the religious saytems,
feel that the submission of their wives
and children to church and ministe-
rial control in religious matters is the
price they must pay for domestic peace.
And as domestic peace is their only
heaven they do submit. Thus it is
that the clergy gain and keep their as
tendency.
Recently we made mention of the
fact that Gen. Sherman's son, without
consulting his father and in direct OPP
position to his fathers wishes, had de-
cided to enter the European monastry
and become Romish priest. Below
we give recent Chicago dispatch re-
relating to this matter. and certainly
we could not ask for 4 more conspicu-
Gus fact making good every word of the
above extract from the ADVANCE
written several months ago:
The Inter Ocean tomorrow publishes
an interesting account OF the crushing
effect on Gen. Sherman Of the depart
ure of his favorite son for All European
monastery. The Genera! is as much of
foe to Catholicism as his wife is Il friend,
and the reason that he lives apart from
his family (he in Washington and they
in st. l.ouis) is that lie will not toler-
ate the presence of Il priest under the
same roof with him, Mrs. Sherman is
the most ardent lay worker that the
pope las i'll America. She stands high
in the counsels of the church, both at
home and abroad and her name is as
familiar in Rome as the lame Of st.
Agatha, although she was never there
in her life. She is the trustee in this
country Of Peters pence, the offerings
of devort Catholics to the pope's pri-
vate treasury, and shortly before lie
died, Oh the occasion of his pontiticate,
the late Pous lX, sent her /. rosary Of
solid gold with Il fragment OF the trux.
cross in the crusiliX us IL gem. Her
home in st. Louis is the home and
headquarters of all the migratory
priests of America. She is admitted
to all the confidence of the church, and
bishops and archbisllops 90 to her for
advice. On the contrary, Gen. Sller-
man hates priest with Il profound
hatred lie despist their methods
and curses their cross as the destroyer
of his home. Gen. She: IN III knew moth
ing of his sons conviction and his de-
sires to enter the priesthood were not
impaired to his father until all the ar
fragments were made. When the de-
cision was announced to him, Gen.
Sherman is said to have groancd with
sorrow, and lie has not since seen his
wife and son. Before leaving for the
monastery III Europe, young Sherman
wrote 4 letter to his law preceptor in
| which lie said: My father, us you
know, is not Catholic; and therefore
the step lam taking seems as startling
and as strange to him rs l have 10
doubt it does to you. My dear sir, l
60 without his approval, sanction Or
consent, i'll fact, in direct opposition to
| his hest wishes in nv Del,alf.n