Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
FROM ARMY TO PULPIT.
Lieutenant satterIee Will Resign to Enter the
Ministry-Already Applied to Bishop Gray
of Florida for Orders.

Atlanta Constitution.
Lieut.. c. b. Satterlee, stationed in At
lanta until a year ago, will enter the
Episcopal ministry. He will resign the
flag of the country for the banner of the
cross.
This decision of Lieutenant Satterlee
has just been made. He has been a de-
voted churchman for several years, and
while he lived in Atlanta he was quite
prominent in the affairs of st. Luke. He
was a lay reader and a very enthusiastic
member of ST. Andrews brotherhood.
He took very deep interest in church
work, and everything that tended to the
upbuilding of Christian work had his
hearty support. =
Lieutenant Satterlee welded a little
over year ago the daughter of Bishop
Capers of South Carolina, and this union
perhaps has something to do with his
determination to enter the ministry.
Lieutenant Satterlee was stationed here
as inspector general of the Georgia mill
tia and assistant adjutant general He
was succeeded in June of last year by
Lieut. Oscar Brown. He left Atlanta re-
luctantly for he was deeply devoted to
the city and the people here. He had
made scores of friends among the mill
tary men. He did much to improve the
military service in Georgia. He was
rigid discipIinarian, and for this reason
was subjected to some conSdera BILE crit
icism at first, but the virtue of his meth
DDS was not slow in making itself appa-
rent and HE was praised where before
he had been criticised. Many of the more
prominent military men of the state can
attest his efficiency and ability as sof-
der. saf..a a. .tt Il
The following from the Savannah News
tells the story of his new move:
1.-The military friends in Savannah of
Lieut.. G. B, b. Satterlee, United States
army, now stationed at Key West will
be surprised to learn that he has made
application to Bishop Gray to become a
candidate for deacon's orders While
stationed in Atlanta this gifted young
officer spent many Sundays as lay
reader in the little Episcopal chapels of
The suburban towns. Then his marriage
to the daughter of Rev. Ellison Capers of
South Carolina, who was a Confederate
brigadier general, stimulated him more
earnestly to become a soldier of Christ
rather than of his country
"Only a few days ago Robert M. w.
Black, the talented son of the late 9 m
gresham George r. Black of Sylvania,
gave up military educati ton at West
Point and entered the Episcopal ministry.
He is now rector of the church in Ath-
ems, and is doing good service for the
Master. West Point academy has fur
nished many noble soldiers of Christ in
the past. Bishop (GeneraD Polk, Rev.
DR.. (GeneraD Pendleton, Rev. Dr. (Gen-
crab Shoup, Rev. DR.. Park, Rev. DR..
Parks of North Carolina, Rev. DR.. Bled-
soc, Rev. DIR. Woodbridge, Rev. DIR.
Swing, Rev. William Bryant, Rev. DR..
Hackley, Rev. DIR. Clark, Rev Dr. Vim
ton, Rev. George Watson of Florida, Rev.
DR.. Deshon, Rev. Mr.. Curd, Rev. Mr.. Har-
ris, Rev. Mr.. Sterling. Rev. Mr.. Allen of
Kentucky, Rev. DIR. Culbertson, Rev. Mr..
Reap and Rev. G. G. Parsons, who was
one of the very last on the list. After
fighting formerly as an artillery officer in
the United States army in the Tennessee
campaign, he left the army and entered
the Episcopal ministry. He became rec
tor of ST. Lazarus Confederate memo
riaD church, and died of yellow fever
while bravely ministering to the people of
Memphis, against whom, as a soldier, he
had so recently fought. Colonel Pearson's
ministerial career greatly overshadows
his gallant record as soldier.
Lieutenant Satterlee is also an artil-
lery officer, and is the last of some twen-
ty-five or thirty West Pointers to enter
the ministry and those who know him
and his environments will feel sure that
his future career will be an honor to the
church in every sense.
"When the Rev. John Johnson, rector
of st. Philips church at Charleston, was
ordained, he having been gallant Con-
federate engineering officer, Bishop Howe
in his ordination sermon said: 'Yonder
fortress in the, sea, my brother, tells how
you have done battle for the state; may
the church of Christ also hereafter tell
how, through the grace of God, as one of
His priests, you. have fought a good fight
beneath the banner of your Crucified Re-
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