Evening journal., 1899-04-17
BECAME A CATHOLIC.
Judge Fisher Taken Into That
Church Before His Death.
HIS TWO Daughters CATHOLICS


HIS WIFE AN EPISCJPAlIIAN
THE STORY OF THE JUDGE'sI
CHANGE OF FAITH Als TOLD IN
THE NEW YORK CATHOLIC
NEWS.
The Calhoiic News, Of Now York,
contains the following about the late
Judge George p. Fisher, CT Milford
who recently died In Washington:
Washington. March Conc of the
nutah.e conversions CT The year is that
cf Hon George p. Fisher, who was re-
celved into The church and died In the
fGll communion OF the faith ON Fabru-
! airy 10, at his home In Washington, ID.
| c. Judge Fisher was born i'm Milford.
Bel, October l3, 1917, and descended
from a branch OF the family that gave,
as a martyr to the church, the sain5y
Ebhop Fisher, who was a victim Off
Henry WINS persecution.
He was educated. PARTIALLY. among
| the Sulpitian, one OF his Instructors
being the famous historian, Father
loredet, and one of his classmates. Rev
Jchn Summer afterwards ctatloned for
years at Georgetown college. as a mem
bsc Of the SoCiety of Jesus, and one
of its vayued Instructors, even in Chat
Distinguished faculty that has given a
saech and a Hagen to ahe world ol
science. F'rom the Sulp.tian College
Judge Fisher went to Dickinson Col
,cge Pennsylvania. where me gradu-
ated ard latter entered the law office
of Hon. john NJ. Clayton He was
d.erk OF the Slate Senate in 1870 and
I'M 1913 was a member OF the De'aIwar,
House Of Representatives; ln 1916 hs
became the secretary OF that state. HJ
came to Washington in 1919, ard a.
\ Judge district attorney and member o
the bar he has occupied a prCmineni
place In the capitals affairs WhaI
Hon. John NJ. Clayton was secretary O
, state. I'M lS49, Judge Flsher went ingg
, uhe State Department as his cuunden
tai clerk. During the following yea
1 be was appointed by President TaylO
a commissioner 90 settle claims Nga0ns
B. Brazil and continued TO perform th,
duties OF that position until 1852. II
q 1857 ne was elected TO the office Of AT
y tcrney- general cR Delaware and serve
for three years
Az the beginning Of the clyM wa
he RAISED a regimem., hut was o.euc
al 10y the Union party Of his native stat
= as mamoer of the House in ,he 1hL
: ty-scvcIrh Congress, and was one Cf {,
y committee en- Foreign Affairs. He wa
appointed one of the associate justice
I by President LincC.n when the s.,
4 preme Court of the District Of Clm
= ria WIS established When ne reslgf
cd his judgeshlp iu 1870 Presidai
a lCrant appointed Alm United States dii
a trict attorney for the District CT CT
q lumbia, which position he held unit
= 1875, and the verdicl of the bar th.
- as prosecuting attorney De display.
great ability rw.rs President Ha
lisCn's administration Judge Flsh0
was first auditor Of the Treasury.
lie was received into the church I
- Rev. Dr. Stafford, CG St. Patrlcks {
:, what proved TO be his dgath-tod, IL
~ pneumonia developed so rapidy IN,
- between a morning and 0yeLllg Wis
; of The attendant physician his illne
! luccame fatal In IT'S Charc.er Jud.
, Fishers two daughters are Cath-ii.
\ land his attention was Thus trough. IN
= IQucntly to Catholic literature. One
'0 THE books that seemed esptciaiy to &
terost him was ''Ihc Trials OF a Mind
10y Rev. /. SiGliman Ives. fer TWEEN
years a bishop IN the Protestant Epl
le Ccpal church. BEING himself an Icp.
q cCpalan, this struggle CT a cC-rel'
" on.st I'm search or an irlfaljlbls autao
Is ity detailing, as IL does, stup ty ST
le to a lcglca. conclusion the points di
m putcd to this very hour in tha Chur
of Of England), undoubtedly made a de-
n impression, and the good seed scv
" Through a course OF years bore It's INC
m glorious fruit I'm the supreme hour
We the souls need.
c. The judge married Mss McCcI,
also of Delaware, and noted for h
beauty and her force Of mind and chz
C15er She, too, is an EpiscCpalian a
hi 3 11erihod with the most prcmlme
o. clecent of her creed In her native stl
be and city.