The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22

Literally sprinklsd with such names as
h Lee and Wordcni and Gushing |; OF Rowan
and Perry, Of ,Yihslow and AZ Crownir1-
#skield-.names that have been borne BY
brave soldiers and sailors. fathers and
sons, for generations. But In elect ting TO
$bc$ d. Jesuit priest homas Ewing sher-
man 'Hra ther Tom son OF General n
liam Tecunlsch Sherman, got u about 2 9
far away from his IA Tiers profession y is' as
possible. # 8,3S3 .s5
g33' Father Tom s" fortunate experience
when he planned to go over the route Soi
Sthe General, s U. March to the Sea last
April undou btedlys placed him temporls..s ~
I'M an unfavorable light through out one
great section Of this country, yet ne is
an able preacher, an upright man. and
J; one III Who Isl striving to do good, and
mot evil. none the loss. The announce
Sment, made In 1877, when he was twenty
d one, that he had entered the 4novitiate Of
\ the Society Of Jesus at Roehamp toni Eng
land while on q visit to the old country
with his father, cat sed 4 no end #of sur
prize, even among the intimate f.4eif DIS
of the Sherman family. s3a is5 tl q ss$&
@ They had known that Mrs. Sherman, a
Ideyout Catholic had no dearer$ wish than
that her son might become a priest, but
they also kne ~ that the General was OPP
/ posed to 1T Besides, the young man was
understood to be preparing for la lee al
career. III was hard student Sas "a boy;
and showed unusual aptitude In his
studies at Washington University, III
y 81. Louis. @and George town College ear
washington, where he took his degree at
49, After leaving rgetown he took a
course first at the Shelf Ield Il Scientific
School and later a the VI LEI Law School.
lHe$was at the very threshold Of wfat G
would probably have been a brilliant legal
career, when his mo Their 8 wishes and Ibis
own inclination led B him TO abandon his
carefully arranged life plans. G II \! ti
General Sherman was greatly disa1.
pointed at the young man q cision. md
there were stories that fat her and son had
a distinct falling out.. but here IRE the
best OF reasons for saying that hose
stories were gross exa geratio Ms. AZ The
General accepted the ineyita bIe,s1; and Tie
two were on the best OF terms to q the q
day OF u the older man $ dea tn.
8 1t was twelve years a fter 7 homag p w "
ing Sherman entered the $novitiate before
he was ordained sub-dcacon, on J uly
& 1885, Later he was made deasc on.i a {
philadelphia, rchblshop Ryan PRESIDING g
over the IL impressive ceremonies. 5ggs
The twelve years between 1877 and 1873
we're years Of constant#toil3 and STUDY fcri
the soldier s son He had two years O fter:
becoming a novice to AXE up h,s smind
finally whether or not he would take. the
Jesuit vows Of poverty. chpaattty, ana q!
obed enc When the two years had
passed. Young Sherman decided to 90.
on. and from Reclamation. England. was
transferred to Wood took, Marylan nd
where the leading Jesuit house Of studies
in the United Sta tes is located.
After preliminary course there re
was sent asg scholas tiq ue to the 9D 'f'-5
5trolt Jesuit College. where he was 7, PR pro
5fessorEo{ physics and chemistry. fora 1ovr
years; then to the st. Louis $uniyerasttIY "
Tor year as professor Of literature.
after which returned % Wn % Is Is
Was q success as a teacher NAL king tfa9sst
friends Of the students and all@ot,seIs
with whom he came In personal #eon .tr;st
both institutions. After
ordination he studied theology two years
more ut yyoodst ock. ssai -. 4, q.
although he was ord lined IN Philadel-s
mia rather Sherman is under the dire 6,
ton Of the provincial" Of st. Louis, lna