The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-01
MANY MINISTERS BECOME CATHOLICS

The London universe" is publish I
ing list of convert clergymen re-
ceived in England during the past
ten years which includes eighty-five
names. Although this country cannot |
show so large haul, we have forty
five names to chronicle. The names
follow below, with dates of year of
their conversion.
Rev. John Holland Whitaker, priest
of the Diocese of Providence; form
erly pastor of Memorial Congregation
alist church, Quincy, Mass; graduate
of Boston University.
Rev. Stephen lines, pastor of st.
Mary's Episcopal church, San Fran
cisco;. graduate of the General Theo-
logical Seminary, New York; son of
a clergyman (1905).
Rev. George A. Cain, curate at the
Church of the Holy Innocents, Hobo
ken, N. j., student at the General
Theological seminary, New York, class
of 1902; son and brother of Methodist
ministers (1905).
Rev. St. Ethelbert Yates, pastor of
an Episcopal church, Portland, Ore;
student at the General Theological
Seminary, New York (1905).
Rev. D. H. E. Gilchrist, rector of
St. Luke's church, Roselle, N. j., and
formerly an Universalist minister.
Theological Seminary, New York
(1so5).
Rev. David St. George West (1S47.
1900, P. E. clergyman in Maryland
and Littleton, Conn; graduate of Trim
ity College, Hartford, 1872, and OF
General Theological Seminary, New
York, 1874; studied for the priesthood
but died before ordination. (1906).
Rev. Henry Chaplin Granger, (1s47
1919; graduate of University of Mich
igan, 1871, and of Union Theological
= Seminary, New York, 1875; Presby
terrain minister, Presbytery of Chica
go, 1875-1889; Episcopal minister dio
cese of Chicago, 1SS9-19O6, his las
charge having been that of rector O
St. Matthew's church, Evanston, Ill
$4,000.
Rev. William Emery Henkell, prizes
Of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
rector of st. Barnabas' church, Read
ing, Pa, until his conversion; gradu
of Nf fho lint Tho01o0i1o1
nary, and member of the class O
1893 General Theological Seminary
New York. (1907).
Rev. DR.. William McGarvey, prizes
of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
. graduate of the General Theological
: Seminary, New York, (B. D. 1880
ordained Episcopal minister, 1886, an
for ten years thereafter assistant t
- DR.. Percival at the Church of 81
John the Evangelist, Philadelphia
u rector of st. Elizabeths church, Phi
adelphia, 1s96-190s; in 1891 mainl
7 instrumental in founding the religion
- community of the Companions of tn
Holy Saviour (of which he was s,
7 perior-generaD; chaplain-general c
go the Episcopal Sisters of St. Mary
Peekskill, the mother-general of whic
followed him into the church wit
- two nuns, and is now a member c
j.. Mother Drexel's Sisterhood; autho
y (190S).
- Rev. DR.. Sigourney Webster F'a,
. headmaster of the Newman Schoo
Hackensack, N. j., and priest Of tn
Archdiocese of Baltimore; gradual
- of the University of Pennsylvania, an
- of the Episcopal Divinity School, Phi
" adelphia; successfully canon of
:, Paurs cathedral, archdeacon of Fon
du Lac and Williams Adams" pr
- fessor of Theology at Nashotah Sen
~ mary; members of the Companions {
=, the Holy Saviour. (1908).
"a Rev. Russell Jones Wilbur, prie'
: of the Archdiocese of St. Louis an
- graduate of the American Colleg
~ Rome; successfully rector of the Epi
copal Cathedral of IS. Peter and Pau
Chicago, archdeacon of Fond du La
:. and secretary to Bishop Weller; gra
=. uate of Northwestern Universit
~ Evanston, and head president of til
~ Northwestern University Settlemen
. Chicago; graduate of Western The
logical Seminary, Chicago; student :
), Williams College. 1890. (19OS).
. Rev. William Leete L. Haywar,
priest of the archdiocese of Philade
phia; graduate of Nashotah Sem
~ nary; assistant at St. Elizabeth
~ Companions of the Holy Savior
% church, Philadelphia; member of til
:. Companions of the Holy Saviou
IS (19O8).
~ Rev. Francis McFetrich, (1S6
~ 1919 priest of the Diocese of Roche
y. ter, N. Y; graduate of st. Stephen
=, College, Annandale, N. Y; and {
- Philadelphia Divinity School; Episc
pal minister; became Catholic 1905
ordained priest 1910.
' Rev. William H. Mcclellan of til
+. Society of Jesus; graduate of tn
- University of Pennsylvania and {
:, the General Theological Seminar,
~ New York (B. D. 1909; assistar
~ minister, Church of St. Elizabetl