| Show THE THC S Way Was In III fur for III New N York Juno June 1 Tho Herald says Tomorrow will occur tho funeral of William A the sacristan ot oC the church of St Benedict thc Moor The sacristan was known throughout the United States for his learning and anel literary attain attainments attainments ments It was the great object of or his life ICe to become a n priest His was wasn n 11 slave and lived on n a plantation at Mount Vernon adjoining the tho homo of C GIn n Washington Young was In Washington Wl I n C for a 1 few then through the Ihl Influence of friends who were Impressed by b tho aptitude he showed In study stud was sent Hent to 10 Homo Home He was about 20 j cars ar old In 1556 when he arrived at Hume Home He studied In thu propaganda for tor several veral years Mr Wll was In the same sainI class with Arch Archbishop bishop When his hlA grace aco via vis the th church of at St Benedict tha Moor ho always met m t the sacristan and anel talked to him In Italian of ot the tho days das oC Home Mr Ir was in Homo In tho days da of ot Pope Plus PlUM IX HP III was W S known ns the lh popes little blak Thc Tho outbreak of or the war made lOael It Impossible for Cor Corr Mr r to 10 return to this country an all a n priest He Ie wan Willi never nover ordained Ho saw IIII that It would be a II mistake for him to attempt to take orders He decided to devote his Ufa to teaching teach In to literary pursuits He JI spoke I Italian French with fluency Several years rears were spent by him as ns a librarian of or the Pratt library In Baltimore He Jle was waR afterward sacristan tan assistant librarian In the Cath Catholic olic university In Washington His ser sera vlies a as S sacristan nt the tho church of ot fit St the tho Moor Ioor extended over ove years Mr was regarded by persons Dersons of or his hili race as an oracle Ho He know nil all the th old oM families of the South and history U IR thought that among his hla papers pa will bt found many man docu document ment which will 11 prove prot of literary and hl HP 11 was wa a n frequent to and church chure pub publications The fhe journals devoted to tha Ih Interests of the negro rare In this coun country try tn contained many contributions tram from hi hiM Concerning his hili ng age there c rems ms to b be bea n a infusion of ot date H He said he was wal GI year but It Is believed he was a older Illg III Gain In III I J o OI June Jure 1 J A Peise Pou liberal has been elected to parliament for HIt North of succeeding Ar ArminI minI l liberal 4 Hl i majority wan II 79 n a U a liberal majority of ot lit at the elec election ec tion Crt III 0 Plate Jnue J ue 1 I ord won on thc r rIte io Of If 1000 at It the M mUn today tada P 1 lards lardI A morel II Matter IRh r up was two and War Paint owned by Lord Durham third Ten Tn horse ran ranIan n Ian lun on Jun 1 Rev n on Ian fan who Inot year flar Mak ait of or the Ihl was k l b br H 1 ot the At AM PI I M for tor h 1 opinion of ot the tit Ann i to r tt die It the Ihl H writes writ Many oan on Oft this aide lid of lit the tle Atlantic ire I glad to know that their lall an brethren In III the United States x to the It Is on an Jut but would bo 00 hn b by a In size abe and an Un tJ I UVA low |
