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Show Father Jhos. E. Sher. man Committed to State Hospital Chicago, Sept. 21. Father Thomas E. Sherman, son of General William T. Sherman, who was committed yesterday yes-terday to the state hopital for the insapo at Agncw, Cal., was known from coast to coast as a lecturer be-foro be-foro Protestant audiences on the truths of tho Catholic church. JIls broad grasp of affairs, both religious and governmental gove him forceful-ness forceful-ness as a speaker such as few lecturers lec-turers of the day possess. Ho was brought into wide publicity in 1906 when ho launched a movement 1 to lead an army of United States troops over the famous route his father fa-ther followed In his march to the sea. The plan was strongly opposed in i the south. Theodore Roosevelt, then president, called the militant priest tod Washington and ordered him to abandon the plan. This was done. During the Spanish-American war he served as chaplain of the Fourth regiment of Missouri volunteers. After the close of the campaign he remained In Porto Rico as chaplain of the military mil-itary post of San Juan. Fathor Sherman's future as planned by his father was to have been carved out at the bar, but the son had other plans. Without any announcement, either to his friends or family, he took the initial vows in the Society of JesuB. |