History of the Catholic Church in the United States . one of his visitations, but thew^orld had become distasteful to him. The consent of hisfather and mother was not easily obtained, but they were atlast convinced of the reality of his vocation. He entered theSeminary at Baltimore on the 5th of November, 1Y92, andturning a deaf ear to the threats and allurements of his fam-ily pursued his studies with calm happiness. He was or-dained subdeacon on the 21st of November, 1794, and afterreceiving deacons orders in the spring was ordained priest FAC-SIMILE OP SIGNATURE OP REV. P. X. BROSIUS four m
History of the Catholic Church in the United States . one of his visitations, but thew^orld had become distasteful to him. The consent of hisfather and mother was not easily obtained, but they were atlast convinced of the reality of his vocation. He entered theSeminary at Baltimore on the 5th of November, 1Y92, andturning a deaf ear to the threats and allurements of his fam-ily pursued his studies with calm happiness. He was or-dained subdeacon on the 21st of November, 1794, and afterreceiving deacons orders in the spring was ordained priest FAC-SIMILE OP SIGNATURE OP REV. P. X. BROSIUS four months later, on the 18th of March, 1795, by Bishop Car-roll. The mission to which he was first assigned was that ofConewago, where he was to aid the venerable Mr. Pellentzand Rev. Mr. Brosius, but as his health had suffered by theconfinement and close study at the Seminary, the Bishopdirected him to pass some time at Port Tobacco. He madethe journey on horseback in Lent, and reached his destinationvery much weakened and despondent. But encouraged by. PORTRAIT OF REV. PRINCE DEMETRIUS A. GALLITZIN. (445) 446 LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP CARROLL. a letter from the Bishop/ he soon after proceeded to Cone-wago. Here he entered on his missionary career, extendinghis visits through the mountainous district, so as in time toinclude Taneytown, Pipe Creek, Hagerstown, and Cumber-land, in Maryland ; Chambersburg, Path Yalley, Shade Val-ley, and Huntingdon, in Pennsylvania. At Chambersburg mass was said in the house of Still inger, but the visits of Catholic clergy in thoseparts excited great rancor in the miuds of some bigoted peo-ple, and on one occasion Kev. Mr. Brosius, on his way tothat town, was pursued by men bent on doing him personalviolence. He escaped only by the fleetness of his goodhorse, which carried himself safely to the shelter of Stillin-gers house.* The Rev. Mr. Gallitzin was stationed at Taneytown in time,and in 1799 the Captain Michael McGuire who had settled atClear
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