Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/John W. Beschter/archive1
Ergo Sum, gratz. Any interest in doing a blurb for this one, 925 to 1025 characters? - Dank (push to talk) 14:09, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Dank: Sure, I'll take a crack at it. Of course, your input and edits are appreciated. Ergo Sum 14:57, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
Proposed blurb
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John W. Beschter (1763–1842) was a Catholic priest from the Duchy of Luxembourg who emigrated to the United States in 1807 to become a Jesuit missionary. He took up ministry in rural Pennsylvania, and was soon made the pastor of St. Mary's Church in Lancaster. As pastor, Beschter was praised by Archbishop John Carroll for ministering to Catholic congregations of three distinct ethnic and linguistic groups, and quieting a parochial dispute over the nationality and language of their pastor. In 1812, Beschter went to Maryland to become the master of novices at the new Jesuit novitiate in White Marsh. After two years, he returned to ministering in rural Pennsylvania and Maryland. He became the pastor of the German congregation of St. John the Evangelist in Baltimore, a position he held until 1828. The following year, he became the president of Georgetown College. After several months, he left the office, and returned to ministering in Paradise, Pennsylvania, where he lived out his final years. (Full article...)
- @Dank: Would you care to take a look at the above blurb? Ergo Sum 16:56, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
- 1023. Looks good. - Dank (push to talk) 17:34, 27 April 2020 (UTC)