Hamilton-Clark County OhArchives Biographies.....Clark, William P. 1877 - 
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    Rev. William P. Clark, the faithful and earnest pastor of the Catholic
church of the Blessed Sacrament at Cincinnati, has risen to a high place in the
esteem of his church and people, and all his temporal as well as spiritual
relations have been conducted in a meritorious manner. Father Clark was born at
Springfield, Ohio, February 2, 1877, and there received his early education in
the parochial schools. Later he attended St. Xavier College, Cincinnati, and
Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West, on Price Hill, Cincinnati, where he was
ordained a priest of the Catholic church, June 19, 1901. At that time he took a
post-graduate course at the Catholic University, Washington, D. C, and when he
left that institution accepted the chair of Scripture at Mount St. Mary's, which
he occupied for eight years. Subsequently he was chaplain of St. Joseph's
Orphanage, of Cincinnati, for five years, and in 1916, became pastor of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament. This parish was established in 1874 and was
first attended by Rev. John Mackey, who was pastor of St Patrick's parish. The
Rev. Dennis Mackey. a brother, was the first resident pastor and served until
October, 1882, when the Rev. F. X. Dalton succeeded him. The latter remained
until December 17, 1904, when Rev. E. A. Davis became pastor, and the latter, in
turn, was succeeded in 1916 by Rev. William P. Clark. The first church of this
parish, a modest structure, was built on Depot street, but in 1887 this was
succeeded by a more modern structure on Wilder avenue. It was followed by the
parish house, built in 1900, and four or five years later the parish acquired
its own school, which now has 263 pupils, taught by four teachers of the Sisters
of Mercy. There are at this time about 450 families in the parish, a
congregation of 1,800 souls. To the social life of these people the church
contributes all of the general societies connected with the church, including
Blessed Sacrament Court, No. 1198, Catholic Order of Foresters; Blessed
Sacrament Branch, Catholic Ladies of Columbia; Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians; and the DeSoto Club for Young Men and Boys. During the war
period, Father Clark was president of the community War Council for Storrs. The
people of Blessed Sacrament parish have come to a full understanding of Father
Clark's good intentions and labors in their behalf and are aiding him in every
possible way. His life has been like a poem in its far-reaching benefits. He has
a sympathy for all afflictions and a kind and encouraging word for those who are
downcast and careworn—in a word, he represents the true shepherd that guards
well his flock.

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