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 missionary of the Society of Jesus . 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... )