Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1888-01-05

HoYT-In Scotland, Dakota. January 9. 1888,
Of nervous prostration: Rev. Melancthon Hoyt,
u. D., late dean Of the Protestant Episcopal
church OF Dakota, aged 70 years,
Press and Dakotaian, Sd inst.
The reaper has gathered full sheaf.
In the rlpeness of years and experience
one OF Dakotas earliest pioneers has
been cut down. His life's mission was
ended and he was ready to be gathered
to his fathers. There is no one better
known among the old Dakotains than
DIR. Hoyt, whose death it becomes the
6uty of the chronicler OF passing events
to record to day. Moving westward in
the missionary work of the Protestant
Episcopal church. he followed the from
tier as it advanced until it finally
brought him to the verge of the un-
known and here at Yankton with u few
pioneers he halted and began to build
consecrating all that was fashioned by
his hands to the service of God. AS
missionary clergyman he preached and
labored in Wisconsin in the infant days
of that state and territory and then
transferred himself to Iowa. moving
westward until 1859, when he located in
Sioux City, where he built the first
Episcopal church in that city. In 1860
he made his first visit to Dakota, ac-
companied by Bishop Talbot, of
Indiana, and after that his missionary
operations extended into the southeast
corner of the territory, where few
settlers had congregated, occasionally
reaching as far as the military post of
Fort Randall. In 1862 Dr. Hoyt located
permanently in Yankton, preaching
his first sermon in Bramble & Miners
store in October of that year. Christ
church was founded by him and in the
spring of 1863 he built the church
edifice which SO long did duty on the
corner of Third and Walnut streets.
He was a resident of Yankton during
the Indian troubles of 1862. In 1877
he left this city and went to Warer-
town, where he founded an Episcopal
church and built church edifice.
From Watertown he went to Huron
and there huilt another church and in
1880 he was made dean of the diocese
of Dakota, which position was held by
him until physical infrmities compelled
him to retire from active work, some
five years ago. lie then returned to
Yankton, officiating occasionally at
Hurley and Swan Lake. Last summer
he moved to Scotland, where he built
another church and gave such attention
to the duties of rector as his falling
health would permit. 1t was his last
field of labor. Death overlook him in
the work to which his life was conse-
Grated. He has founded and built
twenty-five churches and served fifty
five years continuously as minister of
the gospel, selecting the most difficult
fields and enduring hardships and pri-
yations in carrying the gospel to the
uttermost limits ofcivillzation. When
Dakota was divided and the diocese of
south Dakota established DR.. Hoyt was
prominently before the convocation for
the honors of bishop, position to
which he would probably have attained
but for the burden of years upon him.
He was graduate of Dartmouth COL
lege and his lifetime of earnest usetul-
ness reflects the highest credit upon his
alma mater. AT seventy-nine Years of
age he lays down the burden of life
and every city and hamlet in south
Dakota mourns. at 11:l5 a. m. of the
second day of the new year his spirit
took its fllght-his being a lifetime
covering the period from 1909 to 1888.
The deceased leaves an aged wife.
eight children and numerous grand
children and great grand children.
The remains arrived in Yankton at
five o'clock this afternoon and Will be
here inferred, the funeral taking place
Thursday at 2p m. Bishop Hare and
Rector Bohn will officiate and st. Johns
Masonic lodge and DeMolay command
cry of knights Templar will attend.
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