The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-09-18
DEATH OF REV. G. D. Walp2LE.

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Many persons in the Hawaiian
Islands will regret TO learn of the
death of Rev. George B. Whipple.
The following is from the Living
Church" of Aug. llLh.:
The ohsequies Of The late Rev. G..
B. Whipplr, chaplain of ST. Mary's
Hall, Farihault, and vicc-president
of the Board of Trustees oG the State
Institutions located in that cily, who
died at Nantucket, Mass, Thurs
day, July 10Th, took place from the
Cathedral Of Our Merciful Saviour,
Faribault, Tuesday afternoon, July
path, aud were attended by vast
concourse of people representing all
classes of citizens, each of whom
was sincere mourner.
The Rev. George Brayton Whip
pie was born at Adams, Jefferson
county, N. Y, June 26, 1880. Mr..
Whipple was fitted for college white
quite young, and graduated at col
lege while still boy. After lear-
ing college he entered bank ms
bookkeeper, but soon left and shipp-
ed on board whaling vessel at New
Bedford. firing of q sea-faring life,
he left the ship, with the full con-
sent of his captain, at the Sandwich
Islands, and spent about five years
at Kauai as bookkeeper at first,
and finally as teacher in charge of
one of the government schools.
During 1858, at the request of his
father, who was'in delicate health,
Mr.. Whipple returned home. In
1860, he went to Faribault, became
teacher and student in that insti-
tuition, graduated, and was ordained
deacon in 1868, and was advanced
to the priesthood during the same
year. August Is, 1861, Mr.. Whip
Pile was married to Miss Mary j.
Mills. In 1865, accompanied by
his wife, he went to Honolulu, at
the request Of Bishop Staley, and
remained there in charge of n par
ish and doing extended missionary
work until 1869, when at the re-
quest of his brother, Bishop Whip
pie, and in consequence of the fail
ing health of his mother, he return
ed to Faribault TO become book
keeper and chaplain of St. Mary's
Hall. Soon after he was called to
the reclorship of the parish of the
Good Shepherd, which he tiled un-
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signed in consequence of the ill
health of his wife and returned to
Honolulu. LII 1873, he once more
returned to Faribault, this time to
be the Bishops private secretary,
and chaplain of St. Mary's, and
again he was called to the rector
ship of the parish of the Good Shep-
herd, remaining rector of the parish
until 1884, when he resigned TO de-
vote his entire time 10 The chap
laincy and treasuryship of st.
Mary's Hall, positions which he
held at the time of his death.
In all the positions he has eve
filed he has heen faithful to hi
trust, "a prince am ing his Tell ,ws,
upright, generous, brave. aud true
Few men have ever lived who 81
fully held the friendship and es
TEEN of all classes of society. Iii
character was one of the great bean
ty, he was never known TO seek hi
own. He died with the benedicto'
of all who had known him resting
upon him. Mr.. Whipple leaves ;
wife, and sister, Mrs. 5. l.. Hill
both of whom were with him wher
he died; brother, the Bishop %
Minnesota, who is now in Europe
and an adopted daughter, Mis-
Eva, who all unconscious of he
great loss, sailed from Germany TO
home.