Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-29

taken up next month.
| Without ado or circumlocution the
bishop pitched right in, and told his
hearers what work '.Far West
bishop has to do. He amusingly
said that he sometimes felt sorry for
bishops in the eastern states, who
had such small dioceses to look after
as large in area as New York, all of
New England and three or four south
ern states thrown in, and there is
some spur to man in his work when
he has to ride 1900 miles from one
point to another. Some of
THE BISHOPS STORIES
Were very entertaining, enlisting the
earnest attention of every person even
TO the smallest child. He related that
on one occasion he vent to mining
town in which nearly all the public
building were saloons or rather an
unpromising place to hold meetings
He went into the street; his clerical
galb betrayed him, and almost every
man he tried to meet slipped into a
saloon. So the bishop finally decided
to follow one man into a saloon, and
did so. The proprietor received him
courteously and called out: sBoys stay
your game for awhile; drop your chips,
the parson wants to speak to you"
Introductions followed, the bishop
stated that he desired to hold services.
He was Immediately promised that
THE BEST SALOON
In the place should be open for him.
That night the room was packed, and
after the meeting resolutions were
passed that led to the building Of a
church, of a parsonage, and pledging
of handsome salary to a regular
minister.
On another occasion the bishop ask
ed a saloon keeper, in a town where a
minister had never been seen, for a
Mr.. Robinson, says the saloon keeper.
%Why | busted bronchos for him for
years" He then offered the bishop
a broncho, and rode with him to a
ranch three miles away, found 'Billy,
and then started to around up the
boys for meeting in the evening"
The bishop asked him if he could
sing. "Singv says the man; may
ask how you came to ask that ques
ton. why, bishop,
AN A DAISY
On the sing; can play the melodeor
and fiddle; why, am an artist The
bishop laughed. asked him to try and
get up some music for the evening.
The result was that the bishop found
a dozen men assembled ready to sing
some Moody and Sankey hymns, anC
never had had he heard better music
There permanent fourishing churct
was founded.
Bishop Talbot said that even these
rough men of the mining camps are
ANXIOUS for churches and schools
provided that the right men are sent
, they will not offer permanent salar,
to any other minister till they have ;
chance to
"SIZE HIM UP"
But if they find he fills the bill
then they will stand by him. Blu
they want irregular hustler"
We wish we could give more spac,
to one Of the most eloquent sermons
that has been heard in Buffalo 70
years. sermon bold, unique, straigh
out, every word of which told. 1t i
very significant fact that before til,
bishop addressed the children at Sun
day school in the afternoon he wa
waited upon by committee Of boy
/ appointed by the choir-boys who ask
ed him to preach good, long sermon
He complied by telling some mos
fascinating stories of his experience
with the people of Idaho and Wyom
ing. In the evening he preached to
large congregation at the church 0
the Ascension.