Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-03

DIED.
H0FT-In Scotland, Dakota, January 2, 1852
OF neryors oeost alton. kev. Melancthon Hoyt
/, D. ID. late dean of The Protest ant Epis 500 pa
church OF Dakota, aged 80 years.
The reaper has gathered . full sheef.
La the ripeness of years and experience
one OF Dakota's earliest pioneers has
been cut down. HIS life's mission was
ended and he wes ready to be gathered
to his fathers. There is no one better
known among ehe old Dakotslans thar
Dr. Hoyt, whose death it becomes the
duty OF the ohronicler of passing events
TO record to-day. Moy,ng westward in
the missionary work os the Protestant
Episcopal church, he followed che from
tier as it advanced until 1t finally
brought him to the verge OF the n
known aud here ut Yaakton with q few
pioneers he halted and began to build
eonseerating all that was fashioned by
his hands to the service of God AS q
missionary Clergyman he preached end
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 bis fret visit to Da-
kota, accompanied by Bishop Talbot,
Of Indiana, and after that his mission
airy operations extended into the south
east corner of the territory. where o few
settlers had eongregsted, occasionally
reaching as far rs 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 1868 he built the church edifioe which
SO long did duty on the corner OF Third
and Walnut streets. He was o resident
OF Yankton during the Indian troubles
Of 1852. In 1877 he left this CITY and
went to. Watertown, where he founded |
an Episcopal church and built 8 church |
ediice. From Waterfowl he went to
Huron and there built another church
and in 1880 he was made dean OF the
diocese OF Dakota. which position was
held by him until physical lnfirmities
compelled him to retire from active
work, some five years ago. He then re-
turned to Yankton, officiating OCCASION
ally 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
failing health would permit. It 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 ~coptInuousiy as q minister OF
the gospel, selecting the most difficult
fields and enduring %hardships and priva |
ss:.aEs il carry: .; shs sr=,s o ne inter
mcst limits Of civiliz alton, When Da-
kota was divided andthe diocese OF south
DAKOTA established DIR. Hoyt was prom
inently before the c%onyoestion for the
hSboip VI DiehOpIu pocAtkon W WILMA us
would probably have attained but
for the burden OF years npon him. He
was a graduate of Dartmouth college
aad his lifetime Of earnest usefulness
reflects the highest credit npon his alma
mater. At se~venty-nine years OF age he |
lays down the burden OF Life and every
city and hamlet in south Dakota moarns.
AT 11:l5a. ~. OF the second day OF the
new year his spirit took its hight-a his
being 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 at2 p. m. Bishop Hare and
Rector BONN will o~ficiate and st, Johns
Masonic lodge and DeMolay COM
mandery of Knights Templar will at
tend.
Sauer Kraut at Stlenbach's; also cab.
L. 90.