Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-27
MISSIONS IN THE WEST.
Three Bishops Tell of Their Experience in
That Region-Some Peculiarities of the
Work-Money Needed to Prosecute the

Three Bishops Tell of Their Experience in
That Region-Some Peculiarities of the
work-Money Needed to Prosecute the
Labor of Love.
Bishops Talbot, Leonard and Kendrick,
who had been in attendance at the Episcopal
Missionary Council, remained over after its
adjournment to participate in a special mis-
sionary service at st. Andrews Church,
Ninth street, yesterday. The services COM
menced at 8 o'clock in the afternoon. Bishop
Whitehead, of the Pittsburg Diocese, con-
Quoted the opening devotional exercises,
after which he made short speech on the
good he felt would grow out OF the sessions
OF the council. He also said that he had
been assured by the visitors that they had
been cordially received.
Bishop Talbot, of Wyoming and Idaho,
was Introduced. He said that he
could testify to the hospitality of
the reception; that the Pittsburg
people fed them WELL and that a good
meal s big thing to missionary bishop, and
is ever appreciated. The speaker then gave
an amusing yet very earnest description of the
country embraced in his diocese; the fine
climate, the gold and silver mines, the coal
mines and the rapid growth of the cities.
I'm 30 days" he said, 1.-THE town of New Cas-
tie, in Wyoming, sprapg up and had a popula-
ton of 500 persons. We now have a church
building there. and hold regular service. The
people are generous. but while they are max
ing plenty of money, it is Immediately turned
to some manner of increasing ITSELF and such
thing as accumulating wealth is not known. A
Few years since there were but four cIergymen
in Wyoming and four in Idaho Now there
are 30. At Rocky Bar, a little mining town in
Wyoming, started to hold service. 1t was
commenced one Sunday evening. and was held
III the court house. After the close of the
service no one left the hail. and l had
to tell the congregation that they were dis
missed Still no one moved, and after an EN-
barrassinE silence large number came up and
said that the congregation wished to hold a po-
lltical meeting. and would like to have the
Bishop move out At Wallace we have hos
pital and school building and small church.
when service is held at the latter the members
who come are always requested to leave their
guns with the usher at the door,"
The speaker concluded by asking for money
to complete the hospital at the place and to as
sist her preachers.
Bishop Leonard, of Utah and Nevada was
the next speaker. He said that one sad effect
OF the change In religion of the Mormons was
that when they renounced that faith MANY be-
came the worst kind of unbelievers He said
that he needed four more missionaries to assist
MIN In his work over the immense territory
allotted to him. He spoke enthusiastically
of the good work being accomplished by
the girls in Salt Lake City. They have
all turned themselves into little mis-
sionaries, he said, and gather the little
of Christianity This work, he said, was due
to the girls school he had started In that CITY
The school has l70 attendants and is entirely
too small to contain them. Ten thousand COL
lars are needed to build proper school to push
the work Of Christianity.
Bishop kendrick. of New Mexico and Ari-
zona, spoke next. He devoted the greater part
of his address to the work iL New Mexico He
said 1t had population of $4,000 people,
but nearly Jwo-thirdS spoke nothing
but Spanish. He believed that if more money
and more missionaries were sent into that
country better results could be accomplished
An associate mission, he stated, had been
started near the center of his diocese, as it
would make the distance for his clergy shorter
and be less trying on them. He enumerated
several instances of the good work he had done
by being in different fields at the
opportune moment In conclusion, the
speaker paid high tribute
to the late DR.. Peirson founder of the Fourth
Avenue Baptist Church who died short time
since at PhPniX. AriZ. The speaker said:
There were many who believed the charges
brought against DIR. Peirson, but let me say
that If anyone in this congregation has heard
anyone tell them of anything which was meant
TO soil the pure character of that man, the
person who told it told a lie. The widow and
daughter of DIR. Peirson are at Phoenix now,
and bave to pay off the debt on the rectory 1
think Pittsburg people should assist them"
The congregation was then dismissed.