Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-12-04
Episcopal Visitation,

On Wednesday last right rev. Ethel
bert Talbot, missionary bishop of the
Episcopal jurisdiction of Idaho and Wv
oming, accompanied by Rev. J. D. Nc
Conkey, rector of the church of the Ma.
tivity in Lewiston, arrived here and
held an evening service in the M. E.
church, which was offered by Rev. Max.
ey for the occasion.
The weather was wet and windy and
the roads were absolutely demoralised,
but Notwithstanding these disadvantages
the church was filed to its utmost seat
ing capacity. The regular service of the
church was dispensed with, and after a
few prayers the bishop took for his
text: Come unto me. all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and 1 will give you
rest" There is probably no more sug-
gestive text in the entire scripture than
these words and upon them the elo-
quent bishop framed a discourse upon
the truths and merits of christianity
which held the congregation in closest
attention for an hour. Bishop Talbot is
noted as being one of the foremost ora
tors of the Episcopal church, and to the
fascination of his magnetic voice is to
be added the glow of enthusiasm and
the fervor of a firm conviction in the
truths of the Gospel which he expounds
in simple language SO that all may un-
derstand and follow the drift of his ar
gument up to the closing peroration.
At the conclusion of the service
class of three were confirmed in the
faith of the church, and after a brief in
terval spent in hand-shakings the good
bishop and his companion started across
the prairie in the depth of the black
darkness, intending to snatch a few
hours rest for themselves and team, and
to 60 through to Lewiston and Union
town the following day. They got off
the road and did not get to Cottonwood
till A M, but finally reached Lewiston
and Uniontown in time for the train for
Wallace, where he was due ON Friday
evening to consecrate church.
The bishop requests us to apologize
for his short stay and apparent neglect
of his flock in this section, but it was
entirely unavoidable, and rather than
forego his annual visitation he, with
much physical exertion, personal dis.
comfort and loss of time to himself,
decided upon making flying trip and
taking chances of being able to fill his
appointments ahead. During his stay
he baptised some infants and adults,
and received the reports of the building
committee and inspected the church
edifice, OF the building he said it was
the most substantial in point of work.
manship and decidedly the most econ
omical building in his jurisdiction and
he was well pleased with it. He also
notified the committee that he had ar
ranged with the Church building asso-
citation for loan at low rate of inter-
est to complete the building, and this
the committee will have done at once.
Next May or June the bishop will re-
turn with pastor to take charge of the
| church work here, and will himself
spend week among us to assist in the
work of organizing the congregation,
establishing Sunday schools. etc. An
Episcopal seminary for young ladies will
be established here as part of the
church work as soon as the growth of
the country will justify it. Bishop Tai
bot has unlimited faith in the future of
Camas Prairie, and is surprised that the
railroads did not long ago extend their
systems to it.