The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-15
EIGHT CARDINAL PRINCIPLES BOX
THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD COMPASS.
OF THIRTY YEARS
SHOWS A DEVOTION TO DUTY
AND NOT TO EARTHLY RE-
SUITS.
RECTOR POPE's DAY OF JUBILEE.
He Celebrates His Anniversary With
That Of the Church He Has
Founded.

Yesterday was the thlrtieth ami
versary of the organization of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, and the
ministry of it's venerable pastor. Serv-
ices BETTING the occasion were held
In the unpretentious, little, and wealth
er-beaten edifce at the corner of
Twelfth and Cedar streets, in the
morning.
For over a quarter Of century Rev.
w. c. Pope has held services in the
same building with untiring regular
ity, he has seen generations come and
go, and his snowy locks bespeak his
long service in the ministry. He has
become beloved by all those with whom
he has come in contact during
the last thirty years, not only those of
his parish, but those of other denom-
nations who have been associated with
him in charitable work in the city, He
has on a number of occasions baptized
children whose grandparents he mar
ried in the early years Of his priest
hood. as he is pleased to call it, and, in
point Of years of residence he is the
Oldest Episcopal clergyman in the city,
by far. The reception rendered him
yesterday by the old settlers in the
parish house directly after the morning
service attested the esteem in
which he is held by them. He is
man of kindly personality, just the
kind of a man cut out to be preacher.
Aside from his white hair and beard,
he carries his age we'll, looking more
thirty-fve than ffty-six, having
clear voice and an elastic step.
AS he stood before the large audi
ence of old settlers which assembled in
honor Of the occasion, and preached
touching sermon on days gone by, tears
came in the eyes Of many Of the old
settlers. He came to the parish when
a comparatively young man, and
through winters storms and summers
showers, he has always been at his
post Upon entering the church one is
struck with the simplicity of the fin
ishings and the service, as it is the
highest Episcopal church in st. Paul.
Services are not only held on Sunday,
but every day and many times several
times a day, the church always being
open for prayer. This and little
more lengthy service is all that dis
tinguishes this church from other
houses of worship of the same denoml-
nation.
Mr.. Pope was born in Islington lane,
Philadelphia, April q, 1S41. While still
very young ne led a somewhat cosmo-
politan life, by virtue of the frequent
removals of his parents. He lived sue
cessively in New Orleans, Philadelphia,
Germantown and other points While
child. At eleven years of age he came
West Waukesha, Wis. was then con-
sidered a frontier station. But the
town was good town, and the young
man came under the care Of Rev. DR..
De Koven, so well known in after years
among the Episcopalians Of the state.
He entered ST Johns hail. at Nasho-
tab. Wis, and took up an ecclesiastical
line of study, and in 1865 was ordained
a deacon and was given the degree of
B. D.
But prior to this the future rector
was getting some ripe experience In
the world. In July, 1857, William Pope
determined to come to st. Paul, at the
repeated request of his grandfather,
William S. Cox, one of the best known
citizens of earlier days. So on July
Is, 1857, he boarded a river packet at
Prairie du Chen and came up to st.
Paul. For ten years he made his home
with his grandfather. The old home
stead was on the bluff near Rice street
and overlooked the site Of the present
church.
In 1862 the Sioux Indians went on the
war path and there was call for
volunteers to go out and protect the
settlers who were settled along the
fringe of civilization. William Pope
was a strapping youth of over six feet
tall, with muscles like iron and cour-
age like q tigers. He knew there
might be a call for ministerial serv
ices if the killing went on, and prompt
ly joined the troops, and was attached
to the command gotten up by Col. D.
A. Robertson, who was sheriff at the
time
After the Birch Coulee expedition Mr..
Pope resumed his college studies.
During the ten years from 1857 TO
'67 Mr.. Pope was often urged to come
to st. Paul and assume charge Of some
mission, and in November, 1867, in
answer to the requests of Bishop
Whipple, he came to st. Paul and
commenced his duties as a priest. He
has continued in that capacity ever
since, and is now senior priest in this
diocese. He performed his offices as
clergyman at Anoka, Orono, Hassan
and Dayton, in addition to ST. Paul,
for a year. At the end of this time
Drs. McMasters and Patterson and
Bishop Whipple induced Mr.. Pope to
give his work entirely to st. Paul, and
in speaking of his coming Mr.. Pope
says he regards his position as one
to which he was called, as he did not
seek it.
Soon after this the history of the
Church. of the Good Shepherd COM
menced.
The first services held by Mr.. Pope