New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
A PRESBYTERIAN PIONEER.
DIR. JACKSON. THE NEW MODERATOR, AND HIS
WORK IN THE WILD WEST
From The Chicago Times-11erald.


From The Chicago Times-Herald
wiz rioTr in The wild West" Such are two
Of the cognomens Of the Rev. DR.. Shedon J1cHsUm.
who has been elected Moo1 FTono tbe rough and
ready missionary work in unknown ana uh.r iu
fields to the place OF q far cry Yet there
is not a Presbyterian In the country VINO VIII Ia, "a?
rna' o NV becamse of his work building up the
Church. but because of the learning when 3e bIe
80 dnII The career of the new Moderator has been
similar 10 that of the brave pioneer VINO IpuEi, m
way through virgin forests ana throu E W ut'
%on3ds ~ indians in the early days OF the VESTS
Awakening His in the religious Ielu,, n ~
ever while the pioneers fought lot hone anu '''''
To Presbyterians Dr. Jackson Is the rough herT he
figure of the century He hon ,ne more riding for
Christianity and who has won more nsh oS i tOs
Presbyteranism than any o,ht ivpe No minister
in the Church show such record as cS Ta
jackson He has 5 faen ON Barren rock
and after brief season of bloom has psr snme Of
the burning sun. But hundred owing only
large debt of gratitude 10 the wild Tder OF ber ne
sierras Afoot horseback any w@y nj behind
him in the West His presence IN reg a;sed VIZ" by
recognized by trail OF dust aqSIco IN the air 'a'S'O
' DR. Jackson was born at Mnayie n u ;s u aSd
fG% Up? sem GGfse IN He
ordained in The same t b and bE he soon
ms neio ri'S rom Texas and sent to Western Wis.
eonsin to build up the Church there rommsson
Of l5 h ne sSr hospitals in Tennessee and Alabama
His rough riding for Christianity came Sief bn
tneen the Mississippi and the setting SUM- he Was
APPOINTED superintendent Of missions FOR IowS Ne
he could do then was to engage three missionaries es
TO help him. He guaranteed tnee su sup ten in the
eid besides himself and all we're Co PAD a ans m nee
NJ missions
yada and from Canada 70 Mexlc9 Ln's s va" man ''e
mri5s he 0 perod of his work in the West Dr.
jackson travelled S5,0o miles IN Whaoever f me
S%4sb 9efs s shd Of him that while he riding
across the prairie ne found woman IN orr9nzed her
mo Presbyterian church and then rode on ms M
way His career as pioneer hy Ss rough and
Ieady simplicity than any other ms hn Vest for
Ghnech the ne who
tamous in the Presbytery were ieThlns '"e I, ~
fudimene6 no was sent TO Alaska, and was the hrst
dictionary 10 appear there here ne GeNeopeu ,sst
{ !ahd y sght on his hands Immediately with me
tnrrupt oicas He found no sort OF M sd
,ns,Sation. He was always the most ncessant
SucKy and M Tnm river TO preach
INA GOSPEL He found the problem Of starva1h
waiting him He was sa a nertb eteo teIr,ory and
Went TO work The Aaskans could not te sei
enough 70 e and S then Dt to convert
the no nc fefore his advent in Alaska large herds OF
t.o,s used 10 roam the marshy MOSCOW
cred tundra OF the northern p eninsdia. YES
siU eTterminated by injudcious slaughter VIII
rus whale and seal were also rapidly disappearing
Iusi 20 the Of the rapacious hunters Z!
Nv Itni,ed States and Great Britain and 1t seemed
only matter Of short time when the NATIVES o.
nc Emergency DIR. Jackson suggested that the
Snyernment should transport from Siberia INC
ted reindeer that are TO the siberian VIVA
nerds OF cattle are to the, Texan pr Jackson's
H. me-, With favor He bought and transported
pan ,a IN herd OF more than hundred rein
deer which he thought would furnish food cloth, n
I've and TRANSPORTATION TO the seventeen thousanc
rrskimos who inhabit Alaska and its adjacent isl
ands In one year the herd increased more thar
Two hundred 1t was at first placed In charge or
colony OF Laplanders that was imported IRON on
alberta. They SPECIFY oecame hceEimsnn' Of Mail