Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-04-07

throughout this diocese. and that he
not only admired the great ability OF
the man, but had come to love him.
He was sure that all North Dakotans
would feel the same warm affection for
the bishop when they had come to
know him as we'll as the speaker did.
Mr.. Turner then introduced Maj. E. A.
Maglone. who delivered q felicitious
address Of welcome to the bishop on,
behalf Of the citizens: of Devils Lake.
The majors remarke were interspersed
with stories to illustrate and empha-
size the solient points, and his able
address was atdecided hit.
Mr.. A. M. Powell was then intro
duced, who welcomed the bishop on
behalf Of the church and lofty In the
following words:
Right Reverend and Dear Sir:-
To me has been assigned the pleasant duty OF
sspsesSsi nss on n,t behalf esn n OF the Christian IL nl People in
9 few words Of welcome to you, as one high. in
ecclesiastical circles and Us our chief spiritual
s sheR R%t H. A. tss such times formal = words can at
Joy at your coming amongst us.
Nominally we. have been bereft Of q Bishop
have the spiritual fabrics, reared under the
loving ministrations Of dear Bishop Walker,
COVERING sSsTlnssd E te WPs Of Is Is yea, years ,n been Mn in sas, wise
our oSsl State se' erectsd Under ml lis aami mist sases we We
r esas t baii sdisdai bssses snssI 1s t fnsRT 1ss;
The conscious stone to beauty grew"
And as those stone temples will stand for
, %ests sSl %enu aai ,nta,o st afs E sdIa ED e. Lac Sss SssD ans
Is tie congregations and the individual lives Of
o c1s mend aaas and P pssEss would oaS 1 and H 3 ready y
for whom be. did @. much. They too would
"None knew him but to love him"
But in name. only have we been shepherdless.
As though $1,000 square miles were not enough
Of soul, body, and purse upon,-Bishop Morri.
son Of Duluth was, BY the Presiding Biahop
asked, e, go across the border and h.lp out the
hop Williams think Il like the adding q. a
J gslaSssa % a Il paiasR ana e Ne a1d h DsEosa enc sne
But the New York man. like 1.-THE Ohio man Of
Christian citizens q this g great ~commonWealtR
s sst t. ss? esss s$.s & B aaSssf A gssR's; Was va 81, fsil, s sss:i
to the Herculean task. With most LOVING de.
votion and at great expense often, TO bill, v
always 10 palace cars, or amid the. fragrant
blossoms OF spring or our lovely Indian sum-
mers..onr broad prairies, and BY eloquent word
0Au 0OAAy 4Ak0S 6uPNl0ACuUou uX6 fWOEA vi OuE
Reverend Sir, as our second Bishop.
As compared to that great spiritual work you
maj man ~ can a'i be termeat he yoe Creator aE1 o ofes spipitu al
thingsl, the work in North Dakota, ia these
little chapels, where perhaps only one or two
prairie school houses, may seem very insight.
cant and at, times discouraging; but It must be
rem,embered, we, ass state. are spiritually, az
] trust that you may be more than diSap.
pointed-after an the unjust criticisms you may
have onsh hs %sa,t even pa;h in , wicked C Ch ah;ag about d,.I
about our commonwealth being the place 81
refuge Of the unclean.and impure from al the
statssSlhb by finding ! ! ling a. sood5iy 9 proportion q
al :r S1f Gor i icy Hs is sTsfaip5lS a g said;
sb ln SelSo oe oSr y sonl r. ! p t4us Mi So1 m.t ths Sn shi Ss
and as our good resident pastor. MAJ desire
s WaSs G e pi %ay 1T mis s Mlsd 1aeba 'e 81 p as sn tRs9
the plans, and work of the clergy may be
s sss md !, th IS lend and even ,'sn sassdf SIP5',, 3
fidelity Of us. Of the lafty.
will find a we'll trained flock here at Devils
you win soon dissover-it win not b from any
ministratiogn3s Of our dear Rector, Mr.. Turner
always felt safe in following, now for more thar
8years, his wise counsels and though no some
times cuts close to the line Of our sins and
shortcomings, yet We cannot say he chases aftel
any .vagaries, or philosophers about Higher
Criticism, or questions the inspiration Of thu
Bible To be frank with YOU, We all wanted K
see him the Bishop of North Dakota, but ther
how could we have addressed our welcome K
DR.. Edsall! But you can rest assured you ma
have, will have, nay already have, the devo
tion and the love OF our people here.
Paraphrasing the words OF Emerson, We maj
II like q church, ! like q cowl,
love this prophet Of the SOUL"
The bishop then responded in his
happiest vein, aud by his humor
pathos and eloquence completely
captivated his hearers. He spoke
highly of the intelligence, industry
and patriotism Of the people Of NORTH
Dakota, aud was thankful that kts$lo,
had been cast among them. He said
he had already become an enthusias
tic North Dakotan, and predicted
great and glorious future for the
young state. At the conclusion o
his able and eloquent address, all re
paired to the banquet hall Of the
lodge room. where q substantial re
past vas served. It was a pleasan,
social gathering-an occasion that will
long be remembered by those present