New-York tribune., 1901-09-17

Of DR.. De Lancey, then Bishop of Western New
York. who ordained him deacon in Geneva N y.
in 1s49 and priest in Sacketts Harbor N Y in
1880 His first charge the rectorship of Zion
Church. Rome, n. Y, which he held for several
years. In 1857 he became rector of the Church of
the Holy Comforter, Chicago, where he remained
until he was consecrated the first Bishop of Mime
sofa. on October l3 1859. in ST. James's Church,
Richmond. Va. The consecrator was Bishop KEN
per of Wisconsin. who was assisted by eight other
bishops.
As Bishop of Minnesota Dr. Whipple became
famous the friend and apostle Of the Indians
For many years he labored among them with
heroic selfdeniaI, and many occa sions he cham
psoned their cause before the government and in
public addresses But Bishop Whpples work
by no means confined TO the Indians. With a truly
apostolic zeal he travelled about for years in his
great diocese striving to bring the teachings of
. the Gospel home to every heart When he first
went TO Minnesota there We're no railways. and
he used to travel three thousand miles every year
on horseback. single horse having carried him
upward of forty thousand miles. He founded
three institutions OF learning in Faribault. Mimi
that have attained a high standing. They the
Seabury Divinity School the Shattuck School for
! boys, and ST Marys Hail. for girls. Numerous
other institutions Of religious philanthroptc
character have arisen in the diocese during his
episcopate while the church has made great ad-
vances in numbers and influence
Outside of his diocese Bishop Whpple was
widely known He frequently visited the East 10
! appeal for funds to carry his work and was IN
| great demand as a speaker and preacher Il was
! playfuly said that he always preached the same
! sermon. because he almost invariably told tho
story OF his work among the Indians Iiut II
he had only one sermon it most effective
| one for he seldom preached without bringing
| tears to some eyes. including his own. As his
great influence over the Indians Of the Northwest
prevented many an Indian outbreak. so. on the
other hand his pleas FOR them in the East doubt
ess dld fnGch to form public opinion the Ind
! ian question on the Atlantic seaboard
Mhipple became influential in the House ot
Blshops, where he was highly esteemed only
| lot MS eNangelcal zeal, which put him in rela-
tons with all the schools thought In the church
! but Tor MS genial manners and abundant good
sense The same reasons contributed to his p5p,i-
! larity In the church large 80
He was IN stature far above the average height
and of striking presence. AS a preacher he was
utterng platitudes. which he not he could
have made them seem profoundly interesting
artlessly simple and his discourses always APP
| peared to be plain eXtemporaneous talks which
fnade MS extraordinary vogue in England all the
more remarkable. on the different occasions when
he visited that country he was honored by invita-
tons to preach In oxford, Cambridge and London
Thousands of people focked 10 hear him and he
was written up in the papers as the true model
for all Anglican bishops to initiate. He was one
Of the few American bishops upon whom an Eng
lish university has conferred degree. The Uni
versiy of Cambridge honored him with the degree
of LII. d. in 1855. and the University OF oxford
bestowed upon him the degree Of p. ID. In 1899.
Bishop Whipple was delightful story teller.
he had high appreciation of the humorous side
OF incident. and often charmed a congenial
half humorous happenings that under his
eye during his long career Though his tastes
The only writings he has left a book OF remi-
niscences. entitled Lights and Shadows of a Long
Epscopate," number of published sermons and
addresses. and letters and papers on the Indian
question.