The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-17
BISHOP WHIPPLE DEAD |
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reforms in the Indian policy He. con-
tinued his work for their education, i'm
year. Oftentimes it entailed great hard
ship and suffering. 1t meant 5000 to 1900
mics of hard travelling every year,
through all kinds of weather and in the
face of many discouragements. But his
work bore fruit. He never fiattered the
Indians. nor condoned their offenses, but
be won them in firm way.
INCIDENT OF HIS KINDNESS.
Good Thunder once brought his daugh-
ter to Bishop Whipple and asked him
to adopt here and bring her up like white
children We're brought up. The bishop
took the child and sent her to school in
personal attention. She finally fell ILL.,
Good Thunder came to see her and in
sisted on taking her with him. Bishop
Whipple, knowing the prejudice of the
white people toward the Indian, gave
Good Thunder note to show to all who
met him. The note was: I'll mis- child
of Good Thunder is lamb of Jesus. Will
you not be kind to her for His sake who
said: Tnasmuch as you have done it an
to one of the least of these, we have
done it unto me- Henry B. Whipple,
Bishop Of Minnesota . This note
brought kindness and attention to the
girl everywhere on her journey.
On many of his travels the bishop ex-
perienced the toughest life of the West,
and losing his way, suffering pangs of
hunger and cold and lying out often in
the rain through the night. But through
all he maintained his great work without
faltering or losing heart.
AT the outbreak of the Civil war he
was elected chaplain of the First Mime
sofa volunteers, but owing to his press
ing work he was obliged to decline. But
he visited the regiment in the field and
took an active part in aiding the sanitary
commission and in relief work for wild
preached a sermon to the First Minnesota
regiment at Fort Smelling which was
never forgotten by those who heard it.
h He met the regiment again after the
battle of Antietam. and on the bloody
neld mlnlStered to the wounded and dy-
ing. Gen. Mcclellan invited him to
preach to the soldiers on the following
Sunday, and he held services for the
remnants of the grand army.
REFORMS IN INDIAN POLICY.
Bishop Whipple was in st. Paul when
the news came of the Indian outbreak in
1862 At the quest of Gen. Sibley, he
rode through the night to Faribault,
where he summoned all the citizens 10
meet him on the street. Here he deliver
ed talk on the outbreak took the names
OF volunteers, and sent the soldiers to
Gen. Slbley.
After peace was restored, he wrote
public circular, which was bitterly at
tackled at the time because it spoke the
t truth SO bluntly, in which he pointed out
the ABUSES and irregularities which had
neen behind the dissatisfaction causing
the outbreak, and he said in answering
Inc Inc question Where does the RESPONSE
b1lity of this outbreak Ee?' 81 believe
God will hold the nation guilty
:, He visited Washington to Investigate
the system of keeping the Indian ac-
counts, and sent letter to the president
citing reforms that were absolutely
necessary for the best interests of Indians
and whites. In 1856 congress appropriate
ca 10000 for the Wahpeton and Sisseton
INDIANS at Devils Lake and Fort Wads-
worth. on condition that the money be
expended by Bishop Whipple He declin-
ca ca promptly; but was afterwards forced
supplies for the Indians. Blankets w'|9cp
the INDIANS had paid government agents
$40 Tor, he sold to them for "a and s..
Al, ne was recognized as an authority on
tne questions relating to the Indian prob
lem, and was often consulted lby the
government, and was appointed on MANY
commissions to. treat with the Indians.
I IN ndlscrlminate warfare against the
INDIANS, and visited President lincoln
personally to intercede for the wronged
EN- Cs0 men n He. he afterwards urged President
Gra1I 10 institute reforms in the system
VI oeal1ng with the Indians and the
changes ne suggested were made In 1915
ne was on the commission which made
a treaty with the Sioux in order that
Element III sep
,o In 1865 he visited the Holy Land. In
| OF the Peabody fund for education in
to this work. ca mes ny
In 1870 the Archbishop of Canterbury
( oiesea MN the bishops see in the Sand
wen islands, which Bishop Whippie de-
enned. The leading churchmen in Eng
land pressed him to accept the annoinf
ment, but he felt that his work was in
clear T te eoc ana could not see his way
lie attended the third Pan-Anelican
epuhcll al Lambeth palace, and preached
b taav Tbp ofg sermon in Westminster Alb
OF the world He took part at that time
IN the funeral of Bishop Harris Of
Mlch1gan, in Westminster Abbey. In 1872
Ne ne received from Racine the degree of
u: Y, and in 1883 received the degree of
| LID. from the University of Camhridee
ana the degree of d. D. from the univer.
sity of Durham. --' q
a., HIS he was always one of activity, and
lhe last years none the less so than the
carrier ones. AS age came on and his
strength gradually failed. he was oblig.
eo 10 throw a portion of the pioneer work
t Upon younger shoulders, but he main
edtiieo lhe same interest in, and the same
Iatnerly Watchfulness over, the affairs
| of the church i "
he was prominent upon public coca
SONS AIS aiso, and wherever he appeared he
| was the guest of the occasion No man
III minnesota was held in greater esteem
ana reverence than Bishop Whipnle and
ne counted his personal friends by the
| thousands. In the councils of the churcb
ne was very high, and his words were
heard all over the world wherever the
| church was in existence.
AS public speaker Bshop Whinple
was always happy and very popular.
While not in one sense a great orator
| ne was fascinating speaker and his in
tense earnestneSs and the love which
| always shone in his face won his audi
| ence to him.. 1t was a rare treat IN
near MIN preach. He did not indulge
much in theological discussions. or in
apstTact religion. He depended on the
| simplicity of his belief and his own sin
cerlty IN presenting it. His voice was
| always full of sympathy and his manner
| was kindly and affectionate, his personal
aauuress extremely winning. His stalwart
aolm; covering above any ordinary
| crowd, always attracted attention. Phys-
1caIly he was marked for distinction. His
pouy was fitting ally for his mind.
All THAT he did he did with enthusiasm
! he once said: ''Men sometimes think Tnn
TOO optimistic. 1 believe it is the busi-
ness OF servant of God to be that way. -
| than his own saying: ''It has ALWAYS
been cause for thankfulness that Cod
mas given me the ability to put aside the
| petty annoyances which fret our life. IT
Is worry, not, work, which kills men.
| The man is happy who can shut ont
| troubles when the days work is done .
Whipple hall, at Faribault, is named
after him, but such a man needs no
| monument to perpetuate his memory. He
worked his life into the life of an alien
race with such inspiration and uplifting
| power, that in their gratitude thew nam.
ed their children after him.
Pefhaps If this good man could sneak
now ne would desire no epitaph other
than the simple words uttered by Good
| Thunder: ~
We were once wild men. We are now
! CHRISTIANS. 1t was you who led us fr
1 VIC