The Washington times., 1901-09-17
DEATH OF BISHOP wHIppLE
The Faithful "ApostIe to the In
dfausv Passes Away.

The Faithful Apostle to the In
dians'' Passes Away.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Sept. 16.-Bishop
Henry s. whippie, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. died at o'clock this
morning. at his home in Faribault, MINI.
There was no more picturesque figure,
no finer Christian gentleman, more in
defatigabie and faithful worker on the
! bench of American Bishops than Henry
Benajmin Whipple, the Apostle TO the
tndlanss who called him Straight
Iongue. because in all the long years
| of his association with them he had never
deceived them. beguiled them with false
promises. or departed from the strict spir-
1t or letter of his word. The greater part
of his life was devoted to the ameliora-
tion OF the condition of the red man. and
he pursued his labors with singieness
OF purpose, an indefatigable energy. and
a patient endurance In the face OF dis
heartenirg opposition, which matie mis-
episcopate one OF the most memorable In
the records of his Church.
lie was born in Adams. jefferson Coun-
ty. N. Y, on the 18th of February ISL
and, as he says in his own "reminiscences,
| passed a happy childhood in the care Of
| a loving mother, in spite of the apparent
deiicacy of his constitution. At the age
OF ten years he entered Prof Avery's
boarding school in Clinton, NJ Y; later
he was sent to school under the charge
of the Rev. DIR. Boyd and the Rev. John
Covert. He then went to Oberlin. but was
Obliged to give up his studies there on
account of ilI-health, and accepted an Of
fer from his father, who admitted him to
partnership in business. From the first
erlr f,ta
affairs, and, through the influence Of
Governor Dix he was appointed division
inspector, with the rank of colonel, on
the staff of Major General Corse
His last service in the political world
was as secretary of state convention.
When Thurlow Weed heard that he had
become a candidate for holy orders he
remarked that he hoped a coed politician
mad not been spoiled to make a poor
preacher" He pursued his theological
studies with the Rev. DR.. W. d. Wilson,
and was ordained to the diaconate in
Trinity Church. Geneva, n. Y, August 2s.
lS49 and to the priesthood in Christ
Church. Sacket's HaTbor N Y, in Febru-
ary, 1850. He was called 20 Zion Church
In Rome, N. Y. in 1s49, and at about the
same time was married to daughter of
the Hon. Benjamin Wright In his au-
photography the Bishop gives some inter-
esting anecdotes OF this period. which
throw side light upon the development
OF his character.
In 1858. owing to his wife's Illness. he
accompanied her to Florida and for a
time Nas in charge of Trinity Church. st.
augustine. holding services in many
places in the State. After spending the
winter in the South. he returned to Rome
in the spring. About 1856 he accepted a
call to Chicago. to the congregation known
as the Free Church of the Holy Com
munion, then holding services in Metro
politan Hall and entered upon his work
with characteristic zeal, endearing him.
self among the poor and outcast In June
1859. he was elected Bishop of Minnesota,
being consecrated on October 13, 1853. in
st. James Church. Richmond Va thus
entering upon his true mission
His first service in his diocese was on
November TO- at Wabasha a missionary
station station, where he baptized an infant.
sion of st. Columbia, Gull Lake.
At Gull Lake he found a lew Christians
among the red men. and after his return
form this visit he resolved to ever be the
friend of the Indian at his door At this
time there was not a mile of railway in
Minnesota His journeys comprised from
1900 to 1900 miles each year on foot. by
canoe. and by wagon, and his famous
biooded horse. Bashaw. was almost as
well known in the State as the Bishop
himself There We're about 3l.o0o Indians
q i.ND
square miles They included Ojibways,
Sioux, and winnebagoes. and 1t was not
long before he earned their esteem and
confidence. and, as he became more inti-
mate with them, he was ever inclined 10
put higher estimate upon their personal
qualities.
When President Lincoln called for
troops in 1861 the first regiment that was
mustered in was from Minnesota and
Bishop Whipple was elected chaplain But
ne declined to leave his diocese, aIthoughs
10 C Ii
tional Capital whenever the rights OF his
Indians were imperiled. and he always
mad the warmest sympathy and support
OF the army officers, who were most IA
niliar with the exact situation and knew
now Just was the cause which he was
ever pleading
On On July ls. lss2, Bishop whipple laid the
Faribault. The church was called the
Cathedral Church of Our MercifuI Saw
iour The idea was to make the cathe-
drai tha centre fer schools: The first of
vinity Hall This cathedral was the first
one or the American Church in the limited
states, Ssee and was consecrated in 1861 In
1866 ST Marys Hall for young girls was
opened. and later boys school
In 1873 Bishop Whfpple was Obliged TO
spend part of the winter in Florida, on
account or poor health, He there met
some OF his old parishioners and after
tne death OF his daughter built a memo
rial church in Maitland In lSSS in re-
sPohse 10 an invitation from the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury. on the nomination
OF Presiding Bishop Williams he preach
ed the opening sermon before the Lam
oeth conference in the chapel of Lam
beth Palace. In London He also breach
ed at the conservation of Croydon Church.
ana delivered sermon before the Uni
versity of Cambridge, which institution
conferred upon him the degree of Ii. ID.
IN, IN lsso he started on a trip to Egypt
w ME en- route he stopped in England.
spending Sabbath at Windsor. where he
dehvered the morning sermon in St
Georges Church. and met the Queen in
@ the aiternoon The following day she
sent him portrait of herself. also a COPY
OF her journal in the Highlands" He
also preached the sermon at the unveiIins
OF the Tennyson Memorial in the Isle of
Wight in August. 1897. In 1899 he repre-
sented the Protestant Episcopal Church
OF the United States at the centenary cele-
hratton of the Church Missionary Society
of England, and in 1900 he made an official
to Porto Rico