The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-15
HONOR DEAD PRELATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY PAYS TRIB-
UTE TG MINNEsOTRS
GREAT BISHOP
OLD FRIENDS REMINISCENT
Pioneers Who Knew the Bishop IN
timateIy Tell Story of His
SeIf-Sacrificing
Life.

The meeting of the State Historical So
ciety last night was a memorial service
for the late Bishop Whipple. Addresses
OF tribute were delivered by Hon. Charles
X. Flandrau, Rev. George c.. Tanner,
lion. Greenleaf Clark, Gen. John San
bern, Rev. William C. Pope. The meet
ing; was well attended and the remarks
We're all interesting, being lsl'geiy
biographical and reminiscent, most of the
speakers having been personally and
closely acquainted with the deceased pref
ate.
Judge Charles E. Flandrau spoke first.
on the bishops work in missions to the
Indians He gave most interesting
sketch, stating that of all the mission
aries who have labored among the III
dams in this state and the Northwest.
none has had higher honor and success
than Bishop Whipple, who was deeply
beloved and yenerated by both the Ojib-
ways and the Sioux.
The second speaker was. Rev. George e.
Tanner, of Faribault, who narrated the
work of Bishop Whipple for the estab-
ijshment and maintenance of the several
Episcopal schools at Faribault including
the Seabury Divinity school, the Shat
tuck school for boys and ST. Mary's
hail, a seminary for girls. He also spoke
of the Brock school, founded by the
bishop in 1889 at the village of Wilder
which gives thorough business educa-
ton, and has fitted many students for
the state agricultural college.
Judge Greenleaf Clark next spoke of the
influence of Bishop Whipple as citizen
of Minnesota. He said that a mans
citizenship depends upon the extent and
character of his relations with his fellow
men; and that Bishop Whipple's influence
was notable for its very broad scope as
respects the sorts and conditions of men
with whom he came liz contact reaching
all the way from the Indians to governors
OF states, the presidents of the United
States, and the nobility and queen or
England. He closed with high tribute
to. the bishops many virtues and his
great work for humanity and accorded
Kim place in the very first rank OF
Minnescta's valuable citizens
Gen. John B. Sanborn spoke of Bishop
Whipple as mediator for the rights of
the Indians In. treaties. He made great
efforts for locating the Indians on agri-
cultural reservations, and to induce them
to adopt and pursue a pastoral or agri-
cultural life. His efforts were unceas-
ing, and in large degree We're effectuai
to have such provisions made in the
treaties, and in the laws passed from
year to year by congress. as would neces-
sarily lead to this result
rev william G.. Pope spoke of the
great work of Bishop Whipple during
feariy forty-two years for the Episcopal
church in Minnesota, and of the positions
of distinguished honor and trust to which
he was called. He was a trustee of the
Peabody fund. Twice he was presiding
ofllcer of the house of bishops At the
last meeting of the Anglican bisheps in
England, he was the senior bishop there.
and as such was treated with the honors
cue to the presiding bishop Queen
Victoria received him at private audi.
cree. and presented to him her portra it
AMI book, and degrees were conferred ON
him by the great universities of oxford
arl1 Cambridge.