The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-17
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Bishop Funston Tells of the
Work in Idaho.
TALKED WITH "YELL0W BEAR
He Thought of Christianity by Day and
Dreamed Of it by Nght-A
New House for the
Bishop.
TALKED WITH "YELLOW BEAR

The Rev. James 3. Funston. for many
years rector of Christ Church IN Rlcn-
mond now missionary Bishop OF BOISE.
in his. third annual report makes so me
very interesting statements as to tne
work in that far western country tAlioAS
other things he says:
ton. Boise City has only about eisht ol
ten thousand people within the hinits :, any any
the environments; Pocatello anu dsu r,nt
Springs, the next towns in size, nay + VIE
quite as many The other places IN tn ING
district have even smaller populations, So
we must at once see it would De uni
sonable to expect imposing. statistics II, IN
SO new country, which 1 Is pu can Teio e
however. in the faithful. patient way IN
which our workers are trying to do the
work of the Master lin that state OF ne
in which He has been pleased 10 can
them.' Nor we cannot fail to recognize.
as year after year we weigh the results,
very important and significant WORK
for Christ and His Church is gong on IN
this far northwestern country, winch III
time will be wlde-reaching in its good
effects We are not responsible LOT tne
conditions we have to face mere tLey
are the perplexities and hindra n OF a
of faithfulness to God and sacrifice in our
relation to our fellow-man. We are SIM
ply laying foundations on whlch others
to do it with love which finds its inspir.
alton in the depth of the love of Christ
and the widenss of His mission to men.
THE BISHOPS HOUSE.
After telling the details of some Of the
work done, the Bishop says: Inc blsn.
ops house has been completed ana vii
make a permanent and suitable nome LOT
the present and future bishops OF TINS
district ST NIargarets School, under the
management Of Miss Lucy q. Kinney as
principal and Miss F.. c. RedWay as BUS
mess has had dons and Te| IS
doing. a noble and lasting good work for
the young womanhood of the State 81
Idaho and this northwest country Wmle
the cost Of education there is moderate.
yet the students have comforts and ad-
vantageS of which any school IN the
country might justly feel proud: ABOVE
all, there is brought to bear on the liNes
of the girls by daily instruction, and by
the services of the Church. the blessed
and moulding influences of our most holy
religion: Assistance is greatly needed
for the proper carrying on OF this school.
and we hope that some person OF means
reading this will do something to endow
this valuable institution and thus help
perpetuate its work.
a GREAT FIELD
In conclusion. the Bishop says: In con-
cusion I would beg that a deeper inter
est be showed on the part of those whom
God has blessed with means in the In
dian and white work in this new coun-
try. No one can realize who IS not on
the ground how much we stand in need
of workers and means a this period of
past year I have personally baptized
about sixty. confirmed seventy-one and
preached over two hundred times This
has involved many thousand miles trav--
cling by rail and on the stage. We need
the prayeres and material assistance of
our friends and such specials" as may
enable us to do absolutely necessary work
for which the Board mas not provided.
There many, both among the Indians
and whites. in this land who are ready
to receive Chrstia nifty II faithfully pre-
scented. After an address TO the Indians
some time ago, I asked Old Yellow Bear
who was present. what he thought about
the teaching of Christianity which he has
gotten from faithful missionary He
replied I am getting old think OF
these things by day and I dream Of them
by night Can we not hope that all to
whom these words come will at least
utter a prayer for those who are seeking
to bring the light of Christianity TO all
who in this land are struggling in the
shadows of sin and death"