Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-01-02
DAKOTA PIONEER BISHOP.
The Episcopal Church Will Cele-
brate Bishop Hare's 80 Years
Service At Sioux Falls.
Il january ., 1908.

UEt1V0 OAOAOR AASsk 2 OU = OssAS =
Service at Sioux Falls,
January 8. 1903.
On January the 9th. 1908. Bishol
Hare Of the Episcopsl church will com
plete his 8Oth year a. Bishop Of Soutl
Dakots, having been consecrated Jan
9.y1S78 He was at that time the on
hundreth Bishop Of the Episcopa
church in America. He lives to se
the Episcorate Of his church more tha,
doubled since his conservation. In com
memoration Of this, event the Episco
pal church in South Dakota will holt
services In Sioux Falls which will b
participated in BY clerRymen and prom
inent laymen Of Dakota as well as dis
tant parts Of the United States Th'
people Of sioux Falls are organized Z
entertain the clergy and guests and ,
grand and fitting testimonial to th,
Bishops fidelity and self sacrifice viii
be the result. Bishop Hare has earnet
and will receive without measure th,
admiration and respect such q life q
his entities him to from all citizens Of
South Dakota.
\ He came to the territory Of Dakota il
1878, when Charles Mix county was on
the widest edge of frontier life, and he
has labored and worked In sunshine
and in storm, in summer and in winter,
these long years to advance the cause ot
Christ wherever he found work to do.
His life In Dakota is noble evidence OF
the unselish and brave hearted christ
ian, whose love Of the Masters work
has carried him through the hsrdships
of frontier life where many stout hearts
would have failed. We haye eeen him
cross an Indian reservation when the
mercury recorded 11C In the shade.
and we have known Of his brave strug.
giles with the bowling, blizzard in line
OF duty when younger men dared not
to travel The Episcopal church Of the
state cannot honor this grand old pio.
neer above his just deserts. The
LEADER wishes Bishop Hare long life
and happiness to the end of q grand
career.
] The following words, addressed by
the bishop to the clergy and people may
be useful If they reach eyes out side his
Missionary district. The following ex-
tract is from q letter published in The
Living Church. hi
Notwithstanding the accessions to the
Of our clergy, and despite al
my best efforts to obtain other men like
Z number Of our congregations,
to the great hurt Of personal religion
and Of the church. have been loft with
out clerical services during most Of the
year. This Is missionary field i.e., :
field which is not 90 much inviting as
needy. We cannot offer comfostable
rectories, nor parish buildings up-t6-
date, nor strong congregations which
will carry their clergymen on their
shoulders. Andy no unreasonable
demands are made In personls
character we need only that which
[s described in the Bsptismal Of
ace, and in official character only that
which Is presented il the Ordinal. We
want no more energy, activity. and de-
Iire to commend ones self and ones
cause, and no more Willingness t0s, ,put
up with inconveniences, than are shown
By successful commercial traveller,
nor moro than are daily shown BY ply
Bicians Of the body, who IN thesper-
Of duty make long drives BY,
night q we'll a. by day. Said doctor
10 me recently: After you left me
1t o O'Clock last night. . call came and
drove 80 miles in the rain before 2
o'clock in the morningl'
At the same time I must say that
not . little Of the difficulty in filing va
can't places. and in preventing vacan-
sizes. has arisen from the fault finding,
and exacting attitude
81 many Of our people. They expects
clergyman to fill their church, and yet
they themselves do what they can to
keep it empty by habitually staying
away from church, or attending only
when they please. They demand Of
him that he shall be alert, while they
themselves are apathetic. They fail to
pay their church dues, and 90 create a
deficit, and yet they are vexed that the
cry Of deficit should be raised 80 Oft
On. They wait to see whether all will
like the new minister. while they know
very we'll that they do not all like one
another. In view Of this state Of
things. may not q Bishop fairly put to
The dissatisfied parishioners the ques-
lion Of the Master: "Why beholdest
chou the mote that Is in thy brothers
9ye, but c0nAderest not the beam that
s in thine own eyer First cast out the
beam out of thine own eye; and then
thou shalt see clearly to cast out the
mote out Of thy brothers eye"
Such unhappy conditions AZ l have
described make one value more all
hose good people, both clerical and
Iay, In this field Of South Dakota, who
brayely face them and stand manfully
By their posts. I think their names
over with grateful love and say with
81. Paul: These only are my fellow
workers unto the kindom Of God, which
have been comfort to me"
The Diamond Garment Cutting school
will begin its work again on Monday