The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-10-28
BISHOP HARE
PASSES AWAY
AGED CHURcHMAN sUccUMBs IN
THE EAST.
WAS INDIAN MISSIONARY
AMONG THE TRIBES OF DAKOTA
NEARLY FORTY YEARS AGO.

William Hobart Hare. Episcopal
bishop Of South Dakota, passed away
at Atlantic City, N. j., last Saturday
night. after an illness of several years.
The bishop had been critically i'll for
ten days and his death had been
momentarily expected.
William Hobart Hare was born at
Princeton, N. j., on May II, 1888. His
grandfather was Bishop Hobart of
New York, and his father was Rev.
George E. Hare. professor in the
Philadelphia Divinity school, Bishop
Hare was ordained deacon in 1859 and
advanced to the priesthood three years
later. After holding two cures in
Philadelphia he was appointed secre-
tary and general agent Of the foreign
committee OF the missionary society
I'm 1870
The following year he was nominat-
ed by the house of bishops for the mis-
sionary bishopric of Cape Palmas,
West Africa, but the nomination was
withdrawn on the representation of
the low house of the general con.
vention that his services were invalu-
able to the Office which he then held.
Bishop Hare was the most conspic-
uous of the bishops who devoted
great part Of their energy for a great
many years to the uplifting of the In
dian races and who showed special ap-
titude for this great work. No church
man was more beloved by the Indians
of South Dakota than Bishop Hare.
They have been grieved during the
past few years to note his declining
health, and have mourned the coming
OF the day when he no longer would
be able to visit them on their reserva-
tions and personally investigate the
work that was being done by the In
dian missions under his direction for
the uplifting and advancement of the
red men and the members of their
families.
Bishop Hare was one of the first to
take up religious work among the In
dians. He commenced this work be-
fore all the Sioux had left the warpath
and when many OF the tribes CON-
posing the great Sioux nation OF 20
900 souls were considered the most
turbulent of Indians. Bishop Hare
Notwithstanding the danger growing
out of the appearance among the rest
less red men Of the then generally
hated "paleface" mingled freely with
the Indians, visited the most remote
Indian camps, and pointed out to them
the ways Of peace and advancement
During the long years of his work
among the Indians Of the state, he had
on numberless occasions accepted the
hospitality Of the Indians by being a
guest In their homes, and spent many
days in the Indian camps and villages
on the various reservations. At first
the more warlike Indians, while they
N'u hcI chCi W ihoiCot hiii, pttiu HtLio
heed to his appeals, but by persistence
he finally won them to the church
Since the first success among the In
dians the work OF extending the in
fiuence OF the church has been much
more rapid, until today the Episcopal
church OF South Dakota has many
thousands Of members among the
Sioux and other Indian tribes OF the
state
BY his faithful and successful work
among the Indians, Bishop Hare years
ago won the name of "the great mis-
sionary bishop"
No other churchman of prominence
was more successful than he in ex-
tending religious teachings among the
benighted denizens OF tho plains, and
thousands of Indians called him bles-
sed. Bishop Hare also was III usually
successful In his work among the
white people, as is shown by the large
membership of the church in South
Dakota