Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-29
BISHOP or NEVADA
TELLS OF MISSION WORK
Difficulties of 1t Because 1t is a Min
ing State-Work Among Piute In.
dams.


Ri. Rev Henry d. Robinson, mis-
sionary bishop of Nevada, was the
preacher on Wednesday evening at
Trinity Episcopal church at the second
of the midweek united services during
Lent, having a congregation of good
proportions, who heard with apprecia
tive interest his effective presentation
of missionary conditions in Nevada.
He concluded with statement fOf his
desire to secure the sum of from $4,000
to $1,000 to be used in replacing the
rectory and church among the Piute
Indians, which were destroyed by fire
just before Christmas, and Archdeacon
]. Eldred Brown stated to the congre-
cation that he would be pleased to re-
ceive any contributions which might
be made in response to the Nevada
bishops appeal.
Rev. F. Johns Bohanan of st. An
drews church assisted Archdeacon
Brown in the service of evening prayer.
In his discourse Bishop Robinson first
introduced his hearers to some of the
characteristics of the physical geogra-
ply of the state, which he said con-
tanned over 10000 square miles and
was large enough to contain Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Isl
1000 square miles left over. From
Phoebe to Reno by railroad is $50 miles
, and between two of the points to which
| he has to travel the distance by near
est railroad route is 200 miles farther
than from New York to Chicago, al
though much less in a straight line.
It's three largest rivers are not any
| of them wider than Trinity church and
could easily be waded by schoolboy
at almost any point. The state is a
mining state and Bishop Robinson ex-
planned under what different conditions
missionary and church work is carried
on because of this fact 1t is state
of mining camps and towns with a
constantly shifting population and no
assurance of permanency. In fact,
| rather the reverse. AS an instance,
camps which few years ago had a
population of 5000 or 1000 are not
even on the map today. Goldheld.
which had 10000 six years ago, today
claims 5000 people in it. 1t is ever
change after change.
The work Of the bishop is very diff
ferent, in Nevada, from what it
would be here. When he visits camp
he must stay there three or four days
and get acquainted with everybody
there, visiting the men at their work
the women at their homes, and exer-
cisiing the great sympathetic side OF
Christianity rather than the organizing
side of the work.
Giving a glimpse Of religious work
| there. he told of a service where
planks stretched across boxes or kegs
made the seats for the gathering
Moody & Sankey hymns were sung
because the people knew no others
sandwiches and coffee Were passed
around after the service, and the whole
concluded with a dance. with fiddler
and piano player furnishing the music
This combination of religious and So
ciaI features, he said, did not seem SO
incongruous when the circumstances
were appreciated.
Bishop Robinson described the work
done at the Pluto Indian reservation
at Pyramid lake. mentioning with rev
erence the name of Miss Marion Tay-
lor, pioneer missionary there. whose
influence with that Of certain gov
eminent agent, had gone a long way
to disproye the Nevada saying thai
the only good Pluto was a dead Piute
The Sunday school work under Miss
Taylor's successor has developed intC
one of the most promising denomina.
tional works in the state
Just before Christmas the church
and the rectory was completely de.
stroyed by fire. As the building sanl
into ashes the Indian women stood
around weeping; the Indian men said
Gods house gone" Now the Indian!
have petitioned the bishop to bui(
Gods house again.
Nevada has given millions on mil
lions to the world. II is in the bis
cities of New York and Philadelphia
and Chicago and London and Paris
Nevada has nothing to show for it.
millions but the man with the bottle
and the woman with the scarlet letter
The millions have come to pleasantel
places. Don't you think Nevada might
ask this little bit? concluded Bishop
Robinson.