New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
STUCK A MAN OF DEEDS
Mount Mckinley COnqueror'S
Great Work in Alaska.
PROMINENT AS A DEBATER
Held His Own with the Late
Rev. Dr.. Huntington-To
Visit New York in Fall.

While personally not widely known IN
New York. tho Rev Hudson Stuck. th'
Episcopal archdcacon VINO successfully led
an expedition 10 the top of Mount Nc.
Kinley. won his first set Of spurs hy a
meeting with the late Rev. dr. William
r. Huntington Of this city. and added
20 his reputation by his cooperation with
2 protegt Of the late j. PIcrpont Morgan
lie is well known by reputation through
out the Episcopal Church In this country
and even before reports ~ his mountain
climbing success reached here ne was one
Of the most sought after speakers IN New
York churches this fan IN connection with
the Episcopal General Convention, which
he will attend
Kings College London. was tho fret n
discover young stuck That was back In
1883 Ten years later. having como 20
America hc made his mark in scholarship
al the University Of the South and went
al once 10 Texas. then q missionary field.
lie stayed there only two years under
Bishop Johnston. for ho was made dean
Of st Matthews Cathedral Dallas. where
he served ten years In 1904 ne surprised
every one hy giving up fine prospects and
going TO Alaska. where he has been ever
since.
I'm 1901 tho Diocese NJ Dallas sent him
as a deputy 20 the Episcopal General Con-
vcution held AZ san Francisco. The Hov
DIT Huntington. Of Grace Church. This
city. was AZ the zenith o' his debating
power IN that convention Young stuck.
.Irrr ht I'd
~ more than q boy. essavcd p task that
scarcely another man IN the convention
felt himself equal TO- With Dean Talbot
Rogers. OF Fond On Lac. he met the re-
doubtable Huntington IN debate.
More than that he came nearer win
ming out against him than any other man
who ever tried a. Through "a five days
debate he held his own. with the result
that he not only carried the convention
with him. but no carried with him AS
well the Episcopal church leaders. II
may be said no climbed his first Mount
Mckinley when no stood against the re-
tor OF New Works Grace Church
Sucks second Mount Mckinley was
even more difficult Bishop Rove. ~
Alaska. came into the Episcopal House
Of Bishops IN an unusual fashion. y mis-
sionary was needed Tor Alaska. J. Pier
pont Morgan came IN a. the right moment
and furnished the money. The Bishop
has proved worthy. and is to-day one OF
the great missionary leaders OF his
Church. when the Rev Hudson stuck
went 10 Alaska he held up the hands Of
his Bishop and demonstrated perfect 10y
atty 10 him More than that, he made a
national reputation by his writing about
his Bishop and about Alaska. Away N
I'm the SHOWS Of the Yukon. an ideal mis-
sionary. be built mp fame that made
him a leader IN the Episcopal Church. not
in missions only. but in other ways.
Nobody In the Episcopal Church but
has heard Of him. although ne comes from
England by way OF Texas. and has been
eight or nine years in distant Alaska
Nobody wonders he got to the top OF
Mount Mckinney AS Archdeacon Of
Alaska. it has been his work 20 travel
thousands Of miles, by dogs and on foot.
and he has helped Bishop Rowe 70 build
up a missionary work in Alaska that Is
famous IN all missionary annals.