The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-20
Will ESTABLISH
MANY MISSIONS
Episcopal Church Begins Import
ant Work in Copper Country

FOR the establishment in the northern
part VI The district Of six separate and
independent branch missions of the
! Episcopal church. The first three Of
these Will bee located At Lake Linden.
Wolverine and Ahmeek ana viii he
started at once and later it is planned
TO establish three additional missions.
probably in Keweenaw county This
work forms an important step in the
church advancement and extension
policy adopted al the spring meeting
of the Marquette diocese Of, the Epis-
copal church
Rev Howard Il Ziegler late first
curatr af ~ rauls Episcopal church.
corner of BruadWay ana Fulton. New
ork has arrived here TO assist Rev.
J. \. Ten Eroeck by directing the ear
rying ont Of this mission program.
Rev. Zieger is regarded as a specialist
ina pioneer work and is eminently tit
ted for the undertaking he has begun.
Tia principal aim OF this movement
IS 10 gather the Episcopals of the dis
,rict together, provide a place where
they may meet and worship and To eN-
tend the influence Of the church. II is
estimated there are more than a hum
bred Episcopal families in the north
eru part OF the district who are really
too far away for active participation
in the activities OF Christ church. 1t
is 10 reach these families, provide sun
hty schools fur the children and places
where the adults may worship. as well
as to conduct evangelical work that the
new missions are To be established. AL
ready tHere j. one mission in operation,
the Florida mission, organized by Rev.
i. a. Ten EroeCk and others of Christ
church This viii continue as in the
past The new missions viii be SINH
Jar IN ever! way. ana they Will be re-
gardrd as Christ church missions un-
iii strong enough 10 direct their own
activities as fully organized missions,
After the first three missions are es-
tablished, it is planned To- start three
additional missions here as mentioned
and 1t is likely Rev. Ziegler will be
given an assistant for it is recognized
he will experience difficulty in giving
proper attention to six missions
Bishop &. Mott Williams OF the Mar
quette diocese is greatly Interested
IN this expansion work ana probably
will give it much personal attention.
In addition 10 his work with the mis-
sious L. be established, Rev. Ziegler
viii do itmerant work in KeweenaW
county towns, until permanent mis-
SiOns are started there.
Rev .Ziegler is a man of broad tx
perience in such work. AS curate of
ST. Plurs church, one Of the Oldest
rn New York he achieved quite a rep
utatiou. especially for his work among
boys 1t was ut ST. Paul'S church that
the first president, Washington, wor-
shipped while in New York ANA tile
body ct General Montgomery lies bur
l.ied i'm the church yard.
Rev. Iicglcr was scout master Of y
troop OF 80 boy scouts while con-
nected with this charge, This being the
largest single troop of scouts in New
York More thar half of the MEM
Of the Roman Catholic faith and upon
mis- departure from that city, he was
presented with silver picts, inscrlb-
ed with an emblem OF that faith as
"a marx of the esteem in which he is
held. Prior TO his work in New York,
REV Ziegler was secretary of the
boys work committee of the Middle.
town, Conn, Y. NJ. c. A.. II is prob.
able some similar boys work will he
carried on here after Rev. Ziegler has
an opportunity to look over the sit
nation.
Two of Rev. Ziegler's brothers are
engaged in pioneer missionary worl:
IN Alaska.
Rev Ziegler visited the copper
country for the first time about three
and c-half years ago, coming here
in the interests of the knights of King
Arthur of which orde" he was super
intcndcnt for Northern Michigan and
travelling representative.
He will make his headquarters at
the Calumet Y. NJ. c. A.