Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-14
The Busy Bishop Of South Dakota Diocese;
StrenuousS unmerfor BishopGeoge Biller, Jr.

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The RI Rev, George Biner, Jr., n.
ID. bishop Of the diocese OF South Da.
kota. Protestant Episcopal Church, Is
Ia very busy man-perhaps one of the
busiest OF all the busy men in the
young state,
Bishop Biller is following in the
footsteps OF the late Bishop Hare, who
was one Of the sweetest and purest
of Natures Noblemen and whose act.
i've life on the plains Of South Da-
| kotn was devoted to Tic uplifting
of humanity, There Is ample evil
dence to show that his life work was
a success in a marked degree.
And it is with pleasure almost ap,
preaching reverence that one notes
the zeal and effectiveness with which
Bishop Hare's successor is carrying
on the great work which his prede-
,cessor So auspiciously began a gen
Grafton ago.
Saturday News readers will un,
douhtedly be interested in learning
Ia few facts tending to show Bishop
'Biller's activities in the South Dakota
diocese. The good bishop has sup
piled for The South Dakota Church
man a journal OF his oficial travels
iduring the summer vacation of the
church paper, no issue having been
printed for August and September.
The bishops journal for the Oct
ober edition begins with June 9th.
The following shows the bishops act
"ivities for the week ending July 3:
BISHOP BiLLER's JOURNAL.
June 9th. 4th Sunday after Trim
lily. A. M. Milbank. With Rev. E.
F. Siegfriedt, celebrated Holy Com
munion, confirmed and preached. A
full church and reverent service.
P. NJ. Webster. Rev. P. H. Bar
bour came through deep mud in his
car from Sisseton. We said the creed
and prayers. Mr.. Siegfriedt baptized
an infant. l confirmed and preached
In the middle of the service, a severe
hail storm broke, making it impos
sible to hear a single voice. So we
sang hymns until the hail stopped
In spite of the storm there was &
large congregation and several adults
besides children, were confirmed. Al
night we returned by train to Mil
bank, Mr.. Barbour having abandoned
his car.
June 2sth. Left Milbank by al
early freight train for the SissetoI
Reserve. At Peever. Mr.. Barbou;
hired a car and we drove to tn
Agency where / confirmed ant
preached. In the evening we returned
to Peever where we found Rev. F. A
Rhea who had arrived from Missouri
to take up work in this field. In tn
Methodist Church, we said a shor
form of Evening Prayer. Mr.. Siee
friedt administered Holy Baptism.
confirmed and preached. Then W
went back to the Agency.
At New Mission.
June 29th. S. Peters Day. MI
Barbour celebrated the Holy Con
munion very early in his private orr
tory. We motored to S. Luke
Chapel,-about 80 miles,-and onl
once had to be hauled out of the mut
celebrated Holy Communion, col
firmed and preached. Mr.. Barbou
baptized. In the afternoon we drov
to Rosholt,-a newly opened, rurs
mission in the extreme northeast co,
ner OF the state. At night we held
service in a Swedish Luthera
church. Mr.. Barbour had expecte
the few members of u W Churc
and had provided about a doze
prayer books and hyInnals. But tn
, good Lutheran pastor had told h
people that a bishop was coming an
J that they must al turn aut. The r
] suit was that the large church wa
packed. We had Evening Prayer bl
) only the very few who had bool
attempted to take any part the re-
sat throughout the service. ] co
firmed several men and their wivt
: and made a long address about u
/ Episcopal Church. About 10 p, m, Y
started for the Agency. expecting
reach it before ! a. m.
Pushes the Car.
june Both. But at one o'clock, q
car was reposing in mud,--the re
Of lis were doing anything but repes
twice we awakened farmers and we
4 pulled out by teams. Much of Il
way NE pushed the car. AT 5 2. n
we reached the Agency, having ira
elled 35 miles In I hours. Mr. Rh'
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