The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27

Indians. Every man in the party wal heavily armed, and on parts of the Journey an armed escort rode beside the stage coaches. Pursuing Indians were sighted across the swollen Platte river. The spot where Q stage driver had been sCalped but a few days pre- vious was passed, but Denver, and later Salt Lake City, was reached without untoward incident. The trip required one month lacking a day. Bishop Turtle found, on reaching the capital Of NIormonism, that his stage coach journeys had but just be-
 gun, and be was soon on the road again bound for that state Cthen
 territory) whose titular bishop he
 was. In his "Reminiscences of a Missionary Bishop" Bishop Futile states that he travelled 10000 miles
 by stage coach in the Rocky Noun tasns in the course of fulfilling the du-
 ties of his office.
 The territory within his jurisdiction embraced $40. GOO square miles, and
 in the carrier days of his episcopate there was not a. mile of railroad by which he could travel Tn but a few
 Of the towns m Utah, Idaho or Mon
 tana had there been any Episcopal religious endeavOr before his arrival
 In fact, in but few places had there been any sort Of religious service,
 Protestant or Catholic.
 Settling down in a lonely cabin in Virginia City, then the capital of Montana. he undertook the duties of a pastor there in addition to his epis- copaI duties throughout his territory. His only companion during that win ter was cat, Dick. It was for the recovery Of this cat when he was sick that James H. Gamble, a friend
 that Bishop Futile made there, pray ed, knowing what the Companionship i Of the animal meant to his master Bishop, do you know whom I have i been praying for?" asked Mir. Gamble as the two men rose from their knees | enc night In the cabin. T have been 1 praying for Dick that he might get 1 we'll. l couldn't help dt-I know 1 what aCl almost needful com paniOn he l is to you"
 1 The following winter was spent in i Helena, later the capital, and even 1 then a rival of Virginia City, Mrs. ! Futile and their little son had joined l him in the meantime. Gradually he 1 had obtained q few rectors and es- 1 abolished a few churches. The work 1 was well founded and continued to i grow and more and more of Bishop 1 Tuttle's time was devoted to traveIing 2 ! over much of the 34OOO0 square I miles Of his territory where often his i congregations were l, 900 miles apart. l In 1880, after many years of re- l quest. Montana was given a bishop by herself and Bishop Futile took over i the episcopacy of Utah and Idaho
 alone, his territory beiug diminished | to 195.0OO square miles.
 | In 1868 Bishop Futile was elected
 Bishop Missouri but declined to ac- i cePt, believing that his direct duty then lay in the Western missionary field, but IS years later, when the
 call was repeated in idoa tically ths
 same words, he finally accepted. and since 1886 he has been Bishop of Missouri, His territory then was re- duced to 7O,OOO square miles In 1890 | West Missouri was made a diocese of itself and his territory was then but 32,000 square miles, or one-tenth that which he had served g. years before. Although his territory had shrunk,
 his duties ad not, and in 1903, upon te death Of Bishop Clark of Rhode
 Island, he became by seniority Pre-
 siding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
 of the United States in addition to his | episcopal duties in Missouri
 Bishop Iuttle was the pflnclpaI nS-
 ure at the centennial of the establish
 nent of Christ Church parish, St.
 Louis, now the Cathedral parish, of
 which by virtue of Il.s office. he was
 rector, which fell on All Saints Day, l November l.
 } This is the man who, as honorary
 chairman of the Nationwide Cam paign Committee, sounds the present 1 call to the Episcopal Church. Gather to the colors of the Ma tion-Wfde Campaign. Summon the men, Call the women. Forget not the children. Discipline the recurdts Furnish the munitions and the SUD-
 plies Speak to American church men, that they go forward. The Son Of God goes forth to war The American Church goes with him.