The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17
Bishop Has Notable
Record of Service

blsnOp +. L. Rowe WHO came
North several weeks ago on a visit
20 the Episcopal churches of south
eastern Alaska has spent the week
IN Wrangell.
lie IeIt this morning for Ju-
Aeau on the motorship NorthIanu
ana from there will go to KetehI-
Aan thence TO Seattle where he
VIII take passage on the Victoria
Tor Nome. At Nome he will make
the trip to Point Barrow and other
Arctic points ON the revenue cutter
NorthIand.
A remarkable record OF achieve
ment in Alaska is that held by
Bishop Rowe. He was elected urst
missionary bishop to Alaska IN the
Iall of 1895 and made his first trip
north to Juneau the following
spring having taken passage at
seattle on the old vessel =" City of
topeka"
During the thirty-six years which
nave interviewed he has established
and kept going under the Domestic
y
the Episcopal church, eight hospl-
tais, twenty-eight Indian and white
churches, three Indian mission in
dustrial boarding schools and
twelve Indian mission day schools.
in addition to these in 1900 he re-
ceiyed the Wrangell church built
by Wrangell citizens under the
leadership OF Rev. H. p Corser, into
the Episcopal ehucrh and in 1927
built the Wrangell General Hospital
from funds which he had raised in
the east. The hospital building and
equipment cost $4,000. Each year
since the hospital was built the
bishop has contributed the equiva-
lent of two nurses salaries on a
mission basis, which is lower than
regular nurses salaries.
Ills IlfsI WORK III Alaska was to
bulId the Episcopal church in Ju-
Ieau. lie tnen established head
quarters at Sltka as it was the cap
lLaI and navy and federal officers
ilYlng there with their families
urged him to make Sitka his res
idence and give them church serY-
ices
Ine next spring the bishop en-
gaged d man To make the strenuous
CrIp with MIN over Chlkoot Pass
and down the Yukon to the mining
camp at Circle City which was
reached after many weeks OF back
breaking labor. With the efficient
neip OIL Tex Richard, famous then
as gambler OF northern camps, he
converted Circle City log saloon
INTO a hospital.
once tnat time, due TO Bisnop
ho"es untIrlng efforts, have Deeu
Dul.t the Episcopal churches al
oAasway, Sitka, Ketchikan (Ind-
.an and white), Cordova, Valdez.
seward, Anchorage, Nenana, Fair
banks, Tanana Crossing, Eagle
tIndian and white), Circle City,
Fort Yukon, Stevens Village, Ram
part, Anyik, Nome, Point Hope,
Arctic Village, Chandalar and
Kiyilina.
Following the one built at Circle
city hospitals were built and equip
ped at Skagway in 1898, Ketchikan
Ia 1893, valdez in 1900, Fairbanks
IN 1904, Fort Yukon in 1905, Point
Hope in 1928 and Wrangell in 1927.
The three industrial schools are
Christ Church at Anvik, st. Mark s
at Nenana and st. Stephens at
rort Yukon. Indian mission day
schools are maintained at Tanana
Crossing, KivIIina, Nenana, Mimic,
Eagle, Fort Yukon, Arctic Village,
stevens Village, Tanana, Allaka-
kat, Anvik and Point Hope.
Three years ago the bishop
made the trip to northwest and
north Alaska by airplane. He
thinks this will be his last Arctic
trip and that future visits to thai
region will be made by Bishop
John u. Bentley, elected last year
as suiflagan bishop of Alaska with
headquarters at Nenana.