Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1901 — People and Events [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

People and Events

■"Death of "Bishop Whipple. Full of years, honors, and good works, Bishop Henry B. Whipple of Minnesota died at his home in Faribault, Minn., last week. His strong and winning personality had won friends on two continents and had made him for a half a century a distinct force not only in the Episcopal Church but in the affairs of the Northwest. His exceptional powers were already evident over forty years ago, when he left a comfortable parish in New York State to go to Chicago and undertake the arduous task of building up a free church for working people and young men In the business portion of the city. , The story of how he won the support of the railroad employes and built up his unique church is one of the most noteworthy in the religious annals of Chicago. It was while engaged in this work that he was elevated to the episcopate. Among the most important of his multifarious activities as Bishop of Minnesota was that of founding the group of schools at Faribault. His work for tha advancement of education was

eomprehensive and untiring. For more than a quarter of a century he was one of the trustees of the Peabody fund for educational work in the south. But the thing for which Bishop Whipple will be longest remembered is his friendship and aid for the Indians of the northwest. None will mourn his death more sincerely than the red men. He not only spent much of his time among the Sioux, Chippewas, and other tribes but he won and held thei** esteem throughout his life. Though he counted many distinguished men &nd women of America and Europe among his warm fftends, some of the most eloquent tributes in his interesting autobiography, published two years ago, were paid to his loyal friends among the Indians. Bishop Whipple probably did more than any other one man to settle the Indian question in the northwest. He was intrusted with numerous commissions by the government for the making of tribal treaties, and h j exercised a powerful influence in putting an end to the Indian agency frauds. The same absolute truthfulness, justice, and human sympathy which made him successful among the red men were among his greatest qualities in all other relations of life. .

BISHOP WHIPPLE.