clerical vote, and was unanimously confirmed by that of the laity. It was one of those sudden influences which occasionally lay hold upon a body of people and move them to unexpected action. That the moving power was the Spirit of God none who know the life and work of Bishop Whipple will doubt.

It was in St. James's Church, Richmond, Va., during the session of that historic General Convention which preceded the Civil War, that the young bishop was consecrated to his high office. If it is permitted by the providence of God that a consecrating bishop impart not only the grace of orders but also some portion of his own spirit, there is great significance in the fact that the presiding bishop on this occasion was the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, the first, and we may dare to say, the greatest missionary bishop of the Church. "The spirit of Elijah did rest upon Elisha." With him in this service were associated Bishops de Lancey, Whitehouse and Burgess, Cobbs and Scott, Lee of Iowa and Clark of Rhode Island. Thus did they, with prayer and blessing and

loving admonition, set the young bishop upon his way.

In speaking of that day Bishop Whipple says: "I was deeply impressed by one passage in the sermon of the gifted Bishop Burgess, where he spoke in glowing words of the tender sympathy with which his heart went out to one 'who from this day gives up the blessed ties which unite the pastor and his people; who will henceforth bear heavy burdens and often find no help but in Jesus Christ; who will have to build up waste places, to heal heartburnings, and be a wanderer until called home by the Good Shepherd.' I did not then know all that was meant, but often on the lonely prairie, in the wild forest, in the burden and heat of the day, the words have come back to me."

Another incident of different character is narrated by Bishop Whipple in these words: "Bishop de Lancey had confirmed me, ordained me deacon and priest, instituted me, and now presented me and joined in my consecration as bishop. Truly he was my spiritual father as he was my dearest friend. After the ser

vice he came to me in the vestry and, putting his arm around me, said impressively, 'My dear brother, I want to give you some advice that will save you much trouble.' My heart was full, and expecting some spiritual counsel to fall from his lips I looked up earnestly. 'Never allow yourself,' he said, 'to be separated from your luggage.""

October 13th of this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of that day so full of significance to the Church and the Northwest. The Diocese of Minnesota will commemorate the event with special services, but not Minnesota alone is concerned therein. Much that the Church has come to be throughout the northern Mississippi valley, much of that which has been done for the Christianizing and protection of our Indian races, has resulted, humanly speaking, from the consecration of that young man, and all who have the progress of the Kingdom at heart will give thanks for the remembrance of that which it was given to him to do.

It is instructive to glance backward along the fifty years and try to realize for ourselves the progress which the Church has made. It heartens those who are somewhat prone to be discouraged, when they see what God has brought to pass within half a century. Bishop Whipple found in Minnesota barely

twenty clergy, a few faithful laymen and women, perhaps a dozen little wooden church buildings, a wide field and a great need. A mission had been begun among the Indians seven years earlier, which however was scarcely encouraging; a few converts had been made and one Indian, Emmegahbowh, ordained a deacon. The beginnings of Seabury Divinityschool and its associated institutions were being made by Dr. Breck and Dr. Manney. The little building which appears as an illustration of this article was erected in 1859 as the first dormitory for the students, who heretofore had lodged in the house of Dr. Breck.

In the years which lie between, what has been accomplished? Of that which in the eyes of the world was perhaps Bishop Whipple's best known work-his championing of the cause of the Indian -we do not need to speak. Upon that page of the Church's and the nation's history his name is writ large, and it is surely a cause of triumphant thankfulness that two men among the leaders of the Church have done so much to counteract the evils of a system and the injustices of a government as have Henry Benjamin Whipple and William Hobart Hare.

Where Bishop Whipple went as sole bishop there are now two dioceses, and only the lack of adequate endowment

prevents the immediate erection of a third diocese or the election of a third bishop. The little handful of communicants has grown to nearly 18,000, and the few struggling missions, dependent upon the bounty of the East, have become 237 parishes and missions, of which forty-five are self-supporting, and which raise a total yearly offering of $260,000 for religious purposes. The 192 parishes and missions, which are in part dependent, receive only $10,000 from the General Board, $7,500 of this being for work among Indians and foreign peoples. The remaining expense of prosecuting their local missionary work is borne by the dioceses themselves. At the same time they are giving yearly $12,000 into the general mission treasury -the interest on the Church's investment of the last fifty years. The poor little dormitory building of fifty years. ago has expanded until on the crest of the same hill there rise the splendid buildings of Seabury Divinity-school, Shattuck and St. Mary's-a group of educational institutions equalled nowhere else in the West. Of other institutions there are many. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth have efficient Church hospitals. The Breck School of Wilder offers an education to the boys

and girls from the farm, while the Wells Memorial House in Minneapolis is helping to solve the problem of the workingman and his needs. There is a Church Hall for students with resident chaplain at the University of Minnesota. There are also the Sheltering Arms Orphanage, the Church Home for the Aged, and other lesser works of charity and mercy.

But statistics or institutions do not tell the story of spiritual work. Only those who have lived on the great frontier and know how much of the future success of the Church depends upon the man who lays her foundations, can fully grasp the significance of that consecration-day fifty years ago when Henry Benjamin Whipple was set apart to the work of a bishop in the Church of God. For all that he accomplished in the office which he held through more than forty years; for the plans which he laid, and the resources which he gathered; for the workers and associates who rallied at his call, and for the way in which, inherit- . ing the results of his labors and inspired by the memory of his life, the work of the Kingdom prospers in the state over which he ruled-for all these the Church is grateful to her Lord who guides her footsteps.

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ARLY in the episcopate of Bishop Brent-January, 1903 -in response to an evident and

urgent need, St. Luke's Dispensary was opened in connection with our work in Manila. From this beginning grew the University Hospital, now in part completed and in successful operation.

Few Christian countries have presented a larger opportunity and demand. for the services which can be rendered through physicians and hospitals than do the Philippine Islands. The instant success and widespread use of the dispensary proved the need of larger things. When Bishop Brent sought the counsel and sympathy of friends at home in behalf of this urgent need, it was suggested that an institution might be built up through the co-operation of the larger universities, buildings and equipment being supplied by contributions from graduates and members of these schools. A beginning was immediately made among the alumni of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Building of the University Hospital, given through their efforts, was opened October 23d, 1907, Secretary William H. Taft, now President of the United States, being present and making a cordial and sympathetic address.

To this has since been added a home for nurses, and funds are also in hand for a Harvard Ward. Thus far, therefore, the project is working out satisfactorily; and though progress seems slow, there is good promise that a worthy memorial to our universities will stand in coming years to help the people of our most important island possession.

small wards, operating, dressing, and sterilizing rooms, laboratory and office. The upper story has one private ward and six rooms. The capacity of the building is limited to twenty-five bedsfifteen free and ten private but as many as thirty beds can be accommodated when the occasion requires it. The building is well lighted, well ventilated, cool and well provided with baths and hot and cold water. It is very pleasantly located and has an unobstructed and extensive view of the surrounding parts of the city. First attention was given to the poor sick. Only free patients and emergency cases were admitted. In December private patients were admitted upstairs and the hospital work became fully organized.

"One of the main questions we had to decide at the beginning was whether or not private and pay patients should be provided for and admitted to the hospital. The decision was a happy one and we feel glad at present that it was made. The profits we thus derived enabled us to accommodate more free beds than were provided for by endowment and gifts. Indeed, we feel that in the present state of our finances little could have been accomplished without the aid thus derived, without plunging the institution into debt. In general terms our income from pay patients covers more than two-thirds of our maintenance expenses. Furthermore, a certain element of the community, more especially members of our church and of our mission, needed our services. This provision gave them stronger interest in our work, and through their efforts the hospital obtained better attention from the community at large.

"The general wards were planned to accommodate fifteen patients, but there were many occasions on which we had to have nineteen, twenty and twenty-one patients. The dispensary can feed a hospital of two hundred free beds or more, and it has been on many occasions a matter of considerable difficulty to