The conquest of the continent . tian In-dians stood faithful to their pledges, warningthe missionaries and settlers, and unquestion-ably saving the lives of hundreds. ^^The onlygleam of light on the darkness of this un-paralleled outbreak, says Bishop Whipple,*4s that not one of the Indians connected withour mission was concerned in it. It is due totheir fidelity that the captives were saved. But the shadow passed and a noble work wasbuilt up in Minnesota, with which were asso-ciated such honored names as thosePasses of the Ecv. E. Steele Peake, the Rev. Samuel D. Hinman, and the Rev. J. A. Gi
The conquest of the continent . tian In-dians stood faithful to their pledges, warningthe missionaries and settlers, and unquestion-ably saving the lives of hundreds. ^^The onlygleam of light on the darkness of this un-paralleled outbreak, says Bishop Whipple,*4s that not one of the Indians connected withour mission was concerned in it. It is due totheir fidelity that the captives were saved. But the shadow passed and a noble work wasbuilt up in Minnesota, with which were asso-ciated such honored names as thosePasses of the Ecv. E. Steele Peake, the Rev. Samuel D. Hinman, and the Rev. J. A. and others gave themselves unreservedlyto their red brothers, and achieved the successwhich is certain to come, in some way or an-other, to those who love much. The Indian work conducted under BishopWhipple soon attracted the attention of theentire country and became known abroad. Heexerted a far-reaching influence, and his ad-vocacy protected and uplifted tribes which henever saw. Not only in his own diocese, but. WILLIAM HOBART HAREBishop of Niobrara and South Dakota, 1873-1909 The March Across the Prairies 103 in general societies and in the councils of thenation, he was always the champion and de-fender of his red brethren, and with them hisname will be forever associated. Those who were privileged to attend thefuneral of Bishop Whipple, in September, 1901,will long remember the presence there of theIndian deputations, their profound grief at theloss of the great man who had stood as theirfriend through so many years, and the sweetpathos of the hymn sung in the Indian languagebeside the open grave where these, peculiarlyhis mourners, gathered nearest to utter theexpression of their love. The temptation is great to tell the story ofthe further work in Minnesota and of the pio-neers who accomplished it under the leadershipof Bishop Whipple, and his well-loved coadju-tor, Bishop Gilbert. Something of its characterand flavor the reader will find in the bookswhich
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