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. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . the first English servicein Minnesota ; l but it was not until 1850, when Breck and his asso- The Life of the Rev. James Lloyd Breck, , chiefly from letters written by by Charles Breck, P. 133. PIONEEH WORK BEYOND THE MI88IS8IPP1 !63 dates, the Rev. Timothy Wilcoxson, of Connecticut, and the Austin derrick, of Pennsylvania, then in his diaconate, and alay brother came to Minnesota, that aggressive work for the Churchwas begun. On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 24, L850, thislittle band organ
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . the first English servicein Minnesota ; l but it was not until 1850, when Breck and his asso- The Life of the Rev. James Lloyd Breck, , chiefly from letters written by by Charles Breck, P. 133. PIONEEH WORK BEYOND THE MI88IS8IPP1 !63 dates, the Rev. Timothy Wilcoxson, of Connecticut, and the Austin derrick, of Pennsylvania, then in his diaconate, and alay brother came to Minnesota, that aggressive work for the Churchwas begun. On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 24, L850, thislittle band organised as The Associate Mission for Minnesota, andbegan their work by the celebration of the eucharistic feast. A rus-tic cross was raised beneath a large and spreading elm, and on an altarof Btone the elements were consecrated in this solemn sacrament; andthe willing sacrifice of r body, spirit, soul, of each of these devotedmissionaries, was solemnly made. Full of interest is the story of thework of this Associate Mission : the long journeys by foot; the. THE FIRST k> SEABUKY HALL, FAKIBAULT. MINN. services in the shadow of a great rock, on the broad bluffs over-looking the Father of Waters ; in natures oratories, amidst thewell-nigh trackless forests; on the wide prairies, and in the rudehuts and school-houses of the pioneers of the State. Work such asthese men of God, and those trained in their self-denying ways, didamong the white and Indian populations could not but result inabundant fruit, and ere long the time for organization came. Pursuant to a call issued by the Missionary Bishop of the North-west, a number of the clergy and laity assembled, on the 16th ofSeptember, 1857, in Christ Church, in the city of St. Paul, theKt. Rev. Dr. Kemper being present, and presiding. The sermonwas preached by the Lord Bishop of Ruperts Land, the Rt. Rev. The Charter of the Minnesota Church Foundationwas accepted. It was resolved, that without raising the question 264 HIS
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