. Marcus Whitman, pathfinder and patriot. REV. (ISHIX1 EELLS. REV. BLKANAH \\ \:i£ Monuments 291 on it. He spent his summer vacation of 1859 on this busi-ness. While there he stood by the great Whitman grave, whichcontained the remains of eleven persons, the others massacredhaving been buried elsewhere. He thought of what Dr. Whit-man had done for the Indians and to save the country, and ofhis death. The past, present and future came to his afterwards said that he believed that the power of the High-est then came upon him. He felt that something ought to bedone in honor of the mart
. Marcus Whitman, pathfinder and patriot. REV. (ISHIX1 EELLS. REV. BLKANAH \\ \:i£ Monuments 291 on it. He spent his summer vacation of 1859 on this busi-ness. While there he stood by the great Whitman grave, whichcontained the remains of eleven persons, the others massacredhaving been buried elsewhere. He thought of what Dr. Whit-man had done for the Indians and to save the country, and ofhis death. The past, present and future came to his afterwards said that he believed that the power of the High-est then came upon him. He felt that something ought to bedone in honor of the martyrs, and that much as a monument ofstone would be desirable, yet that, if Dr. Whitman could beconsulted, he would prefer that it be a high school for thebenefit of both sexes. He had thought of it before, but thenand there he determined to do what he could for this he had returned home, he consulted with his friends, andespecially with the Congregational Association of Oregon. Hispurpose was approved. That winter a charter was obtainedfrom the
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