Rice County, Minnesota Obituaries
[Aberdeen Daily News, 1901-09-17 - Contributed by Rita Bergendahl]
Whipple, Henry
WHIPPLE NO MORE
DEATH OF RT. REV. HENRY BH. WHIPPLE, EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF MINNESOTA
Had an Inernational Reputation for His Educational and Evangelical Work Among Northwestern Tribes. Founded Many Institutions of Learning During His Long Service in the Diocese of Minnesota
Faribault, Minn., Sept. 17. – Rt. Rev. Henry B. Whipple, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Minnesota, died at his home in this city at 6 a. m.
Bishop Whipple had been ill only a few days. Last week he suffered a severe attack of angina pectoris, but rallied and was considered out of danger. Sunday evening there was a serious relapse, followed by death 12 hours later.
There were present at the time his wife, his two daughters, Mrs. H. A. Scandrett of this city and Mrs. F. W. Jackson of Cleveland, O.; his nephew, H B. Hill and the attending physicians, Drs. F. M. Rose and A. J. Stone.
The hour of the funeral is set for 2 p. m., Friday next. Services will be held at the cathedral, and he will be interred in Faribault.
Bishop Whipple was one of the oldest and best known prelates of his church. He was ordained bishop of Minnesota in 1859 and has won an international fame for his mission work among the Indians.
The bishop coadjutor, upon whom the duties of the office will devolve, is Samuel Edsall, formerly of North Dakota.
Henry Benjamin Whipple was born at Adams, N. Y., in 1823; he was ordained a rector of Zion church, Rome, N. Y., in 1850; in 1859 he was consecrated bishop of the Episcopal church in Minnesota.
During the 42 years of his administration of the Episcopal office in Minnesota, Bishop Whipple gained a reputation throughout this country and Europe for his educational work and for his efforts in evangelizing the Indians. In England he was honored by degrees from leading universities.
Seabury divinity school, Shattuck military school and St. Mary’s hall, all at Faribault, are among the institutions founded by the dead prelate.
