Show AN N OLD MEMORY NEMORY The story that came came by wire sire yesterday that Ryan lami seethed better and being heing told tOll 3 bishop shop Whittaker l a warm r friend was va cr very ery ill l 1 said a Jr he Itc must call yak awak- hs' hs ns a thousand recollections Bishop r I for ninny many years ears has been the thc Bpi Episcopalian I bishop of Pennsylvania came caine west and founded a ji hlUch in lit Virginia Cil City Nov Ncr in the GOs lIe He later Inter foun Founded ed the Un University vcr it of Nevada mla at ut Reno leno or IM I'M her e Pl put it upon it iti lN feet when it was waH removed I from Elko Reno n He lie middle maii l' l to was a aged man mal Jien and must be nearl nearly neaily 90 years car carof of age now lIe He I was was the tIle gentlest kindliest man in th the w l then J 1 I was ras for him him lim that thai Abe Abc E Edgerton raised the mone money for his church Abe Abc was superintendent of of the Sharon and Ralston Union mills which included nearly iiI lJ all the 1118 quartz z mills engaged in ill re reducing P tock ores He lic was a rough diamond with ith i bruins ins and a 8 bigger heart than arc are found in combination tio-n tio in in a month months month's s 's trl travel But he lie belonged lu 1110 church and wd he to mild was J given 11 profanity sometimes After fter Bishop Whittaker had been in inthe iii th the camp a few days ays he one m morning st stopped Ed Ed- g on the street an and said Is oi ot this Mr Edg Edgerton Ed- Ed g ton gel h 11 Abe said Yes Whereupon the bishop explained c that he was an au Episcopalian bishop that lit t. t had come there to found a church hurch that Mr Ir I Mr 11 Marie Mr r r. r Mr 1 General Gen Gen- eral lar Y Winter and Mr 1 Bonner had kindly l consented I to ito act ct as as trustees that the they w were rc to have a meeting th the next afternoon at 2 o'clock and that the gentlemen gentle men named urgently requested that Mr 1 Edgerton should be present Why Vh d d- d dit l it to h li-I li 1 bishop I dont don't about church said know any know thing a a. Edger Edger- n f n. n The Thc gentlemen told me that you ou w were re not 1 a fy o religion but seemed most anxious that v it Ii should be present said th the bishop 0 well 4 light Hight I will be IC there said Abe Abc They met t bishop explained J d that he had found a a. a suitable l V f which could be bc oc purchased for fOl 1500 that he het t Jf for a church to cost coit making p P that hat he lie believed by holding a little fair fail s with some sonic subscriptions which he heA hei i jj A coun count om on on as much muchas a as 1500 could be raised f g them but hut 7 00 in d debt bt which they P Jh 1 six or seven se years and have the time church t 1 The rhe gentlemen l present all all all' all save Abe Abe Abe- i the plan plau was a go good otie Then the bishop for his Ills opinion Is no good said Abe Ale Time The rh interest L by bY by the here hete will cat you ou up I 1 starve stange for three four e. e ro or 01 years ears mid aind then l s V church t n a a sorrowful face fact the bishop asked if Mr 11 c EdL could k suggest a plan laii I Ib t b i said Abe D n D u it to toh toll toll- bishop it is a achurch that you OU want I lc levy an assessment of 1000 on these trustees as a starter The Tho bishop was as afraid he could not sp- sp tre 1000 Of c said Abe Abc No one wants you you to Vh Why d ii- ii dit it to h l h 1 bishop w we will take lake yours ours out um in Jl preaching hut but for the rest ast of you Oll I want your Q ll checks cheeks right now They laughingly g gave ge e their checks Abe Ab added his own to the thc rest mal making in iii inal all al Then turning to the bi bishop hop h he lii said sail pattering gathering up the checks I 1 want 10 get to the bank l in iii advance of these gentlemen l n pI please case excuse me mc He started out and struck on one friend after another for fol a u check of from to 50 telling tell teU- ing lug them he was building a church and and in forty minutes deposited d. d th the whole taking a certificate certificate for the time same in the thu name of Bishop Vh L- L then went back hack to where the thc bishop was stopping The rh bishop met him at the thc Edgerton Edger Edger- ton held out the certificate to him hini sn saying ing Hero Here is is the bishop for a starter It will not build th the church for a church is like a d d d-d dold d old quartz mill they always al exceed th the estimates go ahead Hurl and when you rou go broke let me know and and we wc will hw levy another assessment on the infernal sinners When the church was completed Abe Abc was induced in- in to attend service ser one Sunda Sunday As h ho lie came out of or the thc church a friend asked him how he lie liked it It Its t fine H was the reply c Its Its It's the thc only church I r ever er went Avent to where they give a f fellow lIow a chance chance to jaw back hack A few years ears later the bishop preached Abes Abe's funeral sermon mon and as he gazed lown down upon the clear al' al cut face he wore a look which se seemed mc to say sar His soul is secure tho the ledger that is kept above e will show a mighty might balance sheet to the good for him |