Building the "goodly fellowship of faith" : a history of the Episcopal Church in Utah, 1867-1996
Building the "Goodly Fellouship of Faith" begins in 1867 with the stagecoach arrival of the church's first missionary bishop and ends with the election of one of America's first women bishops, a native of Utah, as its head. Those two bracketed a fascinating set of individuals. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, the pioneer bishop (1867-1886), was an indefatigable traveler whose writings are among the best examples of nineteenth century travel literature and pastoral theology. Tuttle, whose career moved on from Utah, became a significant figure in the history of the Episcopal Church. Frank Spencer Spalding (1904-1914) was a leading proponent of the Social Gospel and Christian socialism before his tragic death in Salt Lake City. Paul Jones (1915-1918) was a pacifist during World War I and resigned in a confrontation, primarily with local church laity, over the issue of conscience versus the public role of a bishop. Richard S. Watson (1950-1971), with almost no money, expanded the struggling church during Utah's post-World War II building boom. The former missionary district became an independent diocese in 1971 and Otis Charles (1971-1985) steered it through the introduction of women priests, the ordination of locally based clergy, and the MX missile and other political controversies. George E. Bates (1985-1996) sold St. Mark's Hospital, the only such institution between St. Louis and San Francisco for over a century, for over $80 million in 1987 and irrevocably changed the character of the Episcopal Church in Utah
Print Book, English, ©2004
Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah, ©2004