Alaska Divine
Has Last Call
Reverend Edward Marsden of
Metlakatla, died in the Ketchi
kan General Hospital recently
of pneumonia following but a
short illness.
Mr. Marsden was one of the
early students of the Sheldon
Jackson School and was picked
out and sent to Marietta, Ohio,
where he attended the college
from which he was graduated.
He continued in the study of the
ministry and was ordained in
the early ’90’s and for a number
cf years was stationed at Sax
man, near Ketchikan. After the
death of Father Duncan, Mr.
Marsden was stationed at Met
lakatla where he organized the
Presbyterian Church and under
took construction of the present
building now in use. He had a
large congregation and was re
cognized as one of the most able
pastors in Alaska. His pulpit
oratory was noted and attracted
attention throughout the coun
try.
Mr. Marsden for several years
was very active in shaping the
policies of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood but gradually step
ped back and was not so active
while yet taking considerable
interest in the affairs of the or
ganization. He reaffirmed his
allegiance to the principles of
the Brotherhood at the Sitka
convention in 1929.
Mr. Marsden was born in old
Metlakatla sixty three years
ago and came to Alaska with the
migration under Father Duncan.
He is survived by his widow Mrs.
Lucy Marsden to whom is going
the expressions of sympathy In
her hour of sorrow.
Memorial services were held
in the Presbyterian Church with
Rev. George E. Beck conducting
the eervjces. The body was sent
to Metlakatla for funeral and
interment.
A citizen of Ketchikan speak
ing of the demise of this good
man says: “We, the natives, es
pecially in this district feel the
loss of this good man; his lead
ership among his people in re
ligious doctrine, as a minister
of the gospel, Mr. Marsden was
a man of positive and high
character and his example be
fore our people was always of
the very best. He always en
couraged both old and young to
continue in educational and
spiritual welfare.
“Mr. Marsden was well known
and liked among the white peo
ple and natives of Alaska equal
ly as well. His death is a dis
tinct loss to the territory.”
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May Not Operate
Wrangell School
The Senate has reduced the
amount appropriated by the
House for the education of Na
tives in Alaska from $690,000 to
$650,000. The large reduction is
$25,000 for salaries and $10,000
for equipment, etc. The rest is
for travel expense and repairs.
There is nothing allowed for
operating the vessel Boxer,
which is to be succeeded this
summer by the North Star,
which will be finished and oper
ating this month. No salary has
been allowed for employees of
the Shoemaker Bay school,
which has just been completed
near Wrangell, and it is feared
that this school will not be able
to open for another year unless
more consideration is given its
necessities in the conference be -
tween the Senate and House
committees.
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It takes a smart man not to
think he's smarter than he real
ly is.
Consolidation Is
Opposed
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An arrangement had been
made by Delegate Wickersham
with the Chairman of the House
Judiciary Comittee that he was
to appear before the Committee
when the bill was considered to
merge the Nome and Fairbanks
judicial divisions into one divi
sion, with one set of court offi -
cials. At a meeting of the Com
mittee on April 5th the bill was
inadvertently taken up and fav
orably reported, because of the
presumed saving to the Govern
ment of $25,000 early. When the
Delegate learned of the action
taken he requested of Chairman
Sumners that he hold up the re -
port until he could be heard in
opposition to the bill. This was
agreed to and April 13 was fixed
as the time for the second hear
ing, when the Delegate present
ed his objections and secured an
annulment of the previous tav
orable report. Thus the bill
stands as it formerly did, and is
in the same position as is the
Senate bill on the same subject,
and neither will move forward
until a favorable report is filed
in Congress.
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Neither days nor lives can be
made holy by doing nothing in
them.—John Ruskin
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