The Wisconsin Oneidas and the Episcopal Church

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"This unique collaboration by Oneida elders, academic historians, and Episcopal clergy tells the fascinating story of how the oldest Protestant mission and house of worship in the upper Midwest took root in the Oneida community. Personal bonds that developed between the Episcopal clergy and the Wisconsin Oneidas proved more important than theology in allowing the community to accept the Christian message brought by outsiders. Episcopal bishops and missionaries in Wisconsin were at times defenders of the Oneidas against outside whites attempting to get at their lands and resources. At other times, these clergy initiated projects that the Oneidas saw as beneficial, Gloria in Excelsis and the Te Deum as well as by employing Oneida in their singing of Christian hymns. Christianity continues to have real meaning for many American Indians. The Wisconsin Oneidas and the Episcopal Church testifies to the power and legacy of that relationship"--Provided by publisher. Part I. Christianity Comes to Oneida Country : -- 1. The Oneida world before Christianity / Laurence M. Hauptman -- 2. Oneidas and missionaries, 1667-1816 / Karim M. Tiro -- 3. Flawed shepherd : Eleazer Williams, John Henry Hobart, and the Episcopal mission to the Oneidas / Michael Leroy Oberg -- Part II. The Oneida Episcopal Mission : the First Century in Wisconsin : -- 4. Another leatherstocking tale : Susan Fenimore Cooper, the Episcopal Church, and the Oneidas / Laurence M. Hauptman, L. Gordon McLester III, and Judy Cornelius-Hawk -- 5. A mission of spirituality : the relationship between the Oneidas and the Nashotah House Theological Seminary / Steven A. Peay -- 6. Wearing two hats : Cornelius Hill and John Archiquette, Oneida Nation and Episcopal Church leaders / L. Gordon McLester III and Laurence M. Hauptman -- 7. The Episcopal mission 1853-1909: three church accounts : -- Ellen Saxton Goodnough, "Christmastime at the mission, 1869: -- Rev. Solomon S. Burleson describes providing medical care at Oneida -- Rev. Frank Wesley Merrill on missionary Sybil Carter and the Oneida women lace makers, 1899 -- Part III. Oneida First-Person Accounts of the Episcopal Church and Its Clergy : -- 8. Sox Pmeodas recpimt eogjt WPA oral histories, 1938-1943, about the Episcopal mission : Sarah Cornelius, Guy Elm, Lena Silas, Oscar Archiquette, Pearl House, David Skeandore -- 9. Ten contemporary Oneidas reminisce in nine accounts about the Holy Apostles Episcopal Church and the Episcopal mission : -- Father Christian puts me on the right path / Kenneth Hoyan House -- Reminiscences about the Oneida mission school / Blanche Powless -- Reflections on my father, Deacon Edmund Powless / Kathy Powless Hughes -- Reminiscences of two Oneida nuns / Sister Theresa Rose and Mother Superior Alicia Torres of the Order of the Teachers of the Children of God -- Recollections about the Oneida Episcopal mission / Pearl Schuyler McLester -- Father R. Dewey Silas / Deacon Deborah Heckel -- As I remember the women of the Oneida mission / Judy Cornelius-Hawk -- Oneida lace-making, then and now / Betty McLester and Judy Skenandore -- The Oneida hym singers / L. Gordon McLester III -- Part IV. Reflections on Wisconsin Oneida Episcopal Church Relations : -- 10. Putting Oneida Episcopal history in perspective : American Indian encounters with Christianity / Christopher Vecsey -- 11. The Wisconsin Oneidas and the Episcopal Church : then and now / L. Gordon McLester III, Laurence M. Hauptman, Judy Cornelius-Hawk, and Kenneth Hoyan House -- Appendix A. Timeline -- Appendix B. Episcopal priests, vicars, and deacons who have served the Oneidas in Wisconsin -- Appendix C. Bishops who have headed the diocese

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Other Editions

• The Wisconsin Oneidas and the Episcopal Church: A Chain Linking Two TraditionsHardcoverIndiana University Press2019-05-02
• Wisconsin Oneidas and the Episcopal ChurchIndiana University Press2019-01-01
• Wisconsin Oneidas and the Episcopal ChurchIndiana University Press2019-01-01
• Wisconsin Oneidas and the Episcopal ChurchIndiana University Press2019-01-01