We Are Yet Alive United Methodists in the History of North Dakota and South Dakota by Stephen Perry Draft of Chapter Two Anoka, Minnesota, on the left bank of the Rum River near the place of the old mills January 17, 2019 COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright Reserved to the Author Permission is given to The Dakotas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church to reproduce and circulate this draft as long as (1) credit is given and (2) no price is charged. Stephen Perry is the Project Historian for the Dakotas Conference Commission on Archives and History’s update of conference history. He may be reached at
[email protected]. All comments about this draft will be gratefully received, especially specific comments about historical accuracy. CONTENTS Abbreviations Back East 7 The Road to Bristol, 1771 page 7 Château de Joux, April 7, 1803 page 15 Traverse des Sioux, Minnesota Territory, July 23, 1851 page 21 Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, Confederate States of America, July 4, 1863 page 28 Evangelische Gemeinschaft, Yellow Bank Township, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, May 4-7, 1883 page 35 Albert College, Belleville, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, Spring Semester 1886 page 43 The Organized Frontier (1860-1890) 52 Cherokee, Iowa, September 28, 1878 page 52 Highmore, Dakota Territory, July 15, 1885 page 77 Sioux Falls and Bismarck, Dakota Territory, July 4, 1889 page 127 Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála, Christmas 1890 page 138 West River & The Second Frontier (1890-1920) 148 The Funeral of Martha Canary, Deadwood Methodist Episcopal Church, August 4, 1903 page 149 Mother’s Day, May 9, 1909 page 164 Samuel A.