Preface - Bishop Whipple

The preface to this edition is by Henry Benjamin Whipple, Bishop of Minnesota. He wrote the preface to the book on November 11, 1880 in New York. He was an ordained minister in the Presbyterian faith and was a lifelong champion of the underdog. Whipple was originally from New York, but settled in Minnesota. The last sentence in the Preface shows his commitment to social justice for all. With justice, personal rights, and the protection of law, the Gospel will do for our Red brothers what it has done for other races--give to them homes, manhood and freedom (Whipple, 1880).

There is an interesting anecdote related to his second wife, Evangeline Marrs Simpson. She was romantically involved before their marriage and after his death with, Rose Cleveland, the sister of President Grover Cleveland. She had served as his First Lady until his marriage.