Northwest History. Aviation 8. Church Affairs: Chruches, Pastors & Missionaries, United States.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1931
• Subjects: preach; Yukon Archdeacons; train; Fairbanks; Alaska; John B. Bentley; Episcopal archdeacon; Nenana; baccalaureate sermon; Fairbanks high school; graduating class; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Aviation; Pacific; Yukon
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86356

Hikes 60 Miles To Preach: Yukon Archdeacons Missed Train To Baccalaureate. HIKES 60 MILES TO PREACH Yukon Archdeacons Missed Train to Baccalaureate. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 18. (/P) —When the venerable John B. Bentley, Episcopal archdeacon of the Yukon, with headquarters at Nenana, accepted an invitation to deliver the baccalaureate sermon for the graduating class at Fairbanks high school he intended to board a freight train. He missed the train, however, so he set out on foot and made the 60-mile hike in two days. He arrived in plenty of time to fill his engagement.