Ordain When Du Vernet mentions that a man is “ordained”, it means that he has undergone the Anglican ceremony that makes him into a spiritual leader in the church. In the Anglican Church, the ordination service is a rite that imparts the spiritual power to serve as a minister, whether as an …
James Taylor Rogers
James Taylor Rogers James Taylor Rogers was an unusual lawyer for his day. A socialist with a well-articulated philosophy of evolution, who insisted on the sharing of the world’s resources, Rogers was also a Mason, active in a fraternal order called the Association of United Workmen. Rogers’ …
Steamer Pilot
Steamer Pilot Ojibwe men often worked as pilots of the steamer boats that transported people and goods up and down the Rainy River and into the Lake of the Woods. On his tour, Du Vernet met Chief Blackbird, John Crowe, and John Cochrane, all of whom were employed as pilots with monthly …