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308TUTTLE, DANIEL SYLVESTERDabney, “Henry St. George Tucker: Beloved Virginian,” Virginia and the VirginiaRecord 77, no. 4 (April 1955): 4–7, 19–24; William L. Sachs, “ ‘Self-Support’:The Episcopal Mission and Nationalism in Japan,” CH 58 (1989): 489–501; A.Pierce Middleton, Henry St. George Tucker: Missionary and Bishop (New York,1960).TUTTLE, DANIEL SYLVESTER (26 January 1837, Windham, N.Y.–17 April1923, St. Louis, Mo.). Education: B.A., Columbia University, 1857; B.D., GeneralTheological Seminary, 1862. Career: Private tutor, 1857–59; curate and rector,Zion Church, Morris, N.Y., 1862–67; missionary bishop of Montana, 1867–80; bishop, diocese of Utah, 1880–86; bishop, diocese of Missouri, 1886–1923;presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, 1903–23.Daniel S. Tuttle, a missionary bishop in the western United States, was bornin Windham, New York, in 1837. The son of the village blacksmith, he grew upin a Methodist home but, under the influence of the local Episcopal rector, becameinterested in the ordained ministry of the Episcopal Church. After graduating fromGeneral Theological Seminary, he served a parish in Morris, New York, where,at the age of 29, he learned of his election to the episcopate. Careful to choosehealthy young men as missionary leaders because they could more easily endurethe hardships of the frontier, the House of Bishops elected Tuttle as the bishopof Montana with jurisdiction in Utah and Idaho.The territory that the 30-year-old Tuttle ventured into—with a cavalry escort—was vast. In 1867 the 155,000-soul jurisdiction housed neither an Episcopal priestnor any Episcopal congregations. The tremendous size of the area demonstratesone key reason why the Episcopal Church lagged behind other denominations inthe West: one bishop could not efficiently oversee a territory of approximately340,000 square miles. This impediment notwithstanding, Tuttle accomplished agreat deal within his domain. Focusing on the region between Salt Lake City,Utah, and Helena, Montana, he preached in mining camps, barrooms, and therough cabins of pioneer settlers. Concentrating his labors on unchurched whitesettlers, he did not try to convert either Indians or Mormons. He graduallyachieved gains for his denomination, especially among those who had had somecontact with Christianity previously. He also built churches and other institutions,including St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, which was used by people of alldenominations.“Bishop Dan,” as many called him, served in this post until 1886, when heaccepted election as bishop of Missouri and moved with his family from SaltLake City to St. Louis. In addition to his duties in Missouri, Tuttle became presidingbishop in 1903. He was the last Episcopalian to assume this role on thebasis of seniority rather than election by peers. Generally avoiding controversythroughout his tenure as presiding bishop, he did voice strong opposition to thischange in the method of selection, arguing that the choice of presiding bishopshould be in the hands of God, not human beings. When he died in 1923 at age