Miss Bishop’s response to Dr. Williamson’s letter expresses the desire of her heart. This was the first I had heard of St. Paul, or even of Minnesota, and the impression was at once riveted on my mind that I must go; and when, after two weeks of prayerful deliberation, the question was asked, “Who...
Harriet Bishop chronicled the early history of Minnesota in her book Floral Home, First Years of Minnesota in order to “rescue from oblivion facts which might be unchronicled by future historians.” She was also very enthusiastic about Minnesota and desired others to travel west to Minnesota. She called Minnesota the “El Dorado of the...
Life was not easy for Miss Bishop who is credited with starting not only the first school in the Minnesota territory but also the first Baptist Sunday School. This Sunday school grew to the point that the First Baptist Church of St. Paul was established on December 30, 1849. The Historical Society stated, “In...
Prominent in the history of the Association is Miss Harriet Bishop. She is credited with helping to start the first Baptist Sunday school in St. Paul only two weeks after her arrival in the area known as “Minnesota” on July 13, 1847. According to the Minnesota Historical Society, “Harriet Bishop was part of the...
