James Lloyd Breck, also known...
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James Lloyd Breck, also known as the "Apostle to the Wilderness," was the founder of
Nashotah House and the leader of Episcopal missionary efforts to Wisconsin in the
nineteenth century. One morning, clergy and guests arose to a bare pantry. Only one old
rooster and hen, with one pullet, were left of the poultry stock. Chapel was delayed, and
one of the residents was sent to hunt the old rooster and hen. Breck instructed the cook,
"Put in plenty of pepper!"
During the chanting of the morning prayers, a gunshot was heard. Soon the cook appeared with the old rooster. Chicken soup was eventually served up, and as one guest put it, "its only virtue was that it was hot." Second helpings were declined due to the strong pepper taste and tough meat. Some of the guests present that day were so impressed by the sacrifices and austerity of Nashotah House and Breck that they supported the mission financially.
(From James Lloyd Breck: Apostle of the Wilderness [Nashotah House, 1992], p. 71.)
During the chanting of the morning prayers, a gunshot was heard. Soon the cook appeared with the old rooster. Chicken soup was eventually served up, and as one guest put it, "its only virtue was that it was hot." Second helpings were declined due to the strong pepper taste and tough meat. Some of the guests present that day were so impressed by the sacrifices and austerity of Nashotah House and Breck that they supported the mission financially.
(From James Lloyd Breck: Apostle of the Wilderness [Nashotah House, 1992], p. 71.)
