[3] He was an instructor at Missouri Wesleyan College, Garrett Biblical Institute in Evanston, Illinois and even had the opportunity to spend a year in Rome between 1898 and 1899 studying Greek and Latin.

He worked as a part of many committees where he also had the honor of presenting countless scholarly papers that he wrote in regard to the controversial topics of the day.

[8] Bishop served as the main advisor in helping The Vatican Library to become better by updating the cataloging system it used as well as reconstructing the building the archives were housed in.

[9] He chose to request the aid of Charles Martel who worked at the Library of Congress as a cataloger and was considered to be one of the best in his field.

[11] Bishop worked to aid college libraries in spending grant money supplied to them by the Carnegie Corporation during the years spanning 1928–1943.

It was his hope that librarians would remain educated informed of trends in literature so that "trash" would not be purchased just to fill the shelves in an expedient manner.

[13] He believed that libraries should be advertised to the public, explaining how what was in the walls could be of service to all citizens; not just scholars or those who had attained a certain level of education.

He did not want to see librarians fall behind the ideals of great service and fair practice to all patrons, which would cause a disservice to the instruction he or she represented.