, 1877-12-02

HeaE tue facluc ocach, On the 18th OF septenoe7'
!, we found The church at Albany worshipinS IN
the congregational Church, while preparing 70
byteTian Educational Institution that deserves and
shouid receive the liberal pecunaEy assistance of
Eastern Christians. We were disappointed in not
meeting the ReY. Mr.. Stratton. who llad not Jet
returned from IN Eastern visit in the interest Ut
the school and church.
COEyALLEs.
Al C0TVa1ies We were pleased to mike the &C.
quaintancc of the Rev. H. T. Dunning. one Of the
good men feut out by Auburn. Nc also met the
Rev MessEs llama ana Simpson, who in curly
days did good service in the Presbytcry. This
church for two years has enjoyed the labors Of the
saintly Richard Wylie, our former Sabbath -school
scholar at Princeton. 4 Sabbata was spent with
our n!d fricnt the cv. II. F. Peck, at sae1n' the
capital OF the State.
All these and believe every other church in
tht Synod. owe their existence to Home. Missions:
1t il not strange tnen, that tic aics OF the Synod
are organizing fer Home Missions in order to rc.
pay to the regions beyonu the debt Of love to the
Board that assisted t4cra.
The leading Presbyterian Church. however, in
the Northwest IL the one ut Portland, and Its
helping hand has been extended to a] parts OF Orc
son and Washington, Its pastor, the Rev. 4. l..
Lindsey, D. D., came to Oregon in July, 1888.
With u rare cont mbination Of preaching power, pas
toral skill, und executive ability, lie became ut
once the recognized lender of hosts In the
Northwest and has continued to be first and fore
most in every movement towards the extension OF
our Presbyterian Zioll. TO him largely iB due the
measures that expanded Prcsbytery into Synod.
rTGEr's SOUND.
Presbyterian congregations are gathering at
Stcfacoona. Tacoma. aud Seattle; I'LL Of which
places are passed in the night. On our return.
however. we had the pleasure Of worshipinr with
the Seattle Church in their pleasant new building.
The Rcv: ID. ". AicAfee has large attendance,
especially at tho morning service. Seattle Is grow
ing rapidly, through the development of the coal
fields IN the vicinity, to which the Northern pacl.;c
have built Il branch railway. Tacoma il promi-
nent and growing the western terminus OF the
Northern Pacific Railway. The interests OF the
whole country would be greatly promoted by the
carly co1npletion of that ruad. We also passed
in tic night the Home Mission Church Of loo mem
CHARGE of the Eey. n. Il. Mann,
There Is great religions interest in tic
entire reservation Of 7u0 Indians. During the
forenoon we left the Snohnmsh church Ut. to the
cast, az our steamer bore in TO Port Townsend
We however heard 4 good report of the Rev. T.
". Nct'oy aud his labors ut Snohomish. where the
lresby etians had Just erected good church build
lnc and crowned it with bell; also OF the kew
George Nhtworth ut Seattle and vicinity. Mr.
Nhitworth IL pioneer OH the Sound, having taken
part in the organization OF the first Pfestytery OF
Puget Sound in lh;,S.
We would advise good ministers OF small fami- !
les. wishing to change their field Of labor. to |
write to the Rev. 4. l.. Lindsey, d. H., Portland,
)re., or to the Rev. John H. Thompson, rrcsby-
cElan Missionary, Olympia, ". r.