Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-28

Olympia, that they should organize
themselves into a church, to hold
the property and keep it in repair;
or, in the failure to do this, the prop
erty would he sold for the benefit of
the cause elsewhere. Therefore, in
FEBRUARY, 1873, a call was circulated
among those vino were known to be
members of Congregational churches,
for a meeting, to consider the ques-
ton. This was cordially responded
to, and measures were at once adopt
ed to organize the church, and pro-
cure funds for the repairs of the
building.
The room under Masonic Hall was
hired for Sunday services, and Rev.
c. A. Huntington, one of the men,
bers, was asked to preach. This he
cheerfully did, refusing all pecuinary
compensation, till the end Of the
year, when he was called to the In
dian Agency at Neah Bay. Services
were continued occasionally by cler-
gymen invited, OF casually stopping
in town over the Sabbath, and par
ticularly by Rev. ID. Atkinson, Su-
perintendent of Home Missions for
Oregon and Washington, who came
at regular intervals when the church
was not otherwise supplied. Rev.
Gushing Eells, one OF the earliest
missionaries on this coast, also kind
ly and generously supplied the pull
pit, and besides, gave liberal pecu-
mary aid.
The church were wonderfully
prospered in raising funds, SO that
the building was made ready for use,
with carpet, organ, blinds chan
deliers, and all necessary furniture.
and was publicly dedicated to the
worship of the Triune God, in Sep
TENDER, 1874. After this, the little
church tremendously kept up lay
services, with occasional preaching,
till they called Rev. G. W. Skinner
to the pastorship, in May, 1876, who
who was with them only six months,
and then returned to his family in
Kansas; but the church had earn
estly sustained the Sabbath School
and weekly prayer meeting, with only
occasional preaching, until they
secured the services of their present
pastor, Rev. David Thomas, who
came with his wife, in June last, to
take charge of the church for year.
A fourisbiug Sabbath School and
the regular preaching of Cody
minister are now hopeful indications
that this church may have an infu-
ence for good in the community.
The original number of members
was Is; several have been DISMISSED
to other churches, but many more
have been received, so that the pres
ent number is 25; males s, females
16. Two infant baptisms and four
marriages have been solemuized
within the circle, but, not one death
has occurred in these five and a half
years of its existence.
This church have raised over 81
200, during this period for build
ing and other expenses attending
public worship; and they have no
debt, as it has been a settled prin-
ciple with them from the beginning,
to incur no expense till they were
able to meet it
They are now adopting the plan
of systematic weekly offerings, by
envelopes, which, though compare
lively new, is the most highly
approved method for sustaining
churches, and other Christian work.
That Gods blessing may continue
to attend these denominations in
their upward and onward progress i,
our earnest prayer.
FUNNY, emit they ?-those flying
cupids which hang in SO l"any parlor
windows. If the anatomical and
geometrical proportions observed
in their construction prevailed in
the animal acnpon,y what ,,,nnetrn