The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-24

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two places for church services in Port
land. ~ this and the following year.
some Of the clergy made extensive mis-
sionary journeys through remote part.
OF the jurisdiction.
In 1865. the Rev T Roberts, Deacon.
and the Rev W II Stoy were added 70
the staff Of clergy and the Rev John
" Sellwood advanced to the Priesthood.
Mr. Sellw God was the first Fries, of the
Bishops effort 10 raise up men on the
soil 10 do the Missionary work Of this
field
The year 1865 VA. q dark one for the
Church. rs both the Diocesan Schools
were closed; principally through fail
urs to secure suitable teachers.
At . very early day Missionary work
was undertaken in Washington Terri.
tory. at Olympic and Vancouver. and
churches were built in those places.
DR. McCar.y did good service while he
was army chaplain at Steilacoom.
In Msy. 1857 the annual Convocstion
met in Portland, preparatory to the
Bishops return east for the benefit Of
hi. wife's health. His address at that
time. which proved to be farewell Ad-
dress. contains q resume Of his work
There were then zen clergymen at work
with him aud twelve churches had been
bnilf; two at Portland and one 1T each
cf the following places: Milwaukee.
Butteville. Salem, Eugene City. Rose
burg. Oregon City, Astoria. Vancouver,
Olympia aud Port TOWNSEND. These
were all free from debt and had cost
about twenty thousand dollars. Of whicn
fifteen Thousand had been raised on
the ground Two hundred and fifty
persons had been confirmed by him
during those years in Oregon vry few
of whom had been born in the church.
Three days after Bishop Scots arrival
eater upon that rest which remaineth
for all the people of God. He had
been SO beloved over the whole State
that not only did his children in the
Church weep at the loss of their Rev.
erend Father in God. but als) all who
had ,ver known him.
The church at his death Wa. thus
left al orphan and for two years she
struggled along. simply maintaining her
ground. until the arrival IT her newly
elected Missionary Bishop, the IT Rev
b Wi.t.r Morris ID ID. i'll June, 1869.
Ia ta- Interval between Bp Scot; death
and Bp Morris arrival. Rev a S Nichol-
son came to Vancouver and Rev c K
Bounell to Salem.
With the coming of Bishop Morris,
new era began to dawn III the Church
work in Oregon. Besides his own i'm
mediate family, he brought with him
his own sister and the sisters of his
vie. the Misses Rodney, of Delaware
to aid him in establishing. in Portland.
girls school Of high order. under
the auspices Of the church. Through
the liberslity of Eastern Churcbmen
and especially Mr.. John D Wolf of New
York and that Of his daughter. after
bis decease. block of land belonging
to tho widow Of Bishop Scott was pur-
chased and St Helens Hall was built
About five Thousand dollars Of the
building fund came from the people Of
Portland. chiefly in the form of schol-
arships, TO the privileges OF which their
children were entitled. The Rev Mr.
Stoy, Rector of Trinity Church.i Port
land. was good friend to the new
school He secured many pupils for
it. fifty Of whom assembled at its open
ing. Sept, 6. 1869 In the ten years
which have since elapsed, the average
yearly attendance Of pupils has been
one hundred and fifty.