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

The Alta Of July 2Sth furnishes Us
the following:
Tie twenty ti'th anniversary Of Cal
vary Church ~a> celebrated Yesterday
morning. The church MAS ras'efully
q, q, rated with tow'T-. and iiIr pulpit
and Surroundings w-re one mas Of
wrea,hs and .mbleus \ sermon az
prooti,te TO the occ,>lpu was preached
by Rev. John Hemphill. IN which h.
dwelt on the following Distinguishing
features of the church history: Its firm
orthodoxy. the liber.! support teuder.d
to the poor, ITS generous donations t.
home and foreign missions. and i,s
unwavering fidelity to it. pastors.
James B Roberts. the only livin.
member who took part in the organiz-
ing Of the society. read paper giving
. detailed history Of the church. which
contained good deal Of information of
intcres, to the members. In 1853. eight
persons being anxious to organize =
Presbyterian Church, sent letter to
the Rev W A Scott. Of New Orleans.
asking him to come to this city. He
accepted the invitation: and on the 10Th
of May. he preached his first sermon in
the oil Music Hall. on Bush street.
Just below Montgomery. A committee
OF twenty gentlemen WAS formed to
collect subscriptions for church.
They were tho following: John Middle
ton. I H Colby. G " z Bissell, W H
Dow. J Caruthers. " j Psrdee. Z c
McComb. + NJ Haight, 8 franklin, W
II Talmage. II e Besls, II NJ Hale, N
o Arlington. I. Bell, + W Taylor, w
& Reed, G X Garrison. X Cheney. II
Mckee aud J B Roberts OF these now
living only two remain members Of tue
church.
The Society was organized July 23d.
1854, with the name Of Calvary Church
aud public service was hela in the
Unitarian Church on Stockton street,
near Sacramento. Si1ty three persons
joined. and Of these only five now re-
main connected with the church: Al
faed Clark and wife, r Mckee and B
Roberts and wife. Twenty have died;
and the rest have left the city and
joined otEe, churches. On January
l4,h a new building was completed on
the north side Of Bush street, opposite
the old Music Hall, at cost Of sc. 900.
DR.. Scott remained pastor until 1861,
when he left for Europe. .ad in June
1862, DR.. Charles Wadsworth succeeded
him. This gentleman's pastorate con
tinued seven years. and WAS marked
with Q steady Increase in the prosperity
Of the Society. In Novemb Der. 1867,
the old property on Bush stree. was
sold for $50 600. and the present build
ing erected at n cost Of fl06. 200. Ii
vas dedicated May 10th. by DIR. Wsds-
worth, and soon after the present pas
tor. Mr. Hemphill. Was installed. A.
the time Of the dedication the debt WAS
t55. 1000. bot it has been reduced to less
than $4,000.
Since the organization ot this Society
1883 members have been reoeived by
letter and on profession Of faith. OF
these 6Sl have left, and the present
membership 10 s51. There have been
SEQ children bap,ised The finsncial
statement Of the Church from 1858 10
1879 shows the following amounts
paid out: For lot, building and furui-
ture. $50. sis; salaries. Sl41,15S; inter
est. S64.95S; music. s66.3ol; sundries,
$l07,433. Total, $j67. COS Paid to
Poor Fund, SIS. .497: Foreign Missions,
$40 ,635; publications. 81 pol; Domestic
Missions. q ,20S; Sabbath School, S.
59.; Church extension. $a0.1i2; edu-
cation. 81, ,03e; miscellaneous. $50 s3!.
Total. $lil,sA2