, 1882-12-30
Bishop Paddock's Report

From J. a. Paddock, MISSIONARY bishop
OF Washington1T Territory. now temporarily
residing in Brooklyn. New York. We have
the following second snnual..repOrt
At several places. il. the Territory, some
thing has been dooe IN securing lots OK land
and rearing or improving the House of God.
The Little congregation at Port Townsend,
under the leadership of Rev. }. Z. Alexan-
der, who took charge in January last. have
removed their churchi.fru its,,fOrmer incon-
venient location 70 lots IN the center o. the
town. For these and for.Isthe improvement
Of the building. about one thousand dollars
have been expended, of which the Bisl lop,
with the aid of friends at the East, has prom
ised to provide one-titth.
The cornerstone mas been laid for the
chapel of the Good Shepherd, North SEATTLE,
some additions beinIcontemplsted to Sun
day school, building. to adapt it.mOre fully
to the uses of the congregation. Trinity
church, Seattle, one of the three self-sup
porting parishes in the jurisdiction. nas had
its chancel enriched By the gift of a rector's
chair from the. Sunday school. and an Fps.
copal chair from 4 few ladies. 4 memorial to
the late wife of tie Missionary Bishop. The
congregation havesalso placed in the church
the first pipe organ erected IN the Territory,
the expense. about 81 800. having been. l
am thankful TO add, ,!provided for
The corner stone of the Memorial church
at New Tacoma has been laid, the beautiful
building oi::stone to a,ise, at a cost-o about
Sl5, 1000 noble monument, alluded to in
my last report, reared by a father to be
loved daughter, now, We trust. in the Para
disc Of God.
St Luke's. Vancouver. a stlf-suppOrtlng
parish, rrjoices for the first time in a carpet
covering the fnor Of the church, good work
accomplished through the effnrts OF Christian
women. The parish as Easter. also, en-
rIched the chancei with a beautiful window
OF stained glass, kindly making 1t memor-
ial ~ Mrs. Paddock. Through the zeal OF
some young ladies, a carpet has been piaced
in ST. Panl's, Walla Walla, and a new chan
eel rail has been provided. At Spckane
FALL, the interior Of .he' school building,
also used for sunday servIc $, has been I'M
proved. SIX additional town lots have heen
secured, on which, it is hoped, br,.dlns
NAV at some time arise, Injecting the want OF
q boarding department and other purposes
of the scnool At Sprague cheap structure
has arisen as shelter for those ass mbiing
for holy services. In this town, and At Zen
ton, Pomeroy, Cheney and Col'ax lots have
been donated or purchased at one-fourth the
ordinary pre-, and IN three OF the places
subscriptions have been made towards cha
.eis, which, with the AID of Eastern friends,
will be erect ID the neNt year.
For furthering the work Of CHRISTIAN eiu-
cation. We have three small day schools at
Vacouver and Spokane Fails, under
the supervision of the resident clergyman
Our most inE ortant institution IS the boa'd-
ing and day school for girls at Waiia "a!la.
About ninety Ipupis,. One-fOurth Of item
bcarde:s, have received the beneht OF Us
training during the year. The Institution
has lost the valuable supervision ot,the Rev
l.. II. Wells. its founder, who has resigned
his position rs rector oil st. Paul ) parish, ana
with his wife, the very efficient principle oil
the school. removes. t. the east. The vacan
cy created has been filled through the ae-
ceptance Of the Rev. II. ID. LsthrcP, d. ID,
Of A call To the parish-tre thIri se.t-suP-
porting parish in thel Jurisdiction AMI hy
the entrance of DIR. and MIS-. Lsthrop on the
care of the school. There IL every reason to
suppose that. they will carry forward The
good work begun of,trainIng young women
msny OF whom come from isolated homes
scattered through region extending hun /
reds of miles in every direction Bat, for
anil :; ;ncr, asing usefulness, the
,ramped, dilapidated buildings IN which the
preseut school work is done with difficulty,
must give way to large and morc suitable
structure in another. locality. Towards this
end fine plot has bean secured; citizens oil
Walis Wa!la have pledged..a portion OF the
cost somc donatipns have been received hy
me from my valued helpers andco-"orker7 at
the East, but need a much larger sum than
that secured TO carry through this undorta
irp so important for the temporal and eter-
ral we.L Of the young, fer the eievasrnG and
purifying of the communities IN which the
the earthly life of our pupils shall be passed.
The influence of this school may be nIa'ie
potrnt and lasting in the eastern part OF the
vast Territory of'W ashington lit ican NJ
more be expected to be operative in the
western part, separated by distance and an
almost impassable barrier Of mountains, than
. school IN the WOODS OF E.s:ern Maire can
be expected to supply want beyond the Al
leohanies of Pennsylvania. l thank GCd
,ha, a laynan Of Philadelphia has offered :"
dona,e $4,000 for the endowment OF
church school for girls in the "este'n part oil
N. Territory. if another layman or Others
,;,I furnish. within limited time, 81, OO
8, ,ha erection Of suitable buildings lie
also offered 10 donate another so, oJc tor the
endowment Of a boys school, II one Individ-
nal or many ain provide the means requi'
air. for these briljings. Several blocks oil
land will be civea in New Tacoma on which
To yIace the institutions, saeh end"wmente
wou,d not culy help Us 20 scare the Test
....,s,. and enable US 10 oiler education
x;tbo,t charge. or at a low rate. to children
., IN. missionary and other deserving youth
nm. there wauId also be given pledge Tor
the uxrpetuity of the institutions. The
,.,e6r 70 the yourr, to the forming state,
,o the cburch wou,d lie SO great from the
securing OF thrse gifts and the establishing
~, good foundations, of these Summaries oil
sonnd learning and Christian educatl'n'
:. n. although very reluctant to leave "y
missionary field. | have felt 1t my duty 10
.ome 20 the east and learn what answer
shall give to tn Sc proposals. In this mat
-. ,ha .gent ef Others. 10 fulfill