Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-21
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TIE annual associas ION Is n grand in
dspendenss day for Baptss's. They
soms toesths, not a. . hierarchy to
eousrol thu nsmhsss Of The body. or to
d5esass tbs movsnAnts sf ths churches,
has ainply ~ an advisory body. denying
nv ooutsDi over churches OF mAnbers,
but % eonfefring toesthaf In plans and
movsmsufs a. 20 secure . general naf-
mouy Of action.
1cpfist ehurchss located about Paees
euund. a. thus associated to0ether, met
shroAah regularly appointed delegates
~ 0kaoit City, on Friday. June u, sts
O'clock q. m, and after engaging IN de-
voeioual exercises proceeded 20 listen 20
The feports from the different churches
Ia order Of their organisation
The First Baptist Church Of Seattle
lsd Oh with history OF its work and
struggles siHce its orRauizstio Ia Dr.
eeub~r. 1868. Its house Of worship was
erected in 1877, repaired and lowered IN
1878. repainted in 1881. and Thoroughly
fspovated and refnrnished Ia 1873, At an
expenss Of 500. This church has had
hat feur regular pastors, the first OF
whom, Rev. Radolphus Weston, u an
honored father among all Sound Bap-
tists; the second, Rev. joseph Freshman,
returned ~ vsrmoat. and the other two.
Rsy. J. A. With. and Rev. ID. j. Piercs,
The present Incumbent, are both united
With il 1t the present. time. The church
ID nov out Of debt, With good proper
~ and good financial prospects. Dur
Ing il sxissence Just 30 perscns have
bssn united on its rolls, II Of whom we're
constituent members, 16 received by
letter, ~ by experience and 30 oy bap-
tisn. OF these 81 we're baptized by the
last pastor, and above 80 rec lived by
Isttsr during his pastorsts. Fourteen
persons asked and received letters last
October to form q second church; 81
oshers have bssn dismissed TO other
churches. 10 have been excluded and Ii
havs died, leaving 120. the present mum
bsr. The Sunday school has been Kept
no from the first and nov Numbers 10
papils-
Puyallup church reported pleasant
and growing company. under the lead
srship Of Mrs. A. w. Jones', reporting
Ave baptisms and total addition 81
len.
Olympia church reported good indi-
vidusl work accomplished there, and
widely scattered membership.
White river IL hopeful bat not In
ofsasing. Ito membership has been de-
plstsd By removal.
The SkAgit churches, Of which there
ere nov three, reported more baptisms
and greater proportional growth than
any ether section. having doubled their
number within the year.
Ceuterville Is awakening 10 new life:
and Oystervilis was renewed on the re-
cords.
The enrolment showed forty dele
gates actually present, who elected kev.
N. B. Holman President; II. II. Weston,
Clerk. and Roger 8. Greene. Treasurer.
~ the associatioaal officers for the CON-
ing year.
New churches we're then received from
Victoria. b. g.. New Hope, on the
HkaQit. Tacoma, Second Seattle, and
Seattle Scandinavian.
A somewhat excited bat pleasant dis
euasion aross upon the articles OF faith
adopted BY the various churches, the
pfefsrence given 10 a manual published
By the American Baptist Publication
Society, though uniformity is not re-
00tke0.
a esnssal handshaking and expression
Of fellowship followed the reception Of
She i've new churches, which brought
oil into peTfect harmony.
The regular Committee ON State OF
Religion reported. through its Chairman
Hon. Il. 8. Greene, making some tren-
chant changes in Bible language. to
which strong exceptions were taken.
resulting In = heated discussion upon
secret societies, practic ] Christian life
and the proper ideal standard of mem
hsrship. This Was cut abort at II am.
By the missionary sermon preached by
Rsv. ]. Beaven OF Tacoma.
AZ 2p. m. the report on Home Mis-
eions Was read BY Rev. j. A. Wirth. and
supplemented by resolutions presented
By Rev. d. J. Pierce, looking toward
the erection OF an independent couven
tion IN Warrington Territory and 90
operation dircc,ly With the Home Mis-
sion Society Of New York.
These we're referred TO special CON-
mittss-Rev. J. A. Wirth, Hon. Il. s.
Greene, Rev. d. J. Pierce. There was
chen half hour Of free conference ON
The subject Of Home Mission needs,
which slicitsd much information con-
corning the outskirts OF the Sound
eeuntSy. showing ereas need OF mission
aries In British Columbia and the Che.
AAlis. Brother James, Who, like Paul
has travelled over the whole country on
foot, dotted out ths places where mis-
etouAfiee were needed until he had
twslvs men located.
The spiritual feeling rose very high
aftss thsse gianccs At their needs. and
- ak<<IA
has been eomewhat divided in opinion,
eeemed n nov together in an over
vhelminR desire 10 do good. From
this point the body was harmonious.
There vefe oloee votes, or efforts TO
manipulate = minority, but hearty
enthusiastic union OF bearf and hand in
peomct.n0 the religious interests Of the
country.
TIE sohiecs Of Foreign Missions vas
Hop0rted by Misc McNaushton. OF Vic
Sosia. Z lady Of strong abilities. who had
ooce decided 70 be foreign MISSION
ancna the Chincss in her own town.
Many inisrsseina facts from the field
vero given.
Rss. nerrs stated thar the foreign
OtasiOaa of the baptist Church have re-
$sSs &vS1 49, s&4Oo~Sao CftttVcftt uN
oaVetsm the pAst year, making ahoet
eAsso hundred converts for every mis-
snooasy employed. What glorious as
socsatson ours would be next year IL
ontv - many were added By AL our
workers. On tbs sound
San ~ va crowded day. De~o-
etooAl eervices began a. 10 o'cl oh. Rev.
y. y. Pierce preached at II O'clock 10 a
full hooae. a Sunday school meeting
followed - 1874. and q voman's mis-
ecaARy meeting at 5 o'clock. This
nesting 80 unique. Mrs. A. w. Jones
eddre1sed the full house for some time
WITH great acceptance. altar which the
vAsscoe mission circles gave an account
- theif work. One had gathered a
esmUany Of thirty boys a taught
eAer IL different conditions Of heathen
ehtldrea until they had mantle ted a
eerooe sympathy In q prcdisal way.
1Ae Victoria csrcle had studied the
ni9ton eeography through the mission
map TIL they UNDERWOOD most of the
WovoDenta made The chiidrsn,s hansi
I'D Rathered acraps from rachaes out
u which skillful hAnda had formed a
guilt The boys gathered grass. the
Girie csysaaliScd IL. and made wall-posk-
60 haakseA and other ornaments for
03o.