Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-27

$40 sAs. Anc usBe may be neal
vhen We snsll need ~ er-c. 4 new build
ING. shall tie much disappointed i,
the citizens OF Tacoma, who have haf
40 much done FOE them BY Others. dc
NOS then aid With liberal offerings. and
> subj De thankful for gifts from any
disposed g. cDuIr.baie. reioic- tn add
WAX sofps'hins has been received for
the ho-pItd during the YEAR from our
churches and sunday schools. and v.r,-
IHre to remind you that Thanksgiving
Day Is appointed among d, for uff-r
lngs for the hospital work. To Rev
r. Niles, 81. ID . aud Mrs. Miles w. hava
/ been Indebted for v4luabl. donation
| # household furniture, brou1b ont nv
I 1heD WIEN FIRST coming to the fern
tory. Tie Wuzl.n's Auxiliary In ST 49,
( sacscsetts have completed the endox
sent of bed, 20 TIC He'd aft.-I their
late esteemed aud beloved President.
the Lucy Lee CRickerInz bed" Nav
Tue gracious Lord richly reErl them
Tor their good deed aud work Of love.
A considt rable addition has also been
M tds by tie Wo Bsn's AsxIiiary of Long
I-ltud ~ their endOwn eEt fund and
ron our own Territory aud other parts
OF tue nd donations nave been re-
clVrd Tor the Guild ea's bed. Bishop
hDirls has had the Joy during the
TAI year or tao OF r-pDrtIDg one or txo
oeds endowed In the Oopd Samaritan
hospital, Portland, by gifts of 1900
from CIT z7ns OF Oregon and some leg
Aches have been Dsq1oathed ia tuelr lat
VIII aud Testament by henev Jient p-o-
pie To tnat excellent institution. hope
thst citizens of our Territory will be
fpu0d initiating their neIghbors in surn
EOTks OF love aud mercy, by which good
deeds donors may help tue SOLDERING
aud gam tue blessing promised to thoss
who provide tor the sIck ami needy.
l have been cheered, beloved. by what
have seen and heard since nv return
this year To the Territory. In every
place visited, and IN all departments OF
our work, there are signs of improve
nent and adv .nce. Yet need hardly
remind you, dear brethren. much of our
labor IN tnIs new country must be that
OF preparing the hard soil aid SOW
ing the Seed. In wsgIng our warfare
against stu there are many adv-rsarIes
The weapon of our warfare is ut love.
We have CONSTANT need TO &C. on tAe
apostolic lnjunctions, " be gentle unto
all men," patient" in mseknsss in
struetiag those thAG offer themselves"
We can greatly love. Bat for our cheer
We may remember that no more import
ant work can be done than 10 It devoiv-
ing On Us. Our work looks to the love-
iy face Of our beloved land, As well IA
the salvation of souls and the glory of
God. All history testifes to the fact
that the influences brought to bear on a
new country in its early days have much
to do with determining its future char
acter and history. They are the truest
patriots, as we'll As good Christians, who
can AID In establishing the church and
the Christian school. Brethren Of the
clergy, Won suffer from lack of Law help
ers IN many of our little towns; if
much of your anxiety and loving toll he
nnappreciated. seemingly anrewarded,
yet We may be sure that work and
prayer will produce results, and the
time cometh when the sower and the
reaper shall rejoice together.
| have, my dear fellow workers, re-
luctantiy, but feeling that necessity
was laid upon me, spent much time AT
the Eat, seeking To interest church
people In our field. and in that which
We are trying to do, aud to raise money
for our work. Those who have been
engaged in such undertakings will bear
trials. and is not long continued. except
from conviction of duty. hope to
be allowed tn rest from il for u time,
and to devote myself wholly t. journey
ings and labots among you, while |
hear most grateful testimony to the
kindness, sympathy and readiness to
cooperate generally manifested by the
clergy and iaity of the East, and to the
invaluable assistance afforded. 1t must
not be supposed by our frienFs in the
Territory that the benevolent have fur
nlshed ms with SUN sutfi ,ient for every
need, every call. The aid of Eastern
friends would not, indeed. be real
blessing to US, IL IL led tn our reliance
on Others, and n-glrot on the part of
our people to Pot forth exertipn, and to
make offerings liberal according To our
ability. Nay God inspire Us all to give
more freely, and work more heartily,
Zetlously and unintermittently in His
blessed service.
A Jealous layman Of Philadelphia ia
urging upon the church the raising of
= fund of $lOO0O00 during the next
three wears, by offerings of g. each
from 100000 ihdividu is, the Amount to
be presented At our general convention
in 1886. He Is devoting bis own time
to the prosecution To this good work,
aud offers to meet necessary expenses
having already donated $1,000. He asks
the cooperation Of Clergy and hIty all
over the land. The Rev. DIR. L,throp,
of Walla Malla has kindly offered to
aut AZ treasurer of any off-riugs made
in this Territory and to use his per
sonal efforts TO obtain subscriptions
1 oommend thu matter o. your atten-
tiun, and shall rejoice in all that may
be doue among Us.
ihis autumn one hundred years will
have rolled hy since the cou>ecr alton
of the first Bishop of the American
church, DIR. Samusl Seabury. of Con-
necticut. The centennial will be marked
BY special =, rvioes in Scott md. where
he was conseor We'd, In which services
seven of the Bishops of the American
church will participate.
I'm many parts of our nd she frat
SUNDAY of October will be- improved
for calling TO mind oar fesble condi-
ton in these United States a seniury
siuce. and Offering thanks for that
which God bath wrought. ! suggest TO
my brethren of the clergy the preach
ing of an historical sermon on that
day, which may give Co peopls needed
iuforiuatioa on our church history and
animate them 80 carrv forward work
for Christ and the church, and IL may
be thought wise To make an Offering for
tue increase of the Episcopal fund.
Vs.
GOING MIGHTY FAST.