Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-13
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A CoSP9l TCGDoAT.
The Result - . nisssssary Appeal.
Is. r. Chronicle, Jan. I'd
There 10 now plying on the waters
Of Puget Sound . handsome little
steamer called the Evangel, that was
built by the subscriptions Of those
who believe that the Gospel should
be preached In the deserts Of Alaska,
but which, instead Of doing mission
ary duty, has been used - . tow boat
for coin ever since she was launched.
The Baptist Church of Olympia q few
years ago had for It's shepherd the
Rev. James J. Ludlow. . truly pious
and humble man, who served the
Lord we'll aud faithfully until the
political powers Of the United States
interfered and made him Clerk of the
Washington Territory District Court
ct . higher salary. Rev. Mr.. Ludlow
was the leading spirit OF the Home
Mission Society 10 Alaska, and the
great grief and trouble of his num-
dane existence was that Olympia was
too small . town upon which to ex-
hsust his spirituality. He lay awake
ct night and sighed for greater field
70. Gospel work, until one night he
bad an spparition which told him
that be must do like the Pacific street
old clothes dealers-go after custom
II custom would not come to him. II
was then that the reverend gentleman
conceived the idea Of building . Cos
pel-ship. which should carry the good
tidines TO the Inhabitants of ali the
inland waters of the great North invest.
Rev. Mr.. Ludlow had not yet forsak-
en- the service Of the Lord for the
more lucrative service of the goddess
Justice In the courtroom, and he had
comparatively little difficulty In &C.
curing the funds with which 10 CON-
mence the work. The vessel was
launched In the autumn of 1881 to
the great Joy Of the Rev. Mr.. Ludlow.
But she was not yet equipped.
To secure the necessary funds and
material, Rev. Mr.. Ludlow employed.
no doubt, the same means with the
cid Of which be had managed to get
suflicisnt money TO build the hull.
Mr.. Ludlow could not ouly speak
very piously, but he could also write.
aud TO printer's Ink be has recourse.
He embodied bis appeal for aid to
forward the Lords york In . little
pamphlet. which he carefully omitted
TO circulate on the Pacific Coast, but
which be distributed lavishly among
the good and religious spinsiers Of
the East and Europe. Il 10 . curious
literary production. The title page
looks like the horoscope Of an astrol.
oyer, with . four masted schooner
sailing In . circle, IL bowsprit in col.
lision with the words - He taught the
people. and IT, stern Just clear Of
tout Of the ship" The - b formed
By the words . Occupy while come"
and the sky over the ship by the com.
mand "0o 70 into oil the world"
The pamphlet pfetsnds TO b Issued
BY the North Star Mission Of Alaska.
Washington Territory and British
Columbia. Of which Rev. Mr.. Ludlow
seemed 70 b The only member, for Il
vas written IN the drss person and
signed with his name. This IL the
opening sentence: Beloved in the
Lord: Amer Ave years Of waiting,
watching. WORKING and praying on
this faf-away ficld whether be meana
the Baptist Church or the courtroom
does not seem plain) the dear Lord IL
now permitting me 70 70 forward in
the execution Of mission which be
has laid and kept - . special burdea
on my heart This b none other than
70 build and equip . steam launch.
which shall 60 up and down al these
inland waters Of the Northwess. In.
GLIDING Washingtoa Territory, Brit
ish Columbia and Alaska, bearing 70
al classes the precious gospel Of Je-
sus. without money and without price.
No grander or more comprehensive
missionary work b preseosed any,
where than thls.s
A the sequel shows, the mission.
il the execution VI which the dear
Lord permitted the Rev. Mr.. Ludlow
70 GO forward. was the hoodwinkine
of Eastern rsligioes people 70 make
them contribute to the coes Of build.
Ing seeamer 10 be used q tuebosa
on Puget sound. "EvesyvSess. : |
this persuasive par,os.
the religious dssiitulton b yery
va. ThiA 20 doubt was true e.