Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-26

The following paper was read at the
Puget Sound Conference Of the u. Z
Church:
The great iuportance of the church
extension work and the vital relation Il
sustains to all the interests Of the church
are matters of fact, that skoQld be rec
o2nized and appreciated by all who are
seeking TO build up tue cause of Christ,
End establish their work upon founds-
tons that shall b. permanent and en-
during.
Without churches our work must be
more or less epbermesal-and diff suit
IN the elements Of permanency. As the
farmer needs store house and barn IN
which to store his grain, 80 We need
churches in which 20 garner the fruits
OF our toll. As the mechanic needs bis
workshop, so We need churches IN which
10 perform the work which God has
committed tn our hands
III We would establish Methodism in
this new conference on an eRduy1n9
foundation. We must build churches,
not q few bat many. We have recently
built and dedicatei churches at the fol-
lowing places: At White River, Poyal-
Iop. Centraiia, Elma. and small chapel
in South Seattle for Sunday school pur-
poses: also church N Seattle for our
Scandinavian people, and church IN
Tacoma; churches are now being built
at Ferndale, whatcom. Laconner. Avon,
Snohomish City, North Seattle. Monte
sano, L1ceuter, Fern Prairie, south Ia
coma and Lincoln; the church IN
Steilacoom has been repaired and irn-
Proved total of seventeen, all OF which
have received aid from the Church Ex
tension Society, except the churches at
Laesnter. Fern PTairIe, the German Nj.
Z. church at Tacoma, and the chapel in
south SEATTLE. Some Of these referred
to are finished and ready for dedication.
Others are in the early stages of build
ing, aud two of them havs gone no fur
Their than securing the lots, taking a
subscription, and securing the promise
Of aid from the Church Extension So
eiety.
Their erection, however, is assured.
We need church at Kenton. Slaughter,
Squsk. Lake Washington, Stanwcod,
Florence, BeilinRham, Nooksack, Dun
eeness, Cosmopolis, Aberdeen, Toledo,
Napavine. Winlock. Chehsiis Station.
and one or two points in the Puyallup
valley and at few other points In diff
ferent parts of the conference.
How can these churches be built
Secure the lots on which to build. These
in many instances can be secured by
gift where this cannot be done ar
rangements should be made to pur.
chase them the most central and eli.
Qible locations should be selected. The
disciplinary clause should in ssery case
be inserted in the deed. Ali hang
ing conditions and reversion.ry clauses
should be carefully avoided. Take a
subscription. Arouse as much enthusi-
assn as possible in the community in re.
gard to the building. Visit every per
son In all the region far and near IL
terest them as much as possible IN the
work, and kindly and persistently ash
them for help. Find who will be likely
TO give most. Call on them first
Study humsn nature, and be sure to
use every proper and available means
that can be turned TO advantage. At.
tead carefully to all the details of the
work. BE In earnest. and let the PEG
pie see and feel that we are determined
TO win. Secure plans from the Churct
Extension Board. Ii outside help is q
necessity, send on an application to the
Church Extension Sosiety. Urge anC
plead for help. Ii the churches cannot
be finished without incurrinR too heavy
a debt, stop when the building Is in
closed, remove the debt. secure addi
tional funds as soon as possible, and q
on with the work. II these suggestions
should be acted upon in this Confer
ence and church enterprises inaugurateS
at different points and pushed with yea
and determination, preachers and peo
pie of the different charges seeking e
excel in this laudable work, We could
build from ten to twenty churches an
nually in this conference for the n. X
ten years. IL the pastors will lead il
this work IL can. and will be done il
they do not sound the advance il will
not be done. Now. while the country
il fillinR mp and while every thiRR is OF
the mp grade, and before the lines aAC
ruts of society and values are perma
nently settled, IL the opportnne time Il
begin and to prosecute this work.
The collections for the Church Ex.
tension Society should be taken. Tn,
larger the collections the lager will be
the help we shall receive from the
Board of Church Extension.
A. Atwood.
b. +. VAN DEvENTER,
w. b. MCMILLAN,
Ioux IvNgANT Corn