Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-31

cu 70 DcRtu January lst, 1850, and every
member Of the church or congregation
10 invited 70 Contribute.
The annual election Of officers va
held, resulting as follows: Clerk. W
ID. Clark; Treasurer. X. q. Cald veil
Trustees, Thaddeos Hanford, John
Webster. Henry Leland. W. J. Calkett
Mics y. Densmore Deacons, (eleoted)
l.. j HolRate, c.. L. Adams; (holding
over, John Webster. X. Lomboad.
The Pastor is recognized as perma-
msnt, not subject 10 election during
satisfaction.
The tenor Of the meeting was very
harmonius and its results satisfactory
The Pastors report. including q digest
of the others, is appended below:
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PASTOR.
Dear Brothers and Saters:-As the
church has decided to begin all work
anew with the calendar year. I shall
consider my third year closed at this
time, and report accordingly.
1885 has been year of unusual diff
oulties and peculiar privileges to this
church. The financial depression has
scattered our forces, while on the Other
hand three distinct series of reTival
effort, extending over nearly one third
the year. have brought great blessings
to our doors.
There have been added to the church
Ill by baptism, ~ by letter, 7 by expert
enoe and restored. But 2 have died.
dismissed by letter and 8 by exclusion,
leaving the present number 08. OF
whom ia are resident. and l47 families
are represented in the congregation.
Your regular prayer meetings are sus
tanned weekly. The Women's Mission
society assumed the support of two
missions at tks beginning Of the year
and have paid about 500 in rents,
libraries and other expenses daring the
year.
The Lake Union Mission, for a time
mach depressed nv the loss Of its hall
asd fixtares in 1884, has now recovered
its viaor. and IL pressing on to new
prosperity. over 30 nov being enrolled.
On the secoRd Sunday Of March q
new mission was opsned in a private
house on Jackson street, which has been
generously sustained through the rest of
the year, establishing a new religious
center. Shere two years since all was
forest. Over 30 are enrolled, two week
ly prayer meetings have been sustained,
and monthly preaching service estab-
lished on the second Sunday. Gracious
spiritual Influences have been felt In
these meetings.
The home Sanday school has Furnish
ed 3 candidates for baptism, thus prov
ing a true nursery for the church, and
60 oauech members are found on its
roll OF 172 members. Every church
member should seek to briAg strangers
70 the Sunday school, and be presen,
himself unless other duties prevent
bsrs not included in the home school,
making 70 members. or one-hslf oul
resident membership, at work In Sun
day schools.
The average attendance at csmmun
ion during the year has besu about 10
The first Sunday morning Of each
month should be considered a specia
railyipg season for the church.
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
Have been made iu the church steps ant
front wall, and the seats for the par
lors, and funds are being solicited fol
lots for each Of the missions, vhiei
should be the next care Of the church
The envelope system has been adopt
ed for 1886, and the charoh 10 urged +
make It's offerings regularly ant
promptly, "as God hath prospered,
Let me call your attention TO tn
necessity of continued wakef ulness An,
growth. There are today but - resi-
dent members who we're In the churcl
three years ago. since that time lS
have been received, 81 OF whom wer
baptized. aud iW Of whom belong &
oar resident congregation.
This church cannot fulhl its duty a
the leading church in members, inho
ence and position among the churche
Of Paget Sound, without aiding ant
encouraging the mission work OF th
Soaud. Three years ago there vas NJ
mission organization on the Soaud, ap'
but Que missionary. Thue representa-
tive Seattle men fornulsted the plsr
hy which the work has been success
fully carried on--six houses of worship
en- cted. II churches organized. siI mis-
sionaries supported, and the member
ship Of the Association increased from
800 te over COO.
Throaph the literal offer of the HON
Mission Society, Q new impesus "a
siven 20 mission work. and as mucl
money raised In the Held In 1885 as II
sisht previors years together.
Orrs0ixed effort must be encouraged
Though it may sometimes increase fric
ton. is greatly Increases power.
ouats the following from the secops
report of the Puges Sound Historics
COMMITTEES, made in July, lsSo:
srne two hrst years Of independen
m issioa work resulted in bringing !,
our treasury from lie fands over tlto
from the Home Mission treasury abov'
&aOOO, and from the Church Edifc'
fusd kl75o. For this therevere gath
cred about $1,000 Of permAnent prog
etsy nov increased 10 tn.ouo BY VIC
tarial, increasine the houses OF vof
ship from six in 1883, to fourteen II
isss. Ga these there Is bot $lleO due
most of which is held BY the Hon
Mission. Ner have the churches iacke'
in spiritual grouth. There were nfty
ak hapsisns reported In lSs&, snd
in 1885, Including 10 above Nancoovel
from Missions supported ~ our boar
a nauber equal 10 all received D,
baptism in the previous foarteen year
Of she sssociatisn's existence.
will also quote the conclusion ~ m
ovn sentiments peculiariy spproprias
20 this church
"arothers a. d sisters. ws live on fe'
eica mission sell frsm whence oo
picket l.nes must annually be Poshe'
forward till British Oolambts an
Alssks and Japan and China are pos
s~ssed hy our forces The future evan
eelisstion forces Of these isss neAtnel
nstssns must pass over sroend vnieo y
now occapy, ~ way OF the Nostheri
and Canadian Pacific railrsAds wtsnii
q few years the English stesnefs ~
connect vith these sorthern toorouen
fares 10 carry cur commerce, our eiIs'
oar men to the great eastern eonnneo
whsre he too.0o.om people " pAes
darkness. Paeet Sound ssAnds tooe
shsre home ssood In the days OF seiio
Caesar. Within q generation the eer
tral cover Of the forefan utsstoa vor
shenld be on the Pacific Cosst. plAnsan
| iss training schools. buildrnR - eo
iecss and seeding fosth its native nh
siouariss from tnis 70 fcreaGu shore
vhiis Ne ersai question: nov seisasan