The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-03
me BlPTIsTs N COUNCIL,
Proceedings Of the Recent Con-
ference at La Conner.
lseSeas> 81 Over g FER Cent. Ina the
NasAb<r Of Churches. and so Per
Cent. sa Membership.

The Northeastern Baptist -AsSccia-
ton held iss second annual meeting az
LaConner. June = to 81. The session
was entirely harmonious. ard the
rapid growth OF the churches and the
number Of arcessions 10 the associa-
ton created great enthusiasm. This
association is made up OF Baptist
churches located between the north
line Of Mason and Pierce counties and
the nortn line OF the United States
west OF the Cascades. Including some
what more than oae-thirs of the nap-
fists q. we>tern Washington and
British Columbia. In the harmonious
division of the Puget Seand Associa-
ton one year ago but twelve CHURCHES
united III the new association At the
meeting OF last week eight ether
churches were received The aggre-
gale membership sa> 80. being a gain
of fifty per cent during the year.
Among these rev charctes was osle
81 Aent which. though brs three
months old. has raised about SOFA
for new church ossisuins. Another
1T lsay View, near LaCcnEer, organ
lied IN June, has ai>ed nearly enough
for a house Of worship. The Market
street church OF Seattle was received
snd reported n house and bot worth
s. 90. though Organized April "a. 1t
WAS the outgroash of the Jackson
street mission, organized by the First
church III lss5. Two other churches
received were formed from the Sean
,iinavian church OF this city, organ
ICED in 1854. aud increased from tour
teen 10 eighty-seven in the past
eighteen months under the able
leadership of Rev. h. Nelson.
Their house being too small they
sold their property. divided on the
national line, forty-six Swe,ies form
ing a church and fort, -one Danes and
Norwegians forming another.
Each purchased a lot ami started a
house with the divided proceeds of
the old property and are now antici-
pating an early entrance of their new
houses. worth s. GO sacIi.
The Seattle First church has grown
from 22S Ia 20 during the past year.
ana reported 81 so spent on lis city
missions during the wear.
nuwamish had built house of
worship. and Mount Yer ON Is about
To finish a house.
The total membership of the Sound
was given a. SOL against 25s six years
ago, tweu,y-one houses. VITA prop
eTty worth $4,000. have risen from
six houses worth Sl2,COU. in the same
time. The enthusiastic school move
ment Ut Ctsniralia brings at 3east
so 90 more 10 the denomination
The Home Mission report, from which
these facts are CLEANED, shows the APP
polntment of tive missionaries within
these limits. and asks for four others,
piedging the churches 10 their pro-
portion.
Lively discussion was raised over
the development OF mission work in
Alaska. An Indian Mission Board
was organized for the purpose of sys-
tematizing efforts among the Iniii4ns
on the hop fields and ut home.
Miss Emma Miller of Chicago, sup
erintendent OF the Woman's Work
has been quietly working up Ladies'
Mission Societies in the small towns
and in Seattle, anu has won the gen
eral admiration OF ali who have seen
her quiet but systematic arrange
ments. She is employed by the
Moman's Mission Society IF Chicago.
aud aids feeble churches in organic.
ing efforts for their own support ss
we'll as for mission purposes. Her adj
dresses on Saturday and SUNDAY were
excellent and timely.
Rev. j. L. Norris. OF Wha.com. for
twelve years in Burrnah, created much
enthusiasm by his foreibie and sensi-
bic remarks upon this "a a mission
field. declaring that in ali his Eastern
travels he had never seen bet er for
eign mission field than Puget sound,
where China and Scandinavia, Alaska
and British Columbia bring to our feet
the representatives. OF earth : mightiest
nations. Rev. Whitaker, who has
labored in Mexico. regarded the Indi-
ans as more hopeful
The association will hold its next
annual meeting with the Seattle Second
church, but proposes TO hold several
quarterly meetings, the first Of which
occurs in Seattle the first Wednesday
OF September.