The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-01

RrMaioua ExEKcssEa IN CELEBRATION
or THE OCCASION.
In the morning. services were held
in several Of the churches of the city.
Tho attendance at each was large. and
heexercises interesting.
rgIEfgY cnusrH.
At Trinity Episcopal church. SER
vices began At 10 O'Clock a. M, and
were conducted by Rev. George Her.
bert Watson, pastor Of the church.
The church was crowded almost 70
the doors. Company ID. First infantry
regiment, Captain Kellogg. In fall AMI.
form. with forty members, cunstltut.
ing part OF the congregation. The
decorations ware simple aad effective.
From the top of the chaneel hung the
American flag. and are aa the read.
ing desk were drapefses Of red, white
and blue bunting.
The services opened with the singing
of a0ld Hundred Then came tslG
reading OF sections from the scripture,
followed hy the recitation OF the Lord i
Prayer. The minister then Offered Z
special prayer OF THANKSGIVING. ~.
lowed by the singing OF Psalas iSxxs
aud cxxii. Book at Eeclesiastieus
Xiv lis vas then read. followed ina
mediaieiy by the singing OF the an
them 'Te Dcum Laudamus.n Then
came the reading OF the Gospel &C
cording Go st, John viii :3i-B. The
The Apostles creed was rscifed by
both The minister and the eonErega-
ton. The beautiful service closed
with the recitation Of collect for
peace for the president OF the United
States and al in civil authority. for
tho country. for blessing on the
families Of the land. and for the unity
OF the church OF God.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES.
A Joint service was held at Ply.
mouth church by the several congre,
gAtional churches Of the city. The
exercises. which began at 0 a. M.
were under the direction OF Mr.. w.
II. Reeves. Tho programme was as
follows:
Prayer by Rev. Samuel Greene.
Singing Of America" by the choir
and congregation.
Reading OF the proclamation 81
President Harrison, by Mr.. Ansen
Burwell.
Reading of the scriptures.
Keaiipr description OF the FIRST in
augural ceremonies. by hlr. Everett
Smith.
Son !. "Natlonal HYMN Of the Re
puhlh.,n Miss Helen Wilder.
Reading extracts from Washington :
and HaFrison's inaugural addresses,
Mr.. Austin r. Bnrwell.
Reading OF poem Washington =
and last stanka added 20 "AmeTica. |"
hy Rev. s. q. Smith. The author. by
Mrs. NJ. b. Reese.
The doSolegy was then sung and
the congregation dismissed.
The choir consisted Of Miss Wilder,
Miss Hough. and Messrs. Burwell and
Simpson.
rSros SERVICES.
A union service of the Presbyterian.
Baptist and Methodist Episcopal
churches was held In the Presbyterian
church, corner OF Third aud Madison
streets. At 10 o'clock.
The services were opened with
PRAYER. followed by the reading of the
presidents Proclamation by Rev.
Robert Whiteaker OF the Baptist
church. After reading al . chapter
from Deuteronomy and u Psalm. Rev.
Whitaker delivered an appropriate
address. The PRAYER and praise sene
service in which the pastors aud con-
gregaiion joiged. followed. and the
services were concluded with the sing.
ing OF the National anthem.
IN NgEvM sxATrIs.
AT The NJ. +. church. q simple
prayer service. beginning at Q -. NJ.
was held The attendance was good
and the services were interesting ~
those wt,o were. present