The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-31
BAPTIST SOCIAL usaos.


The Banquet Last Evening" af she Hotei
RainieT-
The Baptist Social Union banquet last
evening az The Rainier III homer Of Rev.
Rcbert Whitaker. the ogltg0ing and Rex.
O. J Burcheff. me incoming pastor ct the
First Baptist church vas = brilliant sue
cess Ii every way. Nearsy 80 persons.
eonprising al Of the Baptist ministers Of
the CITY and q liberal sprinkiing Of their
various aocks. were present The outside
ministers present we're: Rev. J. c. Baker,
Hzrtiand: Rey. + Baldwin, New West
minister; Rev. A. B. Banks. of Tacoma.
and Rev G. J. Burchett OF Oregon.
Mr. @. E. Il. Pratt acted as toast master.
both at the banquet and the Informal to2sts
proposed before going into the dintng-han-
Rev D. Pierce was called upon TO give
TIE opening address Of farewell and vel
come. Rev. PIERCE represented the First
church as celebrating its crystal wedding.
the church having been organized Just
twenty years ago this week. The four
churches in Seattle. whose pastors were
present and which we're organized the past
year were represented as blooming brides
coming hcme to the crystal wedding
with their husbands. Rev. Burchetf
was welcomed, not 10 q siRicure but to
live, throbbing city. "The Northern Pacific
gives equal wheat rates after tomorrow =
he said tsThe Union Pacific adyertises
the Leading boat lines on the Sound, the
Canadian Pacific touches US sensi-weekly
by the Premier, and viii soon reach Us by
the Seattle & Northern, the Southern Pa
cific proposes 10 cut all these traRscenti-
mental fingers by spanning the Western
coast and stopping at West Seattle. With
so many railroads bristling about our city,
with electric flashes ali over town, with
coal and iron without limit at orr back,
and the white sails OF every nation at our
front, With d route to Hong Kong and
Yokohama seven hundred miles shorter
than San Francisco, the largest CONNER
cial city OF the Paeihc slope is 10 be on Puget
sound. Men in such town must not
serve their Lord Jesus Christ on railroads
or afoot, but by lightning
Rev. Robert Whitaker responded in 3
tender. poetic speech, comparing the re-
moyal 10 an Alaskan sunset, the golden
sunrise and sunset almost blending into
each other. He hanorously remarked
that he felt faTtered TO find three such
large men assigned TO i'll his place, and
would ever look back with pleasure TO this
night.
Rev. T. Baldwin declared himself almost
in the condition of the man who had mar
ried q girl almost before the old was dead.
He had nos formally resigned the old pas
torate or accepted the new, bu. was glad he
was here.
Rev. Burchett recognized the onerous
duties 70 which he was called He was
asked If Seattle would ever be built. He
was astonished to find it had been rebuilt
Rev. Banks congratulated the Baptists
upon the splendid gathering, which had
never before been possible.
At the banquet hall Afr. Pratt's toasts
we're as prolific of bright and witty remarks
as the spread was abundant and dainty.
The toasts were
Conflict OF Science and Religion Re
sponded to by Rev. ~ D. Gage. MAY
One Man Lawfully Enslaye Another p
responded to by Rev. Thomas Baldwin;
THE Pulpit as Seen from the Pew re-
sponded TO BY Rev. W. Fl. Thompson;
1.-THE Pew as Eeen from the Pulpit re-
sponded to by Rev I. w Read.
The banquet lasted until q late hour.
Many members were added to the Social
Union, and the success of the new organi-
cation is assured.