The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-02
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Notes.
The Sunday school Of the Reformed
Presbyterian church Is one OF the most in
tSresting and instructive in the city. 1t Is
held IN the Pike street hall and IS grofring
fSpidlv in membership. The saperintend-
ent, Mr.. GOWN. IS proving very popular
and intends TO still further increase attend
ance.
The new Wesch Presbyterian church Was
used yesterday for the first time. II is
neat little house Of worship which stands
on Olive street between Seyenth and
Eighth, and cost about $2.001. There is no
regular pastor as yet for this congregation.
the pulpit being supplied BY neignboring
ministers OF the same denomination.
Twenty members were added to the
church membership Of the Market street
Baptist chsvch yesterday.
A young people, society OF the Christian
Endeayor was organized last evening in
the Market street Baptist church. A. II.
Hammered was elected president; b. W.
Pettitt. viee-president; Miss Alice Hicks.
secretary. and James Weed, treasurer.
The society starts out with good number
of members and very bright prospects for
success.
The Baptist Social Union meets this
evening st I 80 in the First Baptist church
ON Fourth street between Cherry and
James. A large attendance from all
the churches in the city is expected.
The plans for the new Catholic church
70 be erected in place OF the one on Third
and Washington streets are now heing
drawn in Montreal, Canada. AS yet no
sight has been secured for the edifice-
The Baptists have secured site for a
church AZ Kirkland, and as soon as the
deed Is signed work viii at once commence
ar building a new church. Rev. Henry
Morgan will be the pastor Of the church
The same denomination has also site for
church at Salmon Bay, upon which they
will ct ones erect house of worship. Rev.
Morgan says that they would also build a
church out on Madison street if some pub
hc-spirited man would donate a site.
Rev. Erik Hedeen. pastor of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church, has just organized
among the young people in his flock So
ciesy which starts out with twenty-five
members. This society. the object OF
which is literary training. will meet every
Tuesday evening in the church. on Fourth
street, between Pike and Pine. The same
church also has a choir of fifteen members,
which viii meet for practice every Satur-
day evening.
At the Protestant Methodist church yes
seaaay morning Rev. Clark Davis, the
pastor. began the study with his congrega-
ton OF the first book OF Job. They ara
making syst matte study OF the BIBLE in
this way and have reached Job in the regu-
lar order.
The only church in the city which uses a
stringed instrument as an accompaniment
for church music is the Battery Street
Methodist ehurcs.. At this place DIR.
Hesse pays = violin and T. ID. Denny 4
cornet every Sunday.
Plans for the new 50.oo0 stone Plymouth
Congregational church have been sub
rnitfed 70 the trustees OF the church. The
work Of building viii commence next
spring on the lot on which the present
temporary structure now stands on sssstf,i
street, between University and Union The
plans submitted, however, have not been
accepted as vet. and there is still a chance
for some ambitious architect to get the
Job. This church, when completed, Is 20
be the finess north of san Francisco.
A fine new pipe organ is to be put in the
First PRESBYTERIAN church, corner Madison
and Third streets This church has re-
Gently been enlarged and much improved
in the interior as well as the exterior. and
the new organ, which win be an elegant
instrument, viii only be in keeping with
the other Improvements. 1t viii be put
up in about four months.
Rev. Charles l. Fitchett. rector OF Sc.
Marks Episcopal parish. has recovered his
health and IS able TO occupy his pulpit reg
nlarly.
The Battery-Street Methodist Episcopal
church has in the last two months adj
mitted 70 membership over thirty new
candidates