The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
RETURN OF REV. r. A. BEARD.
Many Ministers Coming West-Congrega
tional News About tho State.

tional News About the State.
Rev. r. A. Beard. superintendent of the
American Home Missionary Society for
the state of Washington, mas just returned
from a two-months' trip to the East, where
he went to secure men and money for
pushing missionary work in the state.
He was very successful in his undertaking
and secured more than double the usual
amount of money and large acquisition
to the ministerial forces of the Northwest.
Among the new ministers secured is
band of six men, recent graduates of Yale
Theological seminary, who are to associate
themselves together in missionary work in
Southwestern Washington. Their work
will be something of the nature OF other
similar bands, such as the Iowa band and
the Dakota band, that had such large in
fi;.ence in shaping the character of the
states in which they labored.
In addition to this band seven other
strong men from Eastern churches were
secured for important centers. One will
go to Aberdeen, one to Port Angeles, one
to Olympia, one to Snohomish, one to East
Tacoma, one TO Pilgrim church, Seattle,
one to Blaine. and one for Matches and
Wenas.
Rev. Beard gives the following interest
ing news in regard to Congregational
churches and their pastors in Washington:
A new Congregational church is to be
dedicated at Edison next Sunday and q
new church costing 5000 will be completed
at Aberdeen by the middle of August.
Two new churches are being built at the
south end of Fidalgo island.
A new S7.00-church is in process of cree.
ton at North Spokane Falls.
New church buildings are to be COM
pleted at Toledo and Kalama by Septem-
Der 1.
Money has been secured for the purpose
of enlargipg the seating capaciy oil Pilgrim
Congregational church in Seattle.
A temporary chapel is being built near
Carson's mill in Tacoma.
A church building was recently COM
pleted at Genosee.
Churches have recently been organized
at the following places: Aberdeen. Sno-
homish, Kirkland, Paradise Valley, Ka-
lama, Toledo, Kittitas. Blaine, Colville and
Sultan City.
Many changes are constantly being made
in the pulpits of the Congregational
churches. Rev. William Coburn, lately re-
signed at East Tacoma, will occupy the
DuiDlb dt aDcTQeeu uiAi august Il. 10 Delp
in The erection of the church building.
Rev. J. Il. Chaplain has resigned the pas
torate at Olympia to enter upon a business
life. The church has strong man in view
from the East, whom the members hope to
induce to accept their call.
Rev. William Davies has accepted call
to the pastorate of the church at North
Spokane Falls.
Rev. r. w. Fletcher, of Mortified,
Mimi, is on his wav 10 take charge of the
pastorate of the Pilgrim Congregational
church in Seattle.
The church at Snohomish is endeavoring
to secure Rev. r. J. Mooney. of Elens-
burg. as pastor. 1t will be very difficult to
induce Mr.. MONEYS people at Ellensburg
to release him. so that il is doubtful about
his being secured for the Sound region.
Rev. Beard starts for Spokane Falls this
afternoon to attend meeting of the trus-
tees OF Finney college. This college is
being located in the eastern part of the
city OF Spokane Falls, and il has secured
| the title to .0)0 acres OF valuable land, and
| has Incorporated with power TO build water
works and street railways and to develor
| the water power of the river, and thus in
| crease the value OF its property to such an
/ extent that after 100 acres are reserved for
| the uses of the institution. the remainder
1 can be sold for sufficient sum 10 give the
| college a large endowment and put it on a
/ very sound financial basis.
There are 100 Congregational churches in
| the state al present-an increase of 100 pei
/ cent. in two years.