The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01


Clark Davis. At present rhe congregation
holds meetings IN tent near the site Of
the 5000 frame church. destroyed ~ Gre
on june & The iot hss recently been sold
/ for 50 GO and new church ~ cost SIS 90
/ i about 10 Re bui.t AZ the corner OF Third
/ and Pine streets upon a $1,000 lot. The
Methodist Protestant church Is one Of thu
( oldest In the city, having been established
about twenty-five years agD ny Daniel
Bagley. II has membership Of 80 per
sons AMI an average congregation Of 90 on
/ Sundays Tie Methodist ProtestantS are
/ stretching out IN al directions with their
{ churches They are aisonf 10 build $500
i church building I'm North Seattle. the lct
for which has alreadv been purchased for
I Sz501. They have Just purchased lot on
Jackson and Twelfth streets upoa which
they viii erect a new building next spring.
I They also have an $50 church building ~
/ Ballard and one az Yesler now IN course
I OF construction. These outside churches
/ are To BE supplied by missionary from
/ the East.
Methodist Protestant Church Ballard.
| Pastor. Rev. SLACK: number OF members,
IS; average congregation, loo; value Of
church property. $500. Has just built
new church costing 81 90.
I Free Methodist Church--Corner Pine and
( Tenth streets. Pastor, Rev. Charles Z.
I McReynelds; residence. 9l2 Pine street.
Has membership OF 100 and an average of
/ go persons At the Sunday services. The
church and parsonage adjoining are valued
at s6oon.
Rev McReynolds has only been in the
city a short time. but his church is growing
rapidly and is on sound financial basis
Plymouth Congregational Church-Thir
aud University streets. Pastor, Rev.
George a. TewkShury number of members,
go; average congregation. 500; salue OF
church property, Ss5, 600. Now worship in
| a temporary bnilding erected during the
past year on 10 foot lot at the corner Of
Third and University streets. Next year
the society expects to erect 49, 90 stone
church building on the same lot, which viii
oe one OF the finest church edifices on the
coast.
Taylor Congregational Church-Corner
Birch and Thomas streets. North Seattle.
Pastor. Rev W. E. Dawson. The value of
the church property including thecoz par
sonage adjoining the church, is about So 20.
The building was built and dedicated two
years ago last August and the society now
has fifty-two members.
Fremont Congregational Church Pastor.
Rev. Morgan r. Jones. The society Of this
church has just been organized and has
about twenty mem hers. Their property is
valued at about $500, including a $500
new church edifice just completed.
Pilgrim Chapel tCongregationail-P onti-
us addition, East Seattle; pastor IN charge,
Rev. Arthur l.. Seward. Was organized
two and 9 half years ago as mission Of the
Plymouth Congregational church. There
is no regularly organized society, but
fourishing Sunday school is carried on.
Property belonging TO the chapel is valued
about 81 400.
Norwegian-Danish Lutheran Church
Corner OF Fifth and Pine. Pastor. Rev. C.
o. Rosing residence, same. The first SER
vice in the present church was held on
Easter day last month, but the building is
not yet fully completed, the audience room
being unfinished. There are sixty members
IN the society and and about 500 persons
attend Sunday morning meetings. When
Rev. Rosiny took the pastorate, a year and
hall ago he found a dozen members and
no property. Today their property is worth
over $4,000 and Is almost out of debt. The
remarkable success OF the church is due to
Rev. Rosing's earnest labor aad TO liberal
contributions by A. A. Denny. q. Morris
Haller and others not connected with the
church. Rev Rosing breaches at Kent.
Ballard and Bothell on alternate Sundays.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fourth street, between Pike and Pine.
Pastor, Rev. EFiek Heeden; number of
members, 90; average congregation, 600;
value of church property. 5000.
Trinity Lutheran Church (Englishl-
Hail southwest corner Pike and Fifth
streets. Pastor, Rev. Z. i. keever. Rev.
Keever has only recently organized tins
church and it has not yet secured house
81 worship of its Swn. The society organ
ICED with nine members and already has
about % and is growing steadily and surely.
A flourisbing sunday school is carried on
in connection with the church work.
Church OF the Holy Names. Catholic
Corner South Fourth and Washington
streets. Rector, Rev. Father +. X Pre-
fontaine; residence same. Father Gribben,
assistant, breaches alternate Sundays. The
property Of this church is worth $4,000.
1t was just twenty years ago that the first
church was built upon the ground where
the present edfice stands. liz isS2 a new
church was built with seating capacity OF
Go, This building has been outgrown and
the church is now about TO buy lots and
erect Si00 90 building Mass Is held three
times on Sundays and fully $500 people
attend. Father Prefontaiae SAYS that as
nesr as be can determine there are about
5eao Catholics in the city,
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Fifth and
Bell streets. Rector. Rev. Father f. Dem
anex, assisted by Rev. Father T. CunIife;
average congregation 400; value church
property, Si5GoA
Trinity Episcopal Parish Corner Second
and blanchard streets Rector Rev G. IL
Watson residences. IA Virginia street: was
established IN istse and WAS buried ont Of
their church Oh the corner Of Jefferson and
Third streets last June The society Is
worth SAlGsl and owns three lots on
Cherry and Eighth streets. rpon watch it
VIII erect nezt spring 3 s2500 church and
parsonage, Ii has 80 members and an
Average congregation OF as1
81 MARKS Episcopal Services
held In the Young NasmrAliSss' hall. Uni
versify grounds Rector. Rev Charles L.
Htehstt The society vas estahls shed June
~ iSsl. and has 80 members. with the
same umhSF q attendance. A new tenn.
paraFg church Is helug bait at FIFTH and
oaye streets and TIE value Of the property
al present owned by the society Is s. .0eo.
Next spring rev permanent baisdsnr
costing slsous ss1,fsa will he pat I'D.
lnatarlaa ChUreh--seventh street.. be.
twesa Uuion ana Pike. Pastor Few
ETaesf e. saith residence. Lenara and
Seeoad streets. Has forty nlemhsrs Ana a
congregation 81 10 or eco Tbs present
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