The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-06
SOWING GOOD SEED.
Work Of Missionary Beard in
Washington.
ok NEW PREACHERS coaaiNc.


Rev. II. A. Beard, superintendent OF the
American Home missionary Society Of the
Conversations church for the staxs Of
Washington. viii leave On ssx weeks' trip
Fast tomorrow morning He VIII stop
FIRST e View York city. uhere he
viii confer with the executive com
uittee at The Home Missionary
society concerning the appropriation
for Washington the coming year.
Hance he VII 80 10 New Haven 10 meet
SIX young nen who have Just been grad
Hated from 3 theological seminary. who
have decided to take permanent psstcsates
in Washington From New Haven he win
70 70 Boston and spend two weeks visiting
The city and vicinity. and tn presenting to
the churches the opportunities and needs
Of washinxscn- He viii then proceed 10
saratoga 20 attend the annual meeting of
the American Home Missionary Society
which NESTS June L.
The whole trip win be in eject wonder
Rev. Beard il thoroughly familiar with
the resources CT this country and with the
different classes OF society. his work IN
the state In organizing Congregational mis-
sions has brought him into contact with
people ell over the state and hss talks TO
the EAxsern people viii probably alone In
6Hce large Immigration to Washington.
There are already large number OF Eas-
tern people waiting for Rev. Besrd's APP
peErance and others are in correspondence
with him relative 70 coming TO the new
state.
"eax theological students from Chicago
hare Just arrived. said Rev. Beard yester-
day. land viii spend the summer In Wash
ington- These students are: Rev George
A. Conrad. who goes 10 Edison; Rev. +. o.
EeIiser. who takes West kittitas. a country
field near Eilensburg; Rev. c. d. Moore,
who goes 20 kasama; Rev. II. L. Preston,
who goes to washonssi. and two others.
BESIDES these there ara five students
soon 10 arrive from the Hartford Theology
cal Seminary, eight from Yale and one
from Andovsr."
Rev. BEARD, in speaking Of his recent
work in the state, gave the following in
teresting items In regard TO the Congrega-
tionai denomination in the state:
new church was organized last Sunday
at HliIhurst with membership OF fourteen.
The church at Port Townsend has called
Rev =. NJ. Freeiand. OF Seattle. ut a salary
OF soon and is urgently pressing Mr..
FreeIand 20 accept.
Rev. j. X. Chaplin has resigned at Oiym-
ria and the church IL looking for strong
man for that growing capital city.
Rev. o. L. Fowler. who lately resigned at
Christopher. has accepted call 20 the pas
torate OF the Congregational church at Ed
mnnds.
Rev. w. w. Ferrier. who lately resigned
at Port Townsend. contemplates giving up
the work Of the ministry. owing to n long
standing throat difficulty. His work at
Port Townsend was eminentiy successful,
his church having had larger growth dur
ing the past year than any other mission
sry church in the state.
Rev. G. 4. Chase, of Cheney, is about 10
take charge Of the work In North Spokane
Fails
All OF the Congregational churches all
over the state are in dourishing condition
and the outlook for q large growth in that
denomination ia the next year is very
promising.