The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

pal church has grown in two years from
ioo TO $50. 1t has the finest ecclesiastical
building IN the city, and is estimated TO be
worth 10000. The church, which was
quiz about two years ago, cost $4,000 1t
y FURNISHED with opera chairs, and the
pulpit IS deliberately designed in bronze.
Inc Rev. D. d. Campbell, who was pastor
uh.ii this fall has gone to Cortland. \. Y,
ana was succeeded by Rev. Levi Gilbert,
=. ", an eminent divine, and even during
ms snort ministration a great revival has
taken place in church work.
tnnrch ofiicers-Trustecs: Dr. Rufus Willard,
". n Brawley, Watson C. Squire, A. B. Stewart,
n n. Denny, A. II. Foote, A. Macintosh, G. B.
Adalr, w. ID Jones. Stewards c. ~ sheaic, o.
hnox, A n. Foote, Mrs, Isabel wallingford, s.
=. street, j. w. Brauer George H. Randell, Mrs.
II. L Parkhurst, Rufus Willard Mrs. G. E. Jen-
ner, G. s. Gleason, J. W. Langley.
snnday-school superintendent, DR.. George H.
Kandell; class leaders, C. W. Arnold, J. II. OAR
nhgton, Thomas Davidson, A. Il. Foote, o.
Knox, DR.. Willard.
ehurch choir-Mrs. Patterson, organist: Mrs.
Laird, soprano; Mrs. Barnes, alto; Mr.. Grout,
bass
The Epworth League has Just been or
ganlzed, and the Seattle Methodist, pub
hshed monthly, is the organ Of the church.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church
The congregation of the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church is at present worship
ping In temporary tabernacle
at the corner of Mercer and Kentucky
streets. A site has been secured and plans
prepared for the erection of a $35, 900
church, which will seat 1900 people and
be one of the ecclesiastical features of the
city. With the site it will be worth $55,-
600 The church has only been organized
since last September, when Rev. S. Alonzo
Bright became pastor, yet there are already
Lfty-three members.
The board of trustees are: D. T. Denny, W.
d Hughes, J. B. Denny, c. ~ Sheafe, G. W.
wells, Andrew Uren, S. D. Crockett. Mr.. Thomas
White is chairman OF the board of stewards,
Chester Eaton secretary and Mrs. A. E. Thomas,
treasurer J. II. Payne is class teacher and
chester Eaton sabbath-school superintendent
Vuartette-Mrs. s. A. Bright, soprano: Mr.. r.
NJ. Davis, alto; Mr.. c. W. Stark, tenor; Mr.. ]. ID.
White, basso; Miss Pearl Marble. organist.
Battery Street Methodist Episcopal
church-Battery street church was the
second Methodist Episcopal church organ
lied in this city, aud in membership ranks
third in the Puget Sound conference.
Sometime in the not very distant future
new church will be built to meet the
needs OF this aggressive and growing So
ciety.
The society was about organized six years
ago under Rev. r. w. 10y, who built its
present church and parsonage, worth about
SIS, 600 to $4,000 The capacity of the church
is severely taxed, and Mr.. D. T. Denny has
donated two lots for a new church, which
1t is the hope of the present pastor, Rev.
Alfred Inwood, to build. The active men,
bership is BOP, but the attendance is nearly
double.
Oficers-A. G. Taylor, ". H. Hazard, II. W.
North, w. J. Murphy, A. Amos, w. W. Cosper,
E. T. johnson, Thomas White, Ed Meyer, DIR.
Henry iande,l, J. B. Murphy, R. A. Wilson, ].
B. Stark, II. H. Smith. F. smith.
Choir-Miss Trafe, organist Miss Beath, Mrs.
Schultz, Messrs. F. Criddle, James bowman, H.
bowman, H. H. Smith, A. Tilton.
Sunday school membership, 100; oficers-A
G. Taylor, superintendent; F. T. Johnson, as
sistant; Ed Meyer, secretary; II. bowman, treas
urer.
Epworth League, Young Peoples Society, off,
eers-President, F. Criddle; vice president, ]. B.
Murphy; secretary, Carrie Goodell; treasurer,
Alice Stark.
A very interesting literary society in
connection with this organization meets
each alternate Monday evening.
This church has recently undergone ex-
tensive alt erations which double its seat
Ing capacity, besides other improvements,
giving very suitable rooms for its Young
Peoples Society and official meetings.
Madison Street Methodist Episcopal
One year ago the membership of this
church was thirty. Under the pastoral
care of Rev. w. II. Mahaffie it has in
creased to 300, with an average attendance
of 40. 1t has erected fine, new building
at cost of $4,000, including the lot,
church and parsonage, and now arrange
ments are being made to put in a new pipe
organ.
The church officers are Mrs. z. M. walthew,
Miss Lucy Wilcox, Messrs. ]. a. Carr, J. Z. Aus
tin, A. j. Baker, T. Orton, z. A. Starr, Z. S. Co
boon and J. Adams
The pastor has organized choir OF unusual
strength, consisting of Mesdames Stewart, Ma
hattie, Thompson, Miss Celia Graves, sopranos;
Misses Maud Matthew, Halle holland, altos; Mr.
w. II. Mahaffe, tenor; Messrs John Walthew,
w. NJ. Boynton. Ed Gillette, bassos.
German Methodist Episcopal church
The hope held out to this congregation by
Rev. A. l.. koeneke, their jealous pastor,
was fulfilled this year, when tine building
was erected at cost of $1,000, capable of
accommodating 400 people. The member
ship has increased from thirty to nifty,
with a much larger attendance. During
the coming year services will be held at
the Jackson-street church and at Fremont
Church officers-Trustees, John Brewer John
Hacker, Albert Ads; stewards, s. A. Rickmeier
Gottleib Zeeb; Sunday school superintendent
Fred Anton.
Church choir-Quartette, A. L. Koeneke, Fred
Anton, c. C. Softer, Max schmidt.
Norwegian-Danish Methodist Episcopal
church, corner Fifth and Olive streets.
Pastor, Rev. L. Wallby. About eighteen
months since this church commenced to
gather together, and within six months it
had the tine new edihce, costing 81 600, now
in use The church lot is worth So 500 and
the parsonage 81 800, making the value of
all the church property about $1,000. The
previous pastor was Rev. C. ]. Larson.
First Swedish Methodist Episcopal
church, Fifth street, between Pike and
Pine. Pastor, Rev. n. G. Nelson; resi-
dence adjoining church. Has sixty men,
bers and an average congregation of 300
The church property is worth about 81, 000
Rev. Nelson, the present pastor. has only
been with the church about year, though
the society has been organized several
years.
Jackson street Methodist Episcopal
Pastor, Rev. John w. Mcdonald.
Gilman Park Methodist EpiscopaI-Rev
e. S. Stockwell, pastor. Also holds ser
vices at Ballard and Asbury.
Baptist.
First Baptist church-Pastor, Rev. g. ].
Burchett. The present building of this
society is worth, witt its lot, about sis.0 600.