The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-29
10 UNION REVIVAL.
Ministerial Association Votes
Down the Project.
REV. D. C. CARPETS ADDRESS.
Working to Secure an Association of
the Charities-Systematic Relief
of the Poor Desired.

Yesterday mornings meeting Of the Minis
terial Association OF Seattle. 81 the Chamber OF
Commerce, vas one OF the most generally at
tended and interesting sessions that the clergy
has ever held in the city.
The meeting was called for the purpose OF dis
cussing the sdyIsa5ility OF holding a series OF
union revival meetings, and after long discus
sion tie association decided against the project
Another very interesting feature OF the meeting
was address on the necessity OF organized
charity by the Rev. D. {. Garrett, rector OF 81
MARKS church, which resulted II the appoint
TnenG OF special committee, OF watch he was
designated chairman, to investigate and report
al the next Mondays meeting.
The Rev Wallace NUtting presided at the
meeting, and stated the object OF the call The
discussion began at once The Rev. :. AIonzo
Bright and the Rev. George II. Lee spoke In sup
port OF the proposition They argued upon the
necessity or churches doing aggressive work 10
reach the unconverted, and 20 show 10 the
world that the churches could unite on the COM
mon ground OF saving souls
Rev Clark Davis spoke in opposition TO the
meetings, taking the ground that the work Of
the individual churches had suffered already
from many outside distractions, and that II
was better for each pastor 70 hold meetings IN
his own church.
Rev E F Reever wa. not in sympathy with
revival methods. He believed each eongrega-
tor should carry on earnest evangelistic work
in reaching individuals. The members ought 10
go out to the hedges and byways and bring in
the uncoaverted.
The question of having an evangelist from
outside OF the city referred 10, but the feel
ing Of nearly all was against the idea
On vote being taken for the union revival
resolution, which wa, 10 the effect that the
local ministers should do the Work, Il was de-
feated by large majority.
This matter being disposed OF, the Rev. D. c.
Garrett asked permission 10 speak on q subject
OF another kind OF union work, namely, the
ganization OF Associated Charities. This Mr.
Garrett said was practical Christian work, and
yet il must be understood that the Associated
Charities was free from all religious control Ii
was simply putting the relief OF the poor on
sound, economic basis. All agencies or individ
usls engaged in administering 10 the needy
should be organized under one head, with GEN.
tral Office and paid officer. First OF all. public
OPT MON should be reused the subject
pecially in reference 10 the duty OF the county
10 support the habitual poor. Too much work
that belonged TO the county tax on the com
muuity had TO be shouldered by the Ladies'
Relief Society, which ought not 70 be expected
TO support INDECENT families There ought to be
an overseer OF the poor, with regular office, al
wGys open. Then the county relief or the
ladies' relief and the churches and
other benevolent societies ought to be as
ISOLATED by council duly appointed.
A complete record of ell assistance rendered and
by whom administered should be kept at the
central Office. This would do away with indis-
eliminate almsgiving, chez fraud, and
reduce to q minimum the expense in labor OF
charity work.
Rev. :. Agonzo Bright moved that the chair
appoint committee OF three, one OF whom
should be Mr.. Garrett, to investigate the subject
and report at a meeting of the association next
Monday. The chair appointed the Rev. Mr..
Garrett, Rev. Mr.. Bright and Rev. Elliott W.
Brown.
After prayer By the Rev. Daniel Bagley, the
meeting adjourned