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

streets. Rector, Rev. Father r. X Prefon-
tame: residence. same. Father Neuwese
assistant. breaches alternate Sundays The
property Of this church il worth <i90, 60.
II was Just twenty years ago that the frss
church was built upon the ground where
the present edifice stands In iSs2 new
church was buils With seating capacity Of
go. This building has been 0utgrown and
the church Is now about TO bay lots and
erect . 10000 building. Mass is heId
three times on Sundays and fully 800
people attend Father Prefontaine says
that ~ near as he can determine there are
about 500 Catholics in the city.
Church chosr-Prcf W. Martins. organist:
sopranos, Mrs NcCsrty. Miss May Mckinney,
Mis- Catherine Lane. sitos, Mrs Megsrnsra, Hrs.
ToIhurst; tenoTs, Neszrs- Dunno sno Lynen;
bsssos, Messrs- BailIsrgeon, Aiehsel Buehmeyes
and schusier.
Connected with this church Is the St.
Francis Parochial school, on the corner OF
Sixth and Spring streets, TO be opened on
February 1, fsk0. SocietieS-St. Cecilia
Society. Altar Society, Father Matthew
Society.
Sacred Heart Catholic church-Fffth
and Bell streets. Rector, Rev. Father L
Demznez, assisted by Rev. Father r
Cuniffe. average congregation, 40: value
church property. $30.U0 The church Vas
opened December 3, 1888 II Is nov tenn
porariIy in the charge Of the Redemptorist
Fathers, Rev. w. Demanez being engaged
In founding an industrial school. There
Is an efficient choir directed by Professor
Iubin.
q. n--sr.~ r- r.sl~1sc niur,h -
It was only in June that Rev T. T..
Eimonik, an accredited priest Of Moravia
to the diocese OF SesquaIly, began 70
gather for worship people of German, Pol
fish and Bohemian birth He has, by his
OWN efforts, bought two lots worth 81 400,
on Market, street and erected frame
building worth 81. 800. His communicates
number nearly 30, and the attendance Is
$50. An efficient choir serves under Mr..
Charles Nauss.
St. Cashier church--Services are occa-
sionaIly held at Salmon Bay Park by Rev.
Mr.. SimoDik.
Congregational.
Plymouth Congregational church-The
Plymouth Congregatio nal church Of Seat
tie, this being its full name, is the first and
leading Congregational church in the city.
The pastor Is Rev. George A. Tewksbury,
formerly of Cambridge. Mass. The con-
gregation numbers over 600. The church
has no special fund. IL owns the large
double lot on the corner Of Third and Uni
versity streets, on which ii intends TO be-
gin soon the erection Of a fine stone build
ing TO seat not less than 1000. Its deacons
are William II. Reeves, J. III. sanderson !,
u A t.
trustees DR.. Z. C. Kilbourne, Andrew
Knox, L. j. Colman. Everett Smith. Its
treasurer. George w. Crane. Its clerk,
Miss Ida w. Burwell. Its church choir is
double quartette. in charge of Mr.. E. d.
Crandall, consisting. with himself. of Mrs.
Adelaide Holmes, Miss Jennie Houghton,
Mrs. J. P. Lyon. Miss Anna SeIkirk. C. z.
Bowman, Mr.. b. Haynes, L. j. Goldman.
Miss Julian Chamberlain is organist.
Pilgrim Congregational church-Pilgrim
chapel was organized few years ago as
mission Of Plymouth church. For some
time il was under the care of Rev. Arthur
J.. Seward, who was in, 1880, succeeded by
Rev. R.w. Fletcher, through whose efforts
the church has built new parsonage The
has increased to sixty, and
the sunday-school is particularly well at
tended.
Church oascers-Descons, Frank L Curtis. G.
I. Case. Trustees. 8. B. woodsum, G. L. Case,
e. Binnian.
PresbyteFfan.
First Presbyterian church.-The pastor
ate of Rev. Elliott Brown has been char.
ecte rized by great progress in the First
p resbyterian church. Its building dates
from 1875. bat it was rebuilt in 1859. A
neat par sonage adjoins the church. and
its property is valued at SIS 900 to $50. 900.
Within year the church membership has
Increased from 34i tn abo1t $50. and its
average attendance is 500 A feature of
this church is well equipped reading
room. During the year the congregation
subscribed $7,S25 for various church pur-
poses.
Church ofscers-Elders. r. II. whitwor.h. DR..
]. p. Eagleson. Or. @. Willis Price Ebeu 6
Osborne, Leander Lodge, R. H. Thompson.
David Meyers: trustees, J. 9. Chase, W. p. BOYD,
j. r Mcdonald
Church ehoir-Professor 6eddes, director.
Misses Monroe and Lodge, Messrs. Baker and
Cushman
Second Presbyterian church.-The Sec
ond presbyterian church occupies build
ing finished last year upon q lot donated
by Mr. d. t. Denny. Its property is
worth about 5000. and there is no debt
against the church. The membership has
increased in year from 50 to $50 under
the pastoral care of Rev. Benjamin Par
sons. The Sunday-school is well Differed
and iourishing.
Chnrch oiiicers-Elders. David Allen, Daniel
Ste wart, @ J. Anderson; trustees. z. C. strud-
wick, f. K. Bushnell.
orvnnisi, Dewitt c. Lockwood
Welsh Presbyterian church-The first
Welsh meeting ever held in Seattle was
a sunday-schoos of twelve in number AT
the house of L. f. Roberts. near Lake
Union. in isss. The new church building.
which cost 5000 and has a capacity of
20. was dedicated about a wear ago with
about thirty members and congregation
OF about forty-fve. The increase to l50 is
very gratifying. There are no less than
400 Welsh-speaking people in the city, and
at least $40 who are Welsh or of Welsh de.
scent. Rev. ]. NJ. Hughes was the first
and is the present pastor.
Church ofiicers-( They will be reelected the
SOth tnstl-Elders. d. O. Davies. l. z. Roberts:
dcaeons, d a. Jones, J. P. Jones: trustees, Rees
p. Daniels, G. II. Owen, d. O. Davies sunday.
school superintendent. ri. O. Roberts sunday
school secretary, John Davies; Sundav-school
treasurer, l. z, Roberts
Church ehair-Lesder, [. E. Roberts; organ.
list, Lloyd Jones: congregational singing only.
Reformed Presbyterian church-This
congregation has no house of worship. lint
holds services every Sabbath in Pike street
hall. corner Pike and Fifth. They have
been endeavoring to get site for church
building near center of city, but have not
found anything suitable yet The congre-
grafton and Sshhath-school are both grow
ing and dourishing, the former having a
membership of sixty. Rev. S. Dell John