The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-13
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A new church has been organized in Seattle,
ST. Clements Episcopal On Monday evening
the meeting Tor the purpose was held in the
schoolhouse on Market street near Jackson. The
articles OF association were drawn, ana the
name above was adopted for the parish, which
viii be located in the eastern part OF the city
A vestry was elected consisting OF two wardens,
F. Page Tustin aud Mr.. Grant. and nye vestry-
men, G. T. Gardner, l.. V. Lonsway, I. r. Towns
ley. Allen A. Maltby ana j. +. Wilson. The
bishop OF the diocese has already written his
congratulations and approval 10 the new parish.
ST. Clements church has grown out Of o little
mission established nearly year ago by Trinity
church and carried on by d. II. Mckinnon. a
lay reader. Some eight weeks ago the Rev. John
F. Won Herrlich, b. D., l. l. B., late rector OF -.
Pauls church, Sacramento, supplied 81 Marks
church during the absence of the Rev. D. c.
Garrett in the East Many of those living in the
eastern part of the city, having heard Mr.. Won
Herrlieh at ST. Marks, prevailed upon him TO
preach at ST. Clements mission Tor several
evenings. The result was a rapid growth in in
terest and attendance. Many persons came for
ward with pledges aud assurances of co-opera-
ton and financial help if he would accept the
rectorship of the proposed new church, and the
result has been that Mr.. Won Herriich has taken
charge as permanent rector. An enthusiastic
body of workers has been gathered together
who will have services for the present on Mar
ket street near Jackson.
Mr. Won Herrtich has beea pre-eml nentIy sue
cessful a clergyman and pulpit orator. After
his graduation. from a university, the
Columbia Law school, and the General
Theological seminary, in New York city, his
first parish was The Irving Memorial church,
Tarrytown-on the Hudson, one OF the most
beautiful and costly structures on that river.
When he assumed the rectorship there was
debt of $4,000, which was entirely cleared of at
the end of the first year. Among the generous
contributors were Cornelius Vanderbilt, Samuel
J. Tilden and many Others of New York city.
During Mr.. Won HerrIich's rectorship of four
years at st. Paul's church, Sacramento, nearly
$4,000 were spent in Identifying aud improving
that now elegant edIfice. Among the notable
gifts were the magnificent windows put i'll by
the Staniords., Crockers and Creed Raymond,
the memorial window by Senator Stanford in
memory OF Leland Stanford, jr., being one Of the
most costly on this continent.
Mr.. Won Herrlch has won considerable recog-
milton a writer OF both prose and poetry. A
fragment of a recent poem on DESTINY" which
will shortly appear in a Seattle paper, is original
in its thoughts and suggestions. He is fluent
and logical speaker, anu breaches entirely with
out notes or manuscript. He is broad and liberal
in his views and will make u pubIic-spirited
citizen, taking deep in terest in the prosperity
of Seattle, as well as being the rector of one of
its churches. Mr.. Won Herrich has large landed
interests in California, which he even now says
he wishes were in Seattle or its immediate
vicinity.