The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-15
PULPIT VERSUS BAR.
Ministers LIKELY to BE Involved in q
Contest.

The antagonism SO long existing between the
ministerial association and the bar has taken a
new form. The bar proposes to try its strength
with the pulpit, ms the following correspondence
will show:
SEATTLE, Aug I, Iso1
To the Rev. levi Gilbert, D. D., seattle, Wash
ington. Dear Sir: The benevolent ladies of the
orphans Nome requests the bar association to do
@nethilg Tor their relief
We are ready ana willing to contribute TO the
relief in mode that propose to you herein.
whether II viii meet with your approval or
not, cannot say. / am confident that ii will
meet with yoEr personal approval. but whether
u would meet with the approval Of your minis
erial brethren or not IL the question with me,
and desire you To answer, If it does not chal-
ienge your sense of propriety Christian dignity
or Christian principe herein.
The plan is this: We propose 20 play game
Of baseball on the baseball grounds some time
In the month of september for the benefit of
this Orphans Home.
We propose to select nine from the oldest
and best-known lawyers of the city who don't
know anything about the game of baseball, and
who will only be distinguished for their mis-
takes and plumbers, to play for the benefit of the
Orphans Home.
We propose to play this game of five innings
against any ministerial nine that you may
iect.
Now this NAV seem preposterous TO you, but,
recognizing the system of Christianity as
preached BY you. to recognize, first, the exist
ence OF Cod secondly, the Immortality of man,
and thirdly, the duty OF every person to do all
the good he can and inst us little evil as posi-
bic, we see objection To your acceptance of
this challenge for the object and purpose had in
view.
would be willing to guarantee that the re-
eut OF the exhibition would be over 500 for the
little folks and 1t would not Gstonish me at all
II it would reach the sum of 81 ,'J0o or s2.o00.
await speedy answer from yon, and If |
canuot make the arrangement with the clericals
OF the city of Seattle ! will try some other de-
rartment or association or profession, in order
that may further the cause of practical Chris
tanity. Yours truly, %. JACOBS,
President Bar Association.
SEATTLE, Aug. 3, 1891.
Judge o. jacobs Deer Judge: Your PROPOSE
ton strikes rue very iavorablv and personally
am willing 10 80 into it-nOt To display my skill
a. "mufing.' or striking out when YOU send in
your wonderful curves and drops from the box,
or oi stealing bases. of swearing al the ''vam-
Ife'-bu solely for sweet charty's sake. /
thlnk the ministerial association has adjourned
iof t'ie summer-at any rate they were not in
session when called today. saw Mr. Garrett
rector OF II Marks and he said we could count
on .l'm. viii either interview or write to sew
tldi others and LET you know the result as soon
sS possible. Our club is somewhat crippled az
several OF our best PLAYERS are on. of town some
nave signed 10 other associations, AMI kid"
camp no longer belongs 10 the Minister'S ALI
nuce, but will do the best we can providing
there are no pools sold and the book makers
are excluded Yours very truly,
LEVI GILBERT.
Rev Mr. Gilbert has since added another con-
dition, ana that is that the game shall not be
played on sunday because the clerical nine in
200 busy lie believes he has secured Rev
hessrs. ID. c. Garrett Alfred Iuwood, A. L.
hoeneke, t. j. Burchett G. H. Lee. He hopes
10 get Rev. Clark Davis and Rev. Wallace Nut
tng ana ne knows member OF the choir who
would, he thinks, be good on first base