The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-20
CHURCH news ABOUT TOWN.
Items OF Interest Among the Diferen
Denominations OF the City.


Items OF Interest Among the Different
Denominations of the City.
The new and elegant Plymouth Corgcegs-
tional church is rapidly rising above the founda-
ton at the corner OF Third and University
streets. Nearly all of the water table il in place
and the brick work is eight to ten feet I'D on the
northeast side. The society expect to have the
work so far completed that it viii be able to
hold services in the basement by October first.
About $4,000 of the $55 900 necessary TO complete
the edifce has been subscribed. During the
past week the frame temporary building, which
has been used as . church for past twenty
months, has been tern down to make room for
the new building, and services will be held in
the Armcry until the completion of the class
room OF the new church.
The two new bells OF the Sacred Heart Catholic
church which were blessed yesterday with
appropriate ceremonies, will be raised in place
today. The larger bell weighs 500 pounds, and
bears the follow iug inscri ption in relief DOC
tor Zednttssime, ora pro nobfs Sance Alphonse Pa
ter, Homiaamqte SaEtis Avsdtor IRfEHdGs Zesam
Cordibus Sostris THua," which means in English:
"Most Jealous Doctor, Pray for Us. Saint Al
phonse, Our Father and Lover OF the Salvation
of Man, lnfuse thy Zeal into Our Hearts" The
smaller bell weighs 400 pounds and bears the
following Latin words: sSaRcte Gabriel, Area
angle, ora pro Nobio, Ter in omni die. Per te
Ldadetur karide Diriaa kGternitds," meaning
saint Gabriel, Archangel, Pray for Us May
Mary's Divine Maternity Thrice Daily be Praised
Through Thee
The Haven Methodist Episcopal church, in the
northeastern part OF thu city, 10 showing COM
mendable enterprise in establishing itself. The
society, which has about twenty-five members,
is the outcome OF Aourishing Sunday-school
started two years ago. Two lots valued at s2,oOo
are in the possession of the society. and it has
credit for 81 500 worth of lumber ALSO Achurch
building is 10 De erected this fall. Rev. E. ID.
White, recently appointed pastor, is doing ex-
cellenI wofk IN getting the flock together. Rev.
White is q son-in-lsw of Rev. b. E. Blaine, of
this city. who preached the first Methodist ser
mon in Seattle, thirty -nine years ago.
Rev. /. W. Read, pastor oil the Market street
Baptist church, recently returned from q seven
weeks trip 10 the East. While in Cincinnati he
attended the National anniversary of the Baptist
denomination and delivered an address upon
the Baptist work in Washington. Rev. Read
said in his remarks that more than 10000 had
been put into new buildings during the last
year, and he predicted that within the next two
years not less than sl50000 would be put into
buildings.
Work on the Trinity Episcopal church build
ing, at the corner OF Eighth and James streets,
Is progressing rapidly, with large force OF stone
masons and laDorers upon the ground. II il
hoped by the church people that the building
will be ready Tor occupancy by next Christmas.
II is to be a two-story brick and stone building,
of Gothic architecture, and will be one of the
hsndsomest churches in the city when COM
plsted.
Afternoon services were held yesterday by the
St Clements Episcopal church, q new organize
ton, whose territory will embrace the eastern
part of the city near Lake Washington. Daniel
G. Nckinnon, who is in charge until the arrival
OF the bishop, conducted the service. new
church of some proportions is soon to be built
by the society at some point on Market or Tsy-
lor street.
The new officers Just elected of the Young
Peoples Society of the Market street Baptist
church are: President, Mr.. George H. Stark
weather; vice president, Miss Alice Hicks:
secretary, Miss May Dodge; treasurer, Miss
Grace Briggs. A reception viii be rendered to
the new officers ON Wednesday evening at the
residence of Rev. i. W. Read.
Rev. A. Brown, Hebrew clergyman, Is in the
city visiting friends. He has made PROPOSE
ton to the Congregation o Hawai- Sholum, and
the congregation may employ him as its pastor.
Plans are ready for the new synagogue. and il il
likely that the building Will soon be started.
M John Carr has donsted two lots, size
ll2xlo3 feet, situated between Latona and
Brooklyn, TO the Methodist Episcopal church.
sunday school 10 already organized, and q
are valued ct 81, 500.
The Epworth League of the First Methodist
Episcopal church rendered very successful re-
ception and lawn social to the FIVE other Ep-
worth Leagues of the city Friday evening at
the residence OF Rev. Lewis Gilbert, Pine and
Eighth streets.
There are four fathers of the Redemptorist
Order in the post at Seattle at present Three
or four more are expected soon. Temporary
school is to be started early in September, and
next year a large school building will be erected
Rev. Brown. pastor of Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church, and Rev. Alfred Inwood, of
Battery street church of the same denomination,
have been spending their summer outing in
camping on Lake Union, near Brooklyn
The young people OF the First German Re-
formed church to the number OF about $50 will
picnic at Green Lake on Thursday. The mem
bers of the sunday school of the same denomin-
alton at Ballard will join the excursion.
Rev. G. Grsedel, pastor of the German Re-
formed church, seventh and Pine streets
preached yesterday upon the theme of aThs
Precious Name of Our Ruler" He took for his
text Pissm viii.
The ladies of the North Baptis, church will
give q social next Friday evening in the church
psrlors. The resident pastors and Rev. Banks,
of Tacoma, will address the attendants in ten
minute speeches.
Presiding Elder W. Fl. Drake, OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, will officiats in the next few
weeks at the dedication OF new churches at
sidney. Sumner, Marysville aud Bothel.
Rev. DR.. Bright, pastor OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church, has been spending his vacation in
the Cascade mountains with party of his
church people.
General Superintendent (. P. Hart. of Ala
media, Cal, preached yesterday at the Free
Methodist church, corner Tenth and Pine
streets
Rev A. G. II. 0vern, OF Mankato. Mimi,
preached yesterday at the services OF the Holy
Trinity Lutheran church, Fifth and Pike streets.
The Young Peoples Society OF Christian En-
deavor OF the First Baptist church viii give an
excursion TO East Seattle on Tuesday.
DR.. Henson, the neted lecturer, win address
the attendants OF the Market street Baptist
church in about q month
Rev and Mrs d. c. Garrett have moved into
the new rectory Immediately west of the ST.
Marks church building.
Rev. Thomas Baldwin, pastor of the North
Baptist church, has moved his residences TO No.
lis Blanchard street
The Methodist Episcopal conference for the
Puget sound district will be held at Aberdeen
August II
Several converts were baptized at the evening
service of the Market street Baptist church last
evening