The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-20
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Methodist
Episcopal church will meet this afternoon.
The ladies of the North Seattle Baptist church
will give n strawberry festival on Tuesday even
ing.
On Friday evening the young people OF the
Second Presbyterian church gave strawberry
festival which was largely attended and proved
financial success
The annual reunion of the Helping Hands of
Plymouth church will be held next saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. II. Reeves at
Third aud Seneca streets
A large number of Seattle members of the
Christian Enieavor societies went to Tacoma on
Friday and were entertained in a hospitable
manner by members in that city.
The Rev. T. B. Ford. presiding elder of the
Methodist-Episcopal church in this district,
preached last night in Trinity MethodistEpis-
copal church in Queen Anne town.
The Second Presbyterian church has very
successful Sunday school which is conducted
under the direction OF the pastor, the Rev. WV.
Coe. The average attendance is l25.
This evening at the parlors free sociablo will
be given by the members OF Plymouth Congre-
gational church. A fine programme will be
given and refreshments will be served.
The leaders of the Young Peoples Society of
Plymouth Congregational church are Miss
Helen Penfeld and Otto Augustine. They are
capable and deeply interested i'll the work.
The Rev. n. p. Tetrick has been elected presi-
dent OF the Methodist Episcopal college at Olym-
pia. He is scholarly minister and a deep
thinker, and will make a successful official.
Secretary George Carter of the Young Mems
Christian Association, has gone to Portland to
attend the district conference of the Young
Mems Christian Association, to be held in that
city this week.
The Rev. ". W. Coe preached yesterday morn
ing on the ''Battles OF Life,'' in the Second
Presbyterian church His idea was that hope
in Christ was the oest way to meet with success
in this hard struggle below.
The Aia,ka steamer that came in on Friday
evening from pleasant trip brought back a
number of the Presbyterian commissioners who
had taken that trip after the arduous labors OF
the general assembly at Portland
Z. F. Aney, vice president of the Young Peo-
pies Society OF the Second Presbyterian church,
is acting for President Fletcher, who is absent
in the East The society meets every Sunday at
6:45 and the average attendance is about forty.
Yesterday Was childrens day both at the
Market street Baptist church and at the First
Methodist Protestant church and the exercises
were very attractive at both churches. Both
interiors were also very prettily decorated.
The Rev. S. Aionzo Bright, d. d., lectured be-
fore large body of young men at the Young
Mems Christian Association hall yesterday al
ternoon He pointed out in an eloquent and
forcible way that there was no real danger to
the true Christian.
Rev. 5. Dell Johnson. of the United Presby
terrain church, preached sermon yesterday on
the subject of Opinions" in which he held
that the best opinions could be formed by q
close adherence 10 the thoughts laid down in
the Holy Scriptures.
"Why Am | Il Baptist was the subject OF Rev.
u. l. Riggs discourse last night before III Q
young peoples society of the North Seattle
church The choir was re0rganized under the
leadership OF DR.. }. c. Creighton. A song ser
vice Will be given next sunday evening.
On July the following officers of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor will
take their seats al Plymouth Congregational
church: President B. W. Burleigh: vice presi-
dent, Miss Amy George; secretary, Miss Ger
trude Hubbard, and treasurer. W. ID. Conner.
The singing 1T the Church OF the Lady of Our
Good Help yesterday morning was superb and
the best ever heard in the church. Schmidts
mass was finely rendered The salye Maria as
overture rendered by Mr. b. Blbo was never
heard 10 such advantage before. Professor Oar
ling no doubt has one OF the best choirs in the
city.
The Rev ". F. George made an excellent i'm
preston by his address on Thursday in the
commencement exercises OF Willamette uni
veFsity, al Salem, Ore. vote of thanks was
rendered him ana the lecture Will be printed in
pamphlet form. On the preceding Sunday he
preached in the Methodist church or that city
before large congregation.