The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
INVADED BY CLERGY.
Seattle Taken for a Few Hours
by tho Presbyterians.
THE CITY GLADLY cAPiTuLATED.
nearly Three Hundred OF tho Leading
Disciples OF John Calvin are
Welcome Guests.

NAaYly Three Hundred Oh en0 A|0S~sAn8
Disciples OF John Calvin Are
Welcome Guests.
Yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock the
steamer FLYER sailed into Seattle with
fac. floating and handkerchiefs waving.
hearing among its passengers almost 300
of the Presbyterian commissioners on
.be;r nav To the general assembly at Port
land. The party wasin charge OF Assist
ant General Passenger Agent b. n. Aus
tin, of the Northern Pacific railway, and
was accompanied by the local Seattle COM
raittee, headed by Rev. Elliott w. Brown
and Rev. T. NJ. Boyd. Upon the arrival
of the commissioners, their wives and
friends, in Seattle, they were greeted by
large concourse Mt the wharf. COM
mittee from Portland consisting of Rev.
DR.. Landon, of Calvary church; Rev. D. o.
Gormley, Of the First Church of East
Portland; Robert Livingstone and F. +.
Harradon also met the visitors, and on
behalf of their city extended a cordial and
hearty welcome.
As soon as the passengers disembarked
4 line was formed, and all directed their
footsteps toward Yesler avenue. The
visitors were supplied with transportation
cards. Here Superintendent Haas, of the
YesIer avenue line, was in waiting, and
with capable assistants directed the seat
ing of the guests of the occasion and the
starting OF the cars. 1t took six heavily
laden coaches to transport the party to the
shores of Lake Washington.
The steamers Kirkland and C. c. Calk-
ms were in waiting and as rapidly as pos
sible the passengers were put on board and
the boats steamed off for ride about the
lake The ride was materially shortened
on account of the two hours delay in the
arrival of the train, but it was pleasant
and the tourists enjoyed the change from
the dizziness of overland travel.
The steamboats, soon reached Madison
street and their passengers were trans
ferred to the cars and speedily whirled into
the city. At Front street line was again
formed and the visitors We're taken to the
Arlington hotel. where reception ard
banquet had been arranged.
The hall was beautifully decorated. The
table was well laden with excellent re-
freshments, in the discussion of which q
hasty hour was spent.
At the opportune moment +. NJ. Boyd,
of Calvary church, Seattle, raped for or
der, and in fitting words introduced Mayor
J. T. Ronald. who he said would well
come the visitors in the name of the city
OF Seattle.
Mayor Ronald said he was pleased to
greet the guests of the city, but regretted
that their late arrival had deprived the
citizens of the opportunity of exhibiting
more OF the city's wonders. He then pro-
cceded to draw some amusing COMPARE
sons between Tacoma and Seattle. The
mayor then branched out and gave an
idea of the resources of the country.
This part of the speech caused the
guests to smile, and Mr.. Ronald
replied with an earnest assurance that he
was telling the truth, and this made them
smile still more. he concluded by saying
that as their stay was short he felt safe in
presenting the ministers with the freedom
of the city. He promised protection from
any interference on the part Of the police
The response to this address of welcome
was delivered by Rev. William C. Young,
president of Center college, Danville. Ky.
This gentleman delivered an address that
for wit, originality and boldness Of express
sion has seldom been surpassed in this
city. He simply electrified those present.
He alluded to the wonderful things seen
on the journey westwa ard, all revealing the
majesty and glory of God, and the
ingenuity, wisdom and perseverance OF
man. The keenest pleasure in it AL
was that all had been accomplished by
men that might call each other, despite
differences of belief, brethren, and all ac-
complished through the medium of q
Christian civilization. His was church
that did not reject the votaries of Vulcan
or Minerva but embraced them all when
they came. bearing as well the spirit OF
the Son of God. His was a church that
carried the Bible in one hand and the
school book in the other. The power OF
the nation and its abiding greatness was
drawn from the Bible and the affairs not
less than the constitution. He closed
with fervent thanks not alone for himself
but ali the visitors. and asking the bless.
ings of God ON the city in all its great
works.
Frank P. Lewis then delivered brief
address.
The Rev y. f, Boyd. of the board of
home missions. of New York, responded
To the sentiment of Home Missions. F"
He told what the Home Mission Society
had done for the church and what it would
do in the future. He gave facts and fig
ures showing what had been ACCOMPLISHED
in this state through the aid of the board
OF home missions.
Rev. q. +. Whitworth d. D., was called
upon to respond to the Progress of the
Presbyterian Church in the Northwest I"
He spoke of the contrast in the wsv
the commissioners came, and how he !,
1858 arrived from the East. These visit
ors came in six days. while il took
him SIX months. He was his own or.
driver and never swore once on the whole
trip. At that time Oregon had six churches
and five ministers. In July. 1854 he came
into Washington, where there were more
Indians than whites. Since that time
Oregon has 2 synods. presbyteries. 90
churches. rs ministers and 500 members.
while Washington has 5 presbyteries. l06
churches. 81 ministers and 5000 members.
He begged for greater aid from the home
mission board.
DIR. Moore. of Columbus. O., smoke on
Presbyterian Pilgrims, and stated that
they were in I'll churches and doing good
work everywhere.
The City of Seattle" was assigned TO
Judge }. H. Lewis. who said that perhans
Che greatest subject had been left ia the
last lie Gid not care To talk of the heau
ties OF Seatue's surroundings or her re-
sources, but wanted to say that all the
city and state were bur the work of the
preachers hands. He hoped that the c;tv
gave evidence that what the PRESBYTERIAN