The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-26
! YEAR OF WORK.
Session of Washington Congre-
gational association.
THE REGISTRARS REPORT.
los Places Of Worship With $3.50 Mea-
bsrs-Grewth Of che sunday schoel
-Condition Of Finanees.

gregational Association OF Warrington has
Iust closed its fourth annual session, held
here on September 0E22 President J. F.
Eaton, of Whitman. college, was elected
moderator; Rev. +. l. Johnstone, Of
Uniontown, clerk, and Rev. r. @. HELLER.
Of Tekoa, assistant CLERK. Thirty minis
tiers and fifty-eight delegates were present.
representing thirty-six churches; also nine
corresponding members. The association
felt very fortunate ine having present Rev.
G. NJ. Boynton, d. D., of Boston, secretary
| of the Congregational Sabbath School and
Publishing Society. asid his wife; Rev. w.
Choate, D. D., of Neg York, secretary OF
the American Home. Missionary Society;
Rev. J. E. Roy, D. d. of Chicago, district
secretary of the American Missionary As
ISOLATION; Rev. C. 81. Taintor, d. D., of
Chicago, secretary of the Congregational
Church Building Society; Mrs. II. B. Cas-
we'll, of New York, editor of the Home
Missionary; Rev. N. Eells, d. D., the pio-
neer Congregational minister Of this state,
who first crossed the Spokane river fifty
four years ago, and Rev. A. ]. Bailey, OF
Seattle, the newly appointed superintend-
emit of home missions for this state. These
gentlemen during the sessions made stir
ring addresses in behlf of their respective
societies, while the Eastern ladies adj
dressed the women at.their separate meet
ings.
Tuesday evening was introduced by .
social reception, which closed with .
bounteous lunch. and those present were
given an excellent opportunity early in
the sessions to become acquainted with
each other.
Wednesday fore oon was occupied with
the subject, Power From on High" In
connection with this lev. 8. L. B. Penrose
spoke about the message of Amos, Rev.
F. L. tombstone abour that of Isaiah and
Rev. ]. T. Nichols on the gift of the Holy
Spirit, and q wide and an excellent dis
cussion followed.
Rev. w. Nutting and Deacon G. L. An
drus reported in regard to the special
meetings held during sle year at Seattle
and Tacoma.
From the reports Of she churches made
by the registrar, Rev, III. P. James, it is
shown that there are 103 Congregational
churches in the state, Thich had on Janu-
airy last 8, $50 members; gain of sos for
the year, 800 were added during the year
and there were 314 bapsisms. One church
has been disbanded during the year and
five new ones organized at Alki, Cowlitz
Bend, Deer Park, Spokane West and Ia
coma Center. One mibister, Rev. p. Har-
rison. of Seattle. has died, eight have left
and twenty-five new MINISTERS have come
to the state. Twenty-Five churches are
yet without pastors. The general tone of
the report was encouraging. though there
were occasional spots OF darkness re-
ported. Seven new church buildings
have been dedicated luring the year at
Chewelah, Seattle PlyH1outh. Union City,
Spokane First, South Bend, Snohomish
and Marietta: four more are nearing com.
pletion at Mountain View, West Ferndale,
Rosario and Sultan City. Tacoma and
Seattle report new pipe organs. The
benevolent contributors have been $1O.-
155, an increase of $a. The home ex-
penditures have been S117,552, gain of
$43.0S0. Revival meetings. have been held
at Tacoma and Seattle while fellowship
meetings have been held in smaller
churches in the Tacoma and Seattle dis
tricts, and in Eastern Washington, which
have been of great benefit.
From the report of Rev. s. Greene with
reference to Sabbath SCHOOLS, it is learned
that there are EOS Sabbath schools with
9.44 members, gain of 80 Sabbath schools
and 1,016 members during the year. Forty
three OF the churches-have grown out of
the Sabbath schools. The contributions
on Children's day cana from 70 Sabbath
schools. and amounted TO $60S, an increase
of 10 Sabbath schools abd $l72 over last
year. Four thousand volumes were re-
ported in thirty Sabbash school libraries.
In forty schools the church elects the
superintendent. twelve have teachers
meetings, 152 schools use the Congrega-
tional series Of Sabbath achool helps. Dur.
ing the year 1891 the Sabbath schools raised
81 ,02S9 for benevolent purposes, s., $50. O5
for home purposes, total of $3.50. Two
hundred and four persons have been added
from the Sabbath shoots: to the churches.
The following completes were ap-
pointed:
On Sunday schools-s. Greene, L o. Baird and
Wallace Nutting.
On publication-H. p. James. 7. ". Walters
and +. v. Hoyt
On Comity-a. e. Hooker. q. h. Lee and J.
Edwards
On sducation-J. 7. Eaten. +. McConaushy
and c. E. Newberry.
On Ahtanum c0llege-H. E. James. W. NuttiuR
and J. r. Nichols. :.
On Puget Sound acadeney-G. I. Nndsey a
Greene and J. v. Dimon.
On Whitman scadsmy-F, McConaurhy. r a
| Hawn and I. w. Walters.
On fnancs-W. Butler. NJ D. Ballard and a.
| Andrewa
On resolutions-M. Eells. Il. Audrus and J. i.
| Nichols
On businass-w. Nutting,zC l. Diven and J.
B. Renshaw.
On Church Building sosiety-W, C. Merrits
| and II. p. James
Rev. 8. L. 3. Penrose vas selected a the