The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-15

Resolutions Passed by Market Street
Baptist Church.

Baptist Church.
The following resolutions were unau fmousiy
passed by the Market street Baptist chllrch, OF
this city, at its annual meeting January. COM
mending the faithful work OF the retiring pas
tor, Rev. !. W. Read:
WHEREAS. Life is full of changes, tSfnging
friends together and separating thenS again,
some Tor time only, others for eternity and Oh
this occasion of our meeting stan rs 1t
were, on middle plane, our memories carrying
US oack INTO the past and our hopes anG dspira-
lions leading us INFO the iuture; tut It lis go
to take take retrospect of the past, espes;i..- Ii
replete with gooi Thoughts. words ane Geeus
anu faithful service; also il is good Ia aspire for
the future, ii that hope ue the fruit Of cove for
better purpose. We meet tonight as church,
the result of faithful efforts and earnest prayers
crowded into three years OF the pass by the
grace of God. We iook at our first consmence-
ment and find a mission. God has sa5i HIS
word shall not return unto him Void
and beho. d the church springs into e4sstence.
Eight mem bers pose her besides Chgist, the
head. A pastor. our beloved Bro her Red, was
called 10 m mister unto her members; TO pray for
her; to love her; to guide her over faanF rough
places; 10 establish her i'll the faiths and 10
tuild her M to present her glorious.y L, Christ
a has bride. And now, after three gears OF
prayer and abor and anxiety, size has grown
from a church Of eight earnest sous L, one OF
over pa, aud yet the field is white uuto aaryest,
ana from the bountiiui Blessing We cautS1t help
but eXclaIm, "0 hat hath God wyougal? and,
VII REAS, Anothr church has EGi=,d the
Macedonian cry to our beloved pastor, saying:
'Crme over and help u.s.. He has reird the
voice and his labors with us are 10 end. LII per-
son ne viii no longer lie with us, eut.in fond
memory ne viii eve lnger. HIS voice: will no
longer urge lis on to Victory for The Mazter. but
the seei OF love an klndne,s SOW w(l! z'uti..ue
To grow and b.ins forth Iru or 'ke Mu5ter.
NH REFORE, IL comm mora jou ri orr
Bfolner Rea = faithful eli ri, and lab<rs itn
Us FOR the cause OF CnrI,i. aud~out q! CUR .oye
and appreciation # him "a man. gield.
Chr sian brother and our pastor: thegefare b. L
Resotued, That this church extern 10 45r"ther
Rea,! ur Nindiiest love. pray Ing The Great Hen
OF the church to continue to use HIM to the
glory OF H.. name, TO bless his forts. tG upho q
him IL the future rs n the past, 10 crOsn him
with biesslUg rs, spiritual and temporal, 5hRd 10
guide him wherever lie may go in prQaC sing the
word. anu to uiess the new relation aboct to be
assumed with other people, and 10 the clsurch to
which he gees we bear up our brother faith
fui, earnest aud Jealous servant OF Jesus Christ;
ami
Resolved. That to Sister Read. or pastors
faith nj WIFE, We EXPRESS our appreciation of her
efforts III visiting the sick, in encouraging the
weary in her effort In our sabbath sctlSDOl. ana
Tor her earnest enceayOr to win souls t. Christ
and promote His cause in our church: End be it
further
Rfsolued. That all the present officers: of our
chGrcn sign these resolutions as betitt.ng one
with whom they have been 80 intinia ely COLI
nected IN Christ work in our midst: aiat
Resolved further, That our Brother Read be
given a copy OF these solutions; that a9copy be
forwarded to the Pacific Baptist anu ~ tie daily
papers oil this city tor puUicatiou, aud also that
they be spead upon the minutes OF our church
and made a part thereof, and may G6d guide
our brother and us. bless US all and maze us all
faithful unto the end
ID. {. Brawicv. q. A. c. Rochester, c. =. Liver
more, George +. Berray. j. A. Resseguse, trus-
tees: Jonn c. Keith, Walter Wells, ii. {. Boies,
urer; George C. Starkweather, superintendent
sunday school: B. W. Petit, clerk.