The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-05
THE PASSING THROxG.

Rev. J. y. Buckley, editor Of the (AStefS0n
Adsooass. Of New YORK, II in this city. stopping
as the Rainier hotel on his way % Alaeka with
the Raymond excursionistA The doctor II worn
out and takes this "Trip - . means OF resting
from his work. He said last night: "Ths
CArfstsos Advocate II the actual property Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. and IT. pfoats %
to the supper: Of aged and woru-ou: elergymen.
II has the largest ciscalation Of any paper owned
By church sud situated - ft IL The editor 10
elected By the general conference every four
years. Ny fourth term began In lsS. considef
We people OF the weekly and religious pres have
harder time than you daily people. II you
make an error you can correct the next day. II
We make one the world has Q weeks ding at N
before wscan explain matse.s." On the Ques-
spent seventeen summer seasons In the saddle
and on foot fougaing II 81 wac in California
IN is7l--twenty-swo years ago. ana wrote one Of
the earliest works devoted 20 the Yosemite.
have been In very many states. remember
once being a. the source OF the Delaware river,
where the thread OF water was not larger than
that from hydrans / had the honor Of drinking
up the Delaware At this point, though did not
hear OF navigation suffering any IN consequence
down below" Speaking Of the Briggs matter
the doctor said: my only interest In the mat
ter 10 - one OF an orthodox Protestant COM
muntou which u on terms Of the test fellow.
ship With the Presbyterian church. ] have not
seen any statement OF the fnai decision OF the
matter, but do think that the Presbyterian
church could not do otherwise than take the
matter up To ignore il would be 10 permit an
attack upon Psesbyterisnism from within its
cwu sell TO go unchecked ana to Justly others
in presiding uncanouical doctrine. I do
not anticipate that the episode will
have any 'leavening' effect. - our
so-calicd liberal friends like to call It, Dr..
Briggs went too far for that His statement
thar James Maftinssu had found religion in
reason whilst denying oil the distinguishing
doctrines OF orthodox Christianity waud cut
the ground from under the church II loglcsliy
carried out, for II Msrtiuenu had doac 40 why
not others? do not see how our Presbyterian
brethren could have done differently than take
II up and see 1t through"
The drst Raymond Whitcomb excursion
party OF the season arrived early yesterday
morning on the State OF Washington from What
com and the Canadian Pacific road They
spent the day in sightseeing, going to church
and in the evening many went out to the lake
They will continue their inspection of the city
today and in the evening 60 over to Tacoma,
where they viii remain until the Queen leaves
Tor ALASKA on the morning at the 7th. At
Tacoma another section of the party, which
came to the Coast via the Sunset route, will
join them and they will ell 90 to Alaska. On
their return the second section will stop In
via the Northern Pacific to Yellowstone national
park and thence homeward. Those composing
the party now here aud registered at the Rainier
are: Mr. and Mra II. r. Page, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
J. Puffer. Miss S W. smith, Miss Dora Roberts,
Dr. and Mrs. Albert vaaderveer. Rev. and Mra
J. NJ Buckley, Miss 4. G. Harris, MIRA H. L
Osgood, Milton Agnew, Miss ]. B. Richardson,
Mrs +. W. Casrush, Mrs. L. W. Caldwell. Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Mott, J. W. Mott, Miss A.
Z. Jones. Rev. II. L. Edwards, Viscomte d'Au-
bisny d'Assy, Mrs. & A Parker, C. H. Smith,
Clark H. Burdtck. Charles o. Perkina
Among the Raymond excursiouisss stopping
at the Rainier 10 the vicomts d'Auhigny d'Assy,
OF France. He cannot speak . word OF English
and 10 not having very jolly time with the
other members Of the party, who arc principally
practical New Englsndesa He cams over
here to visit friends In Winnipeg and
Montreal and to takc in the Worlds fair.
Tho coming OF the excursion party Afforded him
good opportunity to make . rapid tour OF the
country without the endorsements which
would have attended his endeavoring to make
tho trip alone. Hts father was over In this
country about eight years ago, and on his re-
turn wrote Q series OF articles on what he saw
while here.
s A. Chambers and Mrs. II. J. Lee, OF Berkeley.
Cal, and Mics Josie Bagley, OF Oakland. came
up from San Francisco on tho Queen. and were
the only passengers on the trip They will 70
with the boat on the Alaska excursion, but until
she sails will remain In the city. They are stop.
ping at the Northern.
=. W. Vaiile, OF Portland, superintendent OF
the railway mail service for the North western
part of the United states, and Mr.. and Mrs
samuel Flint Of San Francisco. were In the city
yesterday. and took dinner with Postmaster
Griffith Davies at the Northern.
Mrs. G. W. Morse, OF Oak Harbor: Mra J. C.
Power. OF san dc Fnca: Mrs. Thomas human
and Mr.. aad Mrs. John Kineth, Of Coupevilie,
are stopping at the Arlington.
w. Macarthur. OF San Francisco, deleRate to
the Pacific Coast Council OF Trade ana Labor
Federations. arrived In the city on the Una.
tiiia.
+. G. Rock we'll. Miss A. Rockwell, Mr.. and
Mu- James Giilespie and +. J. Hancock. of
Coapeviiie. are registered at tho Diiler
steve o Bsieu. the weil-knovn Democratic
politician OF Tacoma, accompanied by his wife.
Vas guest OF the Northern yesterday.
Joe ". Bsllinger. OF Newcastle, formerly man.
aging editor OF the Dungeness Boocoa, was in
the city yesterday.