The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-30
MISS DOwNEY'S WORK.
Close of Her Labors in This City-A
Noble Record.

Noble Record.
Miss Anna Downey. the evangelist, con-
Guided her iabors at the First NJ. Il. church
last night with an altar service that was
impressive and effective. She began her
engagement at the First church or JAM
uary /, coming to stay only during this
month. On the night of Sunday, January
/, she preached her first sermon. from the
text: Verify, verify, say unto you, ex-
cept a man be born again he shall in no
wise enter the kingdom of God" Her
first effort at the church was productive of
good result, one convert appearing at the
altar on that night. Her practice was to
give services of purely revivalistic nature
in the evenings Except Saturday, and
Bible readings each afternoon ut 2:30 in
the church parlors. She preached also on
Sundays. On Sunday, the Stn. she preached
twice. At the morning service the
audience rose almost to man at her re-
quest that those stand up who wished to
live rightly. On Sunday. the 18th, she
preached on "Consecration" in the morn
ing and again in the evening. On Mon
day, the 18th, it was announced that forty
six persons had Joined the church on pro-
baton. On Monday, the 23d, the results
of her labors had reached about seventy
additions to the church. Miss Downey's
sermon yesterday morning was on the
subject "Watch and Pray" being adj
dressed to the new converts who have
joined the church. Her advice to them
was to watch the evil tendencies of their
own natures, to watch the evil influences
of the world and TO watch others, not for
the purpose of criticizing them. but to gain
and to impart lessons. In the matter of
prayer she called to their attention the in
junction, pray without ceasing." Her
sermon was a fine and helpful one. The
total result of Miss Downey's work to date
has been an addition of about 100 to First
church. She leaves for her home at
Greencastle. Ind, tomorrow.
Miss Downey was born at Greencastle,
Ind. Her father was professor of math-
ematics at Indiana Asbury university at
that place. an institution now called De
Pauw university in honor of its endower,
the eminent glassmaker Washington
Charles De PAW. Miss Downey gradu-
ated at this university in 1877, taking the
degree of bachelor of arts. She occupied
the chair of mathematics at Iowa Wes-
leyan university at Mount Pleasant from
ISL to 1888, and afterwards from 1888 to
1885 taught Greek at De PAW.
De Paw university is one of the leading
Methodist institutions of the United
States. In 1ss6 she felt so positively called
to the revival field that she resigned from
De PAW to take up evan gelcal work.
She has travelled all over the United States,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, except in
the South. Her former visit to the Sound
country was in the winter of 1889 and 1890
She preached at First church and Central
church in Tacoma. Mt the Olympia church,
at First church in Whatcom and at three
Seattle churches. at Grace, then worship
ing at hall at Jackson and Alton streets,
at Battery Street church and at Madison
Street church. both the last being IN their
present edifices. She also visited Aber-
deem, Montesano. Lynden and CoupeviIle.
On this same trip she did two weeks mis-
sion work in this city under the auspices
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, giving Bible readings during the
afternoon in Plymouth church, then occu-
pyIng temporary buildings on its present
site. This engagement lasted from Octo-
Der, 1889, To April, 1890. On the present
trip Miss Downey confined herself solely
to the First NJ. +. church, her engagement
being tor the month of January only.