The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-24
Church Notes.

There will b service at St Marks Wodnes.
day ct l0:30 q m. and Friday at 7:30 .. m. The
Brotherhood OF St Andrew will meet after the
Friday service
Tho women Of Ct Marks church are greatly
Interested in the soiree musicale to b given
under the auspices of the guild Wednesday
evening At Renkes hall All friends are invited.
Dr.. w. p. George, Of the First Methodist Epis.
copal, Seattle, will lecture In the Methodist
Episcopal church. Fremont on Wednesday
evening at O'Clock Subject: "A Trip 70 the
Stars."
Edward Kimball, OF Chicago. who has great
reputation ~ . raiser OF church debts was In
town yesterday, ana without previous arrange
ment raised $1,000 to enlarge Plymouth church
and clear Its remaining unplsdged debt
Rev. Alexander Alison, d. D., pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church, preached morning
aud evening yesterday to crowded houssA In
answer to q request from large number Of his
congregation he will soon preach series of ser.
mons on "Baptism," explanatory of the position
OF the Presby terrain church on the subject
The Y. p. 8. c. E. OF the Second Presbyterian
church 10 in good condition and 10 doing good
work, although the church 10 laboring under
great difficulties. having no pastor since the
Rev. Kenneth Duncan went TO q charge in San
Francisco. Miss Robertson 10 president and
Miss Mae Cooper IL secretary OF the society.
Five hundred dollars was nstted by the
Womans Alliance of the First Unitarian church
from the entertainment Of "Living Whist" ut
the Armory ON Tuesday night, April At .
meeting of the alliance held on Friday . resol,i-
ton was unanimously adopted extending vote
of thanks to the friends who 70 kindly assisted
In the entertainment
Rev. and Mira Benjamin. Mitchell, who have
been missionaries in India for seven years I'M
der the direction of the Woman's Board OF the
Christian Church, will speak at AYmory hall
next Sunday. Mr.. Mitchell will preach ct II
q. m. and lecture on the religions Of India at
night Mra Mitchell will address . woman's
meeting at 2:30 on the condition Of women in
India.
The large audience that assembled at Annoy
hall Sunday morning 70 hear the services
OF the First Christian church thoroughly en-
joyed the service from the opening invocation
to the closing benediction. The new orchestra
OF the church made it, frss appearance Rev.
r Z. Dunlap, the pastor, delivered q practical
sermon ON the subject 1.-THE Thrifty Church"
Tho principal Lesson of the discourse was unity.
Rev. G. W. Cue. D. D.. pastor OF Grace Mstho-
dist Episcopal church. Portland. will deliver
his celebrated lecture, "Reminiscences of Army
Life." on Wednesday evening In the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Third and Marion
street Mr.. Cue was formerly chaplain OF the
department OF Illinois, was a soldier, 10 an On.
thusiastic @. A. r man and delivers q hne leo
ture The lecture viii b free and the public
IL cordially invited.
new feature Of the choir at St Marks
church will b the Introduction soon of q
woman's chorus vested after the manner Of the
famous "Angsl Choir" OF the Melbourne cathe-
draL The women will wear white cottas and
caps. The present choir Of boys and men will
be retained. with strong reinforcsments Since
Easter the people OF tho parish have taken q
strong interest In the work of the choir, with
the prospect Of eventually having remarkably
6ne music.
Tomorrow will b 81 Marks day In the calen.
dar Of the Episcopal church. st Marks church
will make special note of the day that com.
memorStes the apostle for whom the parish 10
named. At 1880 there will be celebration of
tie Holy Communion, to which all communi.
csnts are asked TO come In the evening At 1880
. service of general nature will be held, to
which the public 10 invited. St Marks day
will be observed at Trinity r. 4. parish church,
.. m. On Friday the Litany will be read 1t 1: 80
p. N.
The Central n. L Sunday school, which met
in Brewers hall, ON McClsire street, has, on 40
count Of lack Of teachers, bsen aban doned for
the present Appeal has been made time
and again to the Fisst II. f. church for teach.
ers. but mono had been forthcoming. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. p. stewart the secretary and his vita
had iourishing school all along, and even yes.
terday had thirty eight pupils present, but not .
single teacher appeared When asked why the
school was suspended Mr.. Stewart said: "My
wife and myself have been doing all In our
power 70 keep il up and arouse interest but
lately my wife has been sick and unable to At.
tend and it was impossible to do anything for
the children, 30 We had NO alternative but 70
abandon IL for the present