The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-29

without . regular snppiy, but sssps wer~
taken on February q. 1853. 10 secure the
services Of Rev. Elliott w. Brosn.
graduate ef Mccormack seminary. Very
soon aftsr call Vas made Ia due form by
the congregation. which resulted in Mr..
Brown coming 20 the city and entering
upon his vork on the FIRST Sunday Of Nay
OF that year. After remaining for two
months ~ signified his acceptance Of the
call and On July 81 following he was duly
installed - the regular pastor Of the
church. Mr.. Brown remained In charge
sxactiy four yesn, the relation having
been dissolved on July 81. 1892 the anni-
verBafy Of his installation. During the
four years Mr.. Brown uas pastor the city
took on IN immense growth. increasing its
population to nearly 6o.0o0 Mr.. Brown
strovs hard to make the church in keeping
with the Increasing population Of the city.
and daring his stay increased the member
ship from f35 TO so. To accommodate the
increased congregation the church which
had been built as Third and Madison
streets during Mr.. STATIONS passorate was
cut in two and heightened out by building
in ~ the center.
The present pastor, Rev. Alexander ALI
son. d. D., who vas pastor Of the Aiexan-
der Presbyterian church Of Philadelphia
for six years. visited this city In the sum-
mer Of 1e92, while commissioner to the
general assembly at Portland. and was in
vitsd TO occupy the pulpit for three Sum
days, during which time he preached with
such acceptance - led TO his being called
af . meeting Of the congregation held on
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him, and he Immediately repaired TO this
city and occupied tho pulpit on the first
Sunday Of December, 1892. On the follow.
ing Sunday, December IL. he was duly and
regularly constituted the pastor Of the
church BY the Prosbytery Of Puget Sound.
or the business affairs Of the church mp
to the last year IL 10 almost sufficient to
say that they have always been well and
economically managed. The church hay.
ing been formally incorporated for the
purpose Of holding real estate, on Septem-
bsr IL. 1878. the lot at the corner Of Third
and Madison streets was purchased for
$780, and in the spring of 1876 the building
OF the old church was commenced. It was
. structure quite in keeping with the size
Of the church and Of the town Ut that
time. bat would look rather out Of place
standing By the side of the magnificent
new structure. But the congregation was
proud of IT, and when after it had been
finished and occupied for over two years,
il was finally dedicated on July I. 1879. 1t
was, no doubt. A. we'll pleased rs when the
chairman Of the board of trustees yester-
day evening received the keys of the new
building from the chairman OF the build
Ing committee. The dsdication services Of
the old building were conducted by the
pastor Ut the time. Rev. H. w. Stratton,
and the dedicarory sermon was delivered
by Rev. John Hemphill, then pastor Of the
Calvary church In San Francisco, and now
pa stor Of 81 Johns church in the same
city.
Early last year IL became evident ths
the old building. though IL had been en-.
larged to accommodate more than double
the number IL had been originally In
tended, WAS too small to accommodate
even the congregation Of the church alone,
and IL Was decided to build . new ediics.
A building committee wss st once ap-
pointed, consisting of Samuel r Ramsey,
NJ. d.. Capt w. r. Ballard, J. A. Gould,
Calvin II. Hagan, Charles E. Crane and
+. T. Smart, with DR.. Ramsey a. chair
man. Last October William NJ. Calhoun
was substituted on the committee for Mr..
Gould, who 1t that time moved to the San
Juan islanda The congregation placed
no conditions on the committee save that
one-hah the cost should be subscribed be-
fore anything was done In the way Of
plans and contracts This condition was
fully met In less than . week, 30 eager
were the people 70 have . new church. It
was met. too, before ons-half the members
Of the church had besn called upon. The
committee held its FIRST meeting 1t the
residence Of the pastor. and plans for the
proposed building were considered. The
one finally adopted was proposed BY the
pastor. who laid the rough outline before
the committee. II called for . buiIdinx
having strong suggestion Of the Phila-
delphia Academy Of Music, . building
magnificent in Its interior arrangement.
though plain on the outside. This plan,
Of course, WAS only for the general design,
and four architects were selected to CON-
pete for drawing the final plan. In the
competition, c. A. Alexander, the young
est competitor. was successful.
The completed building IL Q model
church sdifce. While the exterior is by
no means unattractive, ~ all will testify
who look upon it. the most of the outlay
and skill - on the handsome interior