The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-04
GARRETT In DEMAND.
vsstry of st. Paul Church
Looking Towards Him.
va TEMPLE TO BE INSTALLED.
NJ watson's Seventeenth Anniversary
sermon TO Mothers The Alison
Case Tomorrow Night.

r..rs IL a possibility that ST. Marks
.A~,~s Of this city. may lose its pastor.
- r,zS4d Claiborne Garrett During his
ls..-ee Al the recent general convention
.sa Protestant Episcopal church. III
sfrssa polls, che Of his members. IN
s-skfrg an appeal for subscriptions IN
s~1.Y Of the new church. stated that En-
i.,s TIE money required for the building
-. rziseG. DIR. Garrett would not return
- rs.for Of the church. This Etgterngat
- Mr.. Garrett great injustice. for his en-
- energy Il absorbed tn the success OF
- rev enterprise. and he has refused
.s,,s-af calls since he has been rector at
:. uarIss mainly because OF his interest
i tae work OF that church.
unr there was hint behind the an
s-yrrernent which gave rise 20 all kinds
- r,,fnors within the bounds OF the par
- The clue thus afforded has been fol-
lxed I'D, and IL il now learned that at
80 tine Of the genera. convention IN
sfnneapols. the name OF Mr. Garrett
ras prominently mentioned In the vestry
= g. Johns church. the largest and
w.aifn.est Of the St Paul parishes. One
.rsalug al dinner. a newspaper reporter
vas prcsent and was standing just De-
,snd Mr. Garrett, whom ne did not know.
.ssu a gentleman tod him that Mr..
Garrett had received a call to St. Johns.
The reporter already had out HIS pencil,
vhen quick as a fash Mr.. Garrett turn
"A ard confronted the statement with an
smnhatic denial. The truth Is that he
does not relish the pubic mention OF his
name In connection with so prominent a
par.sh. as IL might easily be construed
lnts a shrewd piece OF wire-working on
his part The church spoken OF is now
vacant on account OF the resignation OF
re rector, and the proximity and proni-
hence OF the church during the session OF
me convention In Minneapolis made the
vacancy a subject OF general comment
among clergymen, by many OF whom the
church was regarded with wlstful eyes.
Under these circumstances. Cir. Garrett
se.t that he could not afford to be placed
n the attitude OF seeking a call. some
thing to which he has never at any time
lent himself He was actually approach
"A BIZ men connected with the church in
question, and was asked TO remain over
10 preach al one of the other churches
IN ST. Paul yesterday. To self-seeking
man, this would have been a sufficient
hint of a golden opportunity. But Mr..
Garrett preferred TO hasten back home
70 his own field OF work. where his pres
ence is just now peculiarly required. On
bis return. he was closely questioned by
Post-Intelligeneer reporter. but he
would say nothing further than that n
cali from ST. Johns had not been extend
cd to him. and that he expected to go
right along with his work here. He fur
thei requested that no publicity be given
10 the rumors connecting his name with
that church. inasmuch as the mere men
ton OF the rumor by The press here might
be m.sconstrued into an effort Oh his part
10 use the bare mention OF his name by
the St Johns vestry as a lever.
The Importance of the parish In con-
nection with which Mr.. CARROTS name
has been associated may be known from
tie fact that the salary paid me rector
Who has just resigned was 5000 a year.