The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-02

- Aleat1an lsannAs, n Ghs
-. - Gew Yesls-N1ehsaas
- = - Made - ArsnbeshoD.
nff;e 0seek church out On Lake
49,, rnue, which WAS started couple
- 80 with . handful Of adherentS
-. yesterday was formally dedi-
sS3 - Ulshop Nicholas. Of San Fran
z5sSe ~ ceremonial Of dedication was
1naf raises the church u . place Of
=s566renhIe dignity, ~ Il u the Only fs1l-
oe1 Greek church north Of San
Z SS faet e the dedication Of Z Greek
- = Seattle only makes plain this
- eIntmo to cosmopolitAnism which
foen impressed in other ways during
~ npt lev years. where the hoEors OF
- nsttons have been dsstributed In
5ne,ac Northwest. The only branches
~ - Greek church north Of San Fran
tsGades that dignified by the name
- ledieetion yesterday. are unimpog-
- nfsdena In Portland anc Victoria.
= which are looked after BY Dr.
11oos WSetfa. tho priest h charge OF
& mg1n1. who makes periodical visits
lo0e e1aces. The ceremony Of dedi-
= - the celebration Of . High Mass.
81 Sns impressfveiy performed At 10
- ~ Bishop Nicholas. assisted by
0rektA, y. PapcR. the regular assist
= utshop Nicholas. and Vladimir AL
-. asaistant to DIR. Wretta- The
S5InIooence Of the robes. Jewels and ac-
7nr(6D q the Greek church excel any,
of ne kind used IA religious rites
- other church. ana we're srnployed
v1nta9e yesterday In the dedication.
nhAcp Nicholas 10 an imposing figure
rs charge Of diocese that extends
the Aleutian ISLANDS, in the Pacific.
uoW York. The scope OF this immense
7g11nry II not conveyed in the official
- Whieh names him as bishop Of Alas
honG the Aleutian Islands. He Is a large
- Nth . heavy beard and q wealth OF
~ hat, parted In the middle, falls upon
r. lA0aldeys and back. When seen BY q
ts7nteiligencer representative yester-
-. Blshop Nicholas was robed In q black
nleht-cut and csose-ntting cassock that
- full about the throat IN Q way that
osted cowl. but which was only tho
- The garment was cut About his
- : massivs chain Of gold WAS strung.
~ end Of which dangied a cruc.fix OF
~ savior In red gold. Beneath the folds
II - cassock there was o CLINT OF deco
n11m ~ some sort. and another big gold
- struggled out. at the end Of which
50 eosd watch. The expression OF the
- = cheerful and he has habit Of
'letnting IN occasional Joke, IT which
II haghs heartily. The hair hanging
1heut his neck imparts 4 benign sort OF
d ~, but the bright eyes and ruddy
'onplsxion rob the face OF any degree Of
oo1oR1ty.
NM ths reporter was taking a mental
cktnn Il Bishop Nicholas, 4 stcaminR
nmsvur was carried through the room
~ ~ parish house where the interview
~ hid. and with 4 couple OF French
49, accusing himself. the head OF the
60 church in America left. to return
oe1h n . few moments.
I'm = rumor anoat that additional
AD1aU viii be shortly the share Of Bish-
- WeaO1as. the holy synod realizing the
NJ 1T the territory TO he covered for
~ ceeper service Of the church Is far too
ofUk In tho event Of any change In the
ea1neenents being made. Bishop Mich
~ WI b made an archbishop. and q
- VIII be sent out from Russia to
- enarge OF one OF the districts into
- ne country would be divided.
tesbrs becoming Bishop Nicholas. his
epnenoe was Michael Ziroff. He was
- e leSl In Novornirgorod. IN the prov
- = which Odessa II the principal city.
nfner was priest named Zachariah
o0. He gave his son the ADVANTAGES
= eood education, entering him frst In
- = the schools Of the nobility. In Eco
s9askoe. From there he went to the
e5nnasium. and from the Gymnasium to
3 seminary Of Odessa. Here ne was
eeuated ~ tie head of his class and
9ered the Academy Of Moscow, from
Nalcn institution OF learning he emerged
~ TIE degree OF doctor Of theolory. An
After nhixhing Mt the Academy OF
CIV ne was made inspector or the
llnary Of Razan. While there he or
several fraternal organizations.
- !. Razan ziroff was made inspector
- schools OF vologod and Mosiiof. In
NE title OF counsellor and advisor
eonlerred ana he was nominated al.
49, o. the Seminary OF Mogtiof. In the
u year he took orders OF priesthood
ne Russian-Greek church and adopted
- name OF Michael Nicholas. The holy
49, curing the same year appointed
~. rector With the title OF Archiman
~ ID 1883 he was nominated rector OF
Ssminary or Tffiisse. In KofkaA
= ux,sen years OF labor. I'm studying
d while In the priesthood, Michael
was consecrated bishop Of Alas
ID ~ the Aieutian islands. The cerc-
vas performed At St Petersburg.
mich time the car decorated B,shon
saoes With the orders OF Ste. Anne.
nrst, second and third degrees. ard
aW class degree Of the order OF ST.
- OF Montenegro Other orders ana
S.s0 s.ions were heaped upon Bishop
IN h. - @
francisco with the blessings Of tha
behind him and a vast nela "a
~. n before him. Since the h,shop.s
fS-s "a this country there hsyc been
~ S-nse parishes established ana sew.
r. scn missions In each parish there
-. au.ca. some or which are ma ryels Of
,sishtec.uro that grew as an eccle.
9 - expression from the Rospanr,,s
- ~ parts OF the world. types OF which
sae- dcfnes and towering mlnare,,
a. .Ashar'a aud I'm the heart OF London.
~. 'asoM their long shadows protect.
svsr the faithful.
Nm wife wooden affair thar has been
sn.,s On iAskeyiew avenua assumes
hcs,,a-as 81 the sort OF feeling that IL
n r,.,s IN the greater huslding. ana
d. 80. yellow dome, crow.Isnv st-rlf 49,
k.Asces' surroundings OF a outlet ne,..h~
kA.e ~ perched up on the edse OF IRA
sss. sssssarhangsng Lake Union. 10 p,e,ur-
~ 6n,,.. ,pe as II il From the front Of
rntses S. yesterday the flags OF the
~ r,., aass and Greece hung side by
nm a., sung In the display of coior ths
~ ar,s = sefni-harharsc environment o.
&. ~ Srrek churches. fnxiee IN. e,.-
4xns,s.. 'ien eolorsng of the robes ara
Ne ~. enhanced the impression.
sAsut ,sa ksesasion in Seattle number.
INVITA- .,a., women and children nr.
Nas a. seo thar IN New York CITY
alahnsss., nree churches that have he~n
- oress ay the believers In the creed.
@- gre Russian and one Arnh.an
SEWNEss has h~~n placed
- ear a..r. .