The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-16

Tho Dubuque Sunday Times. Of ocsoeAr
:. mas tie following 10 say Of Rev. Will
IAN A skankiin. formerly pAssor of the
firsS Methodist Episcopal church. OF this
city.
Rev. William Arnold shankIin. who has
scosYsed ne eau Of the Meihodiss cps
ISpAi enarca here. to succeed Rev. +. Il.
6.usn, y expected 20 arrive about the
micnae Of the coming week~ Tie NEST
wing Accounts OF hss abilities and ora
sSslcAl accomplishments precece him from
Seattle. and we have every reason to con-
graduate the Methodist church on It's good
fcrtuns IN securing the pastoral services
o. 20 brilliant divine. and Of adding 10
tEs splendid coterss OF talented gentle
peer.
While comparatively yoans man.
rev snankisn 1as achieved q most COM
msndsble success In his chosen neld OF la
oor, and IN the several cities where he has
peen located he graced their puspiss with
1tcoming honor and dignity. and In each
irisncs- He has been pastor Of the FIRST
cAlic1. IN Seattle, FOR thvee years. aid
ms congregation there parts with him
with the utmost reluctance
w: A. Shanklin was born az Carroll
ton. NO. IN isSS. being az the present
tune Is years old. He was educated al the
I tshaN, s &c gradaatinw from the high
lege. at Clinton. N. Y. the same fail. and
graduated in the class OF 1859 with ,ha de-
gree OF b. A He then located at chstopa.
M nah- (. AID I'd commenced reading law In
INC methodist Episcopal Church IN the
following spring he united with the S,uth
Kansas conference. His first pastorates
were at Peru and Fort Scott, Kan. In
the fall Of 1sss be entered the theolog,cai
sstoai OF the Northwestern University. at
Evanston. Ill, graduating Ia 1891. with
tne degree or B. ID. He was marrfed 10
Miss Emma Brant. October "a. Iss,. Az ~
most year before graduating he was an
pointed by Bishop John II. Vincent pastor
of the First church. of Spokane. Three
years ago he was appointed BY B.shon
Gsodsen pastor OF the rirst church. Of
seattle; which pastorate he has since
held In May. lss5. Portland University
OF Doctor OF Divinity On September IL
Isp he was transferred by Bishop Cans
TON from the Puget sound conference to
the Upper Iowa conference.
Rev. Shankiin Will preach his farxt ser
mon at Stout Auditorium next Sunday.
and thereafter Will conduct services there
resaiariy until thu new church Is ready
Tor occupancy"
There is no occasion to fear that Mr.
Shanklin Will not come up to the expecta-
ton OF the people CT Dubuque Mr.. Shank
lin while In this city proved himself to
De man OF learning and wisdom far be-
yond his years.
He constantly grew in the estimation OF
the members Of the First Methods. Epts-
when he resigned universal and sincere
regret was expressed by all. Mr.. Shank
lin became well known outside of his
church circle. and had many warm frieais.
more. in fact. than he imagined
He was master OF English, aad had
the power OF expressing his thoughts in
Beautiful language. Ills sermons had that
SINE smoothness and purity OF expression
that are found In the writings of Wash
tngton Irving.
One Of the prominent characteristics of
M. shanklin was his sincerity. He was
man through and through, and to know
him was 10 feel that whatever he eaid ana
whatever he did was based upon q con-
vtction OF the right In addition TO his
mere snowy qualities he had a nature
that attracted the poor and the unfortun-
ate to him. He lent a willing ear 20 the
stories OF want and misfortune. and IL his
pockets contained anything. those who
went to him never went away empty
handed. The Rev. Shanklin has q great
future before him.