The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-20

tar~- % tz@En being brick. Save since oeeH
erected II va-scsss paris OF rns CT.
Father Preton,asne e respected ~ AZ 70,
BIS raay admirable qualities Of rntrf asl
heart. Irrespect.vs Of creed or religious
b>siet.
1~.>cc s-,-.. re Episcopal bishop q
Oregon. visited Seattle n tssS and a-%3
services In tne White church. at rl4@l
tine Mr. Hiram. Barrsegs wss the oniF
carsszats ea-s~-us4. Il yea- prev OTIS
however. tie Episcopal se-ivee had eSe"
rendered II th's city by Rev ?. h ~
ard. sow o, Bs lsr3- and q Sunday $780,
rad besn esas5 .sae5 By Mrs VI X MAJ
cocks Mrs Taylor ard Mrs. Draper. E@-
tweez tss- ans Isss Eev. Ar. Rooer1s o.
f3caateI Independently. II $50 sma.4
mission hoase 1as built where Rev. =
w Summers for q tine he'd serviceS On
Easter Monday. $50. Trinity parish ses
crrauzet. VIII Bsr3sh Brown as senior
t@a: rsrana Burnett. junior warden:
James NeSsught. ". q. Jameson .
C-scatoa- < W LAvtoa ard J. P ROB
bins. ves.ryrren Rev. c. r Bc1as4A-
now deceased. was e.ect@d rector. but I'D
To. begin hls lahors until $50 ARR
three yesrs service Nj. Bo1ne.I IA. sue
ceese-9 By n. late rector. Rev. George
Herbert Watson. who during bis long
ministry was appointed dean OF western
washirxtor- TIE ole church ard rectory.
corner Third ard Jefferson streets. were
burned n RE great FIRE. and services
after shas date were he'd in the csapei
in North Ssa'tls unfit the completion OF
The iarge stone edsnce On the corner G.
Elghth sn3 James serestA
Some few years ago 81. Marks parish
was organized. and under RE ace leader-
ship OF Rev y c. Garrett Il has growa
TO be one q TIE largest religious or--aniza-
tors IN he city SHE vas recently
secured or the Denny hill. AID . contract
has already been lei for tie construction
OF a large. handsome an1 comrnodious
house Of worship.
December 70. 1853. the Frs. Baptist
church OF Seattle WIS organ ed, a3i Il
g rot oa.y the Oldest bur the largest
church ot hat denomination In The STATE
There we're eleven corporate members.
among whom were Mrs A. J. Ha2for9,
l.. J Ho.gaze Thadteas FanfoT6. Frank
Hsn.ord sn1 Oliver McAiaster During
th4 ars- four years OF its existence the
church had TO pastor. but was supplied by
Rev. r Weston and Rev James Free
man A lot or Fourth street. between
James and Cherry. was donated nv Eliza
beth Ho,gsse. ard the present house Of
worship was erected thereon IN 1877. being
The FRS. Rapt.s. church bail, north % tha
Columbia river. Rev ]. A. With. TOW
deceased. was cailei to the pastorate u
1874 ard remained IN charge for nine
years. when he was succeeded by Rev
d. J. Pierce. wso. efter FIVE years work.
was succeeded IN turn by Rev. Robert
Whitaker who served about one year,
when ne resigned and was succeeded -
Rev. q. J. BQrchett ard he IL turn by
DR. Taylor. q most exemplary man and
eloquent preacher. who paSh@i the work
with great earrestuess and zeal For
several months daring his ministry the
opera house Mas required TO h0id the
vas, congregation tina. socked TO hear
hirn preach the gospel. Or. Taylor was
succeeded by Or. s. c. Drum.
-
On the I4th Day OF January. 1sT. Con-
-reEstioaalisrn gained It's erst foothoi1 n
Seattle. On that date a meeting was
held q, TIE residence OF John II. Sander
son 10 organize tho Plymouth Congrega-
tlonal church. On tbs following Sunday
The fret service as an organized church
was held at Yesler, hall. a. which time
Rev. John F. Damon was requested 20
act as state supply. The call was sc
eepted. but falling health caused him 70
resign one year later s1f from that time
20 August. 1873, the church was without
pastor. In the meantime Mr. \. A.
Denny donated a 10: on Second street,
upon which a church building vas erect
81. A. the 1eiicaison IN 1913 Rev. Noonan
Mcleod v-as called az TEN porary pastor.
In 1875 Rev James Hall served for few
months. II July. 1875. Rev. J. f. Ellis.
recently deceased. became pastor. contin-
ulng as sach with good success till 1883.
when he was succeeded by Rev. 2. II.
Taylor. who was acciiently shot and killed
aile hunting on Squsk slough In the
jolly following. In 1874 Rev. II. L. Bates
assumed charge OF the corgrega ton.
After four years earnest. effective work.
hs was succeeded by Rev. George A
Tewks bury. a very able and eioeuen,
divine After thu great fire this church
sold ,he &C oautlng and lot TO Capt ".
r. BaIard. ana bought NO lots or the
corner OF Third aa3 Cniv.rwty streets.
where \ aas brick and stone church has
been erected. Rev. Tewkshurv was sue
cesee. by Rev. Wallace Sutting. an eio-
quent snd ensrretc young man who IL
great things Tor ire church HIS work
VAS 40 .@ertsve thai ths new church
would rot hol. IRE crowts that @o~kei
20 hear asf1- Two years ago he accepted
cal IN sas Eas.. and eas succeeded IN
Plymouth rherch by Rev. Or. Temple.
an 8he preacher and finished orator nm
Ger whose experienced leadership the
church goes marching on in is good work
for The Master.
Ths foregoing represents ali n. church
organizations OF tha various tAron,i-.-
0ons begun Or perfected prior TO 1875
From taat DATE for ;ea years but attls
Uas Gore - tae way a. church exfen-
SION WITH BE rapit growth IN popuis-
sion walca followed ia lsss AMI ,ssS ans
Thtrh has ever s.rce ben s.eatsslv gong
-. churches s13 re- Eio1s so>ieties havA
Tattl@ 81. ur,u n; present ths~e a..
over ffty caurrh szso Citations In n. ~t.v
snS they number their combined member
snip - tie thousar3s
s T. CRAWFORD