The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-28

Snoo1Sfy ~ eoo Nnn who Has AaA
. Wood~rfui succe-a.
Fer three consecutive meetings and u,on
three separate occAs.oas the old ram
snAckls First Eapt.sf church or FoaYth
avenue. between Cherry and James
streets. has he'd crowds that can only -
compared with those OF It's early history,
~aen- bright with paint. smelling Of in
scry nsursss. II vAs adde1 70 the. a. the
time. small Number Of places Of worship
IN seattle. and which, from It's smsnsnes
on the hill. looked DOWN to see . rnodern
e'fy ouiid np 10 fts threshold ana then
away ana beyond II. while 4 held is old
fAshsored gables up IN the air ana forgot
70 progress.
But . considerable stir - 9o.ng On sust
nov and II. ~ the Rev. Or. Roland d.
Grant satd Monday night, the mortgage
Of the church was going TO compel them
70 90 somethsng. there IL likely to be . new
church and new leader of the Baps.sts
OF this city.
DIR. Grant. who preached 20 eroves sun.
day In the historic old building. ana lee
tused foAnosher crowd Monday night n
one OF the most interesting theological
nxures on the Pacific Coast and the meet
Ing partook largely OF the nature Of re-
cepsicn and wAs . popular demonstration
70 the mans genius and personal worth.
While an urgent call was extended TO DR..
the pulpit OF the First Baptist church, II
was hardly expected that he would ac-
eept. A. other calls from cities In the East
and long list OF professional engaeements
make the time he has allowed himself IN
the Northwest limited. Five years arc
Dr. Grant came from Boston to Portland.
Or. and there found an Impoverished
church with IN attendance Of less than
hfty. When he left his passionate last
week the church edifscs stood a monument
to bis snerRy and business ability. the
property representing an outlay Of tIsn.-
w. with an average congregation Of Ism
one feature OF the services conducted BY
DIT. Grant In Portland. demonstrating tho
personal magnetism Of the man and the
absence OF Anything except earnestness
ans sincerity IN his work, was the fact
that never in the white Temple" the
name By which his church was popularity
known In the Webfoot metropolis, was
there choir, congregational singing be-
ing always held by DIR. Grant to be the
correct expression OF worship In song. Az
TO his work there the Oregon:an. which
Dr. Grant takes . pardonable pride in
quoting. said: DIR. Grant has done moro
iran any man on the Pacific Coast to
make the Northwest known In the East"
Every creed represented in Portland unit
ed In expressing regret at his departure.
ana the strongest efforts and most nat
fering tenders Of salary wers held out 10
induce him 10 remain. Owin9 TO the death
OF MS father. however. DIR. Grants return
to the East became imperative. He has
2 asiishffui farm In the foothills Of the
White mountains. near Waterloo. N H
where his property ad,oin. that Of s~na.
tor Chandler. I'VE often ride horsenac,r
cross country together" said DR. Grant
10 fosf-inteiligencer reporter. and II In
nae OF my summer pleasures
In MS address Monday night DR.. Grant
reminded his audience of the Independence
OF Baptisss. and said that only three re-
Quistes were Necessary to make any man
= bapust-"eommon sense, q copy of the
New Testament and absolute honesty.
Then" said the Doctor. '.he IL . Baptis,.
A man OF ~ strong personality as DR..
Grant must have some fad or eccensricity.
and that OF this particularly strong per-
eonaiity u the collection OF precious gems.
Or. Grant has one Of the finest private
collections Of gems and minerals In thu
United States and 10 an amateur lapiaary
OF no mean ability. He made a present
or rose window OF stained glass to the
White Temple" In Portland, the central
feature being . design encrus,ed with
diamonds, sapphires. turquoses rubles.
earnets. emeralds and all of the scrlptural
gems. together with all OF the seni-prec-
ious stones and translucent and OPAQUE
stones and quartz. The effect IL said to ns
indescribabiy beautiful A similar win
dow II 10 be presented 20 another Ban
land
DR.. Grant VIII lecture AT severa, p,ae..
on his way East. his most important en-
gaxement being that OF the Chicago uni-
verssty. He win go East with all of his
pockets fun Of gems. not the least Of
which u huge L-karat uncut diamond.