The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-13
2REACH NOT HEALED.
uiaunited Presbyterian Still
Stand Apart
erAoe ovERTUREs REJECTED.
cAureh ~ CAl1ing . Pastoral
pulpft talk q Politics.
rrAoe ovERTuREs REJECTED.

xetxfshstanding an overture from the
& esxus Presbyterian church inviting the
vestm1nster congregation 70 reuntte with
ssef body. there seems little likelihood
= such 8 contamination The overture
- warmly frztern2l and earnest, and
/ - somewhat argumentatiye as well as
eersusxfye. setting forth the conviction
ss.f the perpetuatfon OF the schism which
ssrSded Ire First church would not tend
seshe rood of Presbyterlanism. Itwasunan-
suously adopted by the session Of the First
~hurch last Monday. But on the follow
5 - day the session Of the Westminster
4srch extended q formal call 10 Rev.
Slurb GiIchrtst 10 become It's pastor. and
q there Ii every reason to believe chat he
m accept the call. IL seems reasonably
eertair that the Westminster cougrsgA-
! dan viii eontinus - q separate orsani<a-
~. CtIchrist. q IL well known. has been
~sppIyinx the Westminster pulpit for sew
-. weeks, and the congregation WAS de-
a~btSd with hts ministry. as were indeed
81 who had the pleasure OF hearing him
8 "A n not a man VINO has grown Enwei-
eome n the East. and would probably stu
81 pastor of one OF the leading Cincinnati
ehurches but for his health He has re-
! e6ntIy made his home az Gettysburg, Pa,
~hsre his wife and baby boy now are.
~
8 much pleased with the place and people
e the people were with him. and subject
q the ordinary contingencies Of Presby-
{ ier;an ohurrn poiity he viii accept the
cnil.
rnder Presbyterian order. ministers are
accounted a. members OF their respective
presbyseries. and the dealings must ali
IS had through presbytery. The call will
b dssivered to the clerk OF the presley
~. - ss44ff
- forwarded TO the presbytery Of Carlisle.
a which Mr.. Gilchrist Is a member: and
II that presbytery concurs he viii Ne given
his letter 10 the presDytery OF Puge;
sound. II h not expected that the new
nssfor viii be able TO reach this city until
he third Sunday in September.
M. CiIcarist win make his homo as
nearly In the center OF bis congregation
q possible Mrs. CilcLrist. who is lady
of refinement and an accomplished must
clan ID the daughter Of Dr. Garrttt. the
vsii-knoxn llnguist. professor Of languages
In Hanover college. and q granddaughter
Of DR.. Grove, who organized Hanover coli
Icss and Mccormick Theological semi
nary.
The call 20 Mr. Gf~hrist provides for
. salary Of not less than 1880 per year,
70 continue during an annual vacation of
cns month. and for the payment OF $40
Ct once upon acceptance Of the call
The pulpit of the church yesterday morn
ing was occupied by Rev. II. G. Thomson.
D. D.. who preached from Matthew xxii:s2
4 am the God of Abraham. and the God
Of Isaac. and the God OF Jacob. God Is not
the God Of tho dead. but OF the living
Or. Thomson is In the city on a three
weeks visit to his brother. r. III. Thorn
son. whom he had not seen for twenty
ore years until the arrival of the Waila
waiis Saturday. In 1872 Dr. Thomson
vent 10 San Luis Potosi, Mexico. TO estab-
ilsh Presbyterian mission. Later he wen,
to zacatecas. and afterward to Saitiilo.
For number OF years he had charge OF
the educational work OF the Presbyterian
church In Mexico. and was for years pres
dent of the Presbyterian Theological
seminary al TTaipam. Mexico.