The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-17
A CHINESE MINISTER.
REV. FUNG CHAC COMES TO SEAT
TIE TO DO MISSIONARY WORK.
Ihfs City's First Christian Chinese
Family-Mrs. Fung Chac and the
Little Fung Chacs-To Preach ON
the street Sunday Afternoon.

Seattle has full-aedged Chinese minis
ter in the person OF F'ung Chac. who Is
now residing with his family at l67 Fifth
avenue south. The family consists OF
Fung Chac and Mrs. Fung Chac. four lit
tie Chaos, all of them girls. and Fung
Chaos mother. This family is worthy
of special note. because il is the first
Christian Chinese family that has ever
lived in Seattle A person should not De
misied by this statement 10 think that
there are not other Christian Chinese in
the city.
While Fung Chac is preaching the Cos
pei TO bis countrymen in his native tongue
under the auspices of the Baptist Taber-
nacle church. his wife is conducting a reg
ular Chinese school at her home. This
Is the first opportunity that the Chinese
children of this city have had 10 receive
instruction in their mother tongue so they
are making the most OF the opportunity.
Flung Chac Is about 40 years old and has
devoted the greater part of his life TO mis-
sionary work among his people, both in
this country and in China. At Canton
he was recognized as being one of the
most eloquent of ministers, and his sue
cess was pronounced. His coming TO Sc
attic was due TO the breaking down OF his
health.
Judge Roger S. Greene. who is well in
formed on the life of the new minister.
gave the following story to Post-Inteli-
gencer reporter:
'F'ang Chac IS a regularly ordained Bap-
tist minister. He is web educated in his
own Language and has fair acquaintance
with our language. He was ordained as
minister in Portland in 1850. and has a
thorough acquaintance with the Bible. He
first came to the United States in about
1874. settling in San Francisco. He re-
manned there a short time. and then went
10 Portland, where he was in the mission
school for several years He returned to
China but at the end Of two years return
ed 10 Portland. and did mission work
among the Chinese under the auspices Of
the First Baptist church. He also became
pastor OF Chinese Baptist church. In
1S he returned to China TO do missionary
work among his countryrnen at Canton.
He became connected with the mission
work being done by the Southern Baptist
Society, and organized a Chinese church.
with four members. Under his pastorate
its number increased to 100. Recently his
health commenced to fail. and he decided
10 return TO this country
After ne arrived in British Columbia I
received letters from Rev John Gardner.
superintendent of the Methodist Chinese
mission work in British Columbia, and
also from Rev. A. r. Winchester SUPER
intendent OF the Presbyterian Chinese
mission work in British Columbia. concern
Ing hSni- After the collector OF the port
had acted upon his admission TO this coun-
try, he came 20 Seattle with his family,
end arrangements were made for him TO
work under the auspices Of the Baptist
Tabernacle church. He will hold services
at his home Sunday evenings and prayer
meeting at his home Friday evenings.
Sunday afternoons ne will preach on the
street. He has good voice. ami car be
heard for block. Last Sunday he had an
interested congregation listening 70 him."