The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-20
PRESBYTERIANS
CELEBRATE
The fittieth Anniversary Of the
Founding OF the Old Church
on ClatSop Plains.
FIRST CHURCH ON THE COAST
Ministers and larEc Gathering ot pco-
pie Duly Commemorate the ucca-
sion-uld Settlers Take Fart In
% tho Ceremonies,

Members and friends OF the prvaby
q terrain church 10th herc and ON Chat
/ sop Plains had hvcn looking rurWart
| with much interest 10 the day Whicl
= marked the lapse OF 90 years since tn,
founding and organizing OF tho ol,
Presbyterian church ON C,atsop rlaius
It being the very urst church vt thaI
denomination Instituted ON the ravla,
coast, or wcst OF the Rocky Mountains
Yesterday ushcrcd ia that day, and q
moro lovely day as far as weather Mas
concerned could not have been desired
Just previous To the starting ot The \
oVlook train for Seaside, u very large
company, largely consisting OF Did pl.
1necrs and their immediate descend
ants, werv assembled on the railway
dock, ready To take the ears for Nor
riSon'S the location OF che old Pres-
6ytrrian church, We aro told that $50
round trip tickets Werc sold to this
point and On the arrival OF the train
1t was found that Ia carriages, wagoqs,
or ON horseback. at least lOO more q
pie had gathered from all parts II the
Plains 90 celebrate the historic DAY.
At II o'clock the church where the All.
dresses were 20 be delivered was pack.
ed solid and those who could not saln
entrance stood outside at the open
door and windows. Reys. W. ). Holt.
OF Portland, W. O. Forbes. OF AIb.na,
Henry Narcotic, OF this city. aud :
Sayre. OF Clatsop Plains. all prcsuy.
terrain ministers. together with Rev. j.
McCormac. Bethel Chaplain. all tooN
part in the anniversary exercises. as
sisted by an excellent choir consisting
OF MIR. j. b, Wyatt Mrs. Il. J. Taylor
Mrs. G. W. and Mrs, g.. L. Fulton, Miss
Reba HobsOn and others. Miss Maud
Warren presided at the organ. Mrs.
Taylor kindly favored the audience
with Il beautiful solo. Or. Holt read
very interesting letters from former
pastors Of the church from Rev. Lewis
Thompson. the first organizer. down u
the last, At the close OF these cxrr-
cises the visitors were called % r.
frrshments and well the ladies % the
had done their part Three large
tents lkindly loaned by Gearhart nar[
had been pitched and a table 10 feet
long was loaded down with subgtan-
tials and luxurics, and although the
,oothsomc viands tempted ones apo
beyond measure. yet there vas
Tor each, enough for all. and.
Judging from what was left. enough Tor
'vermcre. 1t was a most Interesting
Gathering The old settler OF more
han four-score years was here and
iere were his gray-headed IONS aud
heir children's children. The most IN
eresting "reminiscences OF early Gays
narrated and many old school
ellows Of 20 years ago had by ihls
CELEBRATION been brought together
ak and laugh over s~choolboy 's.a- z
AIDES. the facts Of which had slumo 20 !
d in their memories FOR years. ,.llt- '
Up church and the mansc looked aaat q
clean in Il new dress OF pair' q
rought about. it IS said. largely by I
he energy Of old Mr.. Ward, who with d
is wife and daughter, Mrs. Winsl' .
ave with others been good friends TO I
he old church on Clatsop Plains. +