The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-30

Yesterday was one CT the days that VIII
be wT1tsen down 81 the annals .. s. M9rAs
PARISH as marking the close q an epoch IA
the affairs OF tnzt charca. Il vas The
farewell Sunday for Rev y c Garrett as
rector Who IA pcint Of service -. I'd 20
September I. the Oldest Protestant pastor
A Seattle. Rev. Mr.. Garrett began the
recto-Ship OF 81. Marks church July /
5sso. when the parish was in It's infancy
ard the question CO its per-zrency prob
lernatical. Within a year after MT. Gar
rstts Arrival the congregation had 50 IL
creased that ths church building. which
seated 90 people 70 bsgsn with. had 20 &c
ealarged three times. Although many VINO
were transieuts In the c3ey moved away.
the uet Increase Of membership has gone
steadily ahead until today there are s1-
relied SIS communicates. willis an almost
equal number are more Or less connected
with tina congregation. The new church,
on the fine site al Madison ard BroS6way.
Is the last monument Of Mr. CARROTS e.
forts. and is a model az comfort and TASTE
as an ecclesiastical home Net only we're
the members OF ST. Marks present in large
numbers yesterday. but many friends Of
ths rector OF other churches. and many.
indeed who are not connected Win any
church came 70 join IN the last services
OF their friend "a rector. Throughout tho
day the services were most impressive
They viii linssr long In the memory OF
all who were there. Many came for the
last early Communion service with the rec
tor as celebrant The Sunday school serv-
ice vas Ia the nature Of goodbye 70 The
children. AZ II o'clock great eonETeEa-
ton filed the building. The decorations
were very beautiful and the music Was
more Ike that OF Easter. All the choir
who were In the city were there. and an
orchestra OF six pieces supplemented the
~~r~E- @fs-sx Errz a
given by the special request n the rector.
Miss Tester and Mr.. Bert Williams sang
the offertory. My Song Shall Be Always
CT Thy Mercy"
II seemed as though every communicate
vas present for the sacrament. 30 great
was the throng that approached the altar.
Mr.. Garrett, IN giving the regular an
nouncements. spoke most earnestly about
the coming Of the new rector, Rev. j. D.
p. Lnwyd. who viii be instituted Septern-
Der r. and urged the congregation to give
him loving welcome and a most loyal
support He begged all 70 stand by St
Marks ard make II more and more pow
er in the community for good.
The sermon was on The Three Gifts
That Remain" The text was: And now
abldeth faith. hope, love. these three. but
the greatest OF these IS love-"-L Cor,
xiii-Is. Mr.. Garrett said:
Il am going away, but there Is SOMETHING
that remains must remain with you. Ger
tain gifts above all else that | want You
to keep hat they may abide Win yol nere
and forever. Paul tells US IN this Porton
OF his eplstle how 20 answer the question
that so concerned the church az LoTlnth--
the question Of supremacy OF spiritual
gifts He shows Us in the preceding chap
ter how there ara diverssties Of gifts. but
the same Spirit thai hestows them al, and
differences OF operations and adrnIntstra-
tions but the game God which vorketh
In all Il al -
gifts vanish; they are transitoTy. The gi.t
OF prophecy tie preachers message. this
may fan; the gift Of tongues. the preach-
er's eloQuence. this may cease; the gift OF
knowledge the preachers wisdom tnis
may vanish. All knowledge. even thar OK
the theoiogfan. Is non the same today II " a.
pretend 10 know al. but only. IN part, just
as We see through glass darby We must
keep our hearts open as v ell as our minus.
20 fresh reception Of Gods truth. But
while thess gifts change, three alone re-
main: Faith. hope. love These three the
preacher defined and emphasized So the
great triumvirate 81 Chrizianity. He APP
Piled them personally. locally 10 the par
ish. the city. and then 20 humanity. Above
all keep love, the greatest OF al gifts II
your religion lacks love. X lacks HE and
noting fellowship and geod works When
the aged John was brought fer the LAST
time into the midst OF the Christian assem-
bly, st Ephesus. 80 tradition tells as, ana
was asked 20 speak some parting words OF
Instruction. be said 20 his flock, Little
children love one another He was asked
20 speak again. and the same words wers
given. Love one another Then. for the
thirG tire. in response 20 an appeal for
further counsel he reiterated the blessed
doctrine Of love. So nv last words are
these: Love one another for this - TIE
essence OF pure religion"
Al night the church was again filed. ard
the service was very beautiful Instead Of
3 sermon. the morning sermon being the
last, tie rector addressed the choir. Seven
sang Cor the frs. time Mr Garrett oke
OF the privilege % consecratiGg tbs talent
OF song 20 Gcd IN the services OF he sane
tuary and declared his confidence IN al
ira ch0risters. abiding stssdfsst IN this
service under tfs iesdArs1ip OF the new
rector lie testified TO their devotion IN
TIE past and congra tulafed the congTega-
ton on having such rcbie volunteers.
edifics ton Of ths people in worship. he
The occasional hymn was "A Few More
Years shan Ron, and when It came 10
the words:
"A few more struggles here
A few more partngs 0 er,"
The choir passes out through the ambula-
tory. and the seven years pSstor2te OF the
rector was a. ar end.
Mr.. Garrett VIII leave on this mornings
train for Portland. ard wiu ogslciate for
the first tine as rector OF Trinity church
II that city rext sunday.
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