The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-11

Today. Palm Sunday. the new ST. MARKS
church on Harvard avenue. Spring street
and Broadway. wlll be formally op@1eG for
sarvices. The structars Eas begun iast fall
and there have been many vexatious de-
lays BY cne reason or another. but R0w at
laSt the congregation Of ST. MARKS. which
f. one % ths strongest numerically In the
City will. ia tine for Easter. enter snsir
naw church home.
Thursday afternoon there was a special
meeting Of the ysstry Of -. Marx q church
IN tie new building. when the building COM
sniisee made their fai report and formally
handed the completed etiface over 70 the
vestry. The entire vestry was present as
follows. Hiram Burnett and Cnar.ss
Proseh. sardens. Winfield r.. Smith, clerk;
A. NJ. Brookes. Charles Il. Shepard. j. y.
Powiss. Eugene Ricksecker. g. p, His
and Fred Hlce Rowell. The building CEN
nsttes. which has 70 ably managed the
construction Of the church. is composed OF
Eugene Rlcksecker NJ n. Young, william
Tearse Charles T. Shepard and Mrs. Win
field X. Smith.
The completion OF this building almost
comedies with the close OF the
seven years rectorshsp OF the pres
ent incumbent. Rev. u. G. Gar
rett. n was tast seven years ago this month
that Mr Garrett came from Davenport.
Ia. 10 see n the call he had received 10
The parish had been organized less than
year M that time and the SERVICES mad been
conducted by a number Of different clergy
fnnn and several lay-resders. The first
services Of the new and promising parish
we're held in the Young Naturalists' hal.
In February. 1880 the first part OF the
building just vacated was constructed. 1t
seated then about rs.
II was IT, this plain and simple building
that SIR. Garrett began his rectorship July
]. iss0 Before the summer was over the
increased attendance compelled an enlarge
ment. The guild room was also completed
and a vested choir Of men and boys intro
daced. Twice afterwards additions were
made In the church to accommodate the
growing congregation. On pleasant sun
days and special occasions the church was
still too small. BY an earnest effort In the
fai Of 1886 this handsome piece OF property
Was bought and paid fer In cash Thus.
there has been steady progress In .the life
OF St Marks during these last seven years.
Barring this time the number OF bap-
tlsms have been BIC, number confirmed. 3oe:
marriages. i07. burlais. 40; communicates
received from other places so: total num-
Ter Of communicates sGded III. net tn
crease over all losses about $40: present
number OF communicates about SO. In
spite OF the constant shifting OF populs-
ton st. Marks has shown a wonderful
growth. and the percentage OF increase
has been oven larger In the latter than in
the earlier years OF the rectorship.
81. Marks has a debt. but II Is small
compared with that OF many other churches
and the interest has never defauited day.
IT Is confidently expected that within a
year the old property viii he sold for
enough 60 wipe out the indebtedness. On
current expenses. the parish hns never pas
sed an Faster owing one cent. and the peo-
pie Intend this year ON entering the new
church 20 keep NJ this record and add
something 10 the fund for the equipment Of
the church. Everybody connected with, or
interested In the parish proposes 10 make
an Faster offering for the new church.
The new building satisfies all Butt
after the model OF an English parish church
n II a model Of simplicity and comfort.
with open roof without elerestory. with
massive trusses and pointed windows with
n chnncei graceful In proportions and ex-
celient for acoustics the whole structure
elleiis admiration and praise, The color
ing T. extremely fine the tints being an
almost exact reproduction OF the coi1rlng
81 the church of the TRANSPORTATION. New
York. the little Church Around the Cor
ner" One OF the leading church furnish
ers IN the country writing Of these colors
nays they are pronounced bye0nnoisseurs
as well as amateurs and the people gen
orally as one OF the most pleasing effects
In church decorations" so the inside
coIoring OF IN. church had good author
ity for approval. With Pompeiian red for
the walls and Hight blue almost robins
egg for the Getting the effect is superb.
Amber rnudled. which Ia time VIII he re-
placed with stained glass lets in a soft
HIGHT. The tfussea are dark. as best suit