The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

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Them for church work. The Ladies Aid
Society OF Is members helps the church N
charitable and other special work and the
Ladies Nilsson Society OF 70 members aids
nome and foreign missions. During the
past year the church has Increased its
membership over 10 per cent. mostly by
bapt%sms. has repaired and renovated .ts
building, both inside and out, and has
paid of floating debt. It has recently
called Rev. Louis J. Sawyer, of Aontcla.r,
n. J., and Will begin the new year well
equipped for enlarged usefulness
Methodist Episcopal
The First Methodist Episcopal church
has Handsome building and on It's roll OF
membership, anclud!ng prooetiolers. has
some 600 names. 1t conduc.s two Sunday
schools, one at its church and one a, the
Denny- ahrman school. For religious
work among the young people II has an
Epworth League. OF which T.. g. sharpe IL
president, with intermediate and Junior
leagues; a ladies' aid society under the
presidency OF AIRS. Alma w. Sesley, and
TWO woman'5 missionary societies. Rev.
f. NJ. Randall, jr.. = the pastor.
The Madison Street NJ. Il. church has
accommodations FOR . worshipers, SO that
It has plenty Of room to grow. Rev w. r.
Ford "a the pastor, and x has affiliated so
cieties similar 20 the above.
There is German NJ. =. church. OF
which Rev. John b Mohring Is the pastor.
with large membership: also A Norwe-
g1an-Danish. under the charge OF Rev. G..
Anderson; and an African. presided over
by Rev. G. A. Bailey.
There are three Free Methodist
churches. one at Tenth avenue and Pine
street, Rev. A. Beers. pastor; one ~ Ross.
Rev. r. L. Smith. pastor. with a Wonan's
Foreign Missionary Society OF Is mem
bers. and the other at Green Lake. Rev.
c. s. Mckinley. pastor.
Methodist Protestant.
The FIRST church, Methodist Protestant.
has a beautiful adIfice at the corner OF
Pine street and 1-.-rd avenue, which was
erected at 8 cost OF $4,000. ana Is one OF
the leading downtown churches.
The Second ehurca, locsted at North Sc
sttie, with he parsonage attached, cost
SIC, 90. This denomination is an ofashoot
OF the Methodist Episcopal church. and
was organised in the early part of the
present century. Dexter Horton Is one OF
It's pioneers on this coast. where Il now
has rwo conferences. In doctE4ne II "a In
perfect accord with all Methodist bodies:
In polty a. is Ike the non-ep. scopal
churches in rfrany respects, having neither
bishops nor presiding elders, but press-
dent, who ts elected al the annual confer
ence. The ftinerancy Is preserved and the
churches and ministers are all provided
for BY committee elected By the confer
encs.
This conferences Is composed of sll the
ministers IN IT'S connection with a lay rep
resentatiye from each circuit. and the
iayrnen have rhs same rights az the min
listers. This denomination is notable IN
having ordained a number of women to
the ministry, being the first among the
Methodist bodies TO DO 50.
The Fret church has an active Endeavor
society OF IS members and a Junior society
os II members. The church recently called
Rev. wilfred 81. Kellogg, ID. D., Pm D.,
from the East. and Is now IN hopeful
spirit.
Presbyterian Churches.
The FIRST Presbyterian has large, new.
handsome edifics Of brick, and - one OF
10 most active Influences in the religious
life OF the city. II has a number OF affil-
lated socseties. a complete church organ
zzt.on and publishes a weekly newspa-
per. Rev. A. L. Hutchison is the pastor.
The Second Presbyterian church began
three years ago under the present pastor
alta OF Rev. w. A Major with a small at
tendance and very little church organlza-
tson, but Is now growing as rapidly as any
Ia the city. II has now a fun board OF
elders and deacons, and q board OF tTus-
tees. W DO believe that the small remaining
debt on the institution VIII soon be paid
or Its affiliated societies are all active
5rkers, and It's Sunday school has met
with great success. already aayfng the
large membership OF 30.
The Westminster Presbyterian churoAl.
Rev. Hugh w. Gilchrsst. pastor. now
meets In Prosch's hall. btss 81 Is on the
lookou- for q convenient location and will
probably bulid a church this year. There
10 q Welsh Presbyterian church. of which
Rev. W. Davies Is pastor, that has mem
berxhip OF -. The Calvary church has a
good building near Yesler way and Lake