The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-03

cAurfh erected IN THIS STATES q me Oh
portrait OF Gushing EeiIs--Father Eells.
as he IL familiarity called. He stands in
fun figure with the open Bible IN his hand.
an attitude suggestive Of his mission ard
his strength. That portrait II eloquent IT
self and points many an eloquent remark
from others. On either side Of II are the
significant figures, is47-iss'.
The session which was organized yester-
day afternoon was taken up with papers
relative 10 the ministry and It's work. In
ali these conferences the ministers. both
as preacher and pastor, gets his fun share
Of attention. Yesterday some thought he
had more than the usual generous allow
Ministry" by Rev. A. Rogers. Of New
Whateom, was read by Rev. William Da-
yies, OF Spokane. In the absence Of the
writer. IL was searching and discriminate
ing, and was followed By an impromptu
speech on preaching" by Rev. w. II.
Scudder, of Tacoma, In place OF Rev. w.
s. Holt. OF Portland. who was also de-
tanned. Mr.. Scudder said some out-from-
.he-shoulder things, as Is his custom. and
Rev. c. s. Nash. D. D.. OF Oakland, thus
encouraged, opened fire In true military
style.
A lively discussion followed these lead
ers, and some pertinent and some ;mper-
tinent remarks entertained the audience.
Rev. ii. c. Mason. of Pullman, who. by
the way. never opens his mouth but he
says something worth listening TO, stood
up In royal style the is Britisher), for
the cloth. He thought that they were a
right royal body of fellows. and he was
glad TO be one Of them. He thought the
laymen and others sometimes expected TOO
much OF them, and Ii would be a good
idea II the critics tried for q while to live
up TO their ideal themselves and see how
they liked the futile task. 1t was breezy
for several minutes, but I. was a healthy
breeziness that blows the hayseed out of
the whlskers, the. cebwebs out Of the
brain and the snaris out OF the dispost-
ton.
To all this l feel like crying out (of the
minister). Give it to him. Everybody
else does" lie can stand Il. and further
more. it does him no hurt. while it amuses
the crowd.
The evening exercises were held In the
brick Presbyterian church. The annual
sermon was preached by your correspond
ent TO an exceedingly partial and lenient
audience. They seemed TO have received
special grace TO put UP with 1t during the
forty minutes of Its delivery. The recep-
an Il hax rcfa rod foil ..r.1
mon.
This mornings session OF the associa-
ton has been congratulation and an In
SEPARATION. 4 reminiscent and character
istic address by Rev. 7. w. Walters, of
colfax. general missionary for Eastern
tiers of the church during the last fifteen
years, The speaker is Welshman, and
possesses In fine symmetry the peculiar
tiles OF that countryman. His drolleries
of speech illumine whatever he says. He
was In happy vein and set forth more i'm
pressively than anything else the simple,
beautiful life and work of Father EelIs.
Rev. III. +. James, of Coifax, the regis
trar Of the association, gave the history
of the last nine years. jot down but a
few things: There are 1s6 Congregational
churches in the association today. Hous-
ing these are IS buildings in church form,
worth ssao,o0a. Twenty-Five churches have
parsonages connected with them, In isSq
there were LEGO members: today s.5G6; sa5
having been added during the past year.
In 1889 there were s,1E Sunday school
scholars. today. ss45. The churches gen
| orally report good progress His closing
appeal was for a forward movement, all
along the line
The closing hour was spent in a de-
vottonal meeting. led by Rev. William
Davies. of Spokane. II was tender IN
spirit. and the tributes paid to the mis-
sionary pioneers by almost every one who
spoke showed the genuineness of their
character and the influence OF their lives.
The most touching thing of the morp,np =
was the pathetic response by Edwin Ea,s
! 81 Tacoma. the eldest son of the famous
Father Eells. II must haya b,.r ,ar,,
consoling to HIM TO be the son Of such a
father.
n mist hangs over the city and the leaf.
Jess trees are bestarred to their a,,.sy,nn.,
lips with frost. If The sun could suddenly
burst through. 4 magnificent scene xo,,.a
be The result.
W. III. G.. TEMPLE.