The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09


~ leaf from leaf and laid upon the
annes 10 burn brightly for one brief mo-
met and then wither into biackensd
aShsa
ne little church on Madison street WAS
wsG Ellsd With members Of the congrega-
Lon. Many Of the men In the gathering
Az representative citizens OF Seattle.
Thsye were plenty of evidences that sum
neg b. almost aigh In the light eostumes
sA straw bonnets of the women in the
CATERING.
TAs history OF the struggles OF the men,-
befs OF tho church under a heavy load uf
debt. contracted during the boom era, is
similar 10 that Of many OF the churehes
u the country.
A building perhaps two or three years
aaexd az The times was erected In 1879 with
hfsowcd money. with the hard times
aMs temporary Joss OF membership.
- consequent self-denlais on the part Of
sssN who bore the burden until prosperity
az6n safps over the state aud made pos
~ The recent achievement OF the con
ovation, the reduction OF the debt 10 a
tesysflsirsly small sum.
Afss the preliminary numbers OF the
=
4 Rev wilmot Whitfield. presiding elder
!sF the Seattle district. preached an abe
asesErse, DR.. Whitfield turned back In
ne Scriptures 10 the accounts or the first
Asftinss OF the Hebrews ia the temple sif
ssfusaitm. The discordant tribes OF Israel
ssse brought together in a prosperous
81 harmonious nation by the struggles OF
ns people la building tho temple and In the
sasA and ceremonies that followed.
tonalnx DOWN to the church OF today.
~ whitfield glowingiy portrayed its in
assnce FOR good. put forth amo=g all peo-
se hs thu Christian church. THE church
2 Quay IL a great and wonderful educa-
tsaal factor" he said 1T isa great school.
srsSi university. in which are ineuicated
'hess lEnasnees which tend 10 the better
Msnt or mankind, 10 the DEVELOPMENT or
ss Tlaa and 70 the stimulation OF the
-. -. Tie church OF today makes orators
= as men and women, through whom tia
ss's o. TIA church is disseminated among
- pfope. The church stimulates the eul-
ss1s % rns.e and o. poetry. l; caltivatss
eA1aAs ard fosters all tho influences and
.ssaeass that tend 10 make iife more beat
ssa enables man 20 glofify God"
- whitfield said that when he was
sAAsea a. the presiding elder OF the
n. s.-,-~-1ysf>ss ssaE Aks0AsEa III
= ss were In debt s4a.esa Gradual
- ashts are beng paid off The
ssss ~ ne congregations in the small
=. w.hs q tho district were touched upon
- - sasa the speaker told OF the sslf-sac-
!. saA had been made by the members
a.. : AAiisea street church 10 lift the
80 sat rad weighed 80 heavily upon
-. 80 ioF % many years. To Mr.. John II.
e., oss CT The trustees Of the church
-. - l~xiafing. was due much Of saa
49, s'easiag 80 the congregation. He
-. assss L possible for tile burning of
49, 1sse papers. which was about TO
a. , $3.50 The speaker closed by urging
So sssa'sfs 20 renewed activity ana en-
"a "a = tss seTA az building up ths church
sAAhS Il power in the community,
~ ia ssHs the interesting ceremony OF
tss,,.sag o. tho mortgage and note.
q. s.asas tace vai,ls OF s. 10. lrclui-
a The trustees we're gathered
g. S'rss Rear the al.ar by Pastor AIbert
az 2 otsss The nascA was apnsisi.
q - = sew moments all shst rename;
- h,sanhvsace vas 4 small ME ~
~sssasd ashes
=. -. "a remains debt Of sf.esa upon
ssas j. ~ ewaesi ay 5ae hurch extensiog.
Rsa.. So, sae Methods asnomsnat ton. Dr
ss-vA - .'aia hss oFery4 10 give Ssoa
"a 9 iana IA ,A.s STATE = sh~ ns,an~.,