The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04
D0elE / KW CHURCH.


1oGay as lese o'clock The First Bsotaa
onSeh q seattle, htejy ap0p3eted o.
3ourtA aveuEe near Jamea. win be formal
~ dedicated TO the worship OF God anA
- the services Of humanity" Two pears
- ~ work AZ tearing down the iitfse
- budding and erecting On the same site
= modern structure was hogan II v moo
1n6nheE-
Aids1 b visiting Baptist eissgymsn ard
e1lesS Of note from the East, services WIN
- cooAnefed n the pastor. Rev. Z. =
Dowesmau. and the cou®affon- There
Uu b the formal GedicAtory service. with
ooempn ~ 100 O'Clock. an afternoon SER
49, ck praise snd thanksgiving II o'clock
aAd N the svening = special services with
addresses by whiting BAPTIST Eninistera-
3be FIRST Baptist church Of Seattle was
asxanised with charter memb<rahio Of
11osen IN the house Of Edward HanfneA.
q hns3dang on q Tot adjoining the aita
- the present church. Rev. Hudoiphus
weston WAS the missionary through whose
uEugts IL tittts society wss formed. 10 Jay
- foundation at ono Of the DrtneiDsi
ennrch organizations in the present me.
sxspoiis Of the Northwest
Later there came 70 the church, BY letter.
L1muel J. Hoigaie. who had been baptized
- the White river by Father Weston. ~
ehe missionary WAS called. being the drst
6nptism ever celebrated in King ccsnty.
- hrss pastor was Rev. Joseph Freq
Oon, who remained with the church q short
60 aa0 then returned to the East, where
- took another passionate.
~ Ia the ease Of ali early religious de-
Aominaticns In the Northwest. the BAD /.
- church endured much adversely.
41neo Usss hard. The first building. erects
q IN M Was built only after much sac
1e0fe II WAS frequently altered. repaired
and enlarged 10 suit the growing necessi-
~ of The congregation When, two years
80. II vas finally decided TO erect q new
I'D modern church cdtnce, II was agreed,
= yiew Of the old associations. TO not only
beMld the church ON the site Of the sarsv
1u1ldinG. but to make the latter q part OF
~ new structure. That was done. and II
- now tho vestfy. At the rear Of the build.
The new church IL a handsome. modern
structure, well lighted and furnished. The
0embernhip numbers about goo.
eIeggymen frcm the East will participate:
Rev Iemuei G.. Barnes. pastor OF the
Zousth Avenue church, Of Pttfsburg. Pa. :
u seymour. Is. b.. OF phi,adeiphia: Rev.
A. 8. Hobart, of Yonkers. ~. r.: Rev. w.
4, Stanton. Of Pitssburg, Pa: Rev. John
4eEiwain. OF Boston. and DR.. J. NJ. Fran
These and other prominent Baptist cler.
gymen from the East will reach here from
IAN Franeisco today. where they have been
attending the May anniversary Of The
Baptist church
Is train load Of delegates to the celebra-
tlon with arrive from San Francisco to-
perroW, and will be shown about the city
~ local Baptists and then hanQueted IN
de church pArlcrs at o'clock.
W. r. EIWeIl. choirmaster Of the church.
WI render a special programme today. as
olGeed by Mrs q. n. c. Rochester. soprano:
0ys II Hagan. contraifo. NJ. NJ. Moss.
te0or. ars. Prof. Keith The programme OF
- morning service. at which tho dedicat-
cry serrson VIII be delivered. 10 ~ foi-
lows.
Organ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ..Ratiste
AL axining with the pastor will say. En-
ter into His gates with thanksgiving and
into His courts with praise"
poxology.
AooponaIve reading. seiecttcn v.
Lords Prayer. In concert
Hymn 10 Worship the King"
Scripture lesson by the Rev. d. d. Proper.
oolo-"Heaveuly Dream. - ........
Prayer.
Response -Kyrie Eieison No. l.
Dedication Hymn.
DedicAt0ry Sermon by Rev. Lemuel C..
Barnes. pastor Fourth Avenue Church.
FfttsourE. Pa.
ouarsette--sOh. Mother. Dear Jerusalem"
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