The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-29
CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS REPRESENTED
IN THE CHURCH WORK OF o4LASkA.
Ear Of the @ oa of Russia yE By ne M9 EE A nd

and in many places where there are stu
only native residents They have also
established hospitals IN the interior for
the sick and the needy. These priests
have been highly educated men. who have
ssaawn great devotion to the cause, travel
ing thousands Of miles alone and bearing
az the harssaips incidental TO Arctic
sourneysng. They speak the languages os
the natives ard thus easily gain their
confidence
II saoEkd also be mentioned that the
fathers have what Is conceded to be the
best school IN Alaska, the boarding and
day school at Juneau. under the charge
OF the sisters of 81. Ann. Az Sitka. ,ha
Catholics worship in an old building. but
It Is hoped IN the near future 10 erect
there a new and imposing esziice.
Episeopalian Endeavors.
Enthusiastically speaking. Alaska forms
a missionary episcopate Of the American
episcopal church. with Headquarters at
Sitka- The present bishop is the RI Rev.
Peter Trimble Rowe. who was coasecrated
IN 1856 The chancellor is Hon Barton E.
Bennett who was appointed United States
district attorney OF Alaska, but who still
retains the ONCE OF chancellor and his III
tersst In the work Of the church In Al
aska~ AT the present time this church
has in its Alaskan field twelve organized
tissHSnsiS anu nine EslJlS1N,xef4 nine
clergymen, two medical missionaries, five
eatechists. three lay readers. six eeacon-
esses or woman teachers, Ave schools and
three hospitals.
II has. as before stated, a handsome
church at Juneau. and a. Satka ii has
a chapel. but a plot of ground has been
purchased for the erection OF Z church
this summer. At Skagway an episcopal
minister IS maintained but the church is a
ZION lv=1 70 sn<x - 70
DR.. Dekie. OF the Canadian EPISCOPAL
mission. and by him vested in trustees
for the use OF al. the denominations The
American Episcopalians, however, own q
suitable building plot. have had q hand
some communion service donated. and
some funds. and next year viii own their
own church
The Rev. Or. Dickie and the people OF
Skagway also erected a hospital last win
ter. and when DR.. Dickie went on 10 Lake
Bennett, where he erected a place OF
worship. and then on 10 Dawson, this hos
pital was turned over to the American
Episcopalians and called the Bishop Rowe
hospital. This denomination has also
chapais at Douglas and Ketchikan. and
also at Point Hope Anvik and Fort
Adams on the Y1kon, and In all ALASKA
they had at last reports 2e14 church MEM
hers.
Other Denominations.
The other religious denominations are
also well represented in the missionary
work OF Alaska, considering the compare
lively recent period since the active de-
yeiopment Of the country set in. The
Presbyterians are located at Sstka, Jack
son, Wrangel, Saxman, Juneau. Point
Barrow. St Lawrence island, Hoonah
and Haynes mission; the Congregational
lists at Douglas where q new church was
,SAfe cd nd ar np
Wales. the Methodis,s at Unalaska and
Unga; the Baptists at Wood island: the
Friends at Douglas and Kake village;
Moravians a; Bethel. Ugavig. Quinehaha
and Carmen. and Swedish Evangelicals at
Yaku:at. Goiovln Bay and Unalaklik.