The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-12
PUGET SOUND PRESBY1ERY.
BODY NOW IN SESSION IN THE
CHURCH At SUMNER.
Address of Retiring Moderator, He
Being a Layman. Listened 10 With
Intcrest-Rev. Hugh Giichrist to
succeed Him Tor the Coming Year

Special Dispatch to the Post-lnteiligeneer.
SUMNER. April Il.--Preshytcry met IN
Sumner at the Presbyterian church at
r. M L. *. Loose. OF Snohomish, the re-
firing moderator. took the chair As Mr..
Loose is the first layman who has ever
occupied the moderator's chair In Puget
sound pfeshytery much interest was man
Tested in the address which he delivered
Ia the clcrgymen He said that for forty
years he had sat in the pew and listened
10 the clergy
Now. for a few minutes he desired TO
stand where they had stood and speak TO
them HIS address was well prepared and
well given. and was pronounced very
decided success.
The Rev Hugh Gnchrist of Seattle. was
elected moderator; the Rev. George A.
Gray. OF snohomish. was elected tenn
porary clerk. and the Rev. w. a. Major
reporting clerk MIR William II, Dudley.
OF North Yakima. was appointed vice
moderator,
Wednesday was very busy day in press
bytery. taken up with reports from the
home mission committee and the pastor
az large The chairman of the home mis-
sion committee, Rev. \, L. Hutchison.
ID. n. showed by his report that there had
been great progress In every department.
Of the work, Churches have become self
supporting and many others are working
toward IT, The number received into the
churches the last year was unusually
large.
The veteran pastor at large, the Rev.
Thomas Mcclure. reported concerning his
work. IL was fun OF interest and created
much heated discussion. He was con-
tinutd in his office for another year by
unanimous vote.
Tire question who should represent tho
presbytery at the General Assembly was
a vital one. The candidates were Dr A.
L. Hutchison, OF Seattle. and the Rev
Thomas Coyle, of Everett The ballot re-
suited I'm the election OF DR.. Hutchinson.
l. h. Sweezy, OF Sumner. was elected o.
n lay commissioner.
Whitworth college sent an invitation
through President Gauit asking the pres
hytely to visit the institution IN body.
offering to deffay all travelling expenses
and provide "A banquet IN the dining hall
OF the college Tho invitation was ac-
cepted and the time set was Thursday
noon.
The evening session was largely attond-
cd. and the following programme was car
ried out. ROY. w A. sample. u. D., pre-
sided; Rev. A. l., Hutchinson. -. -. spoke
on ''Self-Support." Rev. J " Mnlisan.
81 ElenshnrR, on Aggressive Sabbath
School Work" Rev J. n Condit, Of North
Yakima. ON 'Hindrsnccs 90 our Mission
Work Among the i<iingets Of Alaska"
Mr., Charles SHEPPARD elder OF the sec-
ond Presbyterian church of Seattle and
missionary for the board of Sunday school
work. told graphically Of his work In the
'out-of- the-way" places, being AZ work in
the districts TAR away from the public
roads He has travelled afoot ana by boat
over 81 500 miles during she year.
The ladies of Sumner served lunch In tho
old dining hall % the former Whitworth
college. The campus where once tho boys
prepared themselves 10 heat the other
boys in the state" and did g. is now quiet
and the grass is already foot high
IL was suggested that the committee ON
finance offer for use for the coming year
tho patent collection box, which works in
this novel way, Gold and silver coins
drop on a cushion, making no nois. A
nickel dropping into the box rings bell.
and penny or pants button fFcs on a
gun
The following persons. ministers and
elders. are present. REV, Donald Ross.
Seattle. Rev w A sample. Defining.
Carney, ssat,ic. Rev w A. Maekey. -.
p, New Whateom. Rev Robert lloyd.
sumner Rev. y. X. Mok.imon, New
Whatcom9 Rev. J. " Miliisan filens-
burg. Rev. Y. ] Edmunda. Ballard, Rev.
A. L. Hntehison, -. d. Seattle. Rev VIII
liam Omelyena, seattle, Rev w, A. Ma
ior. Seattle. Rev. G. j Godsman, Ana
cortcss Rev. ~ W. Gtichrist Seattle,
Rev David Blythe. Roslyn. Rev. J ~.
Condit. North Yakima; Rev. y. r. Miller.
9sdro. Rev J. g, smith. Port Townsend.
Rev J. ". Hestti~, Auburn. Rev. Thomas
goyie, Everett Rev. James Laurie.
FairhsNeu, Rev. w. J Bone, Wenatchee.
Rev q. A, Gray, Snohomlsh; Elders n ~.
SweeEs sumner, w q. Williams. Eiene-
burg; y. y Hawley, Ballard. Charles
SHEPPARD Seattle. W. Shannon. Ana.
ley. North Yakima X Culver. Fort
Townsend. uronsou smth Auburn John
McHae Everett. Nathan Harfness Rob-
ert Main. Kent. v. X Loose. Nnohomiah.