The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

clearly Indicated by the large
IL number OF churches In the city.
Several OF them. principally
the new Catholic Church OF the Sacred
Heart, are of high class Of archi-
lecture and an adjournment 10 the lmunici-
pality. or the seventy-seven churches In
Seattle. however. the majority are plain
hut substantial houses OF worship. and
their congregations are doing a work
nlona religious tines OF which Seattle
may be well proud. from evary hill and
valley within the city limits on Sunday
morning and evening ring out the bells
OF a dozen different creeds. calling the
people to service.
II Is estimated that the Seattle churches
have an aggregate membership Of $4,000
people out Of a population OF y, 800. These
figures. however by no means Indicate
the number Of Seafties inhabitants who
NO TO church. There are many who at
tend certain places regularly but are not
members. Nevertheless. they contribute
u large sum OF money 20 the support OF
the church OF their preference. Many
more nuetuate from one church tic an
other. and. moreover. some account must
be taken OF this city's large floating pop
isiation. II II estimated that there are
about .5Ooo OF these non-afriliated ad-
herenis. Again. there are about 5000
Sunday school children. which would
bring the total number OF people whom
the churches OF Seattle reach up to the
very creditable figures of $1,000. or more
than half OF the population.
The churches OF s,eatte altogether pos
sess nearly 100000 worth OF property.
Many OF them are entirely clear from
debt and the others are rapidly paying
their Indebtedness on. Since the return
of prosperity II is believed that 30 per
cont OF all the Seattle church debts has
been wiped out. sss
Tho frat religious service ever held In
Seattle was conducted by Rev. Father
p4mers IN the summer OF 1854 He came
here ms missionary. and later was
bishop % British Columbia In 1858 Rev.
u p Close q Methodist. also held serv-
icss hare. The fiest church established
IN Seattle was the First Methodist Fps
copai, Of which Rev T. Nj, Randall Ia
now pastor. f,a founder was Rev. u. r..
Biatne. the well-knnwn pioneer. who ntlll
resides In Seattle, Tic and Mrs Rlains
we're sent 20 the Pacific coast from New
York IN tS6a ~ f,issionariss The church
was orgatixea in 1884 mud the first build
ins erected In the same year
The Rev. naniei Haglcy. another we'll
known Seattle rto4tr-s. shn Is still liv-
inr. was the Arst Methodist Protestant
minister 20 come ~ Seattle. lie reached
here In 1881 and shortly afterwara
formed the First Methodist Protestant
church is hrkg regular place 81 worship
helns conNrpetna IN i~a Rev 7 Plum
mer RoVoile u the pFesrnt pestor,
The arsi Presbyterian divine % hold
services 10 Seattle Was Rev. pr. Urorgo
y whltworth. who came here IN lssa aud
organized the First Presbyterian church
IN isa pr whlfNorth Is stin a familiar
nstro ln the religious work az tbs city
,sghs present pastor ~ the church e Rev.
a i. Hutchisan
The founder ~ the nrsi Catholic
church. In tho city. thp Rev r. y Pre-
f0ntaine rams to Seattle "a 1857 and
formed the congregation so Witch he ts
stnl tbr pastor. The church was rrrctca
IN November - that YEAR at Third ave-
nue. saufh aud Washington street. where
q l. sfni situated
Trlalty Parish was the frat Episcopal
church organised ia seattle the aate
teinx 1865 with Rev y - Eiyiand as
pastor Mr tIyisud Is aow pastor 81 81
sstgsrnF Eptseonai chuscn ~ Ballard
REV m ~ 0awen ls che prrseiu ia-
eamheut 81 TFtny Parish
Plymouth Congregational church va,
thc Nrp, ene af tbs determination l0 ~,
,stv l,sins formed tn islN Rev r.
Damon stta a resident af seaTile was
les rssfor thgn Rev W ~ % Temple
Is she ptpsrrt minister, The FireS HAP
tist church WAS arsanlaed ln iS,A
In t,aisg a. membership tae calholt
cnuF.nes m Srattle ica8 they having .r
the asgfrwate 8bcus aao member Taeu
are three yherches cf this deocmtnstiet
tn the ctts With propNtA ra.ued as met'
than NsDaaA Thry eaedaet SeVe-s
schools and onr college TIE uew sacr,,
Heart thur,h a. mentioned nefors b
avehttecturaliy one 20 the most bsautlfu
tn Seattle. ana the Chuvch % Ogr l.ad,