THE WEST 8H0HE.
THE CHURCHES OP PORTLAND.
OF late years the utter inadequacy of the church
facilities of Portland, in number of edifices as
well as in size and the necessary interior arrange
ments for the growing needs of church work, has
been plainly apparent Every church in the city
has been unable to provide for the increased attend
ance at both the regular services and the Sunday
schools. The forty church edifices now in use are,
for the most part, those erected many years ago,
when the population of the city was scarcely one
fourth its present numbers, and when the more re
cently adopted methods of church work had not been
introduced. With but few exceptions they are
plain wooden structures, of rather contracted dimen
sions, and are neither a great ornament to tie city
nor capable of fully serving the purposo for which
they were erected. These exceptions are the Trinity
Episcopal, a handsome wooden structure on the cor
ner of Biith and Oak streets, the Catholic cathedral,
a large and ornamental brick edifice, standing on the
corner of Third and Stark streets, Calvary Presby
terian, a fine wooden edifice erected a few years ago
on the corner of Ninth and Clay streets, the First
Unitarian, a wooden edifice on the corner of Yamhill
and Seventh streets, and the Taylor Street Methodist,
a brick edifice on the corner of Third and Taylor
streets. The two last named are both of inadequate
size, and the Tavlor street society will probably build
a mnrh larger and handsomer one before long. The
members of the First Congregational, whose building
on the corner of Second and Jt fferson streets is wholly
inafonnatA in the needs of the society, are making
preparations for the erection of a large and handsome
stone church of modern architecture, to be situated on
one of the Park streets, and Grace M. E. church is
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TKa fl-.t ffrrt tn wet A church COUUlIilDg all UlC
modern conveniences and requisite! for all lb branch
cs of church work, a building of solid ton-, to stand
for years, an inheritance to coming generations and a
monument to the zeal and devotion of its founders, is
that of the First Presbyterian society. This Urg.
substantial and ornate edifice is now in procrss or
erection on the corner of Tenth and Alder sirr-U.
and when completed will have no superior in loiy
of architecture and finish, nor in inas.iro aJity, on
the Pacific coast In view of this moat imrUtt era
in the church's history, a brief synods diu cur
will not be out of place. In the fall of 1
families of Presbyterians, including a few ltJP't
tionaluts, subscribed 10.00 for the Mop, o
mission, and upon application to the of
mestic Mixtions of the, Frwbyfarian denomination,
hat body sent Iter. P. R McCaffrey to Portland, who
arrived with his wife and two children on the fourth
of June, and preached his first wrmon in the
court house on the fifteenth of the. same month. Oo
the third of August a church sickly tu orgauiil
by llev. Mr. Thorn pson, of Clatsop Plaint, with Jam
McKewan, S. M. Henaell and Israel Mitchell as ri
ders, and A. H. Hell, doacon. Tho organlilng mem
bers were B. M. Hensill, Jamrs McKewan, Israel
Mitchell, A. 1L iMI, Mrs. Mary lMrtn, Mrs. Jr
rusha Hedgot, Mrs. Margaret Smith, Mrs. Carolina
Couch, Mrs. Klin Ainswortb, Mrs. C. A. UM, Mrs,
M. Jano Hensill. Miss IVhmo Clark, Mrs. Francs
Sophia Law, Mrs. 11 K HUaom, Mrs. Sarah J.
Mead, Mrs. Agnes Oroom and Miss lmora IU
som. The businrss of the society was r ntrustM t J.
M. IMossom, R F. Smith, W. 8, Ul I. J. C. Alns
worth and 1L .V. Hogue, trusts, Thomas lUMntoa,
treasurer, and Henry Uw, sn-retary. Church wss
held the find few years in one of tho wumUi build
ings on Third street nnar Morrison. Work was b.
gun on the church building on tho corner of Third
and Washington streets early in 1A and tU rdthVo
was dedicate on Suuday, May UJ. Mi. The origb
nal contract was for rV. but was mbw.jwtl
incrranxl, the building rotting, wUn rrady for uco.
pancy, almt tl3,M).W. It was eidntly aml lrrd
a very fin building for that day, a amongst thootUr
proceedings of tho board of trusters is found tb ap.
ointment of a c.mraitt to wait Um A. IMbrw.k.
editor of tho Owjoninn, lot tho j.urjoof iWhfi
him to insj-'ct "our now church." In W lU church
was fortunate In souring Dr. A- U UM1 as sU,
and for eighteen years it thrill und-r his niblstra
tions, making its UflVnw frit, throning out branch
es and contributing Iit-rsJIjf V tU mt of U
lion chaj-ls, and d-.tnr.tic and f..rrlgn wlU.
Two jars ag) it wu ikcUM thai tL Urn l.a.1 . if-
Hrr.1 wbm tb wMj ah'M ''u"' Urf ?
it had long n-l-l, and plat.s wrr drawn by W.
McCaw for a omaA'm aud rl'gatt t'uc
ture, which were iccr,L Tb half bk on lU
oath si I of Mhr str-t, Uiwn Tmlb and hUi-
fr ll'HOJM). a larif", mUtu rrsJ.
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