First Methodist Church
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- Jan 8, 1892A Reborn Haven in Old SeattleAfter the violence of the 1886 anti-Chinese riots shuttered his school, a local merchant defies the lingering hostility to create a space for education and community.821 2nd Street, Seattle, WA
- Sep 19, 1892A House of Prayer for All the NationsIn 1892, Seattle's Congregation Ohaveth Sholom dedicated the first Jewish synagogue in Washington, filling the new sanctuary at Seventh and Seneca with Jews and Gentiles and with sermons that insisted the building must be more than stone and gold.Seattle, WA
- Jul 15, 1899The Policeman, the Whiskey, and the Sober PigeonsA Seattle officer's attempt to trap church-dwelling pigeons using liquor-soaked corn ended in a hilariously humiliating failure when the birds refused to lose their composure.First Methodist Church, Seattle, WA
- Jul 17, 1899The Great Pigeon Whiskey HeistA Seattle police officer's bungled attempt to intoxicate local church pigeons ends in his own humiliation.First Methodist Church, Seattle, WA