First Methodist Episcopal Church
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- Feb 29, 1892The Farewell Sermon of a Beloved PastorDr. Levi Gilbert bids an emotional goodbye to his Seattle congregation as he prepares to lead a prestigious church in Cleveland.Daniels Recital Hall, Seattle, WA
- Feb 23, 1894The Two Mrs. Van ValkenburghsA Seattle restaurateur's elopement with a Napa woman brought a forgotten first wife out of San Francisco, claiming his divorce was fraudulent and that she was still his lawful spouse.Seattle, WA
- Aug 30, 1894Carried Out of Church, Then Found Reading LukeAlready expelled for 'lack of moral rectitude,' Dr. Everett O. Johnson returns to a revival service at First M.E. Church and is removed by police and ushers. His open Bible offers the episode's strangest coda.Daniels Recital Hall, Seattle, WA
- Sep 9, 1894The Preacher, the Presiding Elder, and the Typewritten ScreedAn obscure minister accuses a Methodist leader of seduction and embezzlement, setting off a Seattle church scandal and a criminal-libel warrant.Daniels Recital Hall, Seattle, WA
- Jun 3, 1895Tacoma’s Epworth League Wants the Bible in Public Schools—and the Saloons GoneA thousand church reformers gathered in Tacoma planned a moral crusade against liquor and for Bible reading in the public schools.Daniels Recital Hall, Tacoma, WA