Organization

First Presbyterian Church

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Jan 15, 1892The Temperance Preacher and the Heavyweight ChampionWhen gospel temperance evangelist Francis Murphy visited a Tacoma theater to convert prize fighter John L. Sullivan to sobriety, he found the champion as stubborn as his reputation.Tacoma, WA
Jun 20, 1893The Presbyterian Church Breaks GroundA sunny afternoon ceremony launches the construction of a grand new sanctuary on Fourth Street, complete with Paris opera-style seating.Seattle, WA
Aug 23, 1893First Presbyterian Church Breaks Ground on Fourth and SpringA landmark moment for a pioneer congregation, featuring a new, state-of-the-art ventilation system promised to keep the air pure for 1,400 worshippers.Seattle, WA
Sep 12, 1893The Presbyterian Ball ControversyA proposed tournament and dance in Seattle triggers anxiety and confusion within the First Presbyterian Church congregation.Madison Park, Seattle, WA
Oct 3, 1893Banking on Seattle’s ResilienceWhen the First Presbyterian Church laid its cornerstone in 1893, they buried a message of defiance against the global financial panic.First Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA
Dec 1, 1893Thanksgiving in a Time of TroubleAs Seattle grapples with the financial instability of 1893, local missions and churches organize a massive effort to ensure no one goes hungry.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
Nov 24, 1903A Seattle Preacher Tells Society Women They Are Marching Their Children to the GallowsPreaching to women only on "Dying Mothers and Starving Children," Rev. M. A. Matthews calls society "the emptiness of emptiness" — and blames card parties, prizes and maternal neglect for juvenile crime.First Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA
Jan 25, 1904A Call for a Waterfront MissionChaplain Stubbs makes a plea to the First Presbyterian Church to move the Seamen's Friend Society closer to the busy Eleventh Street bridge.First Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, WA