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63 stories matching bishop
- A High-Stakes Footrace Challenge
Two rivals trade insults and deposit cash wagers for a sprint contest to determine the 'fastest man on the Sound.'
- A Seattle Church Honors the Bishop Who Built Black Methodism on the Coast
The African Methodist Episcopal church on Jones Street fills for memorial exercises for Bishop Thomas M. D. Ward, a Pacific Coast missionary and the denomination's tenth bishop.
- The Bishop and the Golden Calf
A fiery editorial critique of Bishop Newman’s defense of vast wealth accumulation and its impact on the laboring classes.
- A Bishop Claimed 430 Acres of a Federal Military Reservation
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nesqually went to the U.S. Supreme Court to secure title to the Vancouver military reservation, setting church, Crown-era permission, and federal ownership against one another.
- The Ruins of a Bishop’s Household
After years in storage on the Seattle waterfront, Bishop Paddock's furniture was recovered in a state of 'shameful' decay, riddled with rats and broken glass.
- The Bishop, the Convicts, and the Sparring Match
Bishop Wells insists a prisoner-run entertainment at the penitentiary was decorous and proper—not the prizefight rumor made it out to be.
- Faith vs. Regulation: The Methodist Church Debate
Bishop J.W. Hamilton discusses the possibility of amending strict church prohibitions against dancing, card playing, and theater attendance at the upcoming general conference.
- The Betrayal of a 'Friend' in Tacoma
A classic story of a land deal gone wrong, where a trusted drinking buddy pulled the rug out from under an investor’s feet.
- The Old Man, the Opium, and the Confidence Trick
A classic swindle involving a fake opium deal leads to a criminal trial in Judge Holmes' court.
- The Dedication of St. Joseph's Hospital
Bishop Junger officiates the opening of a state-of-the-art infirmary meant to serve the sick regardless of creed.
- The Bishop’s Plea for Vancouver’s Orphans
With fifty children in their care and resources dwindling, the Sisters of Charity face an uncertain future.
- The Bishop's Plea for Vancouver's Orphans
Facing mounting debt, the Sisters of Charity turn to the public to keep their doors open for fifty destitute children.
- A Veteran, a Fake Opium Deal, and a $2,000 Swindle
John Tilley thought he was buying cut-rate opium. Instead, police said, two men walked off with his cash, his watch, and a mortgage from his Idaho ranch.
- A Telescope for Tacoma’s Frontier Scholars
A Brooklyn astronomer journeys to Tacoma to secure books and equipment for a new boys' college, betting that clear Puget Sound skies will change the future of the territory.
- A Deadly Mistake at the Livery Stable
A local stableman survives a poisoning after accidentally consuming carbolic acid instead of whisky.
- The Battle for St. Mary’s Pulpit
A bitter ethnic divide pits Irish and American parishioners against the church hierarchy in Tacoma.
- The Bishop and the Bricklayer
Methodist Bishop Robert McIntyre writes on the spiritual necessity of labor unions and the soulless nature of modern corporate industry.
- Commencement at the Academy of the Holy Names
A crowded hall celebrates the academic achievements of young women at a cornerstone Seattle institution on Jackson and Ninth.
- The 'Seedy' Runner Who Was More Than He Seemed
A stranger arriving in Seattle claimed ignorance of foot-racing rules, only to reveal himself as a skilled athlete in disguise.
- The Great Puget Sound Footrace of 1883
A high-stakes match between two local runners in Olympia promises to shake up the sporting fraternity with $1,000 on the line.
- The First Rector of Trinity: A Quarter Century, and a Church Rebuilt from the Fire
Rev. George Herbert Watson marked 25 years in the ministry and 16 in Seattle, where he founded Trinity Parish, started Grace Hospital, and saw his first church destroyed in the Great Fire.
- A Model Young Man, Wanted for Robbery
A California arrest reveals the bandit who robbed a station agent of $7,250 to be Charles Clayton Bump — a Spokane high-school graduate, former deputy city clerk, and 'one of the best known young men of this city.'
- The Political Battle for Power
A state senator warns that municipal utility expansion could shift tax burdens onto rural farmers.
- Kennewick Keeps Its Pastor: A Farewell Becomes a Welcome
Rev. C. D. Rarey's transfer to Goldendale was reversed after church members and businessmen petitioned the bishop in Seattle.
- Vice Raid on Washington and Commercial
Police raid a well-known downtown lodging house, arresting the proprietress and several guests.