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VUI , DOUGLAS CITY AND TOEADWELL, ALASKA. WKDMOSDAV, MAY 180!). NO. 31.
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20 Juneau, Alaska. J. J. C. BARBER.
CHl'RCH DIRECTORY. I
CATHOLIC CHURCH;
Mass with Sermon ... 10:00 A. M. I
Sunday School 3:00 P. M. j
Rosary, Lecture ami Benediction 7:00 P. M. .
Priest, Rev. Father P. C. Bougis, S. J.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Kev. Loyal :
L. Wirt, pastor. Services will he held every
Sunday at 7:45 p. in. Sunday School meets at
2:30 p. in. Society of Christian Endeavor
Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Ladies League |
every alternate Thursday afternoon.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services held at Odd
Fellows Hall every Monday evening, except- I
ing last in month, when the service will he ;
held on Sunday evening. Rev. H. J. Gurr.
FRIENDS CHUKUH -Keguiar services ui me i
Mission School house.
Sabbath School - - - - 10 a.m.
Native Services - 11 a. m.
Evening Services - - - - 7:45
Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening at 7:45 1
Teachers' meeting every Friday evening at 1
8 o'clock at private houses.
Any and all arc cordially invited a.ul wel
comed at all of these services.
Rev. C. N. Reflogle, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-At ,
Peniel Mission, Tuesday evenings at 7:45
o'clock. Scandinavian services at the Peniel !
Mission Friday evenings at 7:45 o'clock, i
A cordial invitation extended to all. Rev. C.
J. Lursen, Pastor.
A. F. & A. M.
Masons on Douglas Island meet
i at Odd Fellows'Hall on the First
V^and Third Tuesdays of each month
/?i All Masons are cordially invited to
attend.
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I. O. O. P.
\\ Alaska Lodjre, No. 1,
-"'meets at Odd Fellows'
Hull, Douglas, on Wednesday evenings at 8
o'clock.
Visiting brothers are cordially invited to
attend. J. G. McDONALD, N. G. ;
C. A. WECK, Secretary.
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DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Hlock, between Front
and 2nd Sts. Douglas City.
FRED PAGE-TUSTIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in the District Court of Alaska.
Fort Wrangcl, Alaska.
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office with News Douglas City. Alaska,
T. J. DOXOHOE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in all tho Courts of Alaska.
Post Office Building, JUNEAU, ALASKA
JNO. E. WINN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau, - Alaska.
F. D. KELSEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau, Alaska.
C. S. BLACKETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Juneau Alaska.
Alaska
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Poultry and Game Hunter Block, Douglas City, Alaska,
in Season. TELEPHONE NO. 8.
fl BII OF IK HISW
A Concise Account of the Re
ligious Work on Douglas
Island.
I BY REV. C. N. REPLOGLE
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The following very interesting paper
on "The Religious History of Douglas
Island,'' was read by Rev. C. N. Replo- i
gle, Pastor of the Friends' Mission
church, at the dedication of the Con
gregational church:
Clod works when no man can possibly
behold the result until the years j
go by. Hence, we will not speculate
today as to whether the underlying
mineral riches of Douglas Island have,
or have not, had anything to do with i
the religious development of the place.
1 Vet it is plain that had no gold been :
found in this massive ledge there would
have been little use to build such u ,
magnificent structure as you are now
in. Douglas has not boomed, but has
1 grown gradually. She has been a
healthy child; in about the proper num
? ber of years, she has become full grown.
There was a time when not even a na-1
tive ventured to stop long 011 the bleak
shore of the desolate land. But the ;
time did come when there was seen a
, single miner's tent, with its weary oc- j
? cupaut, half discouraged, passing the !
days prospecting the now world famous ;
i mines of Douglas.
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iint you may say, wnat uues an uus
' have to do with the church history of
.! Douglas. It has all to do with it. With
. I out the mines there would be no town,
; and short, indeed, would have been the
' religious history of this place. For the
natives even sought other coasts. As it
! is,?men of every nation have Hocked
. into Douglas to obtain work. Many of
them are christian men, some are not.
And, whilo people were gathering at
Douglas, God had His hands on the
ones ho had chosen to open up the way
? for the higher kingdom. For three
years and over, 1884 to '87, away back
in Kansas, E. W. Weesuer toiled away
at his daily labor, a christian farmer.
But his mind would contiuually be up
on Alaska; and, as the days passed by,
his purpose becamo fixed that to Alas
j ka he must come and bring to the peo
ple a good word of cheer and salvation.
Being so pressed in spirit he wrote a
letter to the church paper of the Socio
ty of Friends, asking if there was not
, some one olso who could go with him,
and, to his surprise, one Wm. F. Bau
gham answered his article from Ohio.
; Thus far no one living knew to what
part of Alaska theso two were destined.
But thoy, having secured the sanction
of Kansas Yearly Meeting of Friends,
started for the land, to them, unknown.
Arriving at Tacoma they took passage
on the S. S. Olympian at 4 a. m. on the
: 13th day of June, 1887. The steamer
going by way of Sitka first, they had a
consultation with Gov. Swineford, who
advised them to open a school at that
place. But their impressions did not
\j seem to accord with that advice, so they
continued their journey to Douglas Is
land where they arrived at 6 p. m. on
the 18th of June. Douglas seemed to !
indicate that this was the place assigned
them by the Lord. Until then they
knew not whore they were going to be
gin. On the 21th they called together
the first Sunday School ever held 011
the Island, to our knowledge.
They intended also to have services i
in the evening, but a native dance in
Juneau drew the people away, until
there were none left to attend the ser
vices. This was the result of the first
attempt to have services. There was
no more attempt to gather the people
in for services until in 1883, when a
Sunday School was reopened and re
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ligious services were oeguu uii tnu
of April, there being 80 persons present.
From the beginning the work was large
ly for the natives. The first day school
was also taught by E. VV. Weesner, and ;
uutil the government built the present
school house, it was the only school on
the Island, and was composed of both
whites and natives. On the 10th of June
188S, the first dedication sermon ever
preached on tho Island was delivered !
by Dr. Sheldon Jackson. It was on the
occasion of the dedication of tho first
log house built, on tho site where the 1
Friends' Mission now stands.
Many and kind were the resident
friends who helped the work along.
From the beginning the whites have
been welcomed and sought in all the
services connected with the work. And
in this manner began the first visible
religious work on Douglas Island.
Following this the Presbyterians, who
were then at Juneau, began to hold ser
vices for the minors in the old "Bears' ?
Xest" hoarding house. But this seemed .
too much for their minister, Rev. King,,
and the meeting was given over to E. i
Otis Smith, now of Sitka, who, with his
wife and other workers, continued for
some time in connection with their Ju
neau work. They represented the.
"Christian Alliance."
Following these came the Episcopali
ans, represented by Rev. Bear of Juneau :
and now represented by Rev. Gurr. j
| About the time of thoir beginning, a
Baptist lady from California arrived !
and began a Sunday School in the
Mexican school house; which was con-!
tinued by the Misses Spiers, and is to
day a part of the Congregational S. S.
of this place.
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Shortly alter tno advent 01 uiu i^jia ;
copalians a man from Sitka, by the
name of Davis, organized a S. S. in
Douglas and left it to others, but the
school soon disappeared. Shortly af
ter, a Mr. and Mrs. Evans, under the
auspices of Peniel, of Los Angeles, Cal.,
(the same institution represented by
Davis) arrived and began a night mis
sion service, and visited many of the
resorts, distributing tracts, etc. They
also conducted a children's meet
ing on Sunday afternoons. Their work
continued with various workers until
the close not long since.
Toward the last, but not the least of
all, there came to us one in the person
ef Rev. Mr. Wirt, your pastor, who
should revolutionize the religious work
of the Island. Not one year has yet
passed by since he came among us.
j Yet his marvelous power, untiring en
ergy, and earnest zeal have produced
wonders in so short a time. Wo have
needed just such a hand as his to mar
shal all tho hosts and unite them into
a trained army of the Lord. Men and
women continued to come to Douglas
and many of them were church work
ers before. They came as members of
various churches, and who else could
gather together in one this great people?
Today we can behold the monument
of loyal service to the Master, and the
appreciation of tho people in the form
of this beautiful structure. The Con
gregational church may well be proud
of such a man. Reside, they now have
a S. S. and church service, a C. E. and
literary society, a reading room and I
know not what next, and all at tho
hands of the Rev. Mr. Wirt. This in
cludes the most of the work among
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Protestants, out tne sisters 01 su. auu
have done an excellent work among the
Catholic children and others. Only
three years ago they began a school
and a small church was built. The
work of evangelization began in earnest
and today they have a most efficient
hospital and their congregation has be
come so large as to necessitate the
building of a larger church, which they
hopo to construct this summer.
Now in summary:?With the Friends
and their services, the Episcopalians
and their services, the Catholics and
their services, the Congregationalists
and their services, the Methodists and
their services,?marshaled against the
foe, it does seem that the enemy of
men's souls would flee to parts un
known. But 1 do want to say as I close
that, so far as 1 know, nothing but tho
kindest christian fellowship has ever
existed between tho brethren. And
now, "May the God of peace keep you
all in perfect peace." Amen.
An Arti.stic Preacher.
The people of Douglas City and Ju
neau fully appreciate the large-hearted
christian character of the Rev. C. J.
Larsen, and the praise of his goodness
is in the mouths of all, but it will bo
news to many to learn that Mr. Larsen
has produced a class of artistic work
that is perhaps not excelled in tho
world. Before he entered the ministry
Mr. Larsen was a wood carver and de
signer of ornamental iinishings, by
trade. He was a master in his art, as
you will admit when you learn that one
sideboard that ho designed cost $15,000
when completed. But probably his
greatest piece of work was the repro
duction of the seal of the State of Cali
fornia, in tho natural woods of that
state. This production he sold for
$1000, and it was exhibited by tho pur
chaser at the Centennial exposition in
1870, and also at the Columbian exposi
tion in 1893, and took first prize for
ornamental hand carving in both in
stances. The Rev. Bro. still has a long
ing to again try his skill at his old
trade, but other duties seem to call him
and he obeys their call. When he laid
down his chisel and took the Bible in
his hand he gave up a splendid posi
tion for the good ho might do humanity.
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Miss Alice M. Jordison, of Juneau,
has for sale some of the finest makes of
musical instruments. Abo a full line
of the latest songs, etc. These she is
selling at a very low figure.
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