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Assistance from Friends in Indiana
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Allen Jay from Indiana Yearly Meeting visited Seattle
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July 1906-Allen Jay attended a conference in Everett to consider the direction of Friends in Washington
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Would Friends remain with Indiana Yearly Meeting or turn to Oregon Yearly Meeting?
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It culminated in a request for a Puget Sound Quarterly Meeting under Indiana Yearly Meeting, to be made up of Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett Monthly Meetings
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Visited Friends Meetings in Tacoma, Langley, Seattle, and Everett
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Seattle Friends held their meeting in an old tent on the side of a hill in an out-of-the-way place. Allen Jay found it discouraging.
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Jay decided to solicit help from 3 wealthy men-sons of Friends from North Carolina, with whom Allen Jay was acquainted.
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Samuel Hill-Railroad Tycoon (See www.historylink.org Washington State)
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Elbridge Stuart-Founder of Carnation (See www.historylink.org Seattle/King Co.)
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Hervey Lindley-Timber
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Allen Jay met with Elbridge Stuart and Hervey Lindley. Samuel Hill was out of town.
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The 3 men had talked and were prepared to assist Friends
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Stuart, Lindley, and Hill agree that we will
- Buy a lot
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Build a meeting-house
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Furnish it ready to hold meetings
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Turn it over to Indiana Yearly Meeting
If
- - Indiana Yearly Meeting will send a minister
and look after the spiritual interest of the Church
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- Allen Jay will come out when the house is finished and attend the dedication
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Allen Jay accepted the proposition
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Lots were purchased at 23rd and Spruce in Seattle and a meeting-house and parsonage were built for a total cost of $19,000
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Indiana YM sent J Edgar Williams to pastor the Seattle meeting, Seventh month, 1907
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The new building was dedicated on Ninth month 14, 1907 with Allen Jay present
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A minute from Indiana Yearly Meeting was read establishing Puget Sound Quarterly Meeting
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212 of the 290 members of Puget Sound Quarterly Meeting were present
Interesting fact
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o Friends Memorial Church, Muncie Indiana is a member of Winchester Quarterly Meeting, Indiana Yearly Meeting
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o They were also given a large sum of money in the early days of the church
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o Set off from Farmland Monthly Meeting in 1886
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