English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . gation each in Utah,Washington and Oregon. It was not until 1895 that thefirst English congregations organized in the NorthwestSt. Johns, Minneapolis, and St. Pauls, Red Wing, whichbelonged to the Augustana Synod, became members of thebody. It now comprised ten congregations with 944 com-municants. All the congregations, with one exception,which were organized under the direction of the GeneralCouncil Home Mission Committee, were now gatheredinto one Synodical body. Twelve years had elapsedsince English Lutheranism was first plant
English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . gation each in Utah,Washington and Oregon. It was not until 1895 that thefirst English congregations organized in the NorthwestSt. Johns, Minneapolis, and St. Pauls, Red Wing, whichbelonged to the Augustana Synod, became members of thebody. It now comprised ten congregations with 944 com-municants. All the congregations, with one exception,which were organized under the direction of the GeneralCouncil Home Mission Committee, were now gatheredinto one Synodical body. Twelve years had elapsedsince English Lutheranism was first planted on this vastterritory, but, while the growth was slow, it had takenroot at points far remote from where the seed was firstplanted. After the visit of the Rev. G. H. Gerberding to thePacific Coast, early in 1888, where he pre-empted thePacific Northwest for the General Council, strenuousefforts were made to organize congregations in Portland,Tacoma, Seattle and Salt Lake City. The first place to beregularly occupied was Seattle, where Rev. Ed. F. Keever 132. Church of the Redeemer, Livingston WESTWARD AND NORTHWARD 133 arrived early in August, 1889, and effected a temporary-organization October 31st, Reformation Day, withtwenty-three members. The Rev. M. L. Zweizig wascalled to Portland, Ore., and in February, 1890, organizedSt. James congregation with nineteen charter was not until February, 1891, that Tacoma was occu-pied, when Rev. E. G. Lund took charge of the field,and on June 7 th organized a congregation with twenty-fourmembers. Salt Lake City, Utah, had been explored by Rev. G. in March, 1889, and in April the Rev. W. took charge of the work. After a few monthshe was taken ill, and believing that the illness might provefatal he started for his home in Pennsylvania. He died onthe way at North Platte, Neb., November 2, 1889. InSeptember, 1890, the Rev. P. Doerr arrived and in Novem-ber a preliminary organization was effected, but already
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