The Reverend Mark MatthewsWhen the Reverend Mark Allison Matthews died in February 1940, thousands of mourners gathered at a Seattle church to pay their final respects. The Southern born Presbyterian came to Seattle in 1902. He quickly established himself as a city leader and began building a congregation that was eventually among the nations largest, with nearly 10,000 members. Throughout his career, he advocated Social Christianity, a blend of progressive reform and