Religion was less of a force in Seattle than in eastern cities .
The Protestant Social Gospel movement had a national leader in the Rev. Mark A. Matthews ( 1867 - 1940 ) of Seattle 's First Presbyterian Church .
Religion was less of a force in Seattle than in eastern cities , but the Protestant Social Gospel movement had a national leader in the Rev. Mark A. Matthews ( 1867 - 1940 ) of Seattle 's First Presbyterian Church .