▁called ▁back ▁to ▁Western ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁as ▁re ctor ▁of ▁St . ▁Luke ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁Ta com a . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Wright , ▁a ▁Ta com a ▁rail road ▁ty co on , ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁splendid ▁new ▁St . ▁Luke ' s , ▁and ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁Girls ' ▁School . ▁ ▁He ▁showed ▁his ▁plans ▁to ▁Henri etta ▁Well s , ▁who ▁made ▁several ▁suggestions ▁and ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁principal ▁of ▁An nie ▁Wright ▁Sem inary , ▁a ▁v ener able ▁and ▁successful ▁Ta com a ▁school . ▁ ▁During ▁Well s ' ▁ten ure ▁at ▁St . ▁Luke ' s , ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁grew ▁to ▁such ▁an ▁extent ▁that ▁many ▁mission ▁churches ▁were ▁founded ; ▁many ▁of ▁Ta com a ' s ▁present - day ▁Epis cop al ▁con greg ations ▁can ▁trace ▁their ▁roots ▁to ▁Well s ' ▁influence ▁at ▁St . ▁Luke ' s . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Sp ok ane : ▁ 1 8 9 2 - 1 9 1 5 ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁the ▁General ▁Convention ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁divided ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Washington ▁into ▁two ▁Dioc eses , ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Olymp ia ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁Well s ▁who ▁determined ▁on