, 1874-12-14
STEPPING OUT.
The Rev. Mr.. Gordon Tenders q
Pcrcnlptory Resignation.
lis Reasons for Doing So.

Els Reasons for Doing So.
Yesterday morning tho 1lcy. John Gordon,
pastor OF tho Western Ayonno Dapttst Church,
torsdored to Iia congregation, WHO wore worry
fully represented On tho occauiont hiH reslgna-
lion.
After proaching from dalataus, l.:1l, Mr..
Gordon amid:
por to'.|ay Is thta: 1t ia quito impolblo to gat
largo ciisoh meeting during the week. Ihsro
ato 'nnny uho arc T., employed tint they cannot
como. 1t ~ also imp1salbl6 to got outa!tuls to
20 pre9sont 9son except at Sunday aorvseo. mr.
preston on to minds nf lnBu hero in rcgnr tn
thA. 'layo wr'tton tn kind, Christian spirit
shat u la'ohdod to wound no o.ie. | havo not
had time 10 gIye It that carofu diotion wl,io!, I
Aavo heen 30 busy during tho past week that
ogery anmto Of my tisno was occupied. I will
now road 1t:
THE RESTORATION.
CtioAao, Dec. II, 1874.
thu erusts uf beloved csrEl, ntstl thu cl,las Of
Christ lc'aanln few words fro,n 1t thlp present
Period IN our churrs history by way Of refreshing
to prsvsnt, Il lusable my misunderstanding ii the
ni,'a uE those mt conrcrsant with thu facls Ga tho
tis field. II Is not tayi1tH ton n1nch whc al.lrn,
ts. no rastor mud pplo eyer mora united th,,
we avS @ nas 1' tos nlt9s sH yors God haa E,ay
olelac tno lal'ofg M NlH Ecnp. 0u tho 4h ot last
M Ar tsaesed 'le following reHignaton III astor Of
TINS ~, chhfsn
o f iho nd Sru tah a epry sopy Of to rngn
f,,,Iv a.n.cto1 ,ho, =, ,,s"s ,.s 49, pl'ousua:
u s ~ 1s1 @ .St. hence MAIDS my
nessnsosing Of tug church ul.o largest oyer hsid tu
~ er t; u' ts 1.;l tHls. ts WY pfosehIea:
"yoar ADVISORY Uon'niiteo woati respectfully re-
1rlon MAJ careful To s S1m u s m m har @
't ~ a1r ntstnrv ,,nmt,i,oi ~ cnsai. m "a .ooRl.E
unn,,En fr norn Than Hyu yuars With In Itfnrc,,cn % ~
fatn md praec tao caurcl, il. Numbers s,eay ,
rrMsnr ,inler Ills m,nisry to evidenced NJ "rowb s
IL, op osay Iy rnna IN IN sc m M II t 1n aa
rfs;rs If Tic csttrch tMumd tnt In htil1 remain vii,
~ i'm win fiji rnntl,,n,rc il, urotnr f}moI, n. ~
nntnr rt, f:urisan Innn wn fnl ihnt rrr,,res nf
unn}ol Lcwret mutual uetnlerH shu,,li uos la nl-
loved to Impair his usefulness 10 Tits church,
for ono montJl ntld tlat wisu tc.tnrotiur nIjnrns
It nd iulr,1s uEtIl tle tirat Mp1,1ay lli aIIy."
wS e. tseaSn WI ~ sSa s, I'D Us 10 1t ~ 9 Tesns
u.i,ce WIS adotet musumol,sly. - >-' 0''''
Bs!icvluu lie church te lnys secd honestly in this
whose indignant could trust that tho good Of the
~, ,,astnr consnsted IN aiIny ~ rcs1,uSot ~ Ia
| laid eyrr indefinitely. l did nos wthdraw it.
With full cuutltlrIiec In le crrl,'s uctiou rce,n
cd y beloved work Will frosh ,nc. It. utd wi,ltus 10
i.bnr ~ fnr yrnrs in cn,nn nttI tn nfi "ac IL
inu as II, tho iast ricl huryrya on tha ta
Of Christian to ard l,ro,Miao l,ut my vxpoctatous
"''' ~ '"eA' 0" rsIsrut , sumrn1sr.
learned at ,noatiiy Ut tAp advisory Committee,
nc,uEer Of uur church, rciipctir seriously Oh Tia
ntiairp ii our beloved Zion Il that ulrpttnr two
of uaid article. Tut INSURED the oommitiso tint
would do nothing toward DENYING a1y ststo,put ot
1oH a9or 9 tue r,g Sa1s @ r % rs s ~ w9 M
n 9 tle tlea0'e' '0s a h0' ''''0 my DFo'Aren eo'
which II clnrge upon iho,n hut o my visiting Mr.
oodscea, hs llo Oily elaiiaed antllotuip, bus r..
n;icy i1cnan,Iel nv sarIn1 fnr tinnc thei,. war
.}na;rs wnx flint ahni Iniyc. fiat fEo r...nIti,s
"care,,:iy studied by tbs brethren opposed to NY
wvru not pronntc us they ,-ou1. ia h. ~
A'''>'A'' 4 ~ xEMronany Exrrpissr 'e''"A 10
nboui euho to to accov nv reairnatio,, wthout
! layt1,n thu church puen 10 r..1cctlon.
asLeI sr. Gooltpsed Why ilo did not tlien Apply
on. a,, If iii not lcnyo tic church l,s au otbers
co'siI col ,ake thcr nltess to sou oher crcl. You vii
I'm nrei, Hny ~ hi wau re- ic,eI wa4 sls,1.en ~
10 u,S the greatest injury aid wa II trlie wnrhv lin
n l,s1 Tor Or Tongue Of "' '@' - = 49, "'@''' S'''
dtd mt hccorne m, tv f., 1n, nv rcn,v ,,,oro
fore lookr 10 Tho CHURCH for !efsl.ye but for ssx
II tla staton,snts wern true, vou coul,, not ,cnv
thpn If fulac, Christia aud covu.,a Obligations d.
lnanled tleuhl yuur honor us well as p0 wau tar
| nlHiei and trrractil
Tho church il lrslay in poagpRsion ofao fact8
gnrjiinv Mr GopIsHcels caKc buinr tctore t,o Des-
eous' meeting, Many weeks ago t,To Dsuco,a wero
n,rot.I tn r,s,t AZ Gno,snrri owinr tn hjs nsonte
IL; lIt'n.ef fron Mi our 1ncatinta AID In n,,nv WIN
vn..nr h,s coyo,,,rt with liz c,nr.i, m1 nast1;r
Wo H.. conntittss W.s rpur nt,uo.ntmopf uf'iu It
ind moi iror fnck al onorirn;tyi uerfdrmrI H. ,srk
written request was rro.e,sted III Dcacuuy mraIr
ran, Nr fnolsncea hsl:}nH lcstar Inv nelf nnh f.m
H. n,,a vlti, t rarih nnurt IT, ~ .I,a 4y
| 1,hr.a lin Dt..oms ds.Ioi enn;I mi In IN
Hr',,tr1 iii thev ha1 xisIn.i Mr Il 4,nszno"j Tin
board appointed to perform lu work, to. the Uea.
cans rl'iaIy It they resomn nssl letters, nrl the
church granted tile saine et no apology Asiea and
reeelsea los tno lotter Q. at'1y ~
ro reo. sfr t ,a.ti. us ,n ,:o,u ra,,rc
ttc ,rsu)t Of tir yisit They ii,ot,,t H. a. stItn
gee mygu!f at deaeuus' ucakttIu to which rcDied
ttWlnt good will that d.? You aay 10 us ~ personal