The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-13


cad at the close Of hi, sermon Sunday
forenoon
THE LETTER.
To the members of the Park street
hurch and parish-Bretbren Ii il now
tx months since laid before yon my views
If the need and practicabiIity of an associate
'astorate, stating, more or less fully, my
cit inability To perform, unassisted the
iuties OF the pastOrate over you; owing,
lrst to the large number OF the congrega-
ION; and secondly, to the extended bound
rirs OF the parish.
The peculiar position which the church
'olds touching the future, owing 10 the To-
alton of the church edfice, making it IN
ccesslbe to Il majority of the congrega-
on, save Mt the expense Of great effort,
nus exposing ii to a steady and steadily
Increasing loss of membership by the re-
noval of families from its neighborho0d,
slsO made me unwilling u share alone the
responsibility of the position.
i foresaw, also, that questions born of
hese considerations would speedily arise,
deal successfully with which would re-
qure great wisdom in council and ability
and lirmness in execution. therefore
asked you to call to my assistance and
your own an associate pastor, and init
mated that, in my judgment, no man, I'M
less of marked ability and prominence IN
the denomination, would meet the exigen-
cies of the occasion.
THE WISH OF MY HEART,
as freely communicated to those with
whom / could officially and properly con-
Ter, was known to be this-to hold and
mako gial,la I'm Ian, ,c la. 4
popular appreciation that which you, as an
organization now have to the end that bye
md bye when the proper time
lad come, you might as an Or
sanlzalion, remove to more central To-
alton in the parish and construct an ed
lice OF such size that all in the city who
'esired to attend upon the minisiraliOns of
rs pulpit could do So under such terms and
conditions ms regards pew rentals ms to
make the privileges of the sanctuary ac-
esslvc 10 the pnor MS well rs to the rich TO
nose starting in lite as well ds to those
we'll established in lucrative business. | had
male no secret of the feeling which en-
rraincd thai there should he in Boston aud
inder the auspices of our denomination. a
'anctuary large enough in its Size, able
'noIish in its ninistratiOns and sympathetic
enough In ts mode of administration in all
lis apartments to attract and a, commOlate
.Ot only the wealthy as regards the things
II this life, but also those less favored in
worldly. yet not the less needy in spiritual
things; and felt that, in the Providence
Of God. you had been endowed with ample
means and facilities u accomplish this 10
the enlargement at His Kingdom and the
glory OF HIS name. The associate PASTOR
ate WAS only HE first step toward the CON
sumaliun Oi the purpose 10 which desired
" consecrate my life and in order tina,
he ohstabcle which. seemed 10 some to con
mont us might he removed, | rendered to
he treasury If the parish
THE SURRENDER OF MY ANNUAL SALARY
until such time rs the income of the parish
might he sufficient 10 forbid anxiety rs Ia
our expenses. feeling only too happy to be
able Ia contribute thus 10 the carrying OUT
Of the general plan.
quate action has been taken to relieve me
in the dor and responsibility of The pusi-
zion. | have taken every means in my
power u ascertain, in the meantime. the
feeling If the membership touching the
proposition laid before YOU probably
understand the position of things pretty
accurately. On the one hand there seems
TO he very large majority, boih in th5
church and parish, in t,yOr of the plan.
On the 9th 7 there are certain of our mem
bership who doubt lis wisdom aud seem
strongly indi-posed To assist In Its accom-.
plisbment. The first essential 10 the sue