, 1874-10-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.



Tie Hov. Robert Collynr. paHtor OF Unity
Church IN tllfa city. Ina received ca1 from tho
congregation Of tho Chnrcl, Of tile Messiah tn
Nov York, and aa1ary OF 1000 yoar. Whom
ho wns In New York attending Tho General Cou-
yent!on Of Unitaliana he preaclcd In the Church
Of tho Messiah to immense audcnceg, md orc-
atcd considerable onthusiasm among tho people
Of tho denomination. 1nlef1nito pronosala were
mnao to him 10 aBcortnin whether lo would ac-
cert Gull II ono woro nado. Ills roply waa in
efgect that he did not iMte,,l to coouosto wish
them; In other words, TINT llo would not say
tint ho would recoiso, or lhat le would not, IN
order tint thoy might be loft FREQ to tender lin
rastorBlip to him or not on tl,oir own judgment
llo stated tliat, SHORTLY After the fire Of
1871, lie had gono through tho country
and fatsett Tsfy largo amount Of money far
un1ty Church. It amounted altogether to
a50, ,0l0, aud llo fclt that le waH in tho position
OF Tr'sseo Of tho funds ut this place In other
words. TINT, having rnssod tho money Tor Unity
Church, with ltmBolf aH PASTOR ho folt 1t to bo
l's duty 10 stay hore and tnko caro- OF tho ttor-
cRtB Of tho Church. Ho would not, therefore.
consider any call to 90 elsewhere unloaa some Of
Tho 1ncat prominent man Of tho Unitarian
Church Of tho country, both ministers and lny~
mon, should indicato distinctly. in letter Or
otlor'TBo. that they, Thought It would bo hia
duty TO- 60 Mador tho ostoama!ances,- It
and tond to lilo bost interests Of tho Church.
Hia permanent Residence In Chicago is mat
ter Of tho lccrest ntorcst to him. lIo snyH ho
las lunrncd 10 lovo tho poople ho IL with. and
that no Inns every fcason to believe that they
love lin. lie feels that, aftor having boon horo
aixtecn years. aud preachod to them nearly oyory
Sunday, llo may bo something like MI old story,
and Tint hls sefnons aro no longer % Grateful
to lilo pouplo ahd do not accomplish as much In
tho good work in which ho il omployod al for
merlY. 1t would be this condition alono which
would force him away from Chicago. Tle ulf-
ference in pay fuado by tito Church Of tho nlcs-
Bfah ID of no special moment to linn. llo Bays
That ho has uow all that ID necessary for hts
wattB. aud, III point Of fact. II ho accepted tho
cali ho would lnn1o it q condition that
tho Church Glould not nay lin
my enct SALARY to begin With,
as llo docs not think tho congregation is III a
poaltion to afford 1t, tho church having pnaaod
through some yiolHstndes Of Into ycara. Tho
Church of tho Moasial was, como yours ago, pre-
sided oyer by Or. Osgood, who afterwards wont
into tho Epiacopallan Church. Ha was sue
cecdod by tho Noy. Nlr. Hepworet, who went
somewhere else and more recently Alr. powors,
who Ia known IN this city. wloro ho Inns preached
some three months. At present tho church In
without pastor, having simply 'ssupply n
IRON week to week. Intelligence Of tho possi-
blty nf mr. Oolyor's leaving Chicago will ho ro-
ceivel with regret by tbs entiro community, md
with Ronething like feeling OF pain by those
wno tiayo learned to cherish hin Tith rorsonal
fonduuss during Ills long stay here. Il is to be
Aopod that ho will seo his Nay cloar to remnin iu
tlIiH ctr.