New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
RESIGNATION OF DIR. TUCKER.
THE MADISON SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH LOSES
PASTOR

THE MADISON SQUARE PREsBYrERIAN CHURCH LOSES
ITS PASTOR
At q meeting of the members of the Madison
Eauare PRESBYTERIAN Church last evening. the res
ignation of their pastor, the Rev. W. j. Tucker.
II. D. who has received a call to the Bartlett Pro-
fessorship of Preaching at Andoyer Theological
Seminary. was rendered and accepted There was
large number present. DR.. Tucker, in Offering his
resignation, remarked that 1t was already well
known to them all that he had had under very seri-
ous thought during the Summer the question of a
change from the pastorate to work for the ministry
He said that the ministry in ITS claims ought to
have wider hearing among young men. The great
increase in the means Of moral influence demanded
fins 1--WE seem ahOut 10 enter. i'm religious tc ana
Thought D." he added, upon period of great con-
structive energy believe that We have before MS
seaso, n"i Of contention or Ct rrooyy I Tou o..
fsnt. therefore one might otherwise Zoe 10 listen 10
this call hc cannot DENY the claims oi IL 'ihl'n-
ness. And u IS ONLY for such reasons as thr>e.
winch hnt partly express my own CONVICTIONS tuat
can bring myself 80 ask you Tor Nont coAschII ~
nv snerinr UNION this work. and ~ request, rs 60
now that Won will accept NY resignation IN the
pa-toratc Of this church"
DIR. Tucker closed ls al lress with some words OF
dccn feeling upon tle cordial relations which had
existed between his church and himself George
w Lane was then made chairman OF the ncei M
and Charles II. Woodbury. secretary h,,"9.l ms
were adopted expressing deep regret - Ut. Jug h-
ef's leaving the pasiOratc, and speaking OF ms
work and his personal qualities IN the highest
terms. -. -.
Remarks were then made by the Rcv. VILLAIN
Adams H. H. first N2sfor g th" church. ne h' "
Roswell H. Hitchcock d. d.. the Hon. W liam T.
dodge. aud Pro. ss0r heodorc W. Dwight
Dr. Adams said that Dee concuIGc0 most hrlri.iN
i'm the resolutions. lie could svmpatlz' with l'r
Tucker in l. request ior Dee bod once taken SIM
liar step. HIS personal relations with Dr. Tucker
had been peculiarly pleasant.
pr Hitchcock SAID tAut he td not 'ciDNc maj
tlere WAS % person iu the col-Ic-Iton Who M".-t
not saw farewell ina great bitterness of pei snll De-
roavement and sense of loss. iie had advised ~.
Tucker t1 GO because Boo thnunIt hc would serve
h. generation more in giving to the 81 ti'i} OF
foity Christian ministers ea'H year th@h 10y IT,
manning iu th, mos, successful ruil .I
Mr. Dodge SAID tlnl d. lrlt tlll &c nag lost 20
prrsenc. of % personal fIltll Which could NOS D.
Ieulaccd. Tie hoped d.. fuckers ,rtr .nnr would
long remain DO the chuIa %. hut the bereavement al
this parting was very great.
Professor DWIGHT remarked That TIE announce
mont of pr fuckers resignation c0mc upou hi'
like thuuder,l p. lie coI.d say with III ihe
warmth possible that Le sincerely ocpiored thc loss
which the church sustained.
a committee was then appointed y con~ln'r .Nr
subject of Dr. Fuckers successor. br. Tucker haN
been pastor of tire Madison square Presbyterian
Church for nearly five yc1rs. he came 20 tins CIV
from Manchester, \. II. II" does not cNltc' To en-
ter upon his new duties immediately.