, 1879-06-17

y yas to!|t; II vi there, too, the
ts c,'mSvs,on q1sst!on ~hs p1sTsnsSS1 aS1
ihe slalay services will mt stanst IN the waT,
bccausu must Of those who nro for the Sunday
M MsSrys;s won yield In consideration Of this eic,"
THIS !s, In fact, u,a only way can acc to help
congregations touc',rr III slnal temple"
"Coul,l yon rive, Or. Kuhtcr, nbout tue pro-
por!an s. # fhoso who iaTor sabbath and sunaay
:" could no. exactly, although It wouta not
perhaps be very far o,'t Of thc way to say ulcy
were about evenly divided. hut Il ls to bo
nntcd lint thu iilnst Of tiloae who arc Il, favor
Of thG Sabbath service do not attend IT, In
sosas That III i i t1u not tntsrfossa 1T ~iiIii Ii
W tlt1 Sunday service, they do not ultcnd. On
tt's otl,or hand, tho sslMlat-servlco people arc,
Judging " t1!a majority rather Wiling t. At.
toi oi SUNDAY 'td 70 arc at lcaat mora faith
"Wlly shnuld thcrc bc nay great difference of
npnon nr iccEius atnon1 tile congregation, DR..
kofIier when MI dnporthnfty Ii lurtll4Led tu
Worship " on tile aa} Which ia must pleasing to
fhs CONGREGATION conafst Of two different
kfnlH III pooN1e. There asc III tlly congregation
more thatt tWciyh intM who were formerly 1yeitl1cr
teastlers or burssed literary Of seminary
asltt posfess hotter education then thu rest.
il'ey hive Erol1pcl tAffr frfefhla hrolind
them n!il tulscu tho lead as liberals bcllls*
prevailed upon by the FREQ optnIups Expressed
hy ny nreteeeesor to stadl for tl!e frcest tlcas
tle ol1er llat', tIse bulk Of the congregation
conkitiAbf business mon, Sumo Ut them think
wcil enough, but only faw have the energy
aIl'l thu zeal to staMd for their .idcas, anl the
congregation Isn't large enough to
stFPEts srI.tr.
l. tconslsis onlv Ut about cshty-flve members.
When cAt,s here WB Ind not quito 1lundtcd.
Ten or fifteen new nleIMbers lIavc fof1ltd stcc,
but tho o1irra left, otTlllg to Lbs tnanclal EN-
barrassfnrnt, removal from the city, cte 30
...As | understand It, Dr.. 'Kohlcr, you iavo
cudenvnred to preserve the congreRation Intact
bv holding services which would intcrcst tho
sxo sser'otss' 'Nthat is to say, til Saturday and
"Yes, ar, whtto at the sanc time atwaya
upheld tho idea tint ~ radical elint,gc,
like transfer Of Sabbath su Sunday,
could mt 30 realized Or bfought neout
W "a alnEe congreEation,, Illeau radicals
tho transfer by all mcupa. Ttlis, has, Of course,
crgatcd u apIit, Or, nluru properly speaking, III.
feeling betscrt lie members, or, At least, aIack
Of cuod will autl goou falth as members pf tllt
congregation, mt, Of course, Individually or
persvnnly, lluwcycr.h
'What reasons did you assign for restgning
In your letter 10 tho congrcgaton1"
II referred to my encouragement, brought
rauso ffr wi,ici, svryr, nul sated tlat t,ss Ind
undo me iocl dlshenrtened and long for
Change H. my postion: it,u! tlas for this reason
l acceptcd tho call to Ncw York"
"Wha' II, !, do you expect will bc the outcome of
''Thc congregation will meet Tomorrow
evening, md, 7 supposc, accept 1iv resIana-
w nayo heard Tint some ss!s!' aTs asa'eS; II
favor Of forcillg tnc out now. When t1latle
that stipuat!or In my contract to whlcl, |
referred. 1 did 50 bsca,,se, when | wns pre-
vailed upon tO como here i had to leave mr.
conglei.to1 IN DutroIt tlutlcr just such rtrclm-
stances, mud Of courso was warned br this
eonereEat'on should tender me cali might
10 at liberty to aceupt it.h
You llnva many warsn persoual friends In
the congregation, have you noti" ..-....
H., my as e an!o tlt personally sta
eepcrallY: may say there is no ill-fccllng
towards nia wha tsoavor. Ihera was only one
member WHO, Within a year, secmel to ata,ld
e1 70 4 H. n ns % ms ssIzs 0t Tps o
sion for aolnE 80. l llavo ITO personal enemy,
nnd
NO PERSONAL 1L1-PEkrlNd -.
against any one III tue congregation. On the
contrary, thu CONGREGATION lavs always nc-
knowlclsed ny services and shown tlat there
Though tint was not stipulated ID tic
contract. and have alEuYs .nCknDwledrrt
tl,at / lid my bust by doing ,tloubio labor
preaching IN both days. In fact, thry at,nre.
cIatcd mo personally ns wcll as my eirorts in
behalf Of tr congregation. But tho small at
te,,dancc alwnva made nc. feel rather assumed
oI Iny own selt 1ll'u my eonereEation wsInt'-
w evos u s.saoRer' was Aefe. ! conla
not1 WILL proper regard 11r
Ply III lutu1o, !Gtnaln Hnete my task
llscoutaEGu hI;tl uisileastenea me- anu Hence l
acSepteo tnn ca,! 10 ~" T. iolk."
leaving ~. houluf' u;e serorles sought alr.
II.1as Hosenilai. omo oI t,e snnday men, aId
asReo mn 70 eontr!outo What ho khS" to tAe
common 1oi!:i OF ,nlorinn!o!,t -Alr. H9acutial
expsessGa "alsschti'la Yews' on somc points,
1lt as ~ attef@afaa san himself, pretty pia!u
ones at thht.
~. kohler has roHleneu," no sasd, be-
:huse llc has accepted eall III New York which
40 was WaatihE 10: lor snaf'T ycnrs> at!d whteh
10 won!u haVe ascoptea ~ any otl!er timc. 1t
II II very nohnraolc caii-liG pace lorntoIurt
1lied ~ hls 'htEer'!1'.ln's, Einl9ln, Tor many
,eafa' u ~tl' paf lhe Doctor much better than
us present situation, anu IT. tho same
.tnia extent u him better tek!.
Any othcr eausc asslKneu 1or Ills rcslEnation ID
ietttl9ls ata naiotl1s'isd."
How about thn financial difficulties Of the
congregation aud the Sundny Ai1 Sabbath fac-
ions "
"ur. hnn!er ls NOT man OF oackbonc. lic