, 1879-01-20
II, quito number nf nctivc Christians gathrrrtI
around tic pulpit 10 confer with him regarding
tho work In hnnd.


Episcopal Church, at the close uf the morning
service yesterday, formally announced tho &C.
ceptance Of his resignation by tho Vestry. and
| gave his reasons for the step he hns taken. Tile
attendance wa. not large, but those present lis
tened To Dr. sn1|tran's remarks with the xEcat-
est attention from beginning to end, and alter
the bcncdtctfon had bvcn pronounced many cx.
prcsstons OF regret were male because OF hts
| determination to leave. The resignation dor 4
| not takc effect Until Faster Monday, April II
next, when br. Sullivan Gocs to Montreal,
Canada, 10 nssumc tho fsccto.ahlp OF 81.
| Georges Church, Of which h. was Assistant
Hector previous to hts coming to Trinity Church,
| eleven years ag.,. Following Is the full text of
Dr. Su1l!sAnt remarks:
Mr DEAR 1taErItanH: / have no sermon for
yvon so+layt-I could not breach It I! hal.
viii, another ttctne. wlieA has unified mt fur
cInsc, consecutive thought, md llitci my mind
witll visions Witch. II | could, ] would gladly
dismiss. four tn!nta, too, hare hccn .listurbrd,
would rct them vt rest. know u nothing thnk
will rreon:c tic Christian ntlcr any Ut the trials
u mutations nf lilo To patient. peaceful accept
nntc os tipls appointments So mich ~ tue !r'u.
!nnuyal,lS conviction TINT nt rrcrv Etep taken
~ t',e path of simple duty lie Is tnvisby direct
ing oar c'Ir.c, aHu. by sonic mysterious process
to" fHr ai,ivo II. Tor our punY puwcrs tn
comprehend. maxim. Ali t,,'ngs wurIt t6grtllcr
fur rg'nal.. Il I, my lirm and uSfaitarIn. ronvc-
Ton VI the truth VI this for m,self aud you
tilt Escs mt totragc to n,attc m anno1;',ct-
nen; t'-t'ar whg's nv iios would otherwise re-
ft',e 10 utter: Thas during the past week have
rendered ~ the narllcns ntd Fcstry nf Trinity
CAilrch tny resignation ri tho lisc:ursh!p Ut tLiH
pnsisn, to tntsc effect Un Easter Mantlav. April
u. owe It tn you asMl tY tnyscll to stntr, with
pcrtets tTnnssc.s, the consideration. whcl, l,nrc
! i''lrc!le n'c To taEc t'a strp. This public MI
nouEcrincnt Of thru'. II |. .iocs not vi,uiI,nto
my nvs!un III ypar eyes, will nj luast pEntret
SuN htl stIc aIsHG from inIputut1t,tls u1lJ ultH-
| t'ccpti.'hs which must, 0.lvrwisr, inevitably
gain currency.
| 1t VIII, ,prr!'aI's. put the matter IN clearer,
ulster llEllt u 1lrht stule wAat tho REASONS VI
Prompted W Any Gnl.len considerations. Fur
tome rra.u, ~ o,flrr. this Is ordinarily tic rrrv
ilIst key Hriiicd ipr tho solution If tc nisstcry
| o. u t''',!stcts rcn!nyal 10 stsAu new tIetd uf
!tfur, Nh! lmpus aluils 0f ayaruc Asu laid ut his
dnvr which IN any uthrr prutessjon wuul,i b.:
rrGnritd ~ iliy ntlti ih,prrluc.,st, II. thul,Ih
ior lin ane tl,e j.ttanr 4rl,i true that what.
ever Is. = GvaL" FDriunatcly tar ii.trif, shall
stand fully aus,,lvctl u this srcas cfLI!,c wien
slato that FL f,y case the change will be perl,-
tiarilr, hat as suAlIr frnR1 less tu t,,vrc, hit
from mnfc to less. More ! NEEDED ,ot tu eccx.
The provision that Tie toytng cure u NY i!Irk
has alWa.B inatle far nle aud 1utnr t,ns been
ample. luliy up tu thu measure oI my nrvte,-
bcyo1td, hayc ntscn lett. their nhiny. Not
only ~, Tut during the past eleven yrars cvvry
obligation III sntlr part has hccn discharged
With 4 i'rufhptiiesa mil nunrualty wll!ctt vcii.
lure fcarlrssly tn say tan tut nj rnl1ycl, 1r rr.
1lEious rolntniNIun III this city nn ta.al or pnr-
alie1 istaFiuG III tn'iM the financial rcrcrsrs
Which ttt. IN totNaon With every ut!irr lungru-
natit!i Aas rxp"riciIcetl It vii, tecn incredible,
AHa yet II Is thu hlintilc truth, TINT lr,m tho
hrst '1UntIl VI my Residence IN CHI. ago unilt
no" EnF salary has ltGrcr f,rcn fur hingIc DAY
even o1Ie ccht III ARREARS. Financial tlnsi.leru.
t!nl1s, thcscfure, ~ ynA Inny icntlIly believe.
have not rru'nplc1 the change nMIia,lncc to.
day. 10 lar trt.n gn,nfug III TIL. respect, had
L;tfn In J3dIs
Uht-thlft.
.. Tho rcnsou Of my resignation ts not To be
sou1ht III a'yst!i'E cons!ecteu Will. nly personal
lstaslo;is to elt1cr w Frstry or congregation.
iheac llarc been. uniformly, iran beginning to
e,t!, ull tlht heart s,uId ucstrc. Tint | hoyc
p!caard uteTytudy it vera yAin 10 expect. i
l.ase ucrcr attc'npted the .peaeu u any price -
v'les 'sg s VIII nn rau ~ thu. ~ YET Htsa.ra
That have succeeded IN 'tgly. III. 10 ufcn.c In !
ANYTHING y Il very inprot,at,r. Esru un angel
from Heaven, steering 'lls way, bo It ever 81
s!utiu',stS, through Lie lt'lr'sa.ars VI human
sfc, I'lIet liz olen 10 tho r,arcr of ulTr,lsu
where oitensr was htycr tycn most sts,otcIr ill.,
tended. That l Aht nt the Iacsn,,rrs Ut my
cyl, il, psricrt san'cslr.s Vi thought and sct..
tlmcnt OIL nll Hursttuns Ut theology, Or
If thu practical ruligious lie, wuutd t.i,lv
ittiable lae% ol individuality On ho:h ssltx to
hut. llune tic Icss for this, nar tar,nony has
bgem ulbruken. The ifrst ripple Of disturbance
In tho earrrnt u our t,aeoeta. life hare yut to
scc., our Jerusalru, hna sAyur.alIy tcri,, AnI
INV 10, tint unity in flcrsclf.n InirrIut .ivis.
luns-tlsrre nre lor. L llayo l,cFor oneu hcnrl
Ut thru Or felt ti,t.r power. Tho puricct nveuru
that has bcryaaca tlm general tunc a,Ml ut'nos.
phcrc VI our Internal nfc las lcrn tu myself
ninl str1 great Joy, anti tb outsiders tho 4u-
1eet Of nlnrln4 ro,nnent. Faetuns and par:t-
snnsl;l,s have hni III piaeu ulnong ". There
ltus Lerl. III D.orcpI.cb In uar ntlst loving Tho
pre-csnIi'cnve nl1upy becuu6t each Inns brcn CoI
t,uF II n II
Shown, themselves rc.ty to sucrlilce personal
preferences ~ lilo common you'd.
Putting these considerations, lien. aside, as al
together Irrelevant an4 !uapp!!sa!4lc, !et mc
state tho teasnus which llayu 1Ms,elic1 me to
snku this decided stcr: !. ~ yuu will mt urallr
surIntset tlic financial cutnlltInn of The church,
the bar.,en whl., ills has t1npostl tnI my.
self unniIe any lu''grr to carry. Eur us. US for
others. II has pruillera It's natural, normal re-
suit, not, Indeed Vi litter GxictIuIl, but uuy uf
oppression. klIUw full well THAT tirc. atalrva
cs'lsl!nue'l 10 Mssrava1o tl!s hnr,!rn. sanlc
wuuhl say: "iuI uI.At never tU llarr HA!i!ri
yourselves Mil, sr! debt" Perhaps lUt: l,uL
let 1t be remembered tfat ut tho tInu Ut It's rufI-
Its succdl liquidation. Asll III kuclt ea.o |, tur
unu ser no wru,E, nO mural ullluty, no vula.
tion ol lhG spirit u' tue cotntl'aHsl to "OMe M |
nlan nnys'1nE" " !s'eaIr,E M nhll::atl'st, thu
inrusrilg u which, uH lcr nriln.ry rlrcu.n-
Eiaiccs, wtIi he the rctl lutn pathway IN Its Own
slrcdy Repayment. lsut ltIe circumstances
lnrlru nut t" l,e unrthi'lg, but nrl.ary. We
could nat p'a.bY luretre ilc tIln1r u loG,, aud
the rapid downward .leslllc wItlch followed. |
We tlrsisct II give the very hcsi wr coult vlye
ler Inc worship of tod, n'ls wu it,nestiy be-
Ileyoa That brioTe lnn. We could cDnsrurnlu It |
to His services Us cntncly Ills uwIh Un!nrr-
Fre disasters overlook tl!e ctI,Itry Ut large, IT.
yuIy!u. crrry l!,y III tue l'nt"n, a; nrressa5i,y
linlerlhE Til. Dr''s;~rity vi The tlutsaes; fns.
thulgh The Chutrt Ut Christ. Hike tind's yracc Il.
tAc tnlty!al hon, b., Un utl" sh.e Ut rs exist
rlcc, divine, on tho uthrr It Is hll,aa. |
unA ti.rrtItlrs affected Nv tho fluctuations tu
which aal th!sra huulau uru nrt:rssariy ita- |
bic. llellre tho sEns,I.:tl exlstrnse 0f uut par-
tsEl uctt. / lrmly hrevr that hal thu in.!iyll.
uni members VI Tits congregation met with eyrn
nvern;,e sipsets III llletr y.rtuun walk. ot l:tr,
such il their 1utusal ces,cfnslIy, they wu lung
since have discharged Ills obji.at'n. hut ul,n
nnl anui hcE anti Hnntlscr has ah'rr visited with !
ilanriai 'ryrrtca laying t'I thcin, l'nnng f'thrr
hunyy btIrllrns, t,la--In,L The sta't-t!Nt they
were Icbarrv4 Ito 10y Ut sltIns expression IL
thv tnpnsc s.t5rh. wti hin tLyIIl q, llc,, tleir
church. lluW thts burdt*I has Affected tic nrud
not tell .uss. H. kas hung. fur t,,ls time, Ilku
Ml'ls.one round NY ncci, b1wIts me ip"n. par.