, 1879-05-11
STEVENS PARKER.

nur NEW WARDEN OF RACINE COLLEGE. .
The Rev. Stcycne Parker, who has just been
cnoscn Warden of Racine College, is the gentle
man who resigned his parish to undertake 1ne
raisinr OF money for the endowment fund ~
memory of DR.. De Kovcn. This work WILL no"
ho i,trnsted to some one else, and Dr. ParRef
,r,1 ,rohably conc West at once. He was LOT
many vears the intimate friend Of DR.. De koEen,
md thc friends Of the College are confident that
nc wi, carry out the plans and wishes OF the
1,+ter Of the esteem In which DR.. Parker was
bo1d IN hts former home at Elizabeth, n, j., the
f,,1ow;nr extracts from the local Journals Will
bear witness: rs
The RESIGNATION OF the Rev. Stevens Parker as
Rector o: Christ Church, referred to ~ our loca!
Columns. Is rs unexpected as 1t is unwelcome ne"s
t9 n}. ths s.nn dd the
aud temporal prosperity of people oY "nona ne
was beloved.
RvDr. Parkcr's departure from his church IN
Elizabeth, where he has worked for SO nlan1 yeass
faithfully, to other fields Of labor our sity loses
man Of earncst convictions, hreless industry, ana
aimost painful elfsacrihce Dr. Parker a.. is 1yha
..snnare man ''and I fearless one, Even those VINO
differ from him most mus. m re IN To his con-
srepnce. Christ Church. under Ills zcnlons super
vision has grown aud prospered rapioiy, MS sHn
rrcration are devotcdly attached to him personaAy
Ind hc IN well known III this diocese as man o,
atu ~ nd consideration in his own ecclesiastical
echGn1 think Tor himself. and boldly declares MS
fhonoht. The city, at such time as tnls: GIn ~
In ry afford to lose such a1irnatse ne, ahu hi a
| church will find it very dl1neo'' " supp's LIE
place.
The apnouncemeutthat the Rev. Stevens Palkel
os resigned the Rectorship Of Christ wne ei
he has labored for the past fifteen years VII "a
| the entire community win surpssS nnu "o 70 1ha
city stranger, as The successor u tne Nj. ~ ~
| Mn}fmon. he found difficulty IN winning tne ~.
1cctions OF the people Of his iscongfcSauon-poot ~
less Than rfch-and In challenging thc 9atnllala a
t nf nil with whom he came IN contac. ne nv -
N season and out of season, day ana n1gns, III ~
,ars IL heat and winters cold, exposing htmeel!
:" disease and DEATH and declining TO thke nsedeo
rat for body or mimi. lie 1naoe oue ntp I'LL "
| ETrone and that was about the only preai1ln3
| anen hr hns taken since coming among us. tesu A -
ing not the solicitations OF 1rlenue As 5 80 nros
1hc ,Snrk Tor when he was ordained ana me psos-
nerous condition Of Christ Church 70 -aay' nnT
1calIv and financially, is due to his enolts IN ~ 10
/ ri Kindness to the poor, no man ~ tns esi ehmn
| Tnne more. and hundTcus OF f1Inllfes hass do.a.
dant cause OF thankfulness for MS hunetY Hal onJ
| ~ chnr,tv &c despiscd newspaper pnAe.J;: ;,t - ~
thamsands of kind acts performed by h1n W. Ie
| snnwn "a none excepting those who "eIe oen M eF.r
H.. founi thr church in debt, but had tnc sa.e oa
linn of seeing it removed. His seslsmIatu sIa.t,.ren
RECENTLY placed in the hands :sa-w oi "a r. hnt IN
md thcy urged the Rector to "ltaolaw a. ~ ro.i
ana 'aI 10 mnderslood that he has accepted pos.-
t;nn In connection with the college ~ Nv tar' ~
1v; ~ which his old c'assmatc. tae nss' N.Y. ,gas m
~ Toren. who dropped dead deW Gays ~, mss "ss
President Mr. Parker,s neW - pu h;s nndertaking lie
hin' 3' 10 os ttc euod wishes Of all who knnw NM d1
- ,;.i1l be difficult to supply MS paet. aachnd
- witch hin farewell discourse 1s 10 oe pAe@~A
hns been fixed for the 2'tn'