, 1880-04-26

luC NuFuN!uKuS III OlHGF fESF1ELHy WHICH uFD NsH
oMc thing + know: TINT ciii,cr tho onn or lilo
uther s y 'st'in enough ephcro FOR mo to occupy.
many, wctRilty considerations which hare hccn
,,rsc,' .non ' re by @ ny Is,M,Hn friends. satllco
II r. 70 nI & ,n1 ay eG' n vTry s sg r. ,g
hnve locked It thpnli md thc conviction haa
l,cGt, Rn,winE tllat thore iR thrru n very lnrgo
'ss @ 10 i iest nvantasu " any p"wnrs imve. Gt, ID
fa1n!'y renst,s Which fiavo influenced mo Aoiue..
ave nqt bee! sei!sl, i, ihe ,nat!es. Ta,s 1t nj
events can sHy, TINT hoyc ha! rrnIossls made
I'm % e:e, i, 's sa'! "
my duty 10 set II asilr Inst simmer. Ono Thing
J. n,ay mcntinn without my iniproprlcty: Tint
3 me- c'gS o @ 1Gy ws Ey s %ro V" was e s sre
to pr'scc,tio so,l,u fnvorit lines Of study which
% nre s9 clnscly nssoointrd with ministerial work
viii bring, ,lloy viii io d heip. rathcr iiian 4
htndragee. TO my pastoral eGic!aney A..
S1 bSrfd thSt T. Il o,,y undor those c9ntIqns
eS"ro @ were int t,ai 'rItSs m t t W" eli either he ho
my fnit Or It's misfortune. II It wero my fn,ilt,
should leavo y 1sFr,!ec. II i woro rs mis-
lust heesss tho ehurcIi Il i, s,,o orishIns
ta, I'M :, n vGn Gs.'on t" pfa ~ nseIy fey
Sayo in ts p,p ~ vcTy m sSrt S ,no % t'o f Of
INC ecsI men tntt tlia county, nr my country,
snM sm lutIian tis ~ ssse inysel ~ ny heeGs.
! should not think oL' going; but do
no. nn Or yGfn ~ tho co Sxa%xorVn of
81, afsn; t1,1 hvo nGcm 1 rnsse s+ 70 ex.
s',ei insiakS,, i'lci; Us I so1cr il Judgment, % You yo
,,ss renombcs M tat tnnro nse otors % " INC con.
ind nsno,ig tGos mro Iorsnns WHOSE opinion il
entitled r. Ercat welEi,t md iias ~ the mort
Wc9mt Wl!' nin oeenaso u ,tgrcSs Win ny own:
nrcsnhtlne trutn w0.tnt 20 better ior tno con.
aa in ,e nasI oS ees!a ~ a MeSfo0 OF
h"se rcd 10 tov scearo raTiey md ~ h" d @ havc
,huF Entirely S mix y tH xesy hIH yo
must pot FORGET thnt tho !rliG f'rspur'y pf tlle
ennfeh eai,s aoGs not depend oh inus AHain a!la
,,s na@,h nas IL nee onscrvea @ .1nt, Whero sas-
m.ns cu!lastlmuItes hlve nEon prcuiolea ~ cum.
se9Moncu 81 ne lonviig q soMe p0stS7 Wh9 hI
.,o 9Gm en1s nssnt r st s ac ress s % D9en
tnss iocl'eye ohn,y,s .,e necessary !. orler to
sH o. wItoHt tsS an 70 cony!so e
from Qg asone. Througt AZ changes u ls 4
Or Gou: W. H.. ,,o,,, .,,. .,,,uo ,o ,,,.. a,, ,,,,
aro so,ne differences Of opinion n regard 70
1nelh0.ts OF church work, and, whit Is moro I'M
poetnnt 70 ne. my hutlcs as pustr Of tho ch.tiuh
nitt nafo Two very GOOD rTssons iir net entGr-
!nH INTO 1nrtloulara here. First. thia would 10
tno WORST fn9 or al to open W s''ct1 questions.
ANT! noxt3 hnvc bo9n trehtou with such OK
Ge9tllh4 kinuhGss ny tlDse from whom nave
Illleret, tAnt ! h9yo l0 comptil;nt to make.
20 !lut recall sing.o unkind wbrtl that has bGe
BLU M 10 IIte py huy Dnu. un the contrary, Zee!
th0t pcfsonnlly nave received quite rs mtlch
Conslaef1Aon ~ Wlte entitlcd 70, h!id IN those
respects IN WHICH the dIuer9nccs exlst have
every reason mt ohly 10 nulicve. pnt 10 knt1w,
that thoso Who atve taken tho 0thor vtew hnro
!iot ony MD iho interests or tho congregation ut
nMt Aaso my own. none OF taesc things hi!v9
,iistiirbeh oiir hnrtn0ny; ana if 9n!y ths spirlt
Is tOntliiileu 70 tho cnt, hs bellG!o II VIII he,
tno,gh tho sorrow nf partlng VII! not bo lcass-
cncd. 1t Will ut aEl ovtnts bo Intended with
nothing WHICH Will give cause for future regrnt.
uGncve tnht my laNfs hAv0 bguu llscI to
Some extent oy tho grcnt 1lcnd Of tho Church In
!'t'!!ding up tbls congregation; but honestly
believe that nnnthor cAii DO better work III
brlltytnY It's Hrcnt [arcG to Dcnr upon tho MAsBea
.9in len tait al, al our crshes ~ haze t. faGo: Ard
nlfu that viii do tho work the tlncs most ne"d.
10 tr1lBt that, IN tho solution Of this problem,
ny successor Will bo more OF holp to you than
ntE0 e% ncGtt d,,, tos s,,a =, .,,. s,a =, .ho
grcat iced of mon horo. This Is onen % to douht'