The sun., 1881-12-04
MINISTER AND VESTRYMEN.
THE REV. MIR. BIrCHJNGS RESIGNS
AS CLERGYMAN OF TRINITY.

A Document that Accompanied HE Resisns.
tion-Unauthentie,ted Run,ors n What
~ Contnined-whast tho yestrymen say.
The Rev. Horace B. Hitchings tendcred
his resignation as assistant minister OF Trinity
Church on Nov. IA. accom- panied By document
setting forth his reasons. for the information OF
the vestry. The resignation was accepted by the
vestry without comment. Subsequently Mr..
Hitchinas lesrnedthat the document giving his
reasons for resignnR had not been read to the
vestry. and he had 1t printed and sent Cory to
each OF the following members OF tho vestry:
The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. John J. Cisco.
Gouverneur n. Ogden. John J. Astor. Stephen
P. Nash. Allan Campbell. Don II. Arnold. Cor
nelius v. b. Ostrander. Henri NJ. Braem. Henry
Drisler. Charles H. contoit. John II. Casweil.
Richard 7. Auchmuty. George W. Dresser.
Thomas E.yleston. Walter II. Lewis. Thomas L.
Ogden. Bowie Dash. Stephen v. r. CruRer. and
William jay. No meeting OF the vestry has been
held since the document was printed.
A Mr.. HltohinRs was formerly minister OF
Trinity Church for eight years. and has been
for the last year at st. Pauls. his many present
and past parishioners were surprised at his
resignation. and sought In vain to ascertain the
reasons for II. To all applications for iniorma-
tlon on this point Mr.. Hitchngs has returned
the uniform reply that his reasons had boon
fully stated to the vestry. Meanwhile rulnors
something regarding the affairs OF Trinity
Church which tho vestry would not care to see
made public The t5an:er OF MI HiichinSs Ss
many in the light Of a removal to lesser Office.
There are also rumors OF disagreement be-
George W; Douglas; but no authentic copy Of
Mr.. Hitchings's document has been published.
"nH The Rev Mr q HitchinSs s' said % tina.
as the document had become the property OF
the vestry; and they had accepted II. the proper
that personally he had no objection to the pub
licstion. but would not like to place himself in
1t to be published. Possibly the vestrymen
might take some action with reference to 1t at
aii IN ,Ss She Of hs matter be
fore tho public before the vestry had disposed
OF II. He w"sunwilling to give even hint OF ths
no complaint to make OF unfair treatment or
unkindness by the yestry. and that his relations
sssociate. so lat we were e. pleasant lie was surprised
that his resignation had beon accepted before
was WAS nS d%s to ~%s himse
The Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX SAID yesterday that
he was very busy. and had nothing TO M say % on the
subject He referred the reporter to the vestry
The Comptroller OF Trinity corporation. Mr..
was the proper person To give the document out
II any one. as it was n matter relating to tho re-
Henri "aTs Brssm said tina. he
But" he added I've been expecting H. re-
ceived the printed resignation. but l haven't
thing, but / don't know what 1t IA l have re-
ceivad. It's such an affair as must happen In
ali CORPORATIONS. 1t does not concern the pub
lie. The cass IL rather like this: Suppose you
have got a hot headed official. ana you quietly
tell him that his resignation would be accept
able. Then suppose he gets angry and natu-
rally vents his anger somawhere. 1t IS not
matter OF any serious Importance.
Prof. Henry Driser. another vestrymnn. said
that tho printed resignation OF the Rev. Dir.
HitchinRs received By hin q few days ago.
but he had not had time TO read 1t. He did not
know What the diff1culty that caused tho reeig-
nation was. He had been out OF town. Tho
varied work OF the yestrymen Is divided into
committees. and he is no. on ITO cornmi',ee
that has 10 do with this case The Professor
said that Mr.. HitchinCs has been six or seven
years in Trinity Caurch. and while an assistant
minister in Trinity itself was associated with
the Rev. Mr.. Douglass. There was some f'isa-
Rreement. but whether between Mr. Douglas
and Mr.. Hitcnings he could not say. This was
to ST. Paul's by the vestrymen.
Vestryman Thomas Egleston said: " 1t Is
purely private matter.
Comptroller Allan Campbel said: should
not like TO furnish copy for the press. Mr..
Hitchings may do so IL he wishes. / DO not SEQ
tho use OF stirring up these things. Trinity
Church is doing a great deal OF good in many
OF the public This matter is OF private
Richard T. Auchmuty. one OF the vestrymen:
said, Was not present at the last meeting OF
tho yes,ry. recevel n printed documen ON
Nr. Hitchings. but there is nothing OF public
interest in II. l did not understand that sir.
Hltchings had resigned; only that he intended
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