The Jersey City news., 1891-02-27
HE Will GO TO RUTGERS.
Rev. DR.. Duryee About to
Resign from the Lafay-
ette Reformed Church.
HIS UNIQUE RECORD.
The Church His Only Charge, he
Was Its Only Pastor
Why he Leaves.

II was rumored yesterday that the Rev.
Dr. William Rankin Duryee mad resigned
from the pastorate Of the Lafayette Re-
formed church aud had accepted the pro-
fessorship in Rutgers College. New
Brunswick, recently offered to him.
DIR. Duryee said to JERSEY CTR NEWS
reporter this morning:--s.I have NOT yet
written my letter OF resignation. The
rumor probably grew out Of CONVERSE
tions / held with various members Of the
consistory. In which / expressed mr. In
tention OF resiguing- ] nope 70 accept
Rutgers College. The classis. which
meets In April, viii probably act upon
my resignation. but IL will not take effect
until about July l.
THE NEw CHARGE.
DR.. Duryee was elected to the position
In Rutgers College by the trustees Of
that institution about three weeks axn.
college conferred the degree Of l. l. d.
upon Chancellor McGilL. The title Of the
position 10 which he has been elected ID
THE Theodore Freiinghuysen Professor
ship Of Ethics, Cnristian Evidences and
the English Bible"
Mr.. Duryee has been paster OF the Laf-
ayette Dutch Reformed Church for the
past twenty-seven years. he Is the only
pastor the church ever had. and its pas
torate is the only regular charge the rev.
erend gentleman has ever filed. He took
charge IN 1864. The church at that time
numbered Lwenty-nine commandments,
and had no building except q lecture
room on the lot where tue church now
stands on Pine street, near Commuaipaw
avenue. The church had been organized
but one year. At present the church is
composed Of about one hundred families,
and numbers two hundred c0mmunl-
cants. During the twenty-seven years
be has been pastor, there has not been the
slightest shade TO mar the harmony ex-
istiag between them.
THE NEW PROFESSOR.
DR.. Duryee IS now fiTty-three years or
age. He was born in Newark, and is q
son OF the late Peter s. DurYee, who in
his time was one OF the leading hatters In
this country. The doctor was named
after his grandfather. William Rankin
Duryee. He graduated from Rutgers
College In 1856 and from the theological
seminary connected with the same lnsti-
tuition in 1851. lie was chaplain in one OF
the western regiments during the late
war under General Nelson. dis health
broke down during the siege OF Coriuth.
He returned east and had charge OF n
mission on Long Island a year and half
before accepting the present charge.
1T is not for peculiarly considerations
chat hope to become professor In Rat
gers College," said the Doctor this morn
Ing. Ny salary Will be only about one
third of what | am at present receiving.
But am getting along IN age now, an 4
the cnurcn needs some young and ene r
ge1ic minister at it head. Rutgers ha 5
not the endowments that Princeton has
had heaped upOn her: but the position of-
fered me is much TO my tasCe. II Is an
easy and comfortable position, and in IL l
think | can make myself useful anon 9
the young students. presume shall DO
the oldest professor in the college.
Theodore Frelinghuysen, who endowed
the chair hope 10 I'LL, was president OF
the college when graduased Ehersfrom