Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-12-26
Published by request Of Vestry OF
ST. Matthew's Parish.


A, a meeting Of the Ves,ry Of ST.
Parish held on Dee. Il,
1871, in the absence OF the Rector
~ acoontt Of sickness, Jas. Webb,
81, Senior Warden. presided, and
there were present d. II. Hamilton,
John w Graham and w. a HAYES.
Y COMMUNICATION from Rev. j
v -NufIhy Was received aud read,
which Is a~tollovs:
ST. MATTHEW'S RECToRY.}
n'il,>boro. y. e. Dec. II. 1871.
u the It&.ry u s.. Marheu's Church.
nus pro-My Dear Friends aud
Brethren
.itter a long aud careful con>idera-
ton ~ the subject. extending through
Tot merely tire five months Of nv alb
from tifc parish but II let~, 4 year
before MAT. l. have come deliberately Ia
,He conclusion that | am on account OF
aIpkef health unthle rightly 70 30 the
work necessary 10 be done IN Hili>ooro
ahi The country around under my
charge. anl that it i my duty to seek
lighter work for myself anl give You
the opportunity With thu Bishops help
- -et i younger aud stronger man.
| therefore hereby resign the Rector
ship Of i. Matthews Parish cot which
81. JuH!c,, lltpcl torn, Il part) aud the
chtrg" ~ i. Narv'> Mission lwhlch
must necessarily be connected with II.
Matthew, uutil Our Diocesan Missions
are better supported 10 take effect 1T
'1ool. 81 Easter Monday next. April
18th trusting that III the meantime
You viii be enabled TO find some one to
TAX" TIP the work 1T oucc. that lighter
No1k may be- found tor myself. and that
all With Whom lfave worked here 80
AapliiN Tor over ten year, viii unite i'll
il".piil5 me 10 leave tie parish III -
good condition IT. possible.
| viii tot attempt To express nv feel
my III coming to thl. conclusion. Com
>clrllloti> >el,>e OF duty 10 the Church
must ovcrbalAnte all personal rom>i1cr-
ation~. let the pain be What il may.
Invoking every blessing upon YOU AZ
officers Oh the Church. and upon my
Pensioners. one and ali.
ain yours truly in the Church.
JOSEPH W. MURPHY.
On motion it was resolved, that
the Rector be requested to with
draw his resignation and that he be
requested 70 perform ouly such ser
vices AZ St Ma,thew's church as he
ma feel able 10 do and ask the as.
,i>tance OF the Lay Readers a, such
times Az he cannot attend. or when
present to assist him ; aud that the
Rector be further requested to re.
consider bis determination to resign
ard to wait unit! the Easter Meeting
when it is hoped that his health ma,
be 50 tar restored as to enable him
to continue his labors with MS. That
it at that time it is found that his
health is &c far impaired as TO rem
der his resignation necessary the
Vestry will then consider what is
best to be done F.; but in the mean
time it is asked that the course sn.-
yested may be pursued, and 1t is
earnestly hoped that a restoration to
good health may be vonchsated to
u Rector and The painful Separa-
ton OF him from us avoided.
JAS. WEBB. Sen Warden.
w. \. HAYES, Secretary.
ST. MATTHEW'S RECTORY,2
HillSboro, y. C.. Dec. II, 1891.
To the Festry Of st. IttttctC's Church
My Dear Friend, and Brethren
| thank you most heartily for your
very kind action on my communication
Of this morning.
| viii OF course most thankfully avail
myself of the aid OF my lay readers. and
do myself only what the great Head OF
the Church allows me to do, hunbly
and patiently submitting 70 His will.
But it i, rcry clear to me that it is
my dutU thus to carry on the work OF
the Church in thi, pa1l~h only tor the
short time which | have proposed.
Begging you to believe that it is very
painful tor me thus to give up my work,
aud to seek tor the rest of my days
something lighter.
| remain yours truly and affection
tlonately,
JOSEPH w. MURPHY.
REVEREND AND DEAR SIR:
In rec0Oniti0n Of the uainful no.