Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-05

d, which country he remained most OF
.sstfm.. lie arrived home on Satur-
S-g morning. the goth of August.
IL seems there have been differ
.,oas eyist.ng for some time between
.5s nr,ror and the members Of the OH
,-.f plfri of the church or Quarterly
r.rf.rence. Last Wednesday matters
s.,,a t8a climax when the following
re-.rt9u was sent to Presiding Elder A.
Mics:
THE PETITION.
Pr. IEuy Mich:
Drr. SlR.-Trustlng that the only mo-
v,stF.t prompts the following action is
b. srF.tude we feel for the welfare OF our
g-r.h. we, the undersigned, respect
XIV as, vou 10 request the Bishop, who
nan preside 40 the approaching annual
~rrf-reuce, not % return our present pas
iar So firm are we in the belief that a
...r-s is best for all concerned, that we
~.o Give YOU no assurance that be Will
either be received or supported should our
reru1u not be granted.
Wilbur p. Baggs, II. p. McGregor,
p Jones. J.. A. Lallance,
T r. Stone. VIM. Davis.
"a Watkins, VIM. Wincher,
% H. Morris, w. IL. Doua!uSont
: h. Wiucher, q. II. Sturgis.
Presiding Elder A. Mick after con-
f4erfpg the petition for awhile, took
,fe same TO the pastor referred 10, Rev.
A. Fullerton, who lives with his fam
Hy I'm the parsonage nearly opposite
r.e church. As Rev. Fullerton says he
was completely dumbfounded, taken
thoroughly by surprise, and knew no
reasonable way 20 account for it.
lie was peculiarly struck by
tba wording of the petition, particu-
grIy the f0rcbie way in which the
last half OF the document was cOuched.
He felt that he had been grievouSly and
rrwarrantably treated. He immedi-
ately took pen and paper in hand and
wrote out the following resignation,
which he sent TO the Presiding Elder:
TIE RESIGNATION.
WHEELING, August 81, 1891
R.r. 4 Mick, Presiding Elder:
My DEAR BRorHER:-The paper you
presented 20 me to-day is SO peculiarly un-
Eeth01istiC and especially so UncnrlStldn
= lis spirit and language that 1 cannot
..s.z o. serving the church OF which L am
pastor even to the close Of the conference
Je-r.
Indeed, no man with any respect for his
manhood could DO so. i therefore resign
Inc pastOrate of Thomson Church, 70 take
elect to-day. You can take such meas
lres as YOU think best 70 have the 0enevO-
lent claims collected ana paid over 10 me,
10 be reported TO annual conference. There
IRE pr00ariOnists TO be received. i hope
you viii arrange 20 receive them next sun
iay, or soon thereafter. As 10 my future,
VIII advise with you later.
Faithfully, Your Brother,
j. ~ FULLERTON.
The fact that Rev. Fullerton has re
Hgued was soon uo!sed about, and
many rumors were aioat as to the rea-.
'ols for such action. These rumOrs
cached such a point as TO include
many eXtrayagant GoingS, all Of which
Rev. Fullerton StOutly denies, and
gives as the sole and only reason
Tor reSigning the uugeutiemanly and
lisc0urteOus wording Of the petition.
20 was limited by one OF the mem
GERS outside that Rev. Fullerton re-
signed IN order 90 avoid an inveStiga-
ton, which he thought likely 10 follow
soon
A REGISTER reporter called upon the
pastor on Saturday evening, to get some
Information relative 20 the matter, but
b. declined 20 make any statement at
tl,t time, as he said il was too prema-
tire, and he did not wish
% DO anything that would
10 the least injure the church. But
when be heard that the various rumOrs
were adoat. he said laSf night that in
defense OF hiwSeif he felt called upon
90 make O statement:
81 have all along" said Rev. Mr.. Full
.5rtg-, worked az some disadvantage
"a this church owing 20 the fact that
there has never been hearty cO-opera-
uou ou thepart of the Official Board, al
though I think the congregation has
largely been with me, and think they
are to-day. What the Official Board
thinks, aud what the congregation
thinks, are two very different things.
Ilt whole trouble dates back 10 the
aLlla. conference two years ago. The
people at that time seemed 70 have
oeeu set on a certain pastor, and be-
cause they did not succeed in getting
L.u they have been more or less sore
ever since, and one of the members as
L-.l 4s minated 20 me that even II
'~es had gotten Bishop Simpson, they
would not have been satisfied, because
D, was not their original choice. In
We" OF this feeling 1t is little wonder
'-a' was not greeted upon my arrival
win laar wholesome accord that other
Wise might have prevailed. In spite OF
,-eSe Obstacles, many OF which l think
LAaYe swept away, / have been able TO
accomplish much work, and though l,
myself, say it, believe have material
o4.t up every department OF the
S-lrth. OF course, during my stay
gave been hampered by sickness in the
-l4-.y 20 considerable extent. My
vie, you know, suffered from mental
y,,So-o.e Tor awhile, and was sent 70
ne>,on, from which place she
-''e,Wcrd returned greatly benefited
s-4 lFee from her trouble. There has
oeel other sickness ia the family, and
up 10 the time of departure for Europe
1NQ suffered considerably from i'll
I'a.Il, the trip, however, having
s'ealiy improved me. With all these
.IcolvenienceS / was obliged TO OccaS-
Sol4iiy neglect such outside church
iS-'eS as regular calls upon my parish
1glS' which very much regretted. II
to' THIS L understand | have been
10y mueh cenSured. Another thing that
~eu 10 create some dissatisfaction
vas the diScOntiuuance of my special
~. T otherwise all my church du-
lave oeen regularly attended TO,
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