The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-12-13
Resignation Of Rev. Boiler accepted.

After the regular Wednesday evening
prayer meeting held at the First Congreya
tional church last night. the PRAYER meet.
ing was resolved into a church bushes.
meeting. Mr.. Mertz, who had led the
PRAYER meeting. was, On motion Of Mr.
Mo>es, duly seconded. elected as chairman
Of the church meeting. Several commn-
nication> were read and disposed If. and
then the most important matter WIS taken
up nj once.
IL WIS the resignation a. pastor Of the
tir>i Congregation church. which Rev.
Ia"l!er had presented last Sunday, and
which he wished acted upon Yesterday
evening.
DIR. Sheppard, who is an arden, friend
81 the pastor. moved that the resignation
ic accepted unanimously, a the pastor had
expressed a sincere wish that it would he
Some did not like the idea of an unani-
imuu> acceptance, IL il might reflect I'M
iav0rablv upon the pastor. Others were
DESTROYS al iirst learning il it would me-,
be possible tn induce the pastor
To change his mind, Is fully two thirds oi
the church were not in favor ui lo~in. a
pastor who had been with them for such
long period. and who had done ~ much
iur hi people. For by hi, work they hal
been advanced from Il cramped, incouveni-
ent. and dingy sanctuary ii wood. situated
in an undesirable locality. To beautiful
stone editicr in 4 very desirable
locaiity. That the membership
"f the first church had increased to
i0o and that Il Second Congregational
church in the southeastern portion oi the
city had been erected and placed in work
ing order through the tirele>s exerlions oi
their pastor, Rev. Il. F. Boiler
The motion that the resignation he ac-
cepted unanimously was put and lost bv
large majority. Mr.. Crawford. who had
voted with the prevailing side. >aid that as
pastor Boiler had virtually accepted the
call he had received. and would leave this
pastoratc on the first of January next. il
did not matter much whether the resiyna-
tion was accepted or not, but To- set the
pastor right before the eyes of the world
he would move that the mo-
iinp which had been lost,
he rec"n>idered. Which motion was See
onded. Mr.. Ferry and Mr.. Hahn and DIR. |
Sheppard and Mr.. Wilcox spoke upon the |
question. Then Mr. Moses arose. and in Il |
short vigorous address, full III good COM |
mon sense. rejecting upon the good their |
p istor has done, moved n n substitute for |
all other motions That the resignation OF |
the pastor, Rev. b. +. Foller, be accepted:
and that committee Of three Ia consist of |
DIR. Sheppard. Mr.. Wilcox. and Mr. Craw-
lord he selected Ia draw up resolutions Of |
respect and regret. To he presented Ia a
meeting of the church to be held next |
Wednesday evening" Which motion re-
'eived several seconds, was put and carried
and the meeting adjourned.
Rev. Il. +. Boiler will preach his last
errnon a. pastor Of the First Congrega-
ional church of Sedalia next Christmas,
md will go To the Edwards Congregational
'hurch OF Davenport, Iowa, where he will
lave a larger field and a better SALARY
han he has had here Many will regret
lis los, a. he has done very much for his
denomination in this vicinity. and will
ave the best wishes of all for life success
n his new venture.