The morning call., 1892-08-30
CALVARY CHURCH RUMOR.
Doctor Easton It Is Said
Will Resign.
ILL HEALTH THE CAUSE.
The Exclusives Members Do Not Like the No.
toriety Gained by Their Pastor Dur
ing the Bell Case

1t is rumored that there is to be O change
In the passionate OF the Calvary Presbyterian
Church.
IL Is said that Rev. DR.. Thomas Chalmers
Easton VIII shortly send in his resignation
TO the session, giving ill-health as a cause
for his retirement.
For some time past dissensions have been
caused In the church on account of one
reason or another, and the dissenters have
at last joined in a general movement, and
are DESTROYS of having a new pastor.
1t seems that the exclusive set In CAL
vary's congregation looked with disfayor
upon the unpleasant n0toriety which their
pastor sprang into through the medium OF
the Bell case. While they do not doubt the
honesty OF his motives nor the desire to aid
fellow-man which prompted their pastor
to do as he did, it did not please them.
The Calvary congregation, or at least a
portion Of it, did not like the idea of having
the occupant of its pulpit essaying the role
of a detective and a defender of footpad.
He might have done all his good work by
remaining in the background and have lett
to men of the world the doubtful glory of
being so frequently mentioned in the pub
lie press.
Of course, DR.. Easton has his friends in
the congregation, and they are many, too.
Strong In influence and strong financially,
they would undoubtedly keep the reverend
doctor IN Calvary's pulpit as long as he de-
sired to remain there, but it is understood
that DR.. Easton does not desire to have the
congregation divided into factions nor to
thrust himself upon the church, even if
those who are inimical to him are in very
small minority
During the past few weeks the fight
against DR.. Easton has been somewhat
modified by the Mills meetings, at which
the pastor Of Calvary has been a constant
attendant.
At recent meeting he gave vent to an
exclamation which may be regarded as
premonitiOn of his retirem ent from Calvary
pulpit. His words were substantially to
the effect: Il know my past-it is open to
the inspection OF all men, but of my future
L know nothing-to me it is uncertain"
Ii is claimed that he uttered these words
while laborlng under the excitement and
intensity Of feeling occasi9ned by the re-
yival.
The leading members of Calvary Church
do not like to talk upon the subject. They
admit. with certain degree of reservation,
that there will probably be some change
they are not certain when il will occur The
members OF the board of directors posi-
livery refuse to open their mouths at all.
they looked surprised at the very idea that
Dr Easton would retire from the pulpit
but as they GIsdaiD even to commit them
selves they would not deny that it was not
so. One Of them said that the Mills meet
ings have had such good effect in unifying
the congregation and causing the members
to work in unity that the possibilities were
that everything might blow over and peace
would again reign supreme.
Or. Easton is such close attendant upon
th1 Mills meetings that he could not be
found anywhere but there, so it was impos-
slbie to obtain his statements in regard 10
the rumor that has an authentic source
for lis foundation.