The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-14
Rev. s. Clifford Nelson.

Baptist Church, the Brooklyn Eagle says
The call from Mount Holly to the Rev.
DIR. s. Clifford Nelson, was made known
in these columns yesterday, and although
it had been known for some time that he
would sever his connection with Trinity
Church with the end of the month, as in
dictated by his letter, his formal resigna-
ton was not given to his people until last
night. The regular monthly meeting of
the church to transact the ordinary bust
ness pertaining to its working was held
last night. DIR. Nelson presided, and when
the business had been transacted he read
the following short letter of resignation:
To tie Members of Trinity Baptist Church:
Ny DEAR BRETHREN In accordance
with notification of my intention COM
municated to your officers some weeks
ago, hereby resign my Office as your pas
tor, this resignation to take effect on the
last day of the present month. Affection
ately, earnestly and prayerfully wishing
you individually and as a body, careers
that shall be marked by signal blessing
and success, remain, fraternaliy yours.
s. CLIFFORD NELSON.
Brooklyn, February 8, 1898.
DIR. Nelson will be remembered as a
newspaper man, which vocation he left
to practice law, which profession he fol-
lowed for three years, up to 1879. when
he entered Hamilton Theological semin-
airy, from where he was in 1882 called as
pastor of the Baptist Church at Rhinebeck,
N. Y From Rhinebeck he went to the
Bethel of Plymouth Church, where he
labored with signal success for year,
being called from there to Jersey City
Heights, where he remained until chosen
as pastor by Trinity Church, and where
be has faithfully ministered for nearly
eight years. Trinity Church grew and
prospered under his administration until,
early in his career there, it was found
necessary to enlarge the edifice. Many
have been added to the church since he
became the pastor, one years record be-
ing over seventy baptisms. He is also
widely known for his literary work, his
articles in Harper's publications having
attracted much attention. He has been a
frequent contributor to the denomina-
tional papers, and he is poet of much
repute, his poems published in the city
papers and in the Wdtchman. of Boston.
having been widely copied. A poem on
Tennyson attracted the attention of D.
Lothrop company of Boston, and they
have asked and been granted permission
to incorporate it into Tennyson remem-
brance book shortly to be published. DR..
Nelson mas hosts of friends in Brooklyn,
no man being better known, and he will
carry with him into his new field, If he
decides to 20, the heartfelt wishes of many
inside and out of the Baptist denomina-
ton, whose respect he has SO we'll earned
and merited.
In another issue of the same paper, it
says
There are few pastors in Brooklyn bet
ter known than the Rev. DR.. S. Clifford
Nelson of Trinity Baptist Church. His re-
m oval to Mount Holly, where it is under
stood that he will assume charge of most
prosperous church, will be loss to his de-
nomination and to the forces which make
for right living in this city. There are
few men so we'll equipped for ministerial
work. His early life was spent in news
paper work and in the practice Of the pro-
fession of law, and he thus learned to
know men better than the average clergy
man. This experience kept him from
many errors and made it possible for him
to preach such sermons as men like to
hear Each of his professions was train
school for the next, and he was graduated
into the pulpit with an equipment for his
work which was as excellent as it was
unusual. The success which attended his
work has been such as to vindicate the
wisdom of his choice. His life in the
secular professions was passed in this city.
He has large circle of friends which in
cludes people of all classes and all creeds.
After his graduation from the Hamilton
Theological seminary he was pastor OF
churches in one or two neighboring cities,
but it was not long before he was called to
Trinity Church. He had not been there
many months before it was found neces-
sary to enlarge the building to contain the
congregations which we're attracted by bis
preaching. The membership of the church
increased and prosperity was evident in
all the branches of its work. Its financial
condition now is much better than 1t has
been for years. Whoever succeeds DIR.
Nelson will find that nothing has been
done which will have to be undone and
that the spirit of the church is right. Be
sides bis pastoral work he has appeared
frequently on the lecture platform, where
the graceful and polished style which
characterized his sermons found widel
field for its manifestation. He has also
} been frequens contributor to the relig
ious and secular newspapers and maya
ZINES. and whichever he has written hal
, been worth reading. The good wishes o
], bis friends 20 with him.
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