The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-21
D. l.. Y. M0Get.
vice versa

The friends OF the Rev ID. l.. V.
Notfett, formerly rector Of Grace
church. this city, viii hear with IN.
disguised pleasure and satisfaction
Of lis rapid advancement i'll the far
west. OWING 10 tno. nn"nctaI ue-
preston aud the closing of the
church at Whatcom, Washington.
ne accepted a call from Stockton,
CAL. a town Of twenty thousand
people. with a magnificent church
oiitice costing 100000, with seating
capacity of 800 and having 200
communicates. We clip from the
Whatcom DAILY Reveille" the fol
lowing:
ITO the Ncstry Of 81, Pau, church,
New Whatcom, Washington:
"Gcntlemrn-l beg to prcecn, MY
resignation a rector Of - Paul.
parish. the salne to take EFF Get from
jaIe.
The financial diricu tics thai
have ovellnkyu the cungr, CATION,
ant the uncertainty Of the future, i,
tie cause Of thi- action on my par.
IN SIP cmncr Of thi, year | II rem.
tered my entire salary, hoping rs
that m,at to encourage our lrnpI'
10 renewed rndeavOr,- IAis h.pr
h..,'nut been reaiiZe3. and after long
and careful thought. have Il, CIli.d
to place my resignation n Nuur
hands. Thanking you for the true
and fui hiuI support you have ac-
curiod me during my r%ectoraIr, and
calling down lac blessing Of A.
/ mighty God upon you and tn eli ire
cDu4r, ga Ion. ! am. very faithfully
yours. ID l.. Y. MoFfEr.
"Inr RctuN, Nov. -, 1888
lie vc-try accepted the +, ,iIna
mon nud unanimously passed tn lu.
/ i,wnL re.ou ION
Win aen>, lHr Rev. -. l.. Y. Mot
fel has presented IA, 70, 4uiJi ~ a.
rector 81 pauI'- church.. itls city.
% take ,liyc, from dal and Dwiu2
q, jhu crushing financial a. prcss'ur
through a. iuc ctrtIre country, and
particularly n. thi, Io,Ii $ tor m,aS
monrus, cpnpr- our reluctant ac-
c"utancc oi tine same; ,hrrefDc 4,
he 1t
Resolved, Tua' il Is with lhr N -l
pro(o0nd Ic4rc iual We cpns mt 10
j' ,ryr ncr Of the ii THAI u,vt
conn, r','l IT, Tor almost Ia" y ar>
has VI VI li,' r,uu,. t. liz rrc'ur
'uIP Of NJ l'aul', parish WHEN ihcrt
were onIy seventy coinninnlcA, h.,
uday there are one hundred aud
forty five; he presented Tor confirm
alton last April Il class Of thirty
eight, the IhIet-t class presented in
Northwestern Washing Oh, thirty
one of whom were men and women
of mature are and assured positions,
consisting in part If lawyers mcr-
chants aud public officials; he .ht,
baptized 40 p rsUn- lie has paid III
the Old and Troublesome debts of
the ~ari.l; he llas e-L vGlisiied a
Il IurlSting sun LAY school and or
gariHrd SEVERAL active guilds; his
kindness t. he oGr has been unrX-
"mpl,d in this community. and his
departure fr"m our midst VIII prove
II loss nut only To the pni loli, but 10
The con mundN nv large nc il further
Resolved, That ihls vrstry take
advantage Of iljs opportunity 10 *
Fte'> our high upp rciItipn vi Jl.c
Kindness OF IA IeV,ur ~ siurccdGr-
Ing his claim upon us for salary
ngree,t ny H. tn Ge paid, ANT accept
i"g such sulns as HE push could
afford 20 pay, which is simply an ex
ample OF his large hrartedness and
charity (; be il futtner
Resolved. That We oongra u.al,
II "dval CO the parlsl, thai ecu e'
the services OF our friend and rector
IN having All interchangeable worker,