The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-10
PASTOR WARREN RESIGNS.
HE HIs BEEN RECEIYINs a GREAT
NlHT ANONYMOUS LETTERS.

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Thsss, Aassa e. Othsr Petty Ansoysne.s,
Hsvs Worn Out His Psusnee-oue or sis
| Friends Vsstures 90 Ley the Blame
Certsin OLD Maids In The Congregation.
YoNKERs. May e.-Asa result, IL IL said. Of q
long series Of petty prosecutions, the Rev.
Harry M. Warren. pastor Of the Nepperhan
Avenue Baptist Church, Yonkers has offered
his resignation. The church 10 the youngest
| In Yonkers but Is one OF the largest and most
fourishinR. It was originally a mission Of the
Wsrburton Avenue Baptist Church. Three
years ago the mission was organized as an In
dependent charge, and Mr. Warren was called
to the pnstornte 1t Was his first charge He
entered on the work with the enthusiasm and
ardor OF youth. From an original mem bership
OF forty the new society grew to nearly 400.
The Sunday school attendance reached nearly
1000. With the Increase In m EN- bershlp came
improvements In the church accom- m odations
which were suggested and planned by the
pastor. The building was enlarged and the
interior remodelled.
Although the work apparently prospered. all
was not pleasant for Pastor Warren. Asmall
but aggressive number Of church members
soon arrayed themselves against the pastor.
The trouble began early In his pastorate. and
took the form Of anonymous letters attack
Ing the young ministers work The letters
were sent to local newspapers. to the pastors
friends and some to the pastor himself. Some
Of these letters were OF q scurrilous nature.
and all were OF q tendency to annoy Mr.. War
rem and to hinder him in his work.
Some OF them reached the pastor By mail.
others were slipped under his door, and others
tiees handed to him to be read from the pull Jul
pit For nearly three years Mr.. Warren has
lent Of some Of these sDonyn9ps ? letters. and
omenting trouble in the church meetings.
Mr.. Warren finally decided that he would no
threatening HI. domestic happiness and him in
dering his work. Therefore he read his resig-
rSnds t . Warren AaT "a; the opposition to
Is I'd. few sGPs
who formed the .Nepperhan avenue society.
one Of the pastors friends said:
ruin They have always made trouble wherey-
er they have been; They want to have their
had it It ls shameful the way they have car.
RED . on. They have perseeuted MI Warren
other people and signed his name to them.
They will never be satisfied until they break
Il Mr.; Warren goes most Of the people will 90
hi. Warren said he did not %. care to discuss
MY resignation. said he, rs now in the
hands Of the church. 1t is better to say moth
liovs, however, that the great majority OF my
people are with me. In the increase In mem
working against me Their number is not
you TaH have heard TaEing Il all teesther,
resign nUs 90
One reason OF my coming TO Yonkers was that
would give an s to
and Of course shall be sorry to leave. but
that to aSsp Sh 'hnF
may take pp work as an evangelist. have
What will! you do Z the church refuses to
That viii be a matter to be considered
AS an evidence q the regard which his peo-
pie have Tor him. Mr.. Warren showed the re-
Rim short time % ago. n The "H psrsenSss Was
also completely furnished In Handsome man
I'd sa Hf Mr. Warren Is
popular with the young people and has organ
zfa Ala IL the auas
NJ. Warren married last fall His wife is a
Troy iyass, and former Miniister" TO to Greece.
Whsn Mr: Warren brought his bride home IL
aggressive way Mrs. Warren ass'f has ably S Ss
One Of the pastors iriends' said Something
which may give clue to the cause Of the
eSuroS. said ss SS Yoa i Know 1 the Kind d"f
mean. They never succeeded in catching
husband. and now they want to catch a minis
ter. They tried to catch Mr.. Warren, but they
didn't. That is the cause OF the trouble"
The attendance at the regular Wednesday
evening prayer meeting tonight was the
largest since tho revival services last winter. |
Lately the attendance at prayer meetings has
fallen of, the reason assigned being that the
cranks as the pastors opponents are called.
were trying to run them their own way. To-
night the pastors friends turned out in force
because 1t was reported that a business meet |
ing would be held directly after the PRAYER
m eetinR. This plan was changed and notice |
was given that the business meeting would be !
held tomorrow Thursday night at o'clock. ,
After the prayer service. the meeting tonight |
resolved itself into caucus OF friends of |
the pastor, and 1t was decided TO go to the |
business meeting and vote against accepting
the resignation. There was also a full attend /
ance tonight at tho teachers meeting. The !
teachers are practically unanimous Tor the |
pastor, and after the m Getting they crowded |
around him. shook his hand. and gave him as |
surnnees OF their support
one OF the causes OF complaint against Pas
tor Warren's administration Is that the young |
people have things too much their own way.