Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-03
Concerning she Minister'S
HeS!S0 altos.

According tn announcement tho
merbsrs cf the Congregation of the
Wes minister Presbyterian church,
assembled in .hs Chapel q tha5
Church OF Thursday afternoon = & !
2 O'Clock for tue purpose of vot!ng
on the question Of whether they
would accept Mr. HsnderSon's resig-
la:;on as pastor Of the church or not 4.
\ very large percentage Of the
conSEeesti93 ~as present.
R.5Y. Hen,;el5tl anaoI.eci that
Rev r. N. Campbell cf Port Royal
church, had been chosen by him 70
sot as Moderator ia the nesting.
The meeting vas cp"ncd By very
appropriate and iosohing prayer by
Mr. Henderson as soon as tie mod
orator had taken the chair.
Rob't McMeen, Esq, aad ". J.
Wagner were selected as clerks.
Rev. Campbell announced that the
object OF the meeting was 30 vote on
the question of the resignation of the
pastor Rev. j. II. Henderson, who
would state his reasons for resignirg
Rev. Henderson gave O. brief his
tory CT the troubles be had encount
cred prior to handing his resigna.
ton to the Congregation last Novsn
ber, subject to the decision CT Hunt
insdon Presbytery. Il seems that
he ard Lhc elders Of the church had
had trouble over the dedication scr.
vices OF the monument erected l.
the memory Of Rev. Matthew Allison,
and be was approached by one OF the
elders, who informed him that the
session would in short time request
his resignation, and that in case he
did not resign, they would ask the
congregation to vote on tie question
Of compelling him to resign. Hence
his resignation.
hir. Howard Maitin arose and ex-
p!ai led that lie had gone to Mr. Hen
deTson without ths knowledge OF he
session and told him what the ses-
sion Intended doing toward securing z
his resignation. but that he had done
So through friendship to Mr.. Hen
dersop, and that in a similar case hl
would not do as he lad done in this
case as he was likely to be misuli
Gers' ood.
DIR. W. II. Rodgers mosed that the
matter of accepting the resignation
of the pastor or not, be voted for BY
ballots which should read For" and
Against" The motion was adopted
G. W. Wilson one of the member:
OF the sessi N arose and stated sha.
be had understood there were a mum
Der of persons present who had beer
induced to attend the meeting t.,
vote against accepting the pastor
resignation.
The Moderator declared Mr.. Viii
son out of order, pending the dispos
ition of the motion.
The motion WAS then disposed ot
and the meeting decided in favor q
i, voting ''For" and Against the re,
ignation by ballot.
j. II. Nicely, Esq then offered til
: following resolutions:
RESOLVED: That the pastoral rel;
4 lions now existing between Rev. ,
r. Henderson and this CongregI
= ton, be not dissolved. The motto
:, was seconded.
n The first speaker on the quessio
, was Geo. w. Wilson, who weas int
history of the relations of tue pa
tor and the session, and among oti
n or things said, months before tt
4 trouble arose about the dedication
!. the Allison monument, numbers
= the members Of the church had con
to him AZ an elder and member {
the session and complained to III
ii the condition of the church und,
the pastorate, and asked that ste,
be taken to secure Mr.. Henderson
D, resignation. He was very carne
st in his man ner ard sometimes ye,