The Washington times., 1895-03-26
DR.. RADCLIFFE IS CALLED
Dr. BartIett's Congregation Ex-
tend a Formal Invitation.
OFFER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Salary of $4,000 Per Annum, Free occu-
pancy of the Parsonage, Vacation of Two
Months Year, $1,000 stenographer,
and the Expense of Removal from De-
troit-Mrs. Radelifa's Fine Qualities.

The members of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, al largely attended
! congregational meeting he'd last evening,
extended to Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, D. D.,
present pastor of the Fort Street Church.
| OF Detroit, Mich, a unanimous call to
| the pastorate that has been vacat since the
resignation of DR.. Bartlett, and the result
| was at once communicated to the pastor
elect by mail and telegraph.
| There are certain formalities yet TO be
! had, in addition to receiving DR.. Radclirfe's
! acceptance, before the call can be ratified
| and the negotiations consummaied, but the
action OF the church was taken upon the as
! surance that if rendered the invitation
! to this field oflabor II VIII be carefully and
| seriously considered, ard there seems TO
be no reasonable doubt OF its acceptance.
The salary offered DR.. Radcliffe is SC, 200
per year, with the free occupancy of the
| parsonage and vacation OF two nonths
in each year. In addition, the congregation
obligates itself to pay Tor the services OF
! a stenogra pher-secTetary at the rate of
| 81 ,00O per year, and also to meet the
| expense of DR.. Radclife's removal.
MEETING OF CONGREG ALTON.
| The congregational meeting was presided
over by DR.. John Chester, late pastor of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, who
had been named by the Presbytery as
moderator Mr. Charles Pailey was chosen
! clerk in the absence Of the regular offic al.
The preliminar.es being concluded, Elder
IfflF 4g.fE
yiously selected, proceeded to make the
nominating speech. He represented, he
! said, committee that had arr we'd at an
! unanimous conclusion, and had but one
! name topreseDt. He and his colleagues had
been for several months debating over a
choice.
They had gone recently to Detroit: had
! heard DR.. Radcliffe preach; had called upon
! him, heard the testimony OF numerous others
| whom he named in regard to the high char
! acter of their candidate, both as minister
! and man, had become acquainted with Mrs,
Radcliffe. and the result of their investi-
/ cations wasembraced in the nomination he
! should make, and he therefore presented
! the name OF Dr.. Radcliffe.
| Mr.. Randolph was succeeded by Dr. E NJ
/ Gailaudet and DR.. Crissey, his two col
! leagues. each OF whom iAdorsed all that
| had been said OF the eminent qualifications
/ of the candidate, and OF their observations
! IN IJelIOlt. ana JUSTICE was IneN lIi-
! troduced and contributed the facts CLEANED
! by himself from inquiry, and said that whils
1 he had been originally in favor of another,
/ he had come to the conclusion reached by
the committee. and iDdorSed is action.
| INDoRsED BY EVER YBoDY.
| Upon a vote being taken every member
and pewholder present voted not only for
extending the call, but to indorse the amount
RI
| A committee of three, consisting of the
same gentlemen whose labors had just been
! concluded, was appointed to notify DR..
| Radcliffe OF the action. Two committees
! of nine each were then appointed, one to
/ formally sign the call and the other to
serve as commissioners to present the
/ document TO the preSbytery. The first,
| representing, respectively, the board OF
! trustees, the elders. and the deacons, con-
| sisted OF Noble d. I.arner, John W. Thomp-
/ son, and Justice John If. Harlan, of the
| board first named; John Randolph, c.
( B. Bailey, and DR.. S. l.. Crissey, elders;
| and Charles f. Foster, j. 4. Imbre, and
/ Charles S. Bradley, of the deacons. The
! commissioners are the same as the fore
| going committee, with the exception that
! ]. d. McChesney, c. S. Bradley. and F. o.
Beckett represent the board of deaoons.
The committed upon whose report the
action of last night was taken was quite
/ as well pleased with Mrs. Radcliffe as
with her husband She has the record OF
| great devotion to the doctors work, and
/ is TO him a valuable assistant, and both
! are represented to be I'm touch with the
/ young people" Mrs Radcliffe was not
overlooked in the report made to the con-
/ gregaton, her many eminent qualities
being enthusiastically detailed.
The utmost satisfaction with the choice
was expressed by many individuals who
] rlaN a1-srx
nous the Endorsement of the committees
| choice.