The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
REV. DR.. EVANS RESIGNS.
ana He Has Decided to Return to
Wales, His Native Home.

waukee Journal OF recent date, and will
be of local interest, as Rev. Dr. Evan;
has host OF warm friends in L'Anse:
The Rev. DR.. Frederick Evans has re.
signed as pastor OF the First Baptist
church OF Milwaukee. The resignation
was placed in the hands of e. j. Lindsa y
and meeting OF the trustees was called
to take action regarding the matter.
Dir. Evans is at the present time con-
hned TO his bed by a complication OF all
ments. super!nauced by the grip. with
which he was attacked in 1891. while in
charge OF church In Philadelphia. Just
what action the church authorities will
take N regard TO the resignation remains
10 pe seen. II Dr. Evans wishes are
consulted in the matter. it will be ac-
cepted unconditionally. His relations
with the church have always been OF the
most cordial and friendiy character, and
he is oath TO leave the charge; still he
has consciousness that his health will
not permit him to perform his full duty
! III 70 important position.
An attempt may be made to induce
him 10 withdraw his resignation and in
lieu thereof take a long vacation. DR..
| EvaGs. however is Of the opinion that
his ailments are of 80 long standing. and
have SO thoroughly impreEnated his sys-
TEN taat nothing less than year Of
| IN "a af IN Ni- .lo re al
will avail him aught permanently. Last
autumn his peoule gave him vacation
OF about month which he spent at
L'Anse, Mich. lie was greatly benefited
for the time Being by the change, but
on his return TO Milwaukee the ord com
plant asserted tsef, and he has heeu
| gradually growing worse, until last Sua
day. when he was obliged 70 give up.aud
has since been confined to his bEd.
AT present il; Is the in;ehtloa Of DR..
Evans, as soon as he is able 10 do 50. 10
leave Milwaukee for Philadelphia and
New York. where. after shoy. visit
with his old friends aad parishiopers. lie
will 60 back TO his native Wales ana
spend one year 10 absolute sd,enes.
amonf,the scenes OF his boybood. His
fatheris wing Oh The old homestead in
! Wales.
The members OF the First Baptis.
church and the people OF the city gem
| orally viii regret the departure OF DR..
Evans from Milwaukee. Notwithstanding
his ill.health. he has been ,eader in re-
llgiouS and 10 some extent in musical
circles. lie is man OF magnetic tem-
! perament. and has host OF warm, per-
sonal friends among the worldly folk. as
well as The churtk-goiNg people. He
came to.Nilwaukee In December, 1892,
and preached his first sermon in this city
on the FIRST Sunday OF that month. He
came upon the Invitation OF 4. }. Lind
say and 10 that gentleman he rendered
his resignation after little more than
| three yeaIs OF service. During his ad-
! min stration Of the, spiritual afairs'o;
the First Baptist church, fifty new mem
bers have been added and the mem ber-
| ship today is at its highest mark. lie
preached his last sermon In Milwaukee
| Sunday morning. De was relieved to
some extent in the evening by song
servlle, in conducting which he was as
sisted by Prof. Protberoe. ..>
DIR. Evans was born IN South Wales in
1s40. He was one of tive brothers in the
ministery, one of whom is dead, Two
I are In Wales and the other is In this
| country. All the brothers were educated
| at the same college in Monmouthshire,
England, DIR. Evans began to preach
when only 10 years OF age. He graduated
and was ordained when be was 81 years
| OF age. He left for America in 1856, just
after the war, and assumed the pastorate
Of the Welsh church in Scranton. At
that time the population of Scranton was
largely Welsh. For three years Dr.Evans
labered there. In 1869 he accepted call
to the American church in New York
city and has since preached TO English
speaking congregations. He was eleven
years III duu Niknb
paster Of the Tenth street church in
Philadelphia. During his psstorate,
dating from March, 1856, he was very
successful, in spite OF the fact that the
approach of business caused the resi-
dences TO recede from the church,
and the drift OF population was away
frsm his field. He gave the band OF fell
lowship to $50 persons, and baptized i5O;
and the church contributed Ss3, ,OOo to
charities. Daring his residence at Phila-
delphia, DIR. Evans was an efficient mem
Der OF the church boards OF publication
and education and state missions. He is
q lecturer Of wide repute. Amsng the
subjects Of his lectures, in English or
Welsh, are: Lincoln, Spurgeon, How TO
Get There, We Are the People. Mistakes.
and To Wales and Back.
DR.. Evans has also had a great deal
to do with the EIsteddfod, the welsh
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