The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-22
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL
CONCERNING THE RESIGNATION or
REY. ID. NJ. JAMES.

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Yesterday at the Second Congregational
Church, Fair Haven-Coming Reception
by the Kings Daughters Union of This
City.
At meeting of the Ecclesiastical
council of the Congregational churches
of New Haven and vicinity held at the
Second Congregational church of Fair
Haven yesterday afternoon the council
acquiesced in the resignation of Rev.
D. M. James, as pastor of the Second
church.
The session was opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. Gallup of Madison.
Rev. DR.. Twitchell of Dwight Place
church was elected moderator and Rev.
T. Countryman of North Branford,
scribe. The records of the proceedings
of the church and the ecclesiastical
society and the resignation of Rev.
DR.. James were read.
Some of the discussion was had as to
whether or not the members of the
church and society at previous meet
ing had been afforded an opportunity
to vote on the resignation. 1t was eX-
planned that at one church meeting six
votes We're cast in favor of acceptance
and five against, and at another six
voted yes, five no and three did not
vote.
The church meeting has not, for sew
eral years past, been very well attend
ed and this is the reason given for the
small vote.
The matter being satisfactorily ex-
planned the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved That in accepting the res
ignation of Rev. Mr.. James the members
of the church wish to place on record
their appreciation of his faithful services
during the past nine years, not only In
our church, but in our homes, and
particularly in the homes that have
been visited by sickness and death,
He has endeared himself very closely
to us by his sympathetic nature, and
we feel that in losing him we are losing
friend as well as a pastor.
May the rich blessings of God follow
him in whatever field he may labor or
whatever position in life he may oc-
cupy.
The council then went into executive
session. 1t appointed Rev. w. w. Nc
Lane, Rev. G. w. Banks and Rev. w.
J. Mutch as a committee to draft ap
propriate resolutions, accepting the
resignation.
Rev. DR.. Twitchell expressed himself
as being sorry that the council had to
take the action, but it was only acquiesc-
ing to the desires of the church and So
ciety.
The resolutions as adopted are:
Whereas, Rev. D. M. James has ten
dered his resignation as pastor of the
Second Congregational church of Fair
Haven and the same has been accepted
by the church and society, be 1t
Resolved That we advise the dissolu-
ton of the relation, the same to take
effect December l next.
Resolved, That the council in coming
to the conclusion desires to express it's
regret that so pleasant and profitable
relations might not have continued
longer.
Resolved, That we put on record our
testimony to the Christian character,
scholarly attainments, pulpit ability,
faithful services and fraternal spirit Of
Brother James.
Our love and good wishes will follow
him and our prayer is that God will
guide him to further and larger minis
terial usefulness, and to this end we
heartily commend him to the church.
Resolved, That we record our SYM
pathies with the church, in the loss of
faithful pastor, and our hope is that
God will guide it in the choice of a
worthy successor.
Those composing the council were:
United church-F. Lynch, assistant
pastor; A. B. Miller delegate.
Church of Redeemer-Rev. II. E.
Peabody. assistant pastor; Deacon T..
P. Merwin, delegate.
Dwight Place church-Rev. J. f.
Twitchell, D. D., pastor; p. A. john
son, delegate.
Davenport church--W F. Damn, dele
gate.
Plymouth church-Rev. w. w. Nc
Lane, D. D., pastor; Deacon V. M.
Dow, delegate.
Howard avenue church-Rev. w. J.
Mutch, pastor; G. H. Butricks, dele
gate.
Grand avenue church-Rev. J. Lee
Mitchell, pastor; Deacon c. N. Hub
bard, delegate.
Third Congregational church, Gull
ford-Rev. G. w. Banks, pastor.
Congregational church, Branford--
Rev. T. S. Dewitt, D. D. pastor.
Congregational church. North Bran
ford-Rev. F. Countryman, pastor; G..
L. Ford, delegate.
Congregational church, Madison
Rev. w. T. Brown, pastor; Deacon F.
A. Kelsey, delegate.
Congregational church, East Haven
Rev. D. J. Clarke, pastor; Deacon c..
B. Granniss, delegate.
Conversational church, Foxon-Rev.
Charles Page, pastor; Leland Taught,
delegate.
Also the following individuals; Rev.
Burdett Hart, D. D., Rev. ]. A. Gallup
of Madison and Rev. w. T. Reynolds
of North Haven.
Rev. Mr. James has been pastor of the
church for the past nine years, and it is
with much reluctance that it accepts
his resignation. He and his wife
leave Tuesday for Hinton, w. Va,
where MI James engages actively in
the lumber business, in which he has
been financially Interested for some
years past.
The Kings Daughters union of New
Haven will give farewell reception
to Mrs. James tomorrow from TO .