The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-04

the presbytery of st. Paul. DR., Ed.
wards paid a glowing tribute to DR..
Frlngle by eulogizing his work as pas
Tor or the Goodrich Avenue church.
Many barriers had been encountered
by their departing member during his
three years pastorate, but his sterling
qualities had carried him safely
through 1t all. and he had secured the
respect of the clergy and laymen of
st. Paul alike.
DIR. Edwards read a resolution of re-
sret passed by the st. Paul presbytery
at thelr meeting yesterday morning.
RESOLUTIONS were then read by the
president of the Y. P. S. G. E, Of the
Goodrich Avenue church, which, in
warm terms, spoke Of the impetus
which had been given their meetings
by the presence Of the tall and strong
figure of DR.. Pringle.
Dr. Pr1ngle then responded to the
sentiments of esteem and wishes of
success from the presbytery and the
church societies. He would, he said.
take nothing but pleasant memories Of
the two years and three months of his
pastofate In st. Paul. He appreciated
| keenly the expressions of good will
which had been expressed on every
hand. and asked the members of his
church to remember him in their de-
votion. The work in the frontier coun-
that duty called him.
Dr. Meldrum, moderator Of the meet
Ing, stated that DIR. Davis, dean of
Manchester college, was expected soon.
and they would sing a hymn while
waiting for DR.. Davis In the
meantime Dr. Davis came in, and at
the conclusion Of. the hymn DR.. Mel
drum introduced Macalester's dean by
calling him the late Mr. Davis"
DR.. Davis responded happily to the
sally by turning it off on President
Wallace, of Manchester, who was pres
| ent.
DR.. Wallace, who next spoke, indulg
| ed In a little Scotch sarcasm. which
highly amused the audience He told
| many pleasing anecdotes about DR.
Pr1ngle and his ministry at Rochester
| and his service as financial agent of
Manchester college.
| DR.. Davis was again called upon by
| DR.. Medium, who stated that DIR. Prin-
gle had already responded to any nice
Things he might have to say. DIR. Davis
started out by acknowledging that both
he and DIR. Pringle were born under the
English Jack, and indulged in some
pleasantries on that score.
In closing, DR.. Davis said during his,
DR.. Pringle's, pastorate and service as
financial agent of the college and the
faculty, they had only learned to love
him, and it was with sincere regret
that they took leave of him.
Dr. Pringle closed the service by
pronouncing the benediction. At the
| close nearly all the congregation went
forward to personally bid their depart
| ing pastor farewell.
Rev. John Pringle was born in Char
lottetown, Prince Edwards Island In
1870 he entered the Kingston seminary,
| after which he took a course in Moran
| college. He graduated from Moran COL
! lege in 1879 and was first ordained as
pastor of the Georgetown Presbyterian
church. He served four years, when he
| accepted a call to the Old Red River
Valley Settlement, where he remained
| four years. From there he went to
| Port Arthur, where he became pastor
! Of the First Presbyterian church. He
spent eight profitable years there, do
ing much work among the miners. In
| 1891 he took charge Of the church at
| Rochester MINI. In 1893 he came to
St. Paul as financial agent Of the Ma
calester college. Shortly after he be-
came pastor of the Goodrich Avenue
| church.