New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-03
DR.. JEFFERSON CALLED.
70 BE PASTOR OF THE BROADWAY TAB
ERNACLE.
THE CONGREGATION APPROVES THE CHOICE or
THE COMMITTEE BY A PRACTICALLY

UNANIMOUS VOTE.
.s exclusively announced In Mondays Trib-
40 N. committee selected to recommend a
.ostor for the Broadway Tabernacle, Broadway
80 Thirty fourth-st.. chose the Rev DR.. Charlie,
6 Jefferson pastor Of the First Congregational
church. Chelsea Mass. and at the adjourned
,.eting OF the members of the Tabernacle, held
as, evening. the committees choice ap-
roved with only dissentent vote.
The committee was appointed nearly two
r.ars ago 10 select and recommend a pastor 10
,,oceed the Rev. DR.. Henry A Stmson. who re-
.,oned the pastorate on account of some differ
.,ce OF opinion with the members as to the
no,cv 70 be pursued by the church. Since then
~. committee has made constant efforts to find
nastor The Rev. DR.. Raymond president OF
r-r,on College. at Schenectady. preached on a
lumber Of Sundays. and several times he was
osted 10 accept the passionate. but declined.
rho Rev DR. Frank W. Gunsaulus, of Chicago,
-rae also recommended by the committee. and
o,,er,ained the proposition favorably, but a
~.-.ors illness which resulted in Or. Gunsaulus
,o,rs forbidden by his physician TO preach at
asan, made II irnposs BILE for him 10 accept
the place
The chapel Of the Tabernacle was crowded
..b members Of the congregation last evening.
vha
oburch. presided at the meeting. After some
,rs,ness Of minor Importance had been tran
TOD DR. William H. Thomson. of No. I Wes.
r,,v-sixth-st. chairman Of the committee. pre-
..r,ed the report recommending that the Rev.
NJ Jefferson be called to the pastorate.
nr Thompson said that he had been
recommended 70 the committee by greater
r.,,ohar Of friends Of their church and denom-
;na,io, than any one else. with the exception Of
NJ cunssulus When the Broadway Tabernacle
os seeking a successor 20 the Rev. Dr. Taylor.
.,rr wears ago DR.. Jefferson was strongly
recommended for the place. DR.. Gunsaulus, in
the first conference. when he was invited TO
become their pastor had recommended DR.. Jef :
farson Dr. Jeferson's work al Chelsea had
been continuously and exceptionally successful;
Las, wear log members had been added 10 the
cbiirCh In his last report 10 his congregation
Dr Jefferson said: "A church must purify
social and political life well as aid the splr-
,,ral life" When the committee conferred with
Dr. Jefferson that month they were all impressed
nv his st-aight forward manner DIT. Jefferson
II ss7 IN the 1''S'""'le '' 40
Charles 1. Meade and other members OF the
committee. who had visited Chelsea 10 near Ir'
Jefferson IN his own church. testified 10 the
power and originality Of his sermons.
Dr. Thomson said that the committee had been
obliged II hurry matters more than trey had
Intended as Dr jefferson had received Two other
calls one from Chicago and the other from
Worcester Mass He felt sure, how-Ver. that II
DR.. jefferson received call from the Tabernacle
he would accept IT, 90
The vote was then taken. The result was lO'
IN favor Of Or Jefferson's cali 10 one against IT,
l. was then resolved that the call be EXTENDED.
on the motion Of William Ives Washhurn, the
clerk Of the church. 1t was resolved that a para
graph be inserted in the cali providing that IN
case OF disagreement between the pastor ana
the congregation either could give three months
notice and the matter should then be referred
n a council for consideration ard ADVICE.
4 meeting ~ the Society Of the Tabernacle
W.. afterward held and the call was ratified.
The Rev Charles z. Jefferson was born In
Cambridge Ohio August %, 1850 He was
e. Guated from the Cambridge High school IN
ISL being valedictoriar OF his class and from
the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware In
ln>l He was sUperint endent oe public schools
IL, Worthineton Ohio for two years. He studied
Law under the direction OF James =. wright III
CclumJrs. Ohio. and IN the fan OF 1854 ne
entered the middle class Of the Boston UniVer-
slty Law school He came under the influence
ri Philips Brooks. and gave up the study or
'av IN order 70 enter the ministry He was
gl-adUa I'd from the school ot theology Of Bos-
tn University in June. 1887. and on September
~ became pastor of the Central Consrega-
tora church Of Chelsea. where he has served
for IN years with much success in church and
municipal work H was an ardent no-licerse
~ ,~1cr and to him IL largely due the fact that
Chelsea has had no license for seven years.