New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-14
WHY Or. JUNIOR RESIGNED.
HE SAYS lie BECAME CONVINCED THAT THE dEE
ERAL CoNsIsToRY or THE THIRTY-FoURTH
STREET COLLEGIATE CHURCH WAS
NOT IL ACCORD WITH HEN.

NOT ~ ACCORD WITH HIM
The R,v DR.. Kenneth F. JUNIOR, who surprised
his friends recently by reslgnng his pas
torate Of tHc Thrty-fourth Street Collegiate Church,
was seen last Saturday night by Tribune re-
porter In discussing his action he said:
MY NtwYork work has been an Interesting one
In 1852 | left my work in China and came here
Taking a course in medicine ut the New-York Unit
verslty was graduated in 1896, ana purposed here
to try the experiment, II opportunity came, OF
putting into operation. method of doing CHRISTIAN
worl, by II combination of medical work ana the
preaching OF the Gospel month or so at'er
graduation took up duties in the De witt chapel
In '.weniy-n!nth-st II was a typical New YORK
Christian nilsson. It was under the control OF the
COLLEGIATE Reformed Church. and was conducted on
The ordinary lines Of missionary work. namely, n
large amount Ct indiscriminate charity and induce
ments of all kinds for children The sunaay-5chooi
was tho principal iter,. The church and the min
lister were simply addenda. The church at that
tine consisted Of about twenty people. inc ''uh-
day-schocl which was carried by body Of
men and women not belonging to the congregation.
varied In It's size during the year according 10
periods when entertainments and charitable ar
rangemcnts prcdominated. During the summer
time when the teachers were nearly all absent the
schoo. was very small. ! introduced new method.
namely the abolition as fully possible OF ecc!es-
neonin were being educated to fawn upon the rich
and pretend TO be what they were not In order
10 secure advantages In fact II tended 10 educate
I'm chcanery and deceit. formed the distinct pur-
pose of making the experiment OF carrying on a
work higher principles 70 see II Il were posslo.e
by simple preaching. allied with earnest pastoral
work 10 build up a church Of self-respectng. inde.
pendent and liberal people. | did grtat deal OF
charitable work myself, hut II was done on the
principle that personal benevolenoe. where per
sonal interest and contact ContOincd WIN IL.
eliminates the evil influences too often found
followed several vital principles 70 aid III me ac-
cc-plshment Of this purpose. First, mat II Is re-
sponsihility that makes men second that what
costs n man nothing he appreciates little
THE resjil, was emincntly satisfactory At the
end Of nine and half years ! had congregation
with n membership OF nearly three hundred. and
Saba th-school o. five hundred. In 1915 the Col
legiate Church purchased the property in West
Thirty fourth-st., and wished 20 amalgamate my
congregation with the one worshipping there NY
congregation followed me there and In uniting the
two churches | successful beyond my expecta-
tons 1t became apparent to ne. however, that the
general consistory OF the Collegiate Church was
not I'm accord with or my methods. This Is the
reason for my resignation.
THE members Of the congregation were In per-
feet accord with me. and at cOngrega tonal meet
ing held a fortnight ago unanimously expressed
their opposition TO my leaving here The con-
sIstory OF the Collegiate Church and myself part. so
far as I know, most am!cab bic terms
Dr. JUNIOR has made no plans for future work, but
he expects TO take a vacation OF a month or two in
Toronto, Ontario. He is a Canadian by birth.