New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-28
DR. STORRS'S RESIGNATION
THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF THE
PILGRIMS ACCEPT 1T.
TRIBUTES ARE PAID TO THE RErlhlNu
PASTOR, AND STEPS TAKEN TO FIND
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PASTOR. AND STEPS TAKEN TO FIND
HIS SUCCESSOR.
At the meeting Of the members Of the Churcn
Of the Pilgrims, held last night In the lecture
room of the church. Remsen and Henry sts'
Brooklyn, a motan was mace ana aoopteu az
cepttng the resignation of the pastor, the Rev
DR. Richard Salter Storrs to take effect January
1. and a committee Of three was appointed 10
convey the action of the members to the pastor
with the expression OF their deep regard and af-
fectlon Steps were taken for the organization ol
q committee the duty Of which shall be to con-
slider successor for DR.. Storrs. 1t was decloeo
~ the meeting. and incorporated in the resolu-
ton mentioned that after Dr. Storrs retres
from the active pastorate on January ne
shall at once become pastor emeritus.
The meeting was called to order little after
g o'clock with about two hundred men and
women in the lecture room. The Rev. E. H.
Bvington. pastor Of Pilgrim Chapel. presided
Henry Atwater, the clerk Of the church, was Sec
retary. The meeting was opened by prayer
from the Rev Mr.. Byington. who prayed May
we still have help from his hand and inspiration
from his heart"
The resignation which read week ago
last Sunday and printed in full in The Tribune
at the time was read by Mr. Byington. He
stated that the object Of the meeting was to act
on the resignation Of DIR. Storrs. Joseph Z.
Brown offered the following resolution:
Moved that this church accepts with great regret
the resignation Of its pastor. the Kew Rlchard o.
Storrs. D. D., said resignation TO take enect on me
first day OF January next, and that the church
hereby requests him 10 continue his relation with II
by consentng to accept the title and position or
pastor emeritus
The motion was adopted Joseph w. Sutphen
.lot nr,ift ~
the action of the church to DR.. Storrs. The
committee appointed consisted of Mr.. sutphen
as chairman, Arthur NJ. Hatch and Arnold G..
Dana George p. Stockwell made motion
which in its amended form read as follows:
of three who shall nominate at adjourned meet
ing OF the church seven others, who. with them
operate with n committee of the same number from
the society the duty OF the entire committee being
to racommend to the church and society the name
of to the pastoral office of the church.
This committee Of twenty after its organiza-
ton must be ratified by both the society and
the church before 1t shall have the power to
transact the business for which 1t was organized
A meeting of the church and society for this
nurnose will be held within a few days. BY mo-
ton the committee was empowered TO choose
supplies for the pulpit until successor shall
have taken up the work laid down by DR.
Storrs. ,..
| The three men. the nucleus OF the Committee
| of Twenty, which is to recommend DR.. Storrs'
! successor is as follows; George +. St0ckwell
! chairman; Thomas Christie and James Howard
! Prentice. ~
| A committee. composed of Simeon b. Chitten
| den, Charles A. Hull and the Rev. h. H. Bying
! ton as chairman, was appointed to make recon-
! mendations for the revision of the church by
| laws and to report at the annual meeting II
| January. Fleming B. Camden made motor
J that the officers OF the church be instructed 4
! confer with DIR. Storrs with view to PUBLISHING
! his sermons In book form. The motion wa.
| carried.
! The meeting OF the church then adjourned, an(
! a meeting Of the society was called TO order by
Joseph w. Brown. Simeon B. Chittenden, acting
/ as clerk The action Of the church was ratified
by the society, according TO the usual procedure
| of Congregational churches.