Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
DR.. GARRETT
COMING HERE.
To Be the Pastor of Court Street
Baptist Church,
a NATIVE OF VIRGINIA
strong Pressure Brought 10 Benr TO
Keep Him In Chattanooga, but III o
PrcfersComimg to Portsmouth and
Preach the Gospel tn His Native
StNfe-A Bricf Synopsis of Hts
workin tho Ministry.


to meet the pulpit committee of Court
Street Baptist Church with a view of
comforting in reference to the reverend
gentleman becoming the pastor of the
church.
This paper also said that it was moro
than probable that arrangements would
be completed whereby DR.. Garrett
would succeed DR.. Owens as pastor of
Court Street Church. Mr.. James II.
Borum, acting for the church commit
tee, has since that conference been in
correspondence with DR.. Garrett, and
as a result of the conference and cor
respondence, DIR. Garrett concluded to
accept the call extended, and so notified
Mr. Borum and the other members of
the committee by wire of his decision
Sunday, which was made known TO the
congregation Sunday night.
JUST A FEW FACTS.
A formal letter OF acceptance will
probable be received within u few days.
DR.. CARROTS acceptance, while not a
surprise to our people. has pleased the
congregation very much.
DR.. CARROTS work in the ministry
will be interesting to the people of
Portsmouth, among whom he is about
to cast his lot.
lie is n native of Orange county, this
State. and is about 43 years of age. He
is 4 graduate of Richmond College, and
of the Theological Seminary in Louis
vile.
His first passionate. on graduating
from the seminary, was the First Bap-
fist Church of Maysvile, Ky, where,
during Il pastorate of six years, he built
church costing $4,000. Dr. Garrett
was next called to the pastorate of the
First Baptist Church. of Austin, Tex.
where he labored successfully for five
years. and had the universal esteem of
his flock.
His next pastorate, the one which he
recently resigned to accept the call to
this city. was at the First Baptist
Church Of Chattanooga DR.. Garrett
has been in Chattanooga. for five years.
THEY LOVED HIM THERE.
Pie has built a s35. 900 church, re-
placing the edifice which was burned
shortly after his passionate began. In
addition he has added 400 to the mem
bership, and largely increased the con-
tributions to all benevolent objects of
the denomination.
a very strong effort was made to re-
tain DIR. Garrett in the Chattanooga
church. Tie was requested by his flock
If more salary was wanted, to name
any increase and it would cheerfully be
paid. But salary did not enter into the
consideration of the question by DR.
Garrett, who is influenced by the most
exalted motives.
SHOW THEIR AFFECTION.
The following is from the News, of
Chattanooga, Tenn:
The committee OF the First Baptist
Church appointed to confer with Rev
r. Il. Garrett in reference to his res
iGnation, reported to tho congregation
ut the close OF service yesterday morn
ing as follows:
ITO the First Baptist Church of Chat
tanooga:
The undersigned committee hereto
fore appointed TO take into cOnsdora-
ton the resignation of our pastor, Rev
II. j. Garrett, submitted to the church
April 80. 1899. beg leave to report as
follows:
The committee held n meeting to
which it invited a number of the lead
ing male members of the church for
the purpose of n conference as to the
proper course to lac pursued with res
pect to said resignation
The brethren present freely and full
~ expressed their views touching
brother CARROTS pastorate, and the
duty of the church in this emergency,
and appointed Brethren Lewis shep-
herd, r. +. Travis and a. w. Cham
bliss a subcommittee to prepare this
report and submit it to the church.
The concensus OF opinion was that
the church could not afford to have
Brother Garrett 80 away from US; that
there prevailed among the membership
~ better state of harmony and good
fellowship than ever before; that the
affairs OF the church, spiritually and
financially, were in as good condition
as they ever were; that Brother Gar
rett was strongly entrenchcd in the
love and esteem Of his flock and that
the future. under his leadership held
in store FOR the church the richest bless
inss, and the brightest prospects of
success and prosperity in the great
work Of proclaiming and extending the
Kingdom OF the Lord Jesus in the
hearts of the people. and that Brother
Garrett had. in a supreme degree. the
and respect of the people OF
our city.
I'm addition to the expressions from
the brethren who met with the COM
mittee, many other brethren and sisters
came TO members OF the committee.
with eyes filed with tears. and hearts
overlooking with love to Brother Gar
rctt, urging the committee. II possible.
to induce him TO reconsider his resig-
ration.
Tine committee concurfed fully with
the sentiments expressed by the breth-
rem and sisters. and unanimously re-
solved to make n report recommending
to the church that it request and urge
Brother Garrett to recall his letter or
resignation.
LEWIS SHEPHERD, Chairman,
ION Behalf of the Committee"
MORE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
After the reading of the report the
following resolutions. introduced by
Hon. y. w. Chambliss. were adopted
unanimously by the congregation:
Whereas. Our beloved pastor, Rev.
II. Il. Garrett. has tendered, to this
church his resignation. with View to
his acceptance of call to Portsmouth,
Va. and,
Whereas. His service to and leader