New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-05
DR.. PETERS TO HIS PEOPLE.
HIS LETTER OF RESIGNATION READ rc
THE BLOoMINGDALE CHURCH

As expected. the Rev. DR.. Madison C Peters.
pastor OF Bloomingdale Reformed Church. read NJ
resignation 70 his congregation yesterday mornine
Following the usual opening service Dr. Peters
read the appended letter TO the congregation. the
letter having been received by the Consissory
last Thursday evening.
To Ny Dear People.
pastor sqve Of sent s5 e 5h Gogss'9ry ny rssFnson :.
quested them unite with me in asking the New
YORK Chassis 10 dissolve pleasant relationship
this position OF power and influence that. after
many years OF honest and prayerful lnvestgarion
Bible the Protestants only rule OF faith. aches
longer. In good conscience practise infant Baptism
Or baptism 5y sprinklng | am minister OK the
shall not give my reasons for the change OF con
Church or my fathers admire It's breadth ard
depth. Those who have attended my ministry
hoped tSat I could serve nv denonination IN this
church with my ripper years as gave II the ardor
OF my youth
But I be true TO myself. practise only what
believe and preach what can practise 10 you
my gear people whose Klnoly eounssl nv sFer,rS
have made my Iabors both pleasant and successful
COMPOSED Of not less than eleven dfrsrent de-
nominations Of Protestants. while hundreds Of Jews
thank God to-day that He has permitted 20
hearts as have Constantly gathered within these
walls All the present members OF this church ex-
cept eleven persons came into II during nay min
isIry OF nearly eleven years | have therefore and
interest in the BioomingdaIe Church For yor-
love give nv love, and for your prayers my
Jan q. 800 pastor nS MA si1Is9 c. PErERa
Dr. Peters added:
It was my desire TO read this letter last sabbath
annual sen Of the e B6aF9 e Of osr s our
nv intention reached the press. and through cir
the information TO Which YOU were frst entitled
It Is not IN my heart to add much 10 what have
people as any minister ever enjoyed The ex-
oTs Relieve III gan En- y bap 56 9 S s 5s
and made me love you more II possible. than ever
than have had and If there IS a man or woman
he OF she would be impolite 70 say Il
When came here I found sixty-four members.
have received nearly six hundred into cornmunicant
enurcn was built here not because u had de-
aoIninatlonal constituency in this section q the
be used for any other purpose.
People from al denominations have worshipped
their church relationship 50 that we have practi-
caly sustained for eleven years an aIl-denornina-
tional church We have done great work carried
on absolutely by the voluntary offerings Of those
that myself can do more and better work within
the work Of this church in This section must 5e
continued on the lines which have followed
OF the people as whole; living between Slxtisth
river; where we had few years ago settled
population. We now have very largely corners and
sity largely procession and yet know OF no
place In the city where church is needed more
work by contributions from the many Now that
that God may put it into the heart OF some rich
man in this city 70 come in and help this faithful
amounted % nearly H.7Ol. and the month OF Jan
financially IL the nnety-fve years history OF the
church The practical character Of our work gives
your denomination. but upon every lover OF hu-
manly As roc my own future. concerning which
| shall follow the guidance of Providence be
come / feel as though I could preach better than
of tbiI co1rags ~ ny p az S n - r 1s
probation Of the Pibe leads another Church
it and not somebody else inte-prets II for me.
People have said to ne hundred times within
such a fine church. such splendid resfdencsr'
deared through the tenderest ministries and re-
letions IN life which come to a pastor and his
I could not do otherwise II I would. For you who
and worked with ne entertain the ope tFs+ voI5
might remain here where YOU needed o
who have done such seIf-sacrihcing work for the
1911, - tH,S m noN mere tnan ever nseo
me loyalty or al my friends In our Sunda y
school which has grown from twenty-one 20 SIX
expect for while at least 10 draw the
who have helped continually 70 crowd this sridi-
loyalty He Is my bes- friend who stays right ere
at his post and does his duty.
DR.. Peters. after the service said tia. as soon .s
his term ended March / he would enter [. he
Baptist ministry. As his future plans Dr. Peter :
was somewhat undecided. but he SAID that n :
would undoubtedly leave Nev-York and take
small pastorate somewhere for a time. He added
however: Il hope 10 be back IN New-York again
in. two three years There is no place like New
York, you know"
DR.. Peters partially explained several OF his
remarks in his opening address BY saying that
when he remarked. II there is
IN this church who is not my friend am sure
that he or she would be so irnpoite as TO say
IT. he meant that OF course, IL possible that
all friends He intinated in hfs ex-
PLANTATION that he had enemies there and that
they were only glad have him 20. but e
denied that any pressure had been brought 20 bear
him all
Members OF the Consistory. when asked about
the resignation. said that II came ike thunderbolr
last Thursday evening They had not expected
anything Of the kind, and were greatly troubled
over the future prosperity OF the church
HTSFTH mn V0T TT0T 4Tr TPTCT