Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
DR.. HlNlrT TO LEAVE.
ottumwa Minister Will Accept Presl-
dency of Parsons College.


dency of Parsons College.
From Tuesdays Daily.
1t was learned today that DR.. f. w.
Hinitt, pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church in this city. has, after care.
fully considering the matter, reversed
MS decision in regard to his former
action relative to accepting call to
the presidency of Parsons college at
Fairfield.
Concerning this matter the Fairfield
Journal, this evening, will publish the
following:
THE board of trustees of Parsons
college is called to meet on July 81, to
receive and act on the report of the
committee on nominations, and to
transact other business.
1t is an open secret that the COM
mittee will nominate to the board the
Rev. DR.. F. w. Hinitt, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Ottum-
wa for president.
He was rendered a nomination i'm
mediately after the adjournment of
the board in June, but after considera-
ton felt constrained to decline it. So
general, however, has been the ex-
preston on the part of the friends of
the college, of the earnest desire that
he should undertake the work, that
he has come to see it to be call of
duty, and has consented to give ia
yorable consideration upon the for
NAL rendering of the office by the for
NAL election of the board. Without
doubt the election of DIR. Hinitt will
be unanimous and hearty" s
A Courier reporter called on DR..
Hinitt this afternoon to ascertain the
true status of the affair, and to him he
said: 1T was a great surprise to
me that the matter was presented a
second time. However, the call was
presented with such force and per
sistency thateI felt compelled to give
the matter further consideration" 4
DR.. Hinitt said he was urged to this
moreover, by communications from
representative elements in connection
with the college in various parts OF
the state. He then consulted with the
officers of the church under the new
light that had come to him, and in
view of the unanimous conviction OF
DIR. Hinitt and his advisers as to his
duty, they felt that they were not at
liberty to place anything in his way
of following out what he felt to be a
Providential call.
In view Of the former action of the
board and the probable contamination
of this arrangement, this does no,
mean the immediate breaking of the
pastoral relation. DR.. Hinitt will not
in any case, be able to assume his du
ties until September /, as he has a
number of vacation engagements al
ready contracted in Chicago and else
where.
His resignation will be announced
in due time so as to be acted upon al
! the meeting of the Presbytery in
/ September. This means that he will
continue as pastor at least until the
middle of September. & IS
| 1t is probable that until a new pas
tor is secured that DR.. limit will
continue to fill the pulpit every Sun
day, and to assist in carrying the
church over what is hoped will be g
short pastorless interim.
The committee at it's meeting next
week also expects to begprepared tt
nominate an instructor in Greek. Miss
Cora Smiley, of the class of 1894. has
already been agreed upon as instruc
| tor in English and history. The mat
ter of a dormitory for young ladies
| will also come UP for discussion al
| this meeting of the board ;S
The friends of the college will be
| glad to hear of these announcements
and to know that the college will be
gin its work with all departments
1 well provided for. :S