Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-01
ADOPT STRONG RESOLUTIONS.
Mass Meeting of Friends Urge Him to
Stay in Wausau-The Pastor Un-
decided, May Not Accept
Ca2.

the people of all classes; all creeds and
of no creeds at ALL Those who love
him for his labors for the church; those
who love him for his steadfast Christian
faith and life; those who worship him
for his kindly help and word of cheer
in time of sickness and trouble; and
those who believing not as he does,
have nevertheless been brought to like
and respect the kindly man who has
worked so unselfishly in our midst for
these many years. Wednesday the
leading men of the Presbyterian church,
got together and addressed the follow
ing letter to Mr.. Carrier
WAUsAU, Wis, Apr. %, 1900.
Rev. w. 0. CARRIER,
| City.
| Our Dear Pastor -
1t is with alarm that we are advised
of the tempting offer made you by the
! Belden Avenue church, of Chicago.
We appreciate that such call invites
you to IA large field of usefulness, and
III many respects we know 1t IS an at
tractive field Wedeeply feel, however,
!
open to you greater than that you have
| in Wausau. Your lrlse and most Chris
tian management If all matter per-
trining to our church work and the
welfare of this community, SO ably
seconded by your esteemed wife, is
appreciated by every one of us, and
has now reached the place whore it
receives the appreciation it deserves
| from our community. We feel that 1t is
growing, and that your usefulness with
us has only begun We feel that your
| loss would be more than Il personal loss
to us, that it would be positive loss to
the moral and religious forces of this
eutire section of the state. The work
you have organized III the home mission
field is young, and, as we believe, re-
quires your guiding hand for some
years to come. We feel we cannot urge
too strongly on you the Importance OF
your relations to this church and COM
munity. AS your friends, and with
every effort to be unselfish in this mat
ter, we sincerely believe you should re-
main here We believe we know the
| feeling of our church and of this COM
munity. We urge that you do not de-
eide this matter hastily, and we re
spectfully request you to meet the
church and friends tomorrow evening
at the church, that we may have full
conference on this matter
Signed by at least 90 men.
Thursday evening an assemblage of
several hundred of the pastors friends
gathered at the church in response to
to this call. a. G. Flieth called the
meeting to order; James Montgomery
was elected chairman and A. II. Clark
secretary The following resolutions
were then introduced by DR.. E. D..
Kanouse
''WHEREAs, the well known worth of
our friend and pastor, Rev. w. o..
Carrier, has recently received a new
token of appreciation in a call from one
of the important churches in the city OF
Chicago, and recognizing the fact that
the proposed field has strong attrac-
tions for one possessing his strength of
character and measure of ability,
AND WHEREAS, I'VE feel that the great
work of our brother is but begun in our
midst, and that his strong, earnest and
wise leadership was never more needed
than now in our church work, especial
| ly in our home mission field. and in the
whole community, where for twelve
years he has SO ably aided in every
good word and work
THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED, that
we most respectfully and earnestly
unite in urging you as our pastor 10
remain with us in Wausau, where yon
and your family are so highly respected,
so well loved, and so eminently useful,
and where we firmly believe you can
be so lily spared We earnestly remind
you of the twelve fruitful years you
have been with us, and of the strong
and enduring ties by which you are
bound to this church and community,
and of the warm and loyal support you
have most worthily received from us in
the past, and of the growing confidence
with which our relations as pastor and
people have given new inspirations and
value to your labors and our efforts, and
would hereby assure you that there is
no friction between you as pastor and
the church, or its official members, or
congregation, and that we are united
so strongly that severance OF these
ties we believe, cannot but fail to injure
the product of past labors, and greatly
disturb the peace and unity of the
church.
And in protesting against the dissolu-
ton of your PASTORAL relations with
this church and people we would and
hereby do pledge to you our loyal and
hearty support in the future, financially,
and help in all places and undertakings
which may be mutually deemed advisa-
Bile, and further that the present vote
and the general expression of kindly
feeling and protest against severance
of your PASTORAL relations is but the
voice of the Lord as Head of the Church
saying Remain With U.s.
Among those who spoke on the reso.
lntions were j A. Underwood, Albert
Kuhlman, II. j. Flieth, Geo. Brown, NJ
j. Colby, NJ A. Hurley, B. A. Benson
Jas. G.. Goodwillie, c. A. Parker, and
F. L. Hudson. and several of the ladies
of the Congregation.
The resolutions were then unanimous
/ ly adopted by rising vote.
Mr.. Carrier was much affected by the
demonstration of the regard of hi.
people and explained that he had re
ceived call from this church some two
months ago, which he had 1T once de
clined
Il While in Chicago last week h,
preached in this church And was again
asked to take permanent charge or 1t
z Several warm friends in the parish wer'
very urgent in the desire to secure hin
as their pastor. He asked for a little
further time to consider the matter anS
in the mean time would visit Chicago
with his wife look over the field and
come 10 a decision. se
The PLOT is unable to add anything
which has not already been said, II
urging Mr.. Carrier to stay with rs i