New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
DR.. II. P. DEWEY CALLED.
CHURCH OF PILGRIMS, BROOkl-fN
UNANIMOUS FOR HIM.
HE is NOW PASTOR OF SOUTH CONGREGA-
TIoNAL CHURCH. CONCORD. n. H.-DR
sTORRS'S TRIBUTE TO HIM.

STORRSS TRIBUTE TO HIM
AS predicted in The Tribune last week, the
Rev DR. Harry Pinneo Dewey. pastor of the
South Congregational Church, of Concord. ~ H,
has received a unanimous call to the pastorate
Of the Church of the Pilgrims. Brooklyn. to sue
ceed the Rev DR.. Richard Salter Storrs. The
call was decided upon at a special meeting Of
the church held last night after which a tele-
gram announcing the action sent to DR..
Dewey. The meeting behind closed doors.
as it was thought best to exclude reporters
Of the possibility that some might
raise some objection TO the report of the commit
tee. This groundless fear. however. as
not a voice of protest heard. and it said
that the report OF the committee in favor of DR..
Dewey unanimously received. DR.. Dewey
will preach for the first time in the Church of
the Pilgrims Sunday, April 30. That he will
accept the call is said to be practically assured.
The meeting last night was held in the vestry
room. and there few vacant seats. The
Rev. e. H. Byington presided. George P. Stock
well. the chairman of the committee. which for
four months has been searching for a pastor.
presented the report and the recommendation
that DR.. Dewey he called. He said that the
names OF fifty-seven ministers had been consid-
cred, and of these twenty-five had been heard.
DR.. Dewey was first heard by members of the
committee at Amherst College. Amherst Mass,
where he acting college preacher in the
early part Of March At that time and since
fifteen members of the committee have heard
him preach.
Mr.. Stockwell gave a brief sketch of DR..
Dewey, as given in The Tribune last Thursday.
He spoke Of the remarkable personality of the
man. Several other members of the committee
followed Mr.. St0ckwell and spoke in the highest
terms OF DIR. Dewey-. Charles f. Woodbridge
moved that DR.. Dewey be called, and Simeon B.
Chittenden seconded the motion.
After the report of Mr.. Stockwell a letter was
read from DR.. Storrs strongly recommending
DR.. Dewey. 1t said in part:
Having lived outside of New England during all
my long ministry in Brooklyn, have not had the
pleasure and the privilege Of meeting personally
come INTO prominence there. but nave often
heard of them. have often-especiay of late years
special fitness for the office which / have so much
loved. but which have felt that must ere long
formly affectionate and commendatory reports than
have been turned You will testify for me that /
have not sought IN any way to influence your
ically say that ] am sure that you have chosen
A man hardly yet in full middle life. with ex-
perience Of twelve years in the ministry, coniided
in the faith. While widely conversant with the best
literature profoundly interested in the families Of
humane in spirit influential in particularly cul-
tionast in conviction and in all his affiliations
know of other We'll suited to the leadership of
beloved church for the present and in the
future All reports converging upon him from ON
same essential testimony.
] that the congregation, If electing him
with the aTdOr and unanimity due to itself and
fitted TO secure his acceptance of the ca-for which
/ devoutly pray!-will find him thoughtful. cuti-
waited faithful preacher. thoroughly manly man.
a symmetrical Christian in character and in faith.
a tender and affectionate pastor, citizen TO be
honored by all around him. earnest worker for
the Master in g G good ra that am m @ ai e W
coined by people when they know him as he
will most certainly be welcomed by me with both
hands and with all the heart!
Following the meeting of the church a meet
ing Of the society was called, and the action of
the church was ratified by the society. The
settling OF the time which DR.. Dewey will
begin his pastorate. if he accepts, and the
amount of salary which he shall receive were left
TO the Pastoral Committee, in conjunction with
the Board Of Trustees.
Dr. Dewey was born in Illinois thirty-eight
years ago. His family was of New-England
origin. His father was native of New-Hamp-
shire and was related to the Deweys of Yer
mont from which branch Admiral Dewey
Eprang DR. Dewey received his preparation for
college in Illinois. He went to Williams Col
iege where he was graduated in the class OF
1884 with high rank. He member of the
Kappa Alpha fraternity while at college. I'm
mediately after he was graduated he began his
preparation for the ministry. He attended An
dover Theological Seminary. and on october IL,
1881 was installed pastor of the South Con-
gregational Church, at Concord