The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-07
Trinity Church Congregation
Learns that its Pastor is De-
termined to Leave at the End
of the Conference Year
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
AT YESTERDAYS SERVICE
No Reasons for the Desire for a
Change Are Given, but DR.. King
Says they Are Known to Rev.
DR.. w. T. Perrin-Proof Shown
of Or. Kings Success


The decision of Rev. DR.. George w.
King to close his labors at TRINITY
Methodist Church at the end OF the
present conference year in April was
announced to the congregation OF the
church yesterday morning.
Two letters written by DR.. klng 10
the quarterly conference of the church
were read lust before the communion
service. by Henry D. Barber, who was
the secretary of the special committee
amounted to ask DR.. King to reconsider
his decision.
The first letter was his announcement
IN the regular second quarterly confer
ence last Monday night, the second let
ter. his final answer was presented at
an adjourned conference Saturday
night.
The first letter was as follows:
Worcester, Mass, Sept. 80, 1901.
To the second quarterly conference
of the Trinity NJ. E. Church,
Dear brethren:
Believing it to be the right
thing to do and that it will be for the
good of the church, 1 wish hereby to
notify YOU that my labors with Trim
itv will come to a close at the coming
session of the annual conference in the
spring.
give you notice of my deter
mination at this time by suggestion OF
our presiding elder, in order that you
may have ample opportunity to secure
nv successor to carry on the work OF
this great church.
would suggest that the church
might cooperate with the presiding ell
der in such arrangements as would not
ignore my own personal interests, ana
AZ the same time conserve the far more
important interests of the church.
DR.. Perrin is familiar with my feeling
in relation to my change and it is not
.eIeu u9u4 uopuem on HIBsseo9u
For the rest of the year, l snail un-
dertake to do the best work Whlch l
am capable hoping that the fall ana
winter may witness a blessed work OF
God in our midst.
Asking YOU to accept this action as
final, and with the best of good wishes
for the members of the quarterly con-
ference personally, and for the increas-
ing welfare Of the church,
I am, Cordially your brother in Christ,
George w. King
The second letter, presented at the
adjourned quarterly conference Satur-
day night, vast
''Dear DR., Perrin and Brethren:
have heard with much gratitude OF
the good feeling of the quarterly con
ference and church toward me and my
work. / think 1 knew such feeling eX-
listed before your committee spoke te
me, asking me to reconsider my decls-
ion. NV own feeling toward the
~ ta,lu n fprnnpp dnf
toward the church is quite as intense
1t would be impossible for me in this
communication to express my high re-
gard and even love for all the people
| have never enjoyed pastorate more
thoroughly than I have this one al
Trinity. My feeling toward the entire
CITY is equally cordial. Notwithstand-
ing l have not been able to make VI
my mind that it is my duty to change
my decision, and 1 still feel that
ought to go for reasons already known
to you.
IT have carefully and prayerfully
considered all that your committee has
said to me about the conditions and
needs of the work in this great and
important church. l believe, however
that they can be carried on equally
well and better by some successor that
you will be able to find and my owr
desires will also be gratified in asking
for transfer out of the conference
with earnest prayer for your con-
tinued and increasing welfare, 1 am
cordially your brother in Christ,
GEORGE w. KING"
That DR.. Kings desire to leave Wor-
cester is not caused by any lack b
success in his work here is fairly
proved by the fact that he admitted
226 persons to full membership in the
church yesterday, the partial fruitage
of the revival services which DIR. King
conducted during the winter an6
spring An equally large number were
admitted at the communion service two
months ago. DR.. King baptized the
following adults
Ethel Maud Lloyd, Harriet Louise
Stedman, Martha Caroline Northridge
Zelda Corinna Ayers, Mildred Helena
King. Lena Elizabeth Bartlett, Laura
May Whitfield. Charles Franklin Whit
he'd. Ralph Warner Ellis Winnifred
Mabel Dean Francis Henry Dean
George Ellsworth Dean, Walter Ha'Si-
son Bassett, Howard Curtis Bassett
Myron George Legg. The above men,
toned were then received into the
church, together with these others who
had been previously baptized: Lucian
Dennison Stedman, Lillian A. Boone
Harvey Hiram Bronson, Mabel Henri
eta Stockwell Edith Mildred Stock
well, Robert Chapple, Hattie May Reid
Irving Perry Griffin, May Francis Fish,
Harry Sarkisian, Blanche L. Damarell
Charlotte Grace Dean was baptized as
a child.