The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-01-10
Popular Pastor of the Baptist Church
Will Leave KenOsha On
February First.
HIS LONG SERVICE IN KEN0SHA.
Resignation Has Been Sent to the Trustees
of the Church.-Plans of Mr.. Corey for
the Future Are as Yet indefinite.

Rev. |. w. Corey, for many years
the city, has sent his resignation to
the board of trustees of the church and
will retire from the work in Kenosha
on February first. This announcement
came like bolt to the church people
of the city this morning, but it is an
nounced that the resignation was pre-
scented to the trustees on last Wednes-
day, but as an effort had been made to
have the popular minister reconsider
his action, no public announcement of
the resignation had been made. The
resignation will, according to the wish
of Mr.. Corey, be accepted at once and
the members of the church have begun
to look for a successor.
Mr.. Corey was seen at his home this
afternoon and said that he had con-
temp1ated this action for the last year.
He said that there was no cause for the
resignation at this time more than that
he was not satisfied with the work in
Kenosha. He said that he had been in
charge of the Kenosha church so many
years that he had decided that change
would be better for both, the pastor
and the church, and hence the resig-
nation.
AS to his future Mr.. Corey stated
that he had no definite plans. Several
places have been offered to him, but as
yet he has not decided to accept any of
them and will take no action until utter
the work in the Kenosha church had
been closed. Mr.. Corey will undoubt-
eddy remain in the ministry and will
probably be called to a larger field of
labor
The plans of the church are as in
definite as those as the retiring pastor.
The resignation came as great sur
prise and many of the members have
not as yet been notified of the resigna-
ton. Rev. Weston, of Chicago, will
preach at the church tomorrow and
Rev. Corey will go to Chicago. It is
said that this has nothing to do with
the resignation.
The departure Of Mr.. Corey from
Kenosha will be heard of with regret
by ali the people of the city regardless
of creed or church. Mr.. Corey has for
many years been a leader among the
ministers of Kenosha. For over twelve
years he has presided over the destin-
les of the1Baptist church. Mr.. Corey
came to Kenosha came to Kenosha in
June 1889 and at once gathered the
congregation together and built a new
house of worship. A short time later
through his efforts a new pipe organ
took the place of the little cottage
organ which had been used in other
years. In 1894 Rev. Corey went to ST.
Johns, Canada, and remained away
for year and half. He returned in
1896 and has since been in charge of
of the work. No minister in the city
is more popular with the members of
his church. Besides this Rev. Corey
has taken an active interest in the
affairs of the city. He is great friend
of the pioneer settlers and several
times he has been selected as orator
for old settlers day. He is an up-to-
date minister in every way and man
deeply consecrated to his calling.
Wherever his work way be IN the
future his Kenosha friends will wish
for him the greatest success.