The sun., 1901-04-03
THEMYSTERY OF ST. LUKE'S
NORODY WILL SAY VINO CAUSED TIE
REV. ". n. CARTER TO RESIGN.


sto Has Declined to Let the Clergyman
60, and He May Remain In the Church.
MoNTcLAIR, n j, April 2-St Luke's
Episcopal Church, which includes In its mem-
bership large number Of the most estmabls
people Of Montcllir. has been the recipient OF
a large degree Of attention for the last few
weeks which tho members and their rector
devoutly wish were bestowed elsewhere.
From published announcements TINT con-
tngent Of the membership had sent written
request to the rector for his resignation, pub
lications concerning the church have become
more sensational. until II was az last declared
to-day that many Of the signatures 70 this
request had been found to be forgeries and
that the victims Of the forgeries had arisen in
revolt with an intention 10 visit upon the
wicked the vengeance which the Almi ghty
has reserved 10 himself At this the great
heart OF Montclair, "a represented In ST
Iuke's Church. was panied beyond measure
and a glimpse OF the truth Of tho tribulations
of St Luke's wa. permitted 10 get beyond
the parish pale
According to the brethren who have the
best interests Of the church at heart ways
that may he fair in politics. but which SAVIOR
NJ profane service when invoked within the
congregation Of the faithful. gave rise TO all
the difficulties 81 Iukcs Church, II NAV
he said. ia the second largest Episcopal church
in Montclsir. and II enjoys the additional
distinction of having been founded in tho
year that the present Trinity Church In New
York was built when there wasn't any Mont
clair hut only West Bloomfield The pastor.
the Rev Frederic r. Carter. has been the
shepherd Of the flock for sixteen years For
N dacoda prior To assuming his Montclair
cb,r,o ba mad n pastorate in Rrooklyn during
-. :, ,i...,,.,.o,ior r.s
whlch NOT Whisper VI p'oo"'7I"' nv
heard among the members oi ms Hoch "heh
ha can,c 10 Montclair st Jmke in his local
n..,,..t ~ ,,,olv ~ only about 40
ma"''a.,o" "a' - ,'.' 49,. o,.a',,,iaa,,s h,u.
From this handful the COMMITMENTS nav"
ornvn To betyeen 400 and 800. and In sptr
I,,,I,,,. uo ,os, may aov how much The
""''''' Nv '"" '''' ~ ,to ,.,,rt, Itch
pastor has Kept pace WIN 'he ""'h N'''"
has an nrospered under his hand When a
-, :, o,rs a,o n Kindly intimatIon
''"p'' W ,i, ~ .r,,,ons
Reached him that the reau'hs " s"'HhohS "''
not oltoucthe er pleasing 10 his peclpe hs forth
,i,L k.ndo,ad il. and although continuing
"'-' '"'"u''s" ~ 80 -. -,
10 write MS sern'ohS' "- "e''a'''u ''o''
without notes
R,t a fsw weeka ago there came among
, -,ta,, ~, ,rho ,youId raisa bis
IN" CONG "g .,
Ehenpzrr in the garden or 81 LuA"s 70
tiearo,t ,une tban that favored by the Rev
MIR Carter whether the new disciple was
man OF woman hV'" NV W -
ing TO Mrs Grundy all the fluctuations oi
"a. ,orisb ara due to the women. but be IL
IN" parish az" uur u" Wv ""'''''''
rerorhed 10 th' hohoi "' INV '''" W ~. '""' y
there Ia not one among them who could ne
,ourd b,. the rsnorter who would say tho
''""' ~ W. a. ~, ,,,,rr.J .ho,
woman dlu ~ ~ ho' '" wv ''V''"' '''
the now movement was az the instance ot
a newcomer 10 the parish According to
those in the vestry who are competen' TO
tell the story there arose among the church
men one or some who had come to feel that
not everything Al ~ IlkcS cohiIlnhteh
10 the pari-hioners ease in Zion.
Reluctantly they declare that here one
expressed "A human rcgret over the length
of the Rev Nr CartAr'S sermons there one
voiced a wish that the Low Church
ob,ervances might Yield in some mcHsur"
to a somewhat more elaborate form Of wor-
shin and another confessed his Willingness
20 greet a new rector. while Yet again some
ardent sister or eager brother sadly said
that the church might grow faster with a
NOW pastor The year book Of the parish
va. brought in, the issue of 1900 showing
that while the number of new communicates
rcportrd was 60 the loss Of communicates
wa az Death took three. but that point
wa. nor elaborated
A. Ieugtb tho mysterious some one the men
screcn and the women will not expose vert
Hr,nug IN. pari,aiouars. conpet eui ChgI en-
o1ir,rs .ay. and began to ask this one and
that one how well thcv were satisfied with