The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-25
REV. W.D. GAY RESIGNS
WAS PAsToR or ADA11S STREET
 DAPTIsT CHURCH.
He will Leave for Louisville, Ky, Monday Where He Will Re main Several Days-Hopular
 With All Glasses.

Rev. William D. Gay. pastor of the Adams Street Baptist Church. and editor of In His Steps. a semirreligious weekly newspaper published in Montsomery. r.s,n- sIr- by announcing that he had rendered his resignation to the Board of Deacons of the church and that he expected to De- come q travelling. evangeiist. The resig: nation becomes effective next Sunday ana 1t has been accepted.
 On Monday Mr. Gay will leave for Lou. isville, Ky, where he will remain several days attending series of lectures tc be University of Virginia, at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. These lectures will be given under the auspices of the Gay lectureship founded about nve years ago by Mir. Gay e memorial to From Louisville Mir. Gay will % to New York where he says he expecte to organize an association of persons who are in sympathy with his religious work. says he may become q travelling. evengo. list, but he will for the present regard Montgomery as his headQuarters and me family will remain here. Ills newspaper will be discontinued.
 The following Is the resignation of Mr. Gay as tcndered to his congfegatfon: Montgomery. Ala. March 23.
 Dearly Beloyed-,In resignins the I'ss pas- no no man was ever regarded with more | love and was borne with through % many years, that was a reformer and conetant- ly doing things that would cause friction borne with me. l suppose l have not 2 personal enemy now. though have not failed to rebuke as we'll as to exhort and teach you. Why do I offer my rssig- nation. then? Because you and have failed to even strive to come up to the | standard of the New Testament Church. failed in that cannot get you to work with me in having sirptSSraity o,q hosi alone should fill a pulpit or deacon's position. Herein is the weakness of the church today. But most others do not realize the necessity for Spirit-filled of- loved brethren. come to spiritual power | as a church, until you demand of all of fcers that they be spiritual, not casual, Christians-1 Cor .iii:i-4: Acts vi: Is. lovingly. firmly and scripturally; that you declare all the ofices in this church va cant Gas did our sister church on Clayton Street.. except those of the deaconate Chandler and Victor Hilton. and thef elect or re-elect those who have the qual- ifications laid down in Scripture as men of honest rerort." and not only of hon; est report, but of business wisdom" and not only these, but men of faith. filled with the Holy Spirit" and His divine en- ergy, earnest workers not only for but l with the Lord. Take this advice as have given 1t, trust, moved by sense of right. and a desire to see you prosper in the future, and as believe am moved by the Holy Spirit to speak.
 You reply. But where are we to lind such men? Resolve yourselves into prayer meeting until God raises them ur among you. But I believe there ar' enough wholly surrendered men in our beloved church to fill every ofi1ce as the Scriptures demand.
 For the above reasons alone I ask you to accept my resignation. to take effec' next Sunday night, March 30. acceptable year of our Lords grace, 1902.
 .Wiiiian D. Gay"
 Mir. Gay Is one of the best knowr preachers in Montgomery. He Is ma tive of Montgomery and an alumnus oi the State University at Tuscaloosa. H. was graduated in theology at the South ern Baptist Theological Seminary Il church in New Orleans. He afterwart came to Montgomery and has been Ii | charge of the Adams Street Baptis Church eight years. Mir. Gay Is A year
 By his positive character and insisten cy upon radical methods of social. polit icai and religious reform MT. Gay ha achieved considerable local reputation ant his paper "In His Steps which took e bold stand for the reforms he advocated was widely read.
 MT. Gay is popular with all classes ant with no persons more than those wh, went to make up his congregation. Ht has travelled extensively and is a mar 1 of means.
 The new beer, "Utopian," is the talk of the town. At all saloons.