Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-25
Pastor Of East End Presbyterian
Church to Leave City.
WILL GO TO JAPAN As A MISSIONARY
Has Served in pttumwa Nearly Six
Years and Has Hundreds of Friends
Church May Shoulder Expense
East Ottumwa News.

" ioin SdluTudS buiiS.J
Rev. D. A. Murray has recently pre-.
sented his resignation as pastor of the
East End Presbyterian church to the
session of that body and will as soon
as arrangements can be made enter
upon the missionary work in the for
eign field. 1t is learned from mem
Der Of the session of the church that
that body has passed favorably upon
the after. No arrangements have as
yet been made with regard to securing
a new pastor and it is expected that
Rev. Murray will continue to serve in
tt al capacity until one has been Sc
cured Or until he receives a call and
assignment to the missionary work.
TO Go to Japan.
Rev. Murray stated with regard to
entering the foreign field that it was
his cesire to take up the work in ia
pan Though his application to the
missionary board of the church has not
as yet been definitely acted upon Rev
| Murray stated that he had been as
s"reo by members of the board with
whom he talked while at the conven'
ton in Toronto, that his application
would be favoraDly received and that
it was but question of a little time
which it would take for the matter to
pass through the regular channels |
Rev. Murray stated that he expected to
hold himself for duty with the church
in this place as long as they so de-
stree and it will probably be late in
the summer before he sails for the for
eign field. Rev. Murray now expects
, to take up the work in the vicinity OF
Kyote and Osaka, Japan, if this assign
ment can be made as he is somewhat
familiar with the work in this locality
having served as a teacher at these
places for about five years.
Served in Ottumwa Six Years.
Rev. Murray is next to the oldest
pastor IN the city in point of duration
OF service having been in Qttumwa as
!, pastor for about six years and it is
with loglet that the people with whom
lie has lSbored give him up. After his
/ return from Japan as teacher Rev
Murray spent year as pastor of a
, church i'll Chicago and about the same
length oil time at Perry, Ia The first
: year of his pastorate in this city was
, spent With the church in the West
End. Five years ago this spring he as,
, sumed the duties of the pastor of the
: East End Presbyterian church and dur
{ ing the time that has passed has
worked faithfully for the advancement
= of that church. and much of it's pres,
!. ent prosperous condition is due TO his
, untiring labors in its interests. Over a
4 year ago Rev. Murray became inter
:, ested in the mission work in River
n view and the flourishing little society
which now exists in that part of the
city is largely due to his efforts and
the cooperation of his faithful helpers
is During the past summer a neat and
d comfortable little chapel was erected
e in which the meetings of the mission
o are now held. BY his faithful ant
=. earnest work in behalf of his church
lie and the advancement of Christian in
10 fluences in outside work Rev. Murray
70 has endeared himself, not only to the
Ie members of his congregation but alst
,e to large number of people ontsid,
in the church who regret to see him leave
n. but join in heartily wishing him sue
20 cess in his new field of labor.
s. Church May Send Missionary.
is Rev. Murrays resignation and enter
~ ing upon the foreign missionary worl
is arousing considerable interest II
that line among the members of hi
VI church and the matter of assuming TIL
Mt responsibility of his support in the fol
IL eign field and sending him out as
n missionary directly from the East En-
ID Presbyterian church is being seriousl
considered by some of the members {
ne that society though as yet no actio
ly has been taken by the officials of tn
ny church. In many places this is don
of and many of the people of the churc
feel that this could be done by the O
tumwa society. The matter is bein
agitated by some of the members {
en- the church and it is expected that
on will receive official attention in tn
Al near future.
To Sail During Summer.
in According to present expectation
IN Rev. Murray will probably start for tn
F, | foreign field during the summer and
ch this is done he will probably return
I Japan with Rev. B. c. Howorth, an o.
au- friend of his in that country who is !;
ar present taking a vacation in the Uni
on ed States and has spent some lit
He time in this city. Rev. Murray e
l poets to spend some time yet with tt
ips church at this place and will visit /;
it'll his home in Cedar Rapids for tin
before leaving for his work in the fo
bic eign field.
h hia Packing House Items.
I'M U. Il. Johnson OIL tne ulSnt lofce III
er- been off duty this week on account
the illness.
Frank Facer, ofthe press room, HI
been on the sick list for the great
ba- part of this week.
by Frank Baldwin, a night employe
rye the sausage room, has, been off duty
in account of sickness.
I'M Jack Shoemaker, journal clerk, WI
ave off duty Tuesday movinb his family
ana his new home on Walnut avenue.
ne Earl Smith of the mail desk, w
500 Tn has been i'll for some time has gone
400 his home in Galesburg to recuperat
John Morrell C Co.packed $3.50 no
,ral during the past week as compar
@ with 5000 last week and 7,S40 t
hey week previous. These figures sh'
ora an increase of 1850 in the local pa,
~, Gov ono week and 3 n for +