The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-28
TWO PASTORS
LEAVE CITY
DR.. Kerr Slips Quietly Away
and Is Now Gone.
TO AVOID LEAvE-TAKlNO
Writes Farewell Letter to His Friends,
Who We're All Unaware of His De-
parture-Rev. MIR. Morgan to
Leave Next Week.

It will be learned with surprise by the
many friends of the rev. DR.. r. p. Kerr.
formerly pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church Of this city. that he has finally
left Richmond to take up his new work
in Baltimore.
Wishing to avoid the sorrowful leave
taking that would have accompanied q
personal farewell Of his people. DR.. Kerr
quietly made all preparations and yes
terday ho left without letting anybody
but few very intimate friends know
anything about 1t. He Is now In Chase
CITY, where he will spend week resting
UP. Then he will go on to Baltimore.
HIS FAREWELL LETTER
Yesterday morning many Of DR.. kerrs
friends here received tho following fare
we'll letter, which explains itself:
TO tho members OF the First Presbyte-
rIan Church and other friends In
Rlclmond:
Richmond. Va, May 27th, 1903.
Dearly Beloved.-When you receive this
we shall have gone to Chase City, Va.
for weeks rest, preparatory to taking
,,p a new work In Baltimore. We have
decided to send our farewell rather than
attempt to call on every family and say
good bye, or to answer the many let
tiers we have received. When a sad duty
has to BIO performed the easiest way Is
tho best way.
We turn from the scenes Of tho past
nineteen happy years to q new field OF
labor. where we believe God has called
us, but not without many a longing.
lingering look behind and do thank
God for all His goodness to us in Rich
mond, especially TOR the friendships He
has given us there. We do not feel that
we can afford to lose one Of our friends
They are very dear to US, and Wo pur-
pose keeping them always.
1t has been delightful to share your
Joys; and in making your sorrows our
own, we have felt 1t privilege to try
to comfort those whom we have 30 much
loved. We have become knitted to you
by a thousand tender ties. and do not
intend that any OF these shall ever be
broken A sacred light hovers over all
our associations with you, and 1t shall
not be diminished by reason Of change.
distance or time, but Is OF an immortal
Kind because It was kindled not by
things temporal The holy associations
that gather about work done for God.
and that done for man for Gods sake.
belong to tho eternal, and. continuing
througout time live also out into the
unendIng future. These are the treasures
we carry away with US from dear old
Richmond, and they have been gathered
within the membership OF the First Pres
/ byterian Church not only, but among the
good people Of all creeds Protestant.
| Catholic and Hebrew, with whom we
have had pleasant relations for SO many
years.
We beg to thank you all for tho In
| numerable kindnesses we have received
at your hands, for which we shall be
|, grateful as long as we live.
| AS we shall always hold you IN loving
remembrance. we beg that you Will not
| forget us; for
Though sundered far, by faith we meet
| Around one common mercy seat"
| We shall hope to see you all many
| times yet in the days to come. 30 this
| is not farewell, but au revoir.
Faithfully yours,