The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-19
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
REV. MR. STONE TENDERS
 RESIGNATION.

Has Call to RIchmond-Text of. Res
 ignation Letter-Dr. sheath Breaches
 on 4Hast Thou Entered Into the
 Treasures of the snow.s
 At the close Of his sermon yesterday
 morning, the Rev. E. w. Stone, pastor
 of the Grand Avenue Baptist church.
 presented his resignation. Immediately after the close of the service a meet ing Of the church was called and the
 resignation was read by the acting
 clerk, Deacon N. A. Beebe Deacon J.
 F. Merrow, the moderator, said that
 his heart was broken over the announce
 ment, and all the expressions of mem
 bers were of sorrow that they were to lose their pastor. He was spoken of as
 an able pastor as there was in the city. and of the exceeding great loss to
 the church In his retirement Many in
 the congregation were moved to tears.
 A committee consisting of Deacon George sturges, M. M. Cover and Der
 tram A. Lenfest were appointed to call
 on the pastor and to try to get him to
 reconsider and withdraw his resigna-
 ton. The letter of resignation is as follows;
 To the Grand Avenue Baptist Church,
 New Haven, Conn.
 By dear Brethern: After earnest and prayerful consideration, I have reached the conclusion that the time has come to give back Into your hands the trust sou committed to me more than five years ago. I, therefore, hereby tender my resignation as pastor of this church to take effect the first day in January. cannot take this step without pub 1icly acknowledg dging my appreciation of the support I have received during all these years from the members and, friends of the congregation. Nor should fail to acknowledge my gratitude for the many knidnesses of which my family and self have been the recipients. The thoughtfnlness and affection dis played in some of these have indeed been most touching. Wherever in the coming years my lot may be cast, I shall ever turn in tender recollection to those of you whose words of cheer, sympathy and prayers have been strength and inspiration to me while with you, and shall be unfailing springs of pleasant memories to my latest day. No other word can fitly express all that is in my heart as the prayer that the God of all mercies will reward you ac- cording to the riches of his grace and power. I shall follow the future of this church with keen and sympathetic interest, and trust to hear through the passing years of great things God is doing by and for you. Your welfare and success shall be my daily prayer in the future, as they have been my single and constant aim since coming among you. May the Holy Spirit guide you in speedy selection of another pastor, who, with his blessing, shall be able to realize your largest expectations for this branch of Zion. Meantime I beseech one and all of you to heartily and Loyalty support all the institutions of the church that in the interim no part of the work may suffer. Believe me
 Sincerely yours in Christ, B. w. Stone
 New Haven, Conn, Dec. 16, 1904.
 At large meeting of the congrega tion held after the evening service, the committee appointed in the morning re ported that they had waited upon the pastor and that they had requested him to withdraw his resignation, but Rev MT. Stone was unable to take any fur ther action at the time. It is under stood that Rev. MT. Stone has receiy- ed a splendid offer to take charge of a | large and flourishing church in Rich mond, Virginia As his health is not of | the best just now, owing to his arduous | labors in behalf of his Fair Haven con gregation, 1t is thought to be quite | probable that Rev MT. Stone may ac- cept his southern call.
 "A meeting of the congregation has been called for Thursday evening when the matter will be more exhaustively considered
 On Sunday evening Dr. Sheath, pas tor of the Grand Avenue Congrega- tional church, preached upon Job 3S:22, f"TIast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?'' Tn his introduction the speaker called attention to some of the marvels of the snow There are over i, 900 forms of snow flakes, yet all are made on the six-sided, or six-pointed plan. Disqualification allows no impur- ities in the formation of the snow flake, but in descending to the earth it catches impurities Of every kind. Snow appears so light in weight and yet is very heavy It is. a low estimate to say that in New England alone the weight of water that fell in the recent snow storm exceeds@five billion tons. It would require months to gather it to- gether and carry it to Europe, and vet nature in an incredibly short time lift ed 1t from the earth, carried it many miles and deposited it here. It is. not incredible that the water in the snow flakes in New Haven may come from India We have in all these and many other facts an exhibition of the power of the Almighty. His wisdom is mani fest in the benefits of the snow. It keeps the heat in the earth, thus pro- tecting grains, roots, shoots, etc, from the frosts. It protects certain animals t and provides homes for the Esquimaux. It has great puryfying effect, contain F