The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-14
Mr.. RUD|S|LL RESIGNS
As Superintendent of the Mountain
Lake Park Association.
REV. 7. S. LONG TAKES THE PLACE
Having Been Elected by the Board of
Directors Yesterday-WiIi Assume
His Duties April ist, When Mr..
Rudisill's Resignation Becomes
Effective.

Considerable surprise was expressed
yesterday by the friends OF Rev. L. A.
Rudisili, who for thirteen years or
more has been the superintendent and
manager for the Mountain Lake Park
Association, when they learned that
he had rendered his resignation as
such.
Mr.. Rudisill placed his resignation
in the hands of Rev. Dr. Charles w.
Baldwin, president of the Association,
on the 18th inst, but it was not acted
when meeting was held in Oakland
to consider it and transact other bus
mess. The directors meeting was at
tended by II majority of the members,
among them being DR.. Baldwin, G..
w. Conner, Hon. q. G. Sturgiss, Rev.
J. NJ. Davis and Mr. ID. e. Offutt
In accepting the resignation of Mr.
Rudisill the board did il with great
deal of reluctance and passed the ap-
pended resolutions unanimously. He
| always had the confidence at the
board and the esteem ofth4 general
public.
The directors elected Rev. Thomas
S. Long superintendent and manager
in place of Mr.. Rudisill. Mr. Long
has been member of the Baltimore
Annual Conference of the Methodist
| Episcopal church for about seventeen
years and has occupied pulpits III Al
| legany, Carroll, Baltimore aud How.
ard counties, and also in Cumberland
and Baltimore. He is NOW pastor at
Savage, Md. In all his work he has
had pronounced success. He is atfa-
bic in manner, energetic, practical
and faithful, and success is confident
ly predicted for him in the important
position to which he has been elected
and that he will carry ont the work
planned for the future welfare OF
Mountain Lake Park by his equally
energetic predecessor.
In resigning Mr. Rudisill carried out
4 purpose he had in mind for two
years past and it gives US pleasure to
state that he will continue resident
of the Park and Garrett county.
The resolutions adopted by the
board of directors follows
WHEREAS, The Rev. L. A. Rudisill.
/ " hn for ~, into. ho
perintendent and business manager
of the Mountain Lake Park Associa-
ton has rendered his resignation
therefore,
ReSOlCed, BY the Board Of Direc-
tOas of the Mountain Lake Park Asso-
cation, that the severance OF the re-
lation hitherto existing between Mr..
Rudisill and ourselves causes rs uu-
feigned regret.
ReSojCed, That, while We accept his
resignation, we cannot permit this
occasion to pass without expressing
our high appreciation of the faithful,
labOrious and difficult sarvices he has
rendered our Association and the
Community of Mountain Lake Park,
by which, under the blessing of God,
our property has greatly improved
and our community has grown in
numbers and.importance.
Re&otoed, That in parting with Mr.,
RuGisill we would anew express our
confidence in his integrity and up
rightness. Our prayers and sympa-
thies shall go with him whatever
sphere OF activity he may choose.
RfSolced, That copy of this paper
signed by the President and Secretary
of the Board be given to Mr.. Rudisill
and be published in the papers.
CHARLES W. BALDWIN.
}. NJ. DAVIS, President.
! Secretary.