The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-12
RESIGNED HIS pAs1oRA1E
Rev. u. r. Tom in, Of ri,c Congrrga
tional hulcn, rendered Res
ignati"n sunday.

Aitel delivering an unusually IN
leresllng selinOn 10 his congregation
Sunday moInltg Rev. ID. r. Iumilin
rendered his resignation as pastor OF
The Conversational church, aud read
to the people the following comuni-
cation. which sets forth Mi Tom
lln's action:
20 HE members and friends of the
Congregational hurcll. greeting:
D"al MISUNDERSTANDING filled the
Office vi pastor Ut this church for a
peiiud ol five years IN which capacity
l have earnestly endeavured to render
faithful aud efficient service. 1T is
cailsr tur lasting gratitude to know
that the blessing OF God has rested
upon our humble efforts. aud
crowned them with SO libcral a
nIcaauie at success hut in these
days VI frequent changes in the
pastoral Irlatiun. l have Thought
that possibly the tim has come
when the Sulids that have hound us
i0f these years should. by mutual
consent, lie dissolved have ar
rived at this conclusion after long
aud careful deliperation; and. there.
fore. l do hereby tender my resigna-
take effect on or before May lst,
1904, as may be mutually agreed up
on
4 further reason impellin2 me to
this action Is the consciousness OF an
system, to avert which l feel | must
GnnE r.uct slilN r.trultint, ,,,tI s,ntp
surroundings.
In thus severing these sacred tics
l assur you l do SO With feelings of
! among which is the consciousness
that my ministry among you has not
been faullless nc wholly flee from
those errors of Judgment to which
J frail humanity is heir.
In rendering my r SignaliOn, !
wish to embrace this opportunity to
assure you that | most heartily up.
preciate the many acts OF kindness
and warm expressions OF appreciation
conveyed to me bY your helpful
words and generous gifts from tune
TO tine: and especially your most
liberal pift OF a few weeks ago. | al
SO assure you that l cherish the
heaIliest feelings Of good will for
the church l have loved so deeply /;
and | devoutly pray that Heavens
choicest blessing may rest upon you
all, and that God Hay prosper you
still more in the future than in the
past Nav my successor be a man
chosen Of God, and under His guild
ance may he be permitted 10 lead
you on to still greater achievements
in material things, and to grander
triumphs in the divine life; and
may you all abound more and more
unto godliness and nobility of char
acter. Wishing you grace, mercy
and peace, l am, most cordially and
gratefully yours,
ID. r. Tomlin.
r. E. Ruth. one Of the deacons
of the church, presented the matter
TO the members and the resignation
was accepted. just how soon Mr.
Tomlin will give up his work will
be determined by the church COM
mittee, for they desire to secure a
successor without breaking the ION.
@tinuity OF the services.
Mr. Tomlin is an able pastor, a
man who is a deep thinker, as has
been we'll illustrated by the dis
courses that he has given from time
to time in his pulpit. Since coming
to Mitchell he has worked exceed.
inRly hard to build up the church
both in a spiritual and temporal
way, and the fine grounds around
the church property and the good
condition OF The building are all the
result OF his personal effort. Mr..
1Omlin sociably is very pleasant to
meet and his work for the church
has been of a conscientious nature.
He feels, however, that he needs a
rest from the arduous duties, and
while he has four or five openings at
other places he does not know at this
time whether he will accept anv OF
them Or rest for a year or two.