The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-01

brewing In Central Union Church has
eliminated In the resignation OF Miss
Yarrow. the pastors assistant.
AS the story reaches this paper from
various sources DIR. Kincaid, on his re-
turn, showed marked signs OF dis
pleasure at the preference in which his
church had held the late DR.. Shepard
son and was emphatic in his demand
that Miss Yarrow should not accom-
pany Mrs. Shepardson east. He based
his objection on the ground that
great deal OF work had accumulated
in his absence and he wanted Miss
Yarrow TO stay and do It. His views on
the subject were given at a conference
with leading church members which
! he called night before last Miss Yar-
row was present and either then, or
the next morning, when another con-
ference was held, presented her own
case. She said she had done all the
hard pastoral work during the past two
years without adequate rest and that
she needed the change which the trip
east would give her. She felt that she
could not ask that the church should
pay her expenses, but as a prominent
member of it had promised to foot the
bills, she thought that neither the
church nor it's pastor should put OBJ
stacles in the way. DR.. Kincaid grew
angry and reiterated his objections.
The sympathy OF the members pres
ent was entirely with Miss Yarrow, her
tireless devotion to duty having ap-
peared in sharp contrast with the fire.
quent vacations and the society and
club life led by the pastor
At the morning conference Miss Var
row, goaded by the talk of DR.. Kin
caid, who relentlessly kept up the fight,
filed her resignation. This was a shock
to the Doctor, who felt that IL Miss
Yarrow should go the burden of the
church work would fall on him until
the difficult task Of filling her place had
been concluded. There is a large num-
ber Of sick and poor and unfortunates
of various degrees to call on and help
full things to do for the dying which
Miss Yarrow had attended to at mark
ed detriment to her health. DR.. Kim
caid, 1t is said, could hardly find time
for such work, having the burden on
him of two sermons a week and many
social engagements He did not relish
at all the idea of being left alone with
but one assistant, even so busy one
as the Rev. Mr.. Turner.
Miss Yarrow's resignation having
been filed she made an arrangement
with Mrs. Shepardson to continue with
her after the interment of DR.. Shep-
ardson's remains. Sometime during the
season Mrs. Shepardson will give her
late husbands lectures throughout the
| States and Miss Yarrow will assist with
2 the stereopticon. So the latter's con-
: nection with Central Union may be said
to have finally terminated. The feeling
: aroused may terminate DR.. Kincaid's s
connection also.
After the morning conference. 1t is
stated, Miss Yarrow had an emphatic
talk with DR.. Kincaid, reciting a long
list Of grievances.
AS the Advertiser stated some time
before DR.. Kincaid returned, the de-
STABILITY of his retirement from the
pulpit had been quietly canvassed by
leading members. 1t was the opinion of
i several of the best men of the church
{ that DR.. Kincaid's usefulness in this
}, community had ceased. This opinion
4 gained ground after the Mohonk speech.
l. The Advertiser interviewed six of the
d most prominent Central Unionists, who
= said things like these:
$ "a "Dr. Kincaid is a scholar and n
4 persuasive speaker, but he has alienat-
, ed many people whose help we need"
= (2) Il have been a friend of DR.. Kin
e cald, but feel that, for the welfare OF
the church, he should quietly retire. He
. has taken sides in politics which were
l not becoming to him as our pastor"
2. (0 I'VE have not taken Dr. Kincaid
= very seriously in his politics and don't
r care much about what he has said al
d home But we do not like to have him
;, misrepresent us abroad. Perhaps we
n shall have TO keep him here to prevent
n him hurting Hawaii all the time on the
d mainland"
g 90 Il believe the solid men of the
@ church in the main agree with the Ad'
$ vertiser's estimate of DIR. Kincaid. die
noolike his association with Humphreys
Gear and that crowd In their attack
r on Governor Dole. l think he did
e wrong to write to Washington in favor
: of Humphreys when the Bar Associa-
= tion tried to purify the courts by re.
r moving him. / know of his roundly
o abusing the planters when he went tc
o the Coast before this last trip and alsC
II abusing the local government. He 1,
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