The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-06-29
REV NJ M. KINARD, PH.D.
. Native Of Newberry Who Is In 4
Knoxville, But Who Goes
4 to Salisbury, N. q.

4 }fis35, Rev, NJ. NJ. Kinard, Phi. D., lis a ma
tive of Newberry and a graduate of
yNewberrX college. For sixteen years
lie was pastor of "a Lutheran church
in Columbia and from there he went
to Knoxville, Tenn, where lie has been
for the past four years. He has many
friends and relatives in this county.
He goes to Salisbury, N. c., to serve
one of the oldest Lutheran congrega-
tions in America. The following is
from the Knoxville Sentinel of the
25th: '.a ~
Rev. NJ, M, Kinard, Phi. D., pastor
Of the st. Johns Evangelical Luther
an church Of this city, rendered his
resignation to the council and con-
gregation of his church at the morning
services yesterday. 49,
DR.. Kinard has been called to be-
come pastor Of strongy inhuential
church in Salisbury, N. G. This church
was organized more than 100 years
ago, the first church Of the early Sails
bury, and has not only survived but
grown strong in numbers and influ-
ence with the passing years. The con-
gregation is the center of Lutheranism
in the county, as Salisbury is CEN
ter. There are eighteen separate
Lutheran pastorates in the county Of
Rowan, with one-half the population
of the county Lutheran. A number
of those congregations are daughters
of st. Johns, the mother church in
Salisbury This old congregation has
a fine property and equipment.
DR.. Kinard has been pastor Of St.
John S Lutheran church here for three
and half years. He came to this
city from Columbia, S. c., where he
began his first pastorate after ordina-
ton. He served his first church six
teen years before coming to Knoxville.
Dr. Kinard is native South Cnrolin-
ian. In presenting his resignation
7 yesterday he stated that there had
not been jar between his people and
himself from the first day he came to
the church to the present hour. A
congregational meeting was announc-
ed for the second Sunday in July, to
take final action on the pastors resig-
nation.
The announcement of DR.. Kinard's s
resignation will be received with gen
eral regret in the church and other
circles in this city in which he is
known. DR.. Kinard has, during his
residence of almost four years in
Knoxville, made hundreds of friends
in all denominations. He is an able
minister, learned man and an elo-
quent and finished orator. His wide
popularity will cause him to be great
ly missed III this city. His public
spiritedness and interest in the gener-
al welfare of the community have
commended him to all people, irres-
pectivc of religious affiliation. He
will no doubt enter into his work in
Salisbury with the same zeal that has
enabled him to attain such distinc-
tive success in the local field
1t is refreshing to both DR.. Kin
ard and the members of his congre-
cation to know that his resignation
comes as purely a voluntary action
upon his part, after having been per-
sistently urged by the Salisbury
church and officials Of high. station in
his denomination to go to the North
Carolina parish. He will leave the
local church with the blessings and
best wishes of every member of st.
Johns, who highly prize his ability
and his great value to the church, and
who commend him for the faithful
and successful work he has done in
Knoxville.