Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
ACCEPTS CALL
TO N .Y.CHURCH
Rev. Or. n. G. MendenhaII A.
ready In Pulpit of Westmin-
ser Presbyterian Church.
1T IS AN IMPORTANT CHARGE.
AS Rev. DIR. Mendcnhall is a Member
of the Elizabeth Presbytery in This
State, He Cannot BE Transferred
to New York Presbytery Until Reg
ular Meeting Next Month-Suc-
cessor to Rev. j. Il. Lee, ID. ID.

Rev. DR.. Harlan G. Mendenhall,
former pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church in this city, has ac-
cepted the call to the pastorate Of
the Westminster Presbyterian church
in West Twenty-third street, New
York, and is now performing his
duties. Being member of the Eliz-
abeth Presbytery, DR.. Mendenhall
will not receive a dismissal to the
New York Presbytery until January
when the regular meeting of that or
.ganization takes place. He is, how
ever, now performing the pulpit and
pastoral work of Westminster church.
A glowing tribute to Dr. Menden-
hall appeared in Yesterdays New
York Press, as follows:
"The Rev. Harlan G. Mendenhall,
ID. d., is successor of the Rev. Dr..
John Lloyd Lee in the pastorate of
the Westminster Presbyterian church,
West Twenty-third street, this city
There is not perhaps in the whole
world another minister who could
come to the pulpit of this greatly
tried, grandly persevering church
with the peculiar grace and unifying
power of this preacher, pastor, writer
lifelong friend of DR.. Lee and
stanch admirer of the leader, pro-
NOTED with something of the glory
of the martyrs crown pertaining to
the memory of his arduous work 1t
is proposed by the church some time
in the future, when more immediate
undertakings have been completed,
to erect a special building as a me-
mortal of DR.. Lee. Finely equipped
for Just this work is the experienced
successor, thoroughly conversant with
the history and needs of this centrally
situated influential downtown parish.
John Lloyd Lees was the prophetic
vision of the future possibilities and
broad mission of the Westminster
church. Upon his friend and COM
rade in the ranks of the great church
militant devolves the congenial, II
onerous, work of making real this
vision splendid"
"Harlan G. Mendenhall is native
of Coatesonville, Pa, and was edu-
Gated at Williston Seminary, Lafay-
ette College and the Western Theo-
logical Seminary. His father was
Colonel w. B. Mendenhall, "A paymas-
ter in the United States volunteer
service during the Civil War. Before
entering the ministry, DR.. Mendenhall
was on the editorial staff of the
Springfield Republican. His first
charge was that of the Third Presby-
byterian church, Fort Wayne, Ind,
and other pastorates have been the
Greene avenue church, Brooklyn, n.
Y; the First Presbyterian church in
Kansas City, Kan, and the church in
Perth Amboy, N. j. In Perth Amboy
a beautiful stone edifice was erected
while he was pastor. Mrs. Menden-
hall is the daughter of the Rev. Aaron
Peck, now no longer living. DR.. Men
denhall became acquainted with Dr.
Lee (who was a native of Ohio) many
years ago in Kansas. DR.. Lees
brother was a trustee and treasurer
in the church of which DR.. Menden.
hall was the pastor. The member
ship of the Westminster church, mum
bering between 200 and 800 mem.
bers, who were devotedly loyal to DR.
Lee, gladly welcome DR.. Mendenhall
and his acceptance Of the call of this
church to jts Tastorate is cause oi
profound satisfaction =