The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

Rev. rr. c. z. Guthrie, who has been
selected TO succeed Rev. Carl G. Doney
as pastor Of Hamline Methodist Episcopal
Church It is said viii accept the call.
E J. Booraem, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the official board Of
Hamllne Methodist Episcopal Church to
recommend a successor for Rev. Carl G.
Doney, has received telegram from
Bishop Mcdowell. in Chicago. who was
presiding elder of the Baltimore Confer
ence. to the effect that DR.. Guthrie, now
pastor of Park Place Strawbridge Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Baltimore, had
been ordered appointed and transferred
to the pastorate of Hamline Church. as
successor to DR.. Doney. who has accepted
the presidency of Wesleyan University,
West Virginia. as was announced in The
Washington Herald recently.
DR.. Guthrie has been communicated
with in London, England. and will not
return to Baltimore until August p.
/ DIT. Guthrie went abroad on July 1S on
one of the freight steamers of the John
ston Line. and the steamer was selected
on account of the fact that it is slow
one, and DIR. Guthrie wanted the ocean
voyage.
Wife Expects Letter.
Mrs. Guthrie, when called upon in Bal
timore. said that she expected a letter
/ from the minister soon. in which It was
probable he would give her some definite
/ information concerning his attitude in
the matter. She added that both she
and Or. Guthrie would be sorry to leave
/ Baltimore. because OF the many friends
! they have made there; but that, of course,
she would cheerfully go wherever DR..
Guthrie is sent by the conference officials.
DR.. Guthrie became the pastor OF the
church at Park place and Wilson street,
in Baltimore. six years ago, and since he
has been there the church has constantly
increased in membership and in useful
ness. He has made the church a social rs
we'll as d religious force in the commu-
nifty. So great has been his success IN
attracting and holding the children and
young people that the church has come
TO be known as the young folks church.
At present he has under his care more
young people than his whole membership
amounted TO when he began his pasJorate.
How He Became Minister.
DIT Guthrie got into the ministry un-
eXpectedly. While he was working IN a
store at Elk Garden. W Va. Rev. c. L.
Pate talked 10 him concerning his re-
ngious profession, and he became con
verteC. From the time he was thirteen
years old he had worked In country
stores. but when he was converted. al
the age Of nineteen, a preacher was
needed in a hurry al his home, Alta.
". Va, and he left the grocery and went
into the pulpit
He had never led a prayer-meeting even,
and his first sermon was a miserable fail
ure. He had quit his job in the store.
however. so there was no retreat. He
persevered, and soon overcame his diff
culties. and is now one Of the most sue
cessful men in the Methodist Episcopal
ministry.
When DR.. Doney first rendered his res
ignation 10 the official board of Hamiine
Church. after accepting it. the board ap-
pointed committee 10 recommend a sue
cessor. Mr.. Booraem was appointed
chairman OF this committee. Hundreds
of names We're considered, applications
coming from almost every city of con-
sequence in the United States from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific. These were all
given consideration, but Dr. Guthrie was
selected. He was highly recommended to
the committee for his work in Baltimore.
DR.. Sumwalt, presiding elder of this
district, telegraphed Bishop Mcdowell on
the committee recommendation, and the
bishop took the action stated.
It is expected that Dr. Guthrie will
come to this city the latter part of Au-
gust, and the hope was expressed yes
teTday that he would deliver his inaugural
sermon the first Sunday in September