The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-14
DR.. HUTTON RESIGNS
TELLS NEW BRUNSWICK
FLOCK HE is TOO OLD.
Greek Professor at Rutgers Quits at 20,
Believing That New Voice" May
Awaken Fresh Interest.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 1.-The
Rev. DIR. Mancus Holmes Hutton. pas
tor of the Second Reformed Church Of
this city, celebrated his tw~enty-eighth
anniversary as pastor of the church
yesterday, his 10Th birthday, and at the
close of the service rendered his resig-
nation as pastor. 1t was accepted with
regret and he was asked to continue as
pastor emeritus.
A large congregation assembled in the
morning to attend the double anniver-
sary services. While there had been
one rumor that the pastor intended to
resign, most of his people did not be-
lieve the reports, so when he read his
resignation after his historical dis
course there was much surprise and
many moist eyes. After making plain
that his resignation did not mean that
there had been any friction between
church and pastor, he said:
In the first place | have reached the
age of seventy. 1t Is my frm belief
that churches nre not made for min
is moi right. that an important city
church should be handicapped by Q
The t's Psslmist's :threescores Years and
ten lnfirmities are likely to set In
which woulo act 10 the disadvantage of
me cnufcn. 1t seems dB II you anu i
ought to act before that happens.
"The second reason which actuates
me In proposing this step is that l
minister for twenty-eight years. That
is u long time. l am well aware nf
the advantages to a church of a long
pastorate. But, even If l were young
err. 1t might we'll be a question wheth-
er. in these t~wenty-eight years, l have
moi. spoken to you all the message
which God has given to me to speak
To Dnp pOnRr0R0tlO and whether Thp
truth. presented by a new voice and
put In new ways, might not awaken
loved church. II will be, / hope, as
painful to you as 1t Is to me to break
these long Joined. firmly welded ties.
that 1t is probably for the best inter
est of this church. And that Is what
you end are especially bound to con-
DR.. Louis Bevier, jr., of Rutgers
College. answered for the consistory.
He dwelt upon the honored career of
The minister, and said that the o n
sistory felt that he was entitled to re-
iisf from the strain OF an active pas
torate, but that the tie between pastor
and people was too closely knit to be
severed, and asked that he spend his
remaining years as pastor emeritus of
the church.
VI - W10 oN(A004 ~ 1S(-RL ii ia
ton. to take effect on January l. 1905,
and hat DR.. Hutton shall continue at
full salary until his successor is APP
pointed. DIR. Hutton could give no
answer today to the request that he
then continue as pastor emeritus. He
is deeply interested in missionary work
and Is the president of the Board of
Foreign Missions. He made a tour of
the world a few years ago in the in
terests of the board, He is also pro-
lessor of Greek at the Theological Sem
mary in this city.
DIR. Hutton was born in New York
city on October Is. 1887; was graduated
from the New York University in, 1857,
and from Union Seminary in 1859. He
took a years course in the New Bruins
wick Seminary, and then a years post
graduate course in Union Seminary. He
was admitted to the New York Chassis
in 1850. During his forty-seven years
as minister he has had but two charges,
serving the church at Mt. Vernon. N.
Y, from 1854 to 1879, and then coming
IL this city. During his pastorate here
63B new members have been received
into the church and 261 baptisms were
performed. He has preached 2,202
rmo In the church.
The church is closely connected with
rutgers College and the New Bruins
wick Theological Seminary, most of the
professors of those institutions being
included In It's membership.