The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-06
Rev. w. A. Kinzie to GO to
Lynn, Mass, Church
LETTER READ YESTERDAY
Members Of First Baptist Church Were
Not Surprised--They Feel Very
Sorry That They Must Lose
their Pastor.

It was with great regret that the
members Of the First Baptist church
heard yesterday the resignation Of their
pastor the Rev. w A. Kinzie. The lett
ter was read by the Rev. w. A. David
son Of Burlington who supplied the pull
pit in the absence Of the pastor the lat
ter having left last Tuesday for Rome,
Italy, to attend the World Sunday
school conference and intending to be
away ten weeks The action Of the
pastor was not unexpected, but that
did not serve to relieve the feeling of
sorrow over his intended departure.
n Inasmuch Is Mr.. Kinzie has accepted
IA call to a Baptist church III Lynn,
Mass, the local society yesterday ac-
crpEed the resignation, to take effect
a July 81, 1907. This date viii permit
of two or three weeks OF the active
pastoral relations between them when
Mr. Kinzie returns from Rome and q
European trip.
The letter as read yesterday at the
business meeting of the society was as
Barre. VT, April 30, 1907.
"To the First Baptist church, Barre, w,
Dear brethren and sisters:
-Four years and one month ago we
began our work as pastor and people
believing that ii was the viii OF God
that We should labor together for the
advance Of his kingdom. II was with
sense of human weakness and the ne.
n,.sos&x, Frp ,nns..ot fx,, -, hs,l, k1ro..,,h
the energizing power Of the Holy Spirit
that I took up the sacred trust yoil
placed with me- The time has now come
when ! believe II is the viii Of God
that should return to you this sacred
trust and relinquish the pastoral Office
among you"
a unanimous call has come to ms
from another field Of labor. This cal
came without any solicitation on ms
Part, my name having gone before The
church and investigation made BY them
before ! had the first intimation that
they were without a pastor. After
much earnest prayer and a personal ex
animation Of the church and its needs
and opportunities the conviction has
come % me that this call Is of. God"
81 therefore resign the pastorate ol
our chnrch in Barre, In accordance
with the rules of our church. ask &
be released at the expiration Of thres
months, or July 81, 1907. Or II the
church shall SO elect this resignation
may take effect immediately.
Yours IN Christian fellowship,
w. a. Kin2ie"
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs Kinzie came K
Barre from Bristol, this state, LITTLE
over four years ago. the former having
been pastor of the Baptist church there
for many years. They at once took holC
OF the work OF the church society witt
much vigor. and the four years have
seen great advancement Of the church
both spiritually and materially. Many
members have been taken into the so
ciety, and the church debt which has
been standing since tho building Of thl
edifiee was practically wiped out Thel
also entered into the civic and socia
sides OF the community and these wer'
also the gamers by ther activities
SO ii will be with regret on the part O
the community as well as Of the ehurcl
that the relations are to be severed.
Rev. and Mrs. Kinzie are expected 4
return on or about July 10.