The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-01
FAINTS AS
KELLER BIDS
FAREWELL
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button yesterday with a written state
ment that he desired to withdraw the
balance of his years pledges toward
the support of the church. Mrs.
Georgi is a member of the vested choir,
and both are warm supporters of Mr..
Keller in his troubles.
The regard held for Miss Anacortha
Hagy, who closed sixteen years faith
full service as leader of the choir and
organist. and whose resignation took
effect also, was attested by the MEM
bers of the choir at the close of the
service when most of them declared, it
is said. that their work in the church
had also ended.
With a view of definitely outlining
the future work of the church, Bishop
Edwin S. Lines. OF the Newark Epis-
ccpal diocese, summoned before him
yesterday afternoon the executive com
mittee of the church. composed of j.
H. Malloy. Otto II. Georgi, James Nay
Tor, G. ID. Thompson, j. P. Sheppard
and William Vosper, and advised them
to carry on the services during the
summer months as best they, could
unders the direction of Archdeacon
Cameron.
The l~eave-taking of Mr.. Keller and
Miss Hagy opens a new and crucial
period In the history of the church,
Interviews with several members of the
church yesterday. who were for and
against Mr.. Keller. resulted in one con-
clusion, that a reorganization Of the
church will be necessary in order to
bring about peace and harmony.
The little church was crowded to the
doors at the final service last night
1t was impressive throughout. When
Mr.. Keller arose at the close of the
sermon by Archdeacon Cameron there
were many moist eyes in the audience
that gave evidence of the devotion and
regard that the great majority still
retained for him at the close of his
twenty-one years rectorship.
First of all l want to thank you
members of this church and congre-
CATION" said he, for your ~steadfast
devotion and loyalty to me during these
twenty-one years of association with
you. and especially during hat time
of Egyptian darkness with which you
are all familiar
He dwelt upon the several tempting
offers he had when he finished his
seminary career, but they had all been
turned aside by Bishop Starkey, who
appointed him, he said, to go to Ar
lington.
MY first visit TO Arlington I can
never forget" Mr.. Keller continued.
THE unpropitious prospects rave me
a sad heart when I returned to the
rectory in Rutherford after my first
survey of the field. But tool courage,
and with the help of faithful one I
endeavored to build up the spiritual
part of the church as well as the ma
terial.
"The musical part of the church has
been given special attention. To you
and the members of this choir | owe a
debt of gratitude for your faithful serv-
ice. To the organist / fail to find words
to expires my gratitude, and 1t Is not
necessary for me to say more than that
she has spent sixteen years of labor in
our midst without a cent of compensa-
ton.
LAS a final word, l want to admonish
you to stand by your church, and my
only hope is that my labors here have
not been in vain in the establishment OF
a spiritual as well as a material
church. Now, at the close of twenty
one years of service l have asked the