Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-15
SEWERS THE RELATIONS
DIR. DONEY NOTIFIES CHURCH OF
PROPOSED RESIGNATION.

Rev. Carl G. Doney, Phi. G.. for the past
two and half years pastor Of Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church, 9th and P
streets northwest. has notified his official
board OF his desire to sever his relations
as pastor. in order that he may take up the
educational work Of the church.
His attention was drawn last February to
the probability of vacancy in the Office of
president of the Methodist college. known
as the West Virginia Wesleyan College To-
Gated at Buckhannon, the county seat of
Upshur county, w. Va. At that time
he gave no special attention to the
matter, but the Rev. DR.. John Weir. for
several years president Of the college,
Gently resigned his position, and the trus-
tees, through Rev. DR.. Anderson Of the
Doney's attention to the desirability of his
accepting the vacant chair. DR.. Doney
spent a few days last week going over the
buildings and grounds, and after consulta-
ton with members of the faculty and trus-
tees, decided to accept the place on condi-
ton that he should be released from the
pastorate of his church.
Yesterday morning, after the regular
service, DR.. Doney called special meeting
Of the official board, consisting of the trus-
tees, stewards. class leaders, local preach
ers and exhorters, and laid his plans be-
fore that body. He frankly told them that
his own personal choice was to remain with
the church, but that a number of the higher
officials Of the Methodist denomination had
urged him to accept what they believed to
be the larger field which seemed to open
up for the more definite and specific train
ing of young men and women.
For number of years the institution was
known as a seminary especially under the
care and direction of the West Virginia
Methodist conference. Recently, however,
Its borders have been enlarged, additions
have been made to the faculty and new and
larger buildings have, been erected in place
Of those which had been destroyed by fire.
Scope Of the College.
The college, it is said, offers exceptional
facilities for an advanced education along
religious lines. and the prestige already OBJ
atined with an enrolment of over four
hundred students for the fall term and
faculty Of twenty-three professors and
teachers opens up a large field for which
DR.. Doney Is specially fitted. He will leave
the city about September l, the college year
opening September 10.
The members of the official board were
equally frank in saying that they greatly
regretted to part with their pastor who had
endeared himself to all Of them and to the
entire membership; but under all the cir
cumstances he was, by unanimous vote,
released firm further service as pastor,
subject to the approval of the presiding eld-
er and bishop. those two officials only hav-
Ing the power to bring about the severance.
A special committee was appointed to pre-
pare suitable resolutions commencing DR..
Doney's work in the church. This commit
tee, which will report at a subsequent meet
Ing, consists of j. H. Benton. chairman;
Mrs c. L. Roach. L. F. Hunt H. B.
Moulton and o. NJ. Bryant.
A committee was appointed on pulpit SUD-
ply. with authority to temporarily employ
ministers and to consult the bishop. DR..
Mcdowell, president of the last annual
conference, and Rev. DR.. Sumwalt, presid-
n % al nft he NO oh
the permanent pastorate. The committee
is composed Of z. 1. Booraem, chairman; G.
w F. Swartzell, J. w. Davis. ]. L. Nuber,
E. D. Godfrey, w. H. Proctor, and Mrs.
G. L. Roach