Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-03-13
RE BAIL Y RE SIGNS


|ilL GO 70 Devils Lake North OAK.
Been Here Four Years !. q.
rs Whereas, in the Providence Of # 1
God, having been notified Of call
which has been unanimously issu-
ed by the Westminster Presbyter- \.
Ian church, Of Devils Lake, lin the.
Presbytery Of Mime Waukan, and
Synod Of North Dakota, for the
pastoral services of the under
signed, and believing the call to : /:
be very decidedly Of God, I do q
herewith tender my. resignation -
to the FIRST Presbyterian church
Of La Porte City; the same to take
effect following Sabbath, April 9Th,
1908, and do hereby earnestly re-,
quest this congregation to unite
!, with me in requesting the Presby-
terry Of Waterloo to dissolve the :
pastoral relationship now existing, a2
in order that I may accept the call
to the church above indicated. Il
!; In thus rendering my resigna-
ton I do SO with much. regret,
/ realizing that the four, years of
/. our relationship have been attend
/ ed with very much Of pleasure
I and profit in the Masters work;
!. for which we return very CRATE
I full thanks; also that the splendid
spirit Of unity and harmony which =
has prevailed, has been a source
y OF great appreciation and helpful:
i. ness; for all Of which I would
I. cheerfully and gladly record the
Astounding mercy and goodness Of
God our Father expressed to us
+ abundantly through Jesus Christ
our Savior; and would for all His
!: favor return grateful praise and.
+ Thanksgiving.
q II did not feel that this. call,
y is the call OF God into new and
very needy field of work, I would
not be willing to thus present my
y resignat ion.sEs s:'as $ 4 I
i;><,: MY earnest prayer and constant i
effort has been, and is, for the sal
s walton Of souls and the glory of
God; All Of which Is respectfully
submitted herewith. ,..,s %. :. = z.s s;g,s, 8,
s:SS ss In all our ways may God Himself
lead and direct us each: and every
one. III u a. =. e *,s* .z sss !
Sincerely and lovingly your pastor,
ti.;S 7 ~ ARTHUR G. Bailey.
M The above, resignation, which wa
read BY the pastor, Rev. Arthur (
Bailey, to the congregation of th
Presbyterian church, last @.sabbat
morning came as considerable of
surprise. Rev. Bailey had been abseI
for a couple of weeks and it had bee
surnised that 4 another congregatic
wanted him; but nothing was; definite,
known until the matter of the resign
ton was brought before the Session
the church Saturday afternoon and IL
resignation read from the pulpit Sa
bath morning. Rev: Bailey went i:
visit friends at Devils Lake, N. Dial
and it was while there thatShe receive
an unanimous call to the passionate \
4 the Westminster Presbyteri churt
Sof that city The call brings with:
4 larger salary, than lis paid by Il
church here and at the same time p1
SCENTS a much larger field Of usef,
/ ness. Devils Lake is a town of q ,O
population and is "a pidly growing 81
resbyterian church Is the stronge
protestant organizat ton IL the city5al
!. offers q splendid upport unitty
ergetic ministerial end ayor: :I'E#s
Rev Bailey will have been III /
Porte City just four years when i
I egignation bee comes effeetive He Il
been q faithful and loyal pastor, Il
always bored for the good Of Il
church and the cong alton, and b
made a large mum of warm and tr
friends during his four years past,
3 ate. NhileI theme beEs Of his ehulr
and ngregation dislike % haven
! go, vet they realize that the change
3 able one to AMI ambitious "a
lister, and they can do nothing mo
than accept the resign ation and wi
Rev Bale and family Gods peeds
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