The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-22
PASSES RESOLUTIONS.
Sunday School Regrets Leaving of
Prof. D. r. Ellabarger.

Prof. D. r. Ellabarger.
The Sunday school of the first
Methodist Episcopal church has IN
animously adopted resolution regret
ing the resignation of Prof D. R. Ella
barger as superintendent and the res
ignation of Mrs. Ellabarger as teach
er. Mr.. Ellabarger was for some
years principal of the Richmond high
school but a few weeks ago he re-
signed to accept the principalship of
the Piqua, O., high school. The reso-
luton adopted by the First 81. E. Sun
day school is as follows:
Your resignation as superintendent
and the resignation of Mrs. Ellabarg-
er as teacher in our Sunday school,
we assure is most reluctantly receiv-
ed and accepted.
We exceedingly regret to learn of
your contemplated removal from our
beautiful city and from our friendly
loyal, aggressive First church and
from our strong, growing. almost
ideal Sunday school.
tons you have been a prominent fac
tor in our school and church life. We
recognize that you have contributed
your full share to the splendid sue
cess that has crowned our united eff
forts and we desire to express to you
our high appreciation of the efficient
service you have rendered. Your hon
esty of purpose. personal worth and
sterling character have greatly en-
deared you to us all.
AS superintendent of our Sunday
| school you have been alert, you have
| held before us high ideals with wise
counsels you have have sought to di-
rect us so that we have felt entirely
! safe in following your strong efficient
! leadership.
We wish to assure you that we do
sincerely appreciate your loyal devot-
ed service in our behalf and we very
heartily thank you for your kindly, in
telligent ministry to us.
, We have you and your dear family
so wrapped about with cords of love
that we hardly see how you are going
| to get away. If we could hope that
| it would avail, we would try to tighten
| the cords a little and hold you fast
| for we do not want you to go, but
! If you insist on leaving and are deter.
| mined to have your way, we will com
pei you to leave something of your
| heart affection with us. for our love
| cords" won't break nor weaken in only
the distance of Piqua and it is a real
pleasure for us to know that you are
only going to that beautiful neighbor-
| ing city.
1t affords no small degree of salts.
faction and real pleasure to note also
| the high rank of our city high school,
OF which you have been the successful
principal for tie past thirteen years
| You with your co-workers have
| brought it up to where it is now, the
| pride Of our city and there is probably
none in our state or perhaps in our
land superior to it, in a city Of the size
of Richmond. The past year being, as
we are informed, the most successful
year In the history of the school. We
congratulate you on these worthy
achievements.
! But now you inform us that this
will probably be the last Sunday you
will be with us, in these to us, delight
| ful relationships. We trust and pray
that the kind Providence which direct.
ed your steps and brought you to us
and has so graciously blessed us to-
gether as we have endeavored to labor
in this department of the Masters
Vineyard may continue his loving
favor unto you and to each member OF
your household.
May Our Heavenly Father grant us