The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-01
Former Pastor of Taylor Con gregation Asks Letter to Rev. F. R. Luckey's
 Parish.
REORGANIZATION PLANNED
Name Changed to Shelton Avenue shurch-Mr. Harris Asked to
 Become Installed as 
 Preacher.

Congregational council in regard to the grievances between the former pastor, Rev. Charles Mckay. and the church. Mr. McKay,s name was restored to the church roll and following the councils recommendation it was decided to give Mir. Mckay his papers as soon as he should apply for letters of dismissal to any specified church.
 Immediately after his vote had been taken a letter from MT. Mckay was read requesting letters of dismissal to the Humphrey street Congregational church and they were. unanimously granted him.
 The letter of dismissal is good for only six months, and as MT. Harris, the present pastor, stated, can be revoked if anything against MT. Mckay is dis covered in the intervening time.
 It was also unanimously voted, fol- lowing the suggestion of the Rev Wat son L. Phillips, moderator at the re- cent trial, to change the name of the church to the Shelton Avenue Congre- gational church, and Rev MT. Harris was invited to be installed as its first pastor.
 Mir. Harris has not yet accepted the offer, but undoubtedly will
 Mir. Harris acted as moderator at the meeting and H. s. Hamilton as clerk. The findings of the Congregational lcouncil, read at the Sunday meeting by the Rev, Dr. Phillips, were again read and after MT. Harris had stated the right of the church to either &C., cept or reject the councils recomnen- dation. each item was voted upon and all wore carried After the adoption of the different items special commit tee from the church drew up the fol- ! lowing letter which is to be sent to Rev. Dr. Watson T.. Phillips for the Congregational council
 "Rey Dr. Watson L. Phillips, New
 Haven Conn -'
 Respected sir: As through you the resolutions of tho Congregational council held December 1S to 21 have been communicated to us, we deem it I proper through you to express to the representatives of our churches our feelings concerning the same. We have ascertained the. sentiment of our < church as far as time has permitted and the following resolution was \ kadopted as the thought of the church Hat sits meeting Tuesday evening, De- 7cembeY 31, 1907:
 s We recognize that the council did T1ct and could not come into posses zston of all the facts as known to us In Preference to charges against MT. Me zKay, bat while our opinions concern ling him must in all obedience to our sconsciences remain as before, we yield in all humility to the advice of the souncil and restore him to his mem Ecrship in this church. promising to Fant him letter of dlsmission when Ser he may apply for letter to a Aecified church, in accordance with Ae bylaws of Taylor church, which save been in force since February il
 ao2.
 As'Wa recognize further, as declared sl1 the council that our custom in this )llhurch has been in the past irregular and against Congregational usage, an6 1t will be our endeavor to conform tc
 
 ture. We feel, however, that a burder of blame has been laid upon us with. out due recognition of our peculiar difficulties, that the council, in short has not put itself in our place. Hac you been able to include in the com munication of the council the needed words of encouragement, it would have made our task easier and the diff faculties over which we have no con trol. would have been much easier t surmount
 However, our one great wish Is be the worthy representatives of Chris and to have a place of honor in tn brotherhood of the churches. This W confess we have sadly failed to do il the past. We desire peace and seel tofAromote peace, to forgive as W hop1 to be forgiven, thus prayerfull titadicating ourselves anew as a churc at the entrance of a new year an epoch in pur church history. t'We also wish to state as a pastors committees and the church that ou present pastor, Rev. MT. Harris, di advise us to grant Rev. Mir. McKa his letter when he first applied for and against the dropping of his nam from the sroll This we stated to th council when it was in session her Finally, please assure the member of the council that we are grateful fC the time and effort they have expende in our behalf and we especially than you for your deep interest and yol timely and helpful words of Sunda last Respectfully yours, "TkYLoR CoNGRBGATIoNA
 CHURCH:
 JAMES l.. RICE, Deacon, ''1ABEL G. WOODCOCK,
 HENRY HAMILTON, Clerk
 A comhittee of five was appointt E to draw 4p suitable bylaws for the go'
 ernment bf the church in the futur
 The comhittee: James l.. Rice, liar
 Woodeocl, I. E. Leighton Milton 1 Whittier and Miss Marion Wolcot The pastEr ex-officio will act with tl
 committe. which will work followil
 recommendations of representatives
 lother Congregational churches.
 The melting was attended only
 tembersof the church.