The daily sentinel., 1908-10-23
CIRCUS PREACHER QUITS.
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Especial to The Sentinel.)
Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 23.-So
far rs Pittsburg is concerned,
Dr. S. Edward Young, who re-
Gently resigned the pastorate of
the Second Presbyterian church,
to go 10 Brooklyn, is no more.
DIR. Young, who was known IS
the '.circus preacher" because
of his spectacular methods, win
assume charge of his BrookJvn
congregation tomorrow, and the
Smoky City has lost the most
sensational minister it ever had
in its midst.
The resignation of DR.. Young was
not brought about without a fight
that threatened to disrupt the Pres
| bytery. Every possible influence was
brought to bear to keep him in Pitts
burg, but without success. DIR. Young
declared that he had been called to
Brooklyn by God.
Charges and counter charges were
made by the majority and the minor
ity members of the congregation. In
speech DIR. Young asserted that it
was the voice of God that was call
ing him to the Brooklyn charge,
while the majority membership, who
had offered him every inducement to
remain here, declared that the voice
of God told him TO stay. The minor
ity membership was also conspicuous
at the meeting and declared that they
did not care what the voice said. SO
long as DIR. Young went to Brooklyn
or any other place.
After the members of the Presby-
terry had voted to release DIR. Young
there were speeches of sincere re-
gret from many of the ministers pres
ent over the departure of DIR. Young.
In an interview after his resigna
tion had been accepted DIR. Young
said
81 believe. and have believed all
along that the voice of God is call
ing me to the Brooklyn church. and
| ampleased that the Presbytery has
released me. although it breaks my
heart to leave the friends | have
made here during the past eleven
years"
Asked regarding the charges that
were made against him by the minor
ity membership, DR.. Young said:
my answer is in the eulogies that
you have heard from these members
of the Presbytery. 1t is but natural
that should have made enemies dur
ing my stay here Everyone makes
them. When | came into this field
! believed that it was my duty to
practice what my enemies have since
termed circus methods to bring the
sinner into the fold. That was the
only manner in which to reach these
classes-the frequenters of the low
er world. the men who never went
to church, and the men who. trav-
cling from city to city, had no par
ticular incentive to go to church. 1t
was these people that we reached
out for and we saved hundreds and
hundreds of them.
I'm Brooklyn | will probably prac-
tice an entirely different line of
work. There the conditions are diff
ferent. The Bedford church is locat
ed in part of the city where | will
draw my congregations from the in
tellectual classes-the educated men
and women and the people who can
appreciate a higher line of reason
ing. That is the work | am going
into now. ] have every assurance
from the members of the Bedford
congregation that the present unfor-
tunate trouble here will have no bear
ing on my standing.
Arrangements are being made to
commence at once the erection of a
magnificent church for the Bedford
congregation in Brooklyn l have
mad the plans submitted to me and
approved them. The only thing that
changed was to make the entrance
wider. The allegation that | am GO
ing to Brooklyn for financial reasons
is absolutely false. | would be far
better off financially by remaining
here"