Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-06-18
IT STILL GOES
FORWARD,
Rev. ]. Hiram Grant Is Call.
ed to Wider Work In
the Vineyard.
Some More Prideful Evidence of
How Goldsboro Talent Is Shin
ing and Being Appreciated In
the Outside World.

the Outside World.
The ARGUS is gratifed to 9 in the
Meriden, Conn.,, Record of last week.
the following editorial expression IN
regard to a native Goldsboro boy,
Rev. J. Hiram Grant. and we copy 1t
because we know that his friends here,
who are our entire community, will
read it with interest and pleasure.
we also cop from the same paper
Mr.. Grants letter Of resignation which
is fully explanatory of his work in
Meriden and his plans and purposes
for the future.
The editorial is as follows:
ssThe Record sincerely regrets that
Rev ). H. Grant is to leave Meridsn.
Mr.. Grant has been more than a pas
tor and minister to his own particular
Aock. He has been:a man among men,
ready to work shoulder to shoulder
with all interested in any movement
calculated to aid in the uplitt of hui
manity.'
s.There has been nothing narrow or
bipoted about his ministrations. He
has identified himself with all the in
terests Of the city and besides build
ing up his own church, has always
been willing to lend a hand to those
outside who might be in need ofhis as
sistance."
"Meriden can i'll afford to lose such a
man and his departure will be univer-
sally regretted. That Mr.. Grant will
meet with the same success IN the
West that has characterize his work
here is the cordial wish OF the Record"
The members and congregation OF
Center Congregational church who at
tended morning worship Sunday lis
tened with regret to Rev. J.H. Grants
letter Of resignation, which the pastor
read after preaching a fine sermon
Rev. Grants informal announcement
of his decision in favor Of q call to the
First Congregational church of Elyrla
Ohio, had been made Thursday even
tng to the church officials, and thus
his letter of resignation did not come
as a surprise. After the service the en-
tire congregation remained to person
ally express to the pastor their appre
citation OF his long and faithful minis
try"
Rev. Mr.. Grant desires that the res
ipnation take effect July 31st, and hi:
plans are made to allow of a vacation
to be spent in the northermost White
Mountains, for three weeks. Mrs. Gran
and the family remaining in Andovel
Mass. First Sunday in September Rev
Grant will occupy the pulpit of tn
Elyria church. Rev. Grants letter o
resignation is as follows:
Meriden, Conn.,, June 6, 1908.
To the Officers and Members of TIL
Center Congregational Church ant
Society
Dear Christian Friends:-
With the arrival of August next, m.
vacation month, I shall have rounde'
out practically II years in the servic
of this church. This place and priv
lege of leadership to which you called
me in 1896, I now desire to relinquish
and beg of you to accept this.my lette
of resignation of the pastoral office, t.
take effect July 81, 1908.
I take this step with full apprecla
ton OF the conditions of harmony ant
excellent tpromise prevailing in tn
church; with a true sense OF the i'm
portance of the work to be done here
and with undiminished confidence il
your hearty good will and loyalty TO
the doingSof it. My attachments t.
Meriden, moreover, and to its peopl
are peculiarly strong, striking the1
roots deep in personal and ne1ghbo1
hood ties, as&well in pastoral relation
ships.
Nevertheless, ] am fully persuade
that I ought toImake this contemplat
ed change. o It is every true minister
desire to make his life sum up b larg
est benefit to lthetilargest mum Der;
make his service Eto his times, to tn
church and to the kingdom as wild
and valuable as possible. After a doze
years of pastoraleministration I fac
chat period of a working life with
which the best I caniphope to accom
plish is to be done.AThe question 10
serious one whetheritthis best is NOR
lik civ to be accomplished tunder Nm
changed or, on the other hand unde
distinctly new conditions and pastors
connections. As influencing this per
sonal problem O few weeks ago Their
came to me, unsought and completed.
OF the nature of surprise, the overture
of the First Congressional church G
Eluria.Ahin. which IhaYe later issue