The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
Or. HoAGLAND AT HOME
Very Kind and Encouraging Words
are Said of the Departure of the
Pastor to Mitchell
Pastor to Mitchell.

esSNol W 4ullClltIl.
The Republican received a copy
OF the G~reencastle, Ind, Herald.
which announces the resignation of
DR.. j. S. Hoagland in order that he
could accept the call to the passionate
OF the church of this city. Judging
from the commendatory words DR..
Hoagland is a very capable gentle
man, both in and out of the pulpit,
and it is the kind of a man that is
required to fill the position here. In
selecting a pastor for the vacancy
created by the resignation of DR..
Wilkinson, the church committee
looked over the field pretty thor
oughly and finally decided upon DR..
Hoagland. 1t is expected that the
new pastor will be here in time to
hold the first church service on Sum
day, March %. The Herald makes
the following comment on the
change in the issue of March 16:
This morning DR.. j. S. Hoagland
announces that he has finally decided
to accept the cali of the Methodist con
gregation at Mitchell, South Dakota,
that he has been considering for
some time, he will close his pastorate
here with the present week. DR..
Hoagland expects to leave for his
new field of work some time early
next week. The position is an ex-
cellent one, and DR.. Hoagland is to
be congratulated upon the call,
though the city of Mitchell is yet
more to be congratulated upon secur-
ing DR.. Hoagland.
mitchell is the seat of Dakota
Wesleyan University, by far the
largest educational institution in the
state. The church to which DR.. Hoag-
land goes is a large one, of a thous-
and membership, and with a beauti-
full stone structure in which to wor-
ship. The work with a college aud
fence will be nothing new to the
pastor, and he will, doubtless, take
up his new labors With less feeling of
strangeness than would the case had
he moved to almost any other place.
"Dr. Hoagland was influenced in
accepting the call to Mitchell by the
fact that the portion of Dakota in
which the city is located is consid-
cred one of the most healthful local,
titles in the whole country. The alti-
tude is high, the air dry, and it is
believed that the change will be
very beneficial to Mrs. Hoagland.
GA telegram announcing that the
transfer had been made was receiv-
ed last night from Bishop Wilson,
The Herald also makes the fol,
lowing editorial comment on the de.
parture of DR.. Hoagland, and is {
personal appreciation of the editor
of that paper:
1--WE regret very much to hear thai
DR.. Hoagland is to leave Greencastle
Knowing as we did hal he has in
tended to do so, the news is no sur
prise, but the regret is not lessenet
on that account. Greencastle regrets
exceedingly to lose him. He has beel
here as pastor now some ten years
He has been one of us to an unusua
degree. There is not a street il
Greencastle whose homes he has no
entered in the sorrow of funeral o
the Joy of wedding. He has been no
only the pastor in u midst but
citizen with us, joining in all tina
was for citizens to do. AS pastor h
has said the necessary thing so d:
rectly and so simply that we coul
not fail to understand. But NOR
when the word was said and the ad
vice given. he has stepped down an
from the place of advisor and crit
and has labored with US to do tn
thing itself. We regret that til
pursuit of health and strength fc
those dear to him takes him fro1
us, for we are sure we should ha1
gladly kept him always, and belieN
that we're conditions otherwise, |
would gladly have stayed alway
From our regret we extend heartie
good wishes to DR.. Hoagland in h
new field. We congratulate him tn
it is so excellent a field, and proph
sy that he will fill it more than TT