Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-05
PASTOR OF THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH SURPRISES CON.
IRRIGATION.
DECLARES ACTION
II TO BE DECISIVE
Believes That His Work Here Has
Been Completed, But Has No Plans
for the Future-Built Fine New
Church Last Year-Member Of Ii.
brary Board.

Rev. C. w. McCord. pastor of the
Presbyterian church, surprised his
congregation Sunday morning by an
1ouncing from his pulpit his resigna-
ton, to become effective June 1. Mr..
McCord gave no reason for his resig-
nation excepting that he felt his work
in Marshalltown had been finished.
The formal resignation, as read by
the pastor, follows:
ITO the Officers and Members of
the Presbyterian Church of Marshall
town, Iowa: The step which I am
about to take is the result, not of
hasty action, but of careful and pray
erful elaboration. For some months
the conviction has weighed upon me
that the time was ripe for a change
of pastorate and that my work had
been completed. ] have been unable
ito get away from this conviction, and
as a result here and now present my
resignation as pastor of this church,
asking that this resignation take eff
feet June /, 1909. This action on my
part Is final and decisive"
Mr.. McCord came to the church
here from Dubuque three years ago
last January. This church was the
first of the denomination over which
he had presided as pastor, his ordina-
nion, about nine years ago, having
been into the Methodist Episcopal
church. Immediately before coming to
Marshalltown he was pastor of the
Grandview avenue Methodist church
at Dubuque.
Alumnus Of Cornell.
Mr.. McCord is an alumnus of Cor
nell College, MT. Vernon, where he
graduated in the spring of 1900. Di-
rectly after he left school he was made
pastor at Masonville Delaware county,
where he served for three and one
half years. From there he was APP
pointed to Arlington, in Fayette coun-
ty, and was pastor there one year be-
fore going to Dubuque, where he was
stationed q little over a year. Mr.. Nc
Cords father, the late Rev. j. S. Nc
Cord, was also a minister Of the Meth
odist church, and was one of the we'll
known pastors in an early day in this
state.
Built Fine New Church.
AS pastor Of the church here Mr..
N1cCord will leave a monument to his
energy in the shape of a fine new $780,
600 church, which was built under his
direction last year, and dedicated last
fall. The church had been in need of
a new house of worship for some time,
and now owns one of the prettiest
homes in tho city.
Mr.. McCord has been popular in his
church, and has a wide acquaintance
and many friends outside of his own
church. While not an orator, Mr.. Nc
Cord is a clear, forceful, and logical
pulpit speaker, and his sermons have
always attracted the attention of out
siders who had no particular church
preference.
Is Member Of Library Board.
In addition to his work as pastor
MIR. AIcCord has served as a member
Of the board Of trustees of the pub
lie library, on which he was appointed
late in the year 1907, succeeding Mrs.
T. J. Fletcher. Mr.. McCords term on
the board does not expire until July
/, 1912.
Has No Field in View.
Mr.. McCord has nothing in view for
the future, altho it is not likely that
he will remain long without church,
providing he cares to take up the
work again soon. A year or more ago
an effort was made by the charity as
ISOLATION of New York City to secure
MIR. McCord, and while this class of
work appealed to the pastor strongly,
he did not feel that he cared to enter
into it, especially after having started
the work preparatory to building his
new church here.
Mr.. AIcCord and his family have
many good friends in tMarshalltown
who will regret to see them leave, but
who will extend every good wish for
their future success and welfare.