The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-16
Rev. Perry Millar, D. D., of
Appleton Named as Pastor
of Park Avenue Church
Has Filled Important Pastorates in the
Wisconsin Conference and is Con-
nected With Many Great Methodist
Movements in State and Union.

The Rev. Perry Millar, D. D., one of
the best known leaders of Methodism
in Wisconsin was named by Bishop
w. F. Mcdowell Monday to succeed
DR.. S. Z. Bronson as pastor of Park
Avenue M. E. Church in this city. The
announcement is one that gives emf
nent satisfaction to the members of the
local church and Dr. Millar will come
to Kenosha with the full support of
Methodism Of the city. The appoint
ment of DR.. Millar as pastor of the
church was forecasted in the Evening
News on the second day of the confer.
ence for as soon as it was learned
that he was available for the appoint
ment he became the leading candidate
and when the appointment was finally
decided upon last Saturday afternoon
DR.. Millar was the unanimous choice
of the pastoral committee appointed by
the congregation to confer with the
bishop on the matter.
DIR. Mlllar is one of the strongest of
the leaders of Metkodism in Wiscon-
sin, man of high education and cul-
ture, deep thinker, pleasant speak
er, a strict disciplinarian and a man
who has always taken the deepest in
terest in the problems that are particu
larly problems for the ministry. He
has served in many of the leading pas
torates in the Wisconsin conference
and has had the reputation of always
making good. In the old days when
a time limitation was placed on the
service of Methodist ministers the new
Kenosha minister was known as a five
year man because he always stayed the
full time allowed by the rule of the
conference.
DR.. Millar is a member of one of
the old Methodist families of the state.
He is a son of w. 7. Millar formerly
local preacher in the conference and
as such named by that body as a sup
ply for several appointments. He was
born in the town of Lake Mills in
Jefferson county and is one of fami-
ly Of Methodist preachers. Two of
his three brothers are members Of the
Wisconsin conference and in the regu-
lar work of the ministery, while the
fourth is a. member of the Northeast
New York conference and is now as
signed to- the work of the church in the
army and navy. The new minister
was educated at Milton College and
later was graduated from Lawrence
University where he took his bache-
lor's degree. Later the degree of
Doctor of Divinity was conferred up
on him by Milton College. His work
in the ministry has all been in the
Wisconsin conference. AS a student in
college he preached at Wrightstown
and after his admission into the con-
ference he served as pastor of the
churches at Amigo, Waupaca, Mari
nette, Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee and
Trinity Church in Milwaukee. He
was for seven years in charge of Trini-
ty church, considered one of the strong
est of the Methodist churches in Mil
waukee and he gave up his work there
to become the superintendent of the
Appleton district which position he
gives up to come to the Kenosha
church after serving the full six years
allowed by the rules Of the conference.
In addition to his regular work
DIR. Millar is a trustee of Wesley Hos
pital in Chicago and member of the
Board of Visitors of Lawrence Univer-
sity. He was one of the delegates
to the last general conference and was
one of the board of seven men named
to have charge of the national move
ment to take care of the superannuated
preachers of Methodism.
Dr. Millar is an active militant
preacher and has always been a power
in the cities in which he has lived.
His family is made of his wife, her
aged mother and a little boy less than
five years old.
DR.. Mlnar stated when seen that he
was highly gratifed with the action
of the bishop and that he felt that he
would find great work in Kenosha
and that with a united church behind
him he felt that his coming to Keno
sha would open to him one Of the most
pleasant fields connected with his pas
fora1f work