The sun., 1910-06-07
REV. DR.. J.LPAUKS TO RESIGN?
ClLTlRI =. D.. CHI RCH Az
FtIRS CITNE DIFFERENCES
Matters Sf administration Lead "a =
situation Nhieh ~. Parks Admits
Makes Him Contemplate Giving ~
Ills Post Question of POllry sOlely

! Differences of opinion over parish
policies have arisen between rector and
vestry Of Calvary Episcopal Church
Fourth avenue and Twenty first street
Il was reported on Sunday and again
yesterday that the rector. the Rev DR. J.
Lewis Parks. had resigned. II ls known
that he will resign a. soon a. certain
formaliti"s arr gone through with
The leader Uf the vestry in this matter
was said 90 be George Zahriskie. who Is
well known in Episcopal Church affairs
IN the diocese of New York and junior
warden Of Calvary parish, but he rs abroad.
Other members of the ve-try declined
yesterday 10 talk except TO say that all
members of the governing body of the
parish are working in harmony
Dr. Parks said
The differences between rector and
vestry Of Calvary parish relate 20 the
proper adminiztr ration of the parish
have not resigned. bu ! contemplate
doing 80 Further than this IL II not adj
,isable to 60
when asked whether the differences
related 10 removal of calvary parish from
~ dOwutown site Dr Parks sad
There Is now no discussion of removal
from this location A. any rate the dif-
sersnces DO not relate 10 removal or the
absence Of o. For yeau ] have been
giving letters ~ families Who are remOv-
Ing from this locality. Americans are
going Ia The Bronx. 10 Brooklyn. 20
Jersey. everywhere But there b. now no
question u removal
DR. PARKS has i~eu seriously ill. having
had pu-um 1ntA ~ hale un 70 trIp tO the Nrsi
Indies. and last sunday be- preached for
'he first time Ia several months Tie
has recovered fully lAymen well known
in calvary parish include James J Good
win. the venerable phllanthrOpIst and
member of the OFFICIAL board ot missions
of th. Epi-cupsl church. George Zabriskie
who - q member ui the standing COM
mitts~. RO' yri Eudicott N" cl-rk who -
abroad " Irving Jlark acfiye 30 many
Charitl-- ~p-nc"r Aiuch. Ntlham Is
Boultou and Blair : Williams. VIII" j, ne
tr.ar Irrr
Our iayman said
The trUubl. ln calvary Parish arises
whuIly from the changed conditions A
few men are u-grng heavy financial
burdens brcau-' ui thrs" changed con
diior, The sale " the chapel Iu Twenty
third street and ti. Consolidation ~
properly and congregation with the
mother parish mad" talh some doubted
tlr wisdom ul 10 The work ~ the parish
hJu-- With very frequent changes 300 as
,irtauts hls b-rn -uurc" ~ some friction
The parish b, iu a. good condition a.
if wus five or siN years ago. Ny' during tho
entire rs-. -.tur-hip of Or Parks financial
Adjustments have been considered some
uf the we'll tu do families - Bishop SAT
lyrl,,'.4 lame held uu. b.If some did not
The NOT we'll 90 DO families h8ve removed.
Ur AZ Isast mauv have done >o
-Dr Parks B., highly esteemed n cou-se
and suppose will br maf.s rector emeritus
With adequate pTOyIsiuA !Ir hun lh"
difficulty u solely one 20, administration.
a. / understand it. and it doss- NJ Affect
the parish The trouble i~ personal. a
matter ~ judgment about very dihiculi
QUESTIONS
The Rev DR. Parks - one Of the best
snOVn pr'sbytrrs in the Episcopal thurCh
Ne ~ q brother of The Rev DR. leighton
plras u ~ Barthol1mrw'- church and
has h,..n az ,alyary for exactly f0urteen
year, During that tam" endowment
funds Of the parish have increased until
they now stand az about SpyuUUU Past
Side work il maintained in Twenty third
street aud NJ the parish church there u
an Italian wOTk Lately GeOrge Labriskle
put 40 an expensive memorial chapel
which would Indicate that be- NJ least had
no idea 0f the church h"iug sold aud
removed
The policy u the parish over which
trouble has ARISEN refers solely 10 Imam
ciAl matters and routine administration.