The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-16
Van DYKE QUITS PRINCETON
TAM or mrs COMING BACk
TO BRIGk GHGRCH.
Doesn't Tell Of Ills Intentions and Con.
Erexation Iia>rn't Got iiis Promise
Vet Z nj, ersit, students Z rye Hini To
Continue His Professor hip There.

PRINCETON, y \ Dec is DIR Henry
van Dykes resignation a. Murray pro-
fs-sor Of English literature In Princeton
University il IN the hands Of the secretary
II the university charles w. McAlpin.
II cannot be acted upon until the next
meeting Of the board Of trustees. which
will he held on January II.
What DR.. van Dykes Intentions are
for IN. future could not he learned to-
dav. A. he refused to discuss the situation.
and even the announcement Of the resig-
nation did not come from him personally.
Although IL Is well known that he has been
strongly urged 20 accept call To return
ro the Brick PRESBYTERIAN Church OF New
York. where he Is now preaching. he
refused Ia say whether he Intended to
accept the paStorate or not.
pr van Dyke has been IN poor health
all the year and IL was known that he
WAS contemplating giving up some OF
his numerous dut ies IN the near future.
He has been professor III Princeton
since 1850 and his lectures have been
among n" most popular IN III" university
He had Just resumed his work here last
wear after a leave Of absence for one year.
during which h. travelled in Palestine.
He l. 4 gradual" 81 Princeton IN the class
Of 1874 and has always been popular
speaker al undergraduate gatherings.
After gradual ing from Princeton he
entered IN. theological seminary, gradu-
arIng IN 49,. and then studied year
abroad lie has received degrees from
PrinC.t on. Harvard and Yale and many
OFT her unIversiti"s
,,,,u, ~ /, hsn = - n ~
was held his afternoon for tn" purpose 81
drawing Lp resolutions and appointing a
committee % SEQ Dr van Dyke and TO re-
quest him to cont niue his profe-sorship.
Dr van Dykes resignation isn't a sur
prise to thos. who hav" been closely in
touch with the AFFAIRS of the university.
For some weeks It has been rumored that
he was bent upon breaking his connection
with Princeton one OF the reasons cir
Cularlng IN Princeton tonight Is that he
want. more time to devote to literary
work. Three wears ago last spring DR..
van DYKE oppressed an intention Of with
drawing from IN" university IN order 10
devote himself go writing. but Princeton
alumni and undergraduates induced him
10 srav II il supposed that DIR. van Dyke
- withdrawing now for the same reason
hat he did then.
A pari-hioner OF the Brisk Church who
has had much 20 do with the affairs Of the
CORPORATION said last night that DR.. van
Dyke wasn't expected back in his old pas
torate DR. van Dyke has been preaching
at the Brick Church much Of the time since
DIR. William L Richards = death a year ago.
He has been trying also TO find suitable
successor 10 Dr. Richards. and many Of
n. transformers have hoped thar h.. him
self might b. abb" TO return to tn" church
DR. van Dyke has not .nt .rtain.d suggss-
,Ions TO that effect however. and som. of
hia oldest friends IN the church have adj
yi-..d him against undertaking 80 arduou-
A task II wac added that possibly The
reason why Dr. van Dyke IL retiring from
Princ.to on lies IN his desire 20 have NOR"
freedom.
Il think DR. van DYKE Is wanting 20 get
back TO som. Of his old and new friends.
Sald this parishioner At all events he
has felt a cert ain isolation ia Princet on
and he wants 20 ne abb" 20 see his friends
and TO travel without fear Of sighting his
work at the university