Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-04
Dana TO COME
TO 0T7UMWA
RESIGNS Passionate IN HOlLo'
WELL, TO ACCEPT CALL TO
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH..
MAKES STIRRING TALK.
Concludes Sunday Sermon With Ad'
dress Of Regret to Congregation
- Has Not as Vet Made
d. Formal Acceptance.

Although he has not formally 40
cepted. the call extended to him by the
CONGREGATION of the First Congrega'
tional church of this city, Rev. NAL
colin Dana, pastor of the First church
of Hallowell, Maine, has rendered MS
resignation to that passionate and IN
his announcement at the conclusion OF
his last Sunday sermon stated TO the
congregation that he was leaVlng
Hallowell to come to Ottumwa. Mr..
Dana's acceptance of the call IS ex-
pected by the local church at any time.
The Kennebec Journal has the follow
ing to say Of Mr.. Dana and gives the
announcement of his resignation:
Deep regret was expressed Sunday
morning at the Old South church
when. at the close Of the sermon, Rev.
Malcolm Dana presented his resigna-
ton as pastor of the church. While
it was not altogether unlocked Tor
vet there were but few who were ex-
pecting it so soon. Mr.. Dana's sermon
was based on the text from roman
xvi: 1--WE then that are strong ought
to bear the infirmities Of the weak and
not to please ourselves" The discourse
was a very clear presentation OF ones
duty toward another il we would do
the will of God and care for the weak
err man. Mr.. Dana virtually made his
resignation the closing thought OF his
sermon He said: r.,
words that I must now speak are
not wholly inappropriate to the sub
1ect of the morning: = The Upward
Look and the Downward Reach. 1t
is the more ample opportunity for the
downward reach that causes me to
feel that l must tender my resigna-
ton as pastor and teacher of the Old
South Congregational church and par
ish. .n... - 49,
NV words will be few, il for no other
reason, because this resignation Is so
hard for me to tender. l dare not
trust myself to many words.
Gould l follow my heart alone,
these words need not be said. I love
not alone this historic old church and
it's people, but here, as nowhere else,
I have learned to know and live close
to natures heart. Singular Is 1t that
] return from you to the state from
which sprang that hymn I have here
learned to appreciate. Meyer shall !
sing: --..-&.
i love thy rocks and rills.
Thy woods and tempted hills.
NV heart with rapture thrills" III
but my heart will come homiHg back
to the hills of Hallowell. the banks
of the Kennebec and the state would
almost wish might be the place OF the
New Jerusalem coming down out of
Aeaven-the state Of Maine.
Personal appreciation might BE-.
many. Never have enjoyed more
cordial relations with sister churches
and their pastors Never have all
classes Of a community, old and
Young, treated- me better than here in
IIallowell. If this is due to my APP
proximating somewhat of my ideal Of
the minister as one interested in the
entire life and every activity of His
community. am happy at heart.
But my few words are especially for
this people. Were to choose out Of
nv life in two golden years. they
would he the two spent with you as
your minister They have been emu
nently worth while for me, will never
be regretted. l shall ever feel proud
of my name as one in the noble apos-
tolic succession of the ministry of the
OIO SOulA CAui eli d. hSSS wv Soi .
have had more of the shadow in them
than other two of my life, My shadows
YOU made your own, and stood Loyalty
by. shall never forget It, You have
been splendid listeners on my off days
as we'll as on those when I was at my
best. / can but thank you for your
loyal support in my "ecent attempt to
serve my state and take my part in
the temperance campaign. In my new
field shall have one of the finest paid
choirs in the city. / shall not find as
much satisfaction in 1t. in some ways,
as in my own vested choir with which
] have met week by week.
I These are but few of many things