New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
DR.. AKED QUITS FIFTH
AVENUE BAPTIST Church
Resignation, Taking Effect April
9. Accepted Quickly and With
out Comment by Trustees.
FUTURE STILL IN DOUBT
Pastor Does Not Know Yet
Whether He Will Accept San
Francisco Call - Some
Criticism of Attitude.

Criticism of Attitude.
The Rev. Dr. Charles Frederic Aked
resigned Yesterday afternoon as pastor
Of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church.
He attended the adjourned meeting or
the board Of trustees. held in the office
Of Blair G. Co. at No. a Broad street,
end presented his resignation. to take
effect on April ..
Dr.. Aked said he would announce his
resignation formally TO the congregation
on Sunday morning. The board of trus-
tees accepted DR.. Akeds resignation be-
fore . o'clock yesterday afternoon and
then the minister departed. 1t was not
until 40 o'clock that Edgar l. Marston'
chairman Of the board Of trustees con-
frmed the report by issuing brief type
written statement Mr.. Marstons lips
were sealed While he distributed the an
ronn,oments to newspaper reporters.
John y. Rockefeller. jr., at No. %
Broadway. told reporters that Mr..
Narston would do all the talking. IT
has been arranged for the resignation
g. take effect at the end Of the fourth
year Of Dr. Akod's pastorate
There were present at yesterdays
meeting. in addition TO Mr. Marston and
Mr. Rockefeller. jr~ John +. Corney'
Charles u. Spencer. Harry Hubbard
Colgate HoNt. Edward l.. Ballard ana
Frank l.. Froment. judge Robert >
Iovett is on the Pacific Coast
Asked last night whether he would
accort the call 10 the pastorato OF the
FIRST congregational church 1T san
Francisco DIR. Akad replied: Il cannot
decide ~ question affecting my future IN
an hour. IN to tho present moment l
lave NOT accepted tho San Francisco
call"
An officer a. the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church said last night that Or. Aked
had placed the board of trustees III the
light of being at serious fault by mis-
sermon Of last sunday morning, and that
tho trustees we're Of the opinion that II
would be best for all concerned To per-
nit this opinion I" prevail
II is known. however that the trustees
consider Dr. Aked's methods with regard
f. the san Francisco call. both as 10
,hc manner I'm which it reached him
and i'm which he flashed forth ms uIu-
natln. To- have boon obJecuon2ple' IL
:. said that before Or. Aked went west
he had received more than an lhuha''o"
from san Francisco that the First con-
educational church would go far In an
e., t. get him The trustees and
5.acons were not i'm the least surprised
therefore. to read telegraph accounts IN
,ho newspapers While DR.. Aked was III
california that AN enthusiastic can
lad been received by him. The trustees
made no move i'm the matter. and again
ere not surprised. although few were
..orrv vnel their pastor delivered his
,;itimatum To- the congregatiop without
frs, confcr1ng with them DR.. Ahed did
ot arrive in New York from the west
until saturday morning.
1t is the prevalent opinion among the
Ulcers of the church that the successor
f. Or Aked will bc chosen from an
American pulpit
DIR Aked was horn in Nottingham
England. i'm 1864. When he was twelve
y.ars old his father. an auctioneer. died
and Inc recci -ed his education at small
commercial $ >hopl in the town. He was
forced To- begin work at an early age. and
Co, time had M thought of the min
i.t,v He was clerk in coal mer-
chants Office. and then for two years
va. a sncriffs officer i'm Derby. In 1870
u. took up at Penn broke Chapel. Liver
p.ol the work thai brought him into
,romincncc That congregation had
originally been made mp of the fashion
able element. At the time of DR. Aked's
installation as pastor the church had
Income almost deserted. He appealed to
the masses. the emphasis of his work
was with the ne,dy. and his success was
immediate.
I'm 1907 the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church extended a call 20 the English
preacher. and ne readily accepted 1t
&c., congregation recently raised his
salary from $1,000 To $l2,0H a year.
The salary named 10y the San Francisco
,.rcrccation was $1,000.