The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-13
BULLOCK
RESIGNS PULPIT
Has Been Twelve Years at Head
of UndenominatiOnal Neigh
bOrhOOd Church of StratfOrd
Has Not Decided What His Fu-
ture Will be, But Will Re-
main in StratfOrd For the Pre-
sent

Rev. G. S. Bullock of The Neighbor-
hood Church Of Christ, announced his
resignation, yesterday, from a pulpit
which he held for twelve years. The
resignation was accomplished in let
ter addressed to the church, in which
Mr.. Bullock says that for the present
he will continue to reside in Stratford
and that his services will always be
at the disposition of the congregation.
The letter in part follows:
MY Friends:-After twelve years Of
ministry in your midst it seems best
that the pleasant relations that have
held us together as pastor and people
should now be brought to an end. For
twelve years I have been permitted
message-the infinite love Of God. I
have not been careful to merit the
name Orthodox nor have I dreaded
the Nanathema in the term Hereto
I have only sought to know and to
fearlessly declare the truth, speaking
what believed one day if it contra
dicted everything I had said the day
before.
Il have aimed, too, at bringing be-
fore you not a traditional Christ but
Life worthy and possible of imitation
not a theologic fiction on the one hand
nor yet q person to be contemptuously
spoken Of as "only man." but rather
the historic Jesus the "only man,
praying that we may all come unto
the knowledge Of the Son of God, un-
to perfect man, unto the measure of
the stature of the fullness Of Christ %
II have tried to preach a Heaven
that consists not so much in being
somewhere as in being something.
and to show that over against that
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ed on locality but a sad state of soul
life in rebellion against God.
"These things want you to remem-
Der of me. The lines of our lives
that have run so pleasantly together
now converge. We have demonstrated
that it is possible for those who love
common Lord to worship together
regardless Of theological opinions and
doctr.nal points. In this faith let us
go forward cherishing the best MEM
orfes that each holds Of the other
What I shall do Or where I shall go
has not. yet been seen by me, but
wherever l am at anytime; when the
cloud Of sorrows settles down upon you
and you think that by my presence
could make your burden more easily
borne, I want you. to know that L am
the same interested friend. My resig-
nation 1 wish to take effect immedi-
ately but while I remain in Stratford
shall, if it be your wish, preach to
you when no one else has come to
preach and do for you whatever may
lie in my power to build up the
church that we all so love-
with the prayer that Heavens
richest blessing may rest upon you who
have so loyalty through the years CIV
en- to friendship a meaning and
charm, 7 remain.
Very truly yours,
G. s. BULLOCK"
The Neighborhood church is an out
growth of Mr.. Bullock's preaching. At
one time there were representatives
of seventeen different denominat tions
upon its membership. It/has been in
the lead of all questions pertaining to
the Towns welfare. The anti-com-
pulsory vaccination movement, so far,
as it relates to public schools had an
early incentive for the stand taken
by Mr. Bullock.