Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-03
REV. LLOYD c. DOUGLAS
RESIGNS HIS PAST0RATE
Will Become Religious Work
Director at the University
of Illinois.

Rev Lloyd c. Douglas. pastor OF the
| Luther Place Memorial Church for the
past two years. resigned yesterday to
become religious work director of the
Christian Association at the University
Of Illinois a position under the direction
of the International Y NJ. c. A. He will
retire from the local pastorate September
1, and go to Champlain, ILL.,. to take up
his new work.
The pastors resignation was announced
to the congregation at the close of the
morning service and later many asked
that he reconsider his action and remain
with the church To these, however, he
answered that he had made up his mind
and that he believed the field for service
at the University Of Illinois is larger
than that in which he has been working
here.
The resignation was first brought to the
attention of the church council last week
and after it had been accepted informally.
the pastor requested that the members
keep the matter quiet until he had the
opportunity of presenting it at the morn
ing service on Sunday.
Letter of Congratulation.
After he had announced his intention
" leave INCS. Aui. Dod6ios,
read a letter from John r. Mott, head of
the Worlds Student Christian Fedora
ton.
Il write to congratulate you on your
acceptance of the call to become relig-
ious work director of the Christian Asso
citation at the University of Illinois"
wrote Mr.. Mott.
Il can appreciate what sacrifice 1t
will be for your church to release you at
this time. I cannot, however but regard
It as. a clearly Providential leading which
has Influenced you to decide to go to that
most strategic field. From the point Of
view Of the church your action is most
timely. These state universities Of the
west are fast becoming the largest uni
versities in the country. They WELD an
enormous influence. They have been Sc
| riously neglected on the moral and re-
ligious side. Nothing could be more i'm
portant for the Christian church in Amer
lea during the next half generation than
to make them strongholds and propagat-
ing centers for pure and aggressive
Christianity.
An Important Service.
The university to which you are going
has in 1t as many students from the
homes of each Of six or seven leading
denominations as do the principal col
leges of those denominations. This is
true with reference to the great Lutheran
communion. as well as others. The serv-
ice you will render the Lutheran church.
as well as the other leading Christian
denominations of America, at this time
will be of incalculable Importance.
1.-THE work needed at the University of
Illinois cannot be done by a novice. In
my judgment it can be done satisfac-
torily only by q man who has had sue
cessful experience in the Christian pas
torate and one who believes strongly in
the place Of the Christian church in the
life Of students, and likewise in the i'm
portance Of relating students to the work
Of the church as they go out into the
world God will use you to turn large
numbers Of the strongest young men into
tho Christian ministry at home and
abroad. and influencing each year hum
dreds Of those who are to enter lay pur-
suits to become active Christian lay
workers. Your good people in Washing
ton make q great sacrifice in releasing
YOU but have no shadow of doubt that
Christ's law Of sacrifice will prove to be
true In their case-the more they give up
for Him and the spread of Christianity
the more they will receive"