Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-07
Women Stand
 By RiChesOn
OPPOSE ACTION ON RESIGNATION
 AT THIS TIME.
ACCEPTANCE IS VOTED DOWN
Matter Laid on Table at Special Meet ing of lmmanueI Baptist Church. Greetings from BrookIine Church.

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 6.-While | women cried and pleaded that nothing should be done to appear in any way pastor, the members of the Immanuel | Baptist church society tonight voted | at special meeting not to accept at | thlE time the resignation of Rev. C. V. T. RichesOn, pastor of the church, now | in Charles street jail on the charge of | murdering Avis Linnell of Hyannis the young Conservatory of Music pupil who | died from poisoning on Oct. 14. By | another vote they decided to lay the | matter on the table until Nov. 24. Small Attendance at Meeting. The resignation was sent 10 the church officers by the pastor immedi- ately after his indictment by the grand jury of Suffolk county last week. special meeting of the society was call- ed for tonight to act upon the same. Owing to the rain the attendance was l small. Thomas M. Rumney, chairman of the finance committee of the church, presided.
 Women Supported Pastor. When the matter of accepting the resignation was opened it became ap- parent that the society was divided upon the subject. The women of the church predominated in the attendance ard for the most part they supported the pastor Many were crying and some of the male members of the so- ciety shed tears as the controversy xaXed warm. The women argued that the acceptance of the resignation At this lime would set the church against it's pastor in the eyes of the public and the courts and might be prejudiciaI to his interests. Others, favoring an acceptance of the resignation, argued that it had come to the society un- wish of the pastor and that it was necessary to accept it to keep the church together
 Matter Tabled Until Nov. a.
 vote being called upon the ques- tioI of accepting the resignation after two hours of discussion, 30 voted against acceptance and IS for. It was then voted to lay the matter on the table until the next regular meeting of the society, Nov. 24. The secretary of the society was instructed to noti- fy Rev. MT. Richeson of the action of the society," and the following letter was drawn up and will be forwarded:
 Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson,
 Charles Street Jail;
 Dear Sir: Your communication
 of Nov 1 received and read before
 eration we have decided to lay the
 matter of the resignation upon the
 table until the next regular meet
 ing of the church, Friday, Nov. 24.
 Yours sincerely,
 CHARLES F. CUMMINGS.
 Secretary"
 Sympathy from Brookline Church.
 The Broolline Baptist church. at which Moses Grant Edmands and his daughter Violet, who was to have married Rev. Mir. Richeson on Oct. 3i, attend, also sent a communication to the Immanuel church which was read tOnIsht. as follows:
 Greetings, Dear Brethren We send you cur love and sympathy in your severe trial. and our prayer is that the great Head of the church may Sus- tain and guide you in all youI ways.
 "The Lord bless thee and keep thee, the Lord make His face to shine upon thee and be gracious to thee The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee ard give thee peace"