The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-30
DEROSSFT LEAVES
| | CAIRO FORS|)UIn
CAROLINA PARISH
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Has Been Rector Thirteea Years
Of the Church oi tie
Redeemer.
LEAVES FIRST or rEsluAl1
Esteemed and lntsassly Isvsd y
Every cairoite irrespective y
/ Religious Preference.
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LEAVES FIRST or TEBRuAlY

At special meeting Of the ycs-
try, OF the Church Of the Redeemer.
called yesterday for that purpose,
the resignation Of Rev. IA. DeR6s-
set, rector of the Episcopal parish.
was presented to the vestfy. Out Of
respect for the wishes Of the rector
and in view Of the material advance
In ecclesiastical work represented
the resignation was finally accepted
but with great reluctance.
In connection with his retirement
from church work In this city Father
DeRosset announced that hc has re-
Gently received and fayofably cnn-
sidered q call to the Church OF the
Holy Communion, Of Charleston,
South Carolina. one Ok the leading
| churches OF that city and having 500
commandments II Is also the OIL
cial place OF worship OF the student
| body Of Porter Military Academy
which has an enrolment Or 200.
lCharleston II city Of $4,000 In
Ihabitants aud In addition 10 being
1.-THE capital Of South Carolina. IL. the
lsee city of the Episcopa' Diocese Of
tibet nApe, which comprises the en-
Itirs state. The Hssh5p q the nlo-s
cese. Rev. William Alexander
Guerry, ID. n, is an old friend OF the
Rsv. De Rosset, and as Charleston
lis the Cairo reetors old home. his
new work will lie in most CON
Igenial felG
Father DeRosset originally came
Ito Caifn from Trinity church. Nat
lchez, Miss, In 1891. His term MS
lrector OF the Church OF the Redeem
Ter extended continuously over per-
Iiod Of II years and be resigned his
|rectorship after general rcmon-
STRANGE on the part cf his parish
Iioners In 1892 to accept charge Of
ISt Paul's church. Springfield. in.
Icluding the deanery OF the pro-
cathedral under the ate Bishop
Franklin Seymour. After Bishop
lSeymour's death. vacancy occur
ring in the local pulpit, Father De
Rosset was induced. to return here
land he entered into his duties as
Irector of the Church Of the Redeem
er for the second time in June. 1910.
| A total of 13 years is thus repre-
scented In which Rev DcRosset has
been rector of the Church Of the Re
decmer.
i Father DeRosset expects to leave
Cairo for bis new spiritual field OF
Operations on or about February /.
1913. In this connection strong ef-
forts have and are being made to
have him remain here until after
Easter.
The departure OF Rev. Fr, De Ros-
set from Cairo viii be accompanied
by universal regrets and best wishes
on the part Of every Cairotte-re-
gret that he leaves MS TO mourn his
departure and best wishes for his
future welfare in the new field.
Irrespective Of religious prefer
ences every person in Cairo has
earned to admire, esteem, reverence
and love Father De Rosset intense y,
not only for the good work he has
accomplished as minister Of the
gospel, but as man among men
always ready with pleasant smile.
kindly greeting. cheering words
for the afflicted and a succoring
hand for the injured and oppressed.
In connection with Rev. DeRos-
sets resignation and departure from
Cairo. the following biographical
sketch of his life taken from p. 55f
If the seventh vol. of Who's Who
n America" will be appropriate:
/ De R0SSET, Frederick Ancrum,
clergyman: b. Wilmington. N. c..
April rs, 1855: IS. Armand John fM.
% and E iza Jane. tLordl D.: stu
lent University OF the South. 1872
2, M. A. 1878; general theological
ieminary New York. 1S7a-se: mar
He'd Mary Williams Green Of Sc
vance. Tenn. Oct. 10. 1859. Deacon
1880, priest 1882. P. r. ch: curAte
Holy Trinity chuch Harlem. st.
Thomas. y. T., ST. Andrews, Harlem,
Il. Georges. n. ", 1861, Zion