The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-24
Rev . q. Reardon is To Come
! ~ to Barre in April
RESIGNS AT SPRINGFIELD
He Will Succeed Rev. E. c. Downey az
Pastor of the Universalist Church
He Is Graduate Of Tufts
Divinity School.

Negotiations between the Uniyersaliss
church of this city and Rev. John B.
Reardon Of Springfield have come to
satisfactory elimination in the latter's
acceptance of the call to become pastor
OF the local church, and it is expected
that the new pastor will take charge
early in April, perhaps on Easter sun
day Announcement to this effect viii
be made at the morning service in the
church tomorrow. He win succeed Rev.
4. G. Downey, who recently resigned and
accepted a call to the Church of the Mes
sah in Portland, Me.
Rev Mr.. Reardon has preached twice
in the local church recently and has
looked over the field quite thoroughly.
On each occasion he impressed the peo-
PIE of the parish very fayorably, and
there is general satisfaction that he has
seen fit to accept the call. 1t is pos
siblc that he may occupy the pulpit once
more before coming to assume his new
duties, probably about the middle of
next month. During the interim till
April, it is likely that the pulpit will
be filed with supply preachers.
The new pastor comes to Barre aft
er twenty years of ministerial work fol
lowing his graduation from the Divinity
school of Tufts college; and the most of
that has been spent in Springfield and
Ludlow. He was twice called to the
pastorate OF the church in Ludlow, once
shortly after his graduation from col
lego and again after preaching for
time in Maine. He has been engaged in
the work at Springfield for some years
and has met with good success
In addition to his church duties, Rev.
Mr. Rcardon has found time To take an
interest in politics; and at the last state
election he was called upon to become
Democratic candidate for lieutenant gov
enor of Vermont He is married and
has two children, a daughter and a son.
Resigns at Springfield.
Rev. Mr. Reardon rendered his resigna-
tion to the church at Springfield in the
letter:
Springfield, February %, 1912.
"TC the Members of the Universalist
Society;
Dear Friends As is weIl-known TO
you all, have received call to the
church at Barre | have had the matter
under consideration for some weeks.
The call came not only unexpectedly,
bu. wholly unsought The condition of
the church there, the nature OF the work
TO be done and its vital import to our
church in general caused me to give
the matter the most serious considerations
II have tried to view the question in
al possible phases. My heart has drawn
me one way, while my Judgment has
lriven me in the opposite direction.
II have finally concluded to accept
.ha call to Barre, and now ask you to
-elease me from this pastorate on April
Ist, with the same manimity with
which YOU called me to it nearly five
years ago.
"0ur relations. from the first day un-
ii now. have been of the most pleasant
md delightful character The utmost
larmony has prevailed in all our rela-
ions. My work has been fully appre
lated by you and you have sustained
nc by the most unfaltering loyalty and
love that was blind to my many faults.
This trust has been fully returned
NJ my part. My plans aud work have
,cen based upon your confidence and
cooperation, Nothing but consideration
# duty would move me to sunder these
ieg and leave you for another. field
Is you have trusted in me hitherto, so
hope YOU win believe in me now.
'our future prosperity and growth viii
e my greatest joy and comfort.
"Afrectiouately yours,
IL