The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-02
Ramsey's Testimonials.

whereas, ~ mas seemed Mt, III the eyes
OF providence, to call our faithful and
beloved pastor. the Rev. j. X. Ram.
sey, to another field of activity and
| service at Guthrie, Okla. be II
Resolved, That we, the official board
OF and representing the membership
OF st. Paul's Methodist church, Hell.
ena, Mont, hereby express our deep
and heartfelt appreciation to our pas.
tor and his family. for the devoted and
untiring service, rendered to the
| church in the year that is closing We
| recognize, that in spite of opposition,
he has led the church to greater vic.
tories than it has ever before achieved,
both spiritually and financially. He
has been kind, devoted and faithful
pastor, ministering to the necessities
of the church and his people, and
preaching the gospel Of Christ with
power and conviction. BE it
Resolved. Also. that we acknow-
| ledge his worth as a citizen, who has
stood with civic righteousness, and So
Cial purity, who has so dealt with the
business men of Helena, that they in
| general hold him in the highest esteem,
and respect his integrity and honor.
! BE it further
Resolved, That We express our graf
tude to his family for their excellent
| Christian example, and unqualified de-
vOtion TO the church. We regret their
departure, but congratulate them, and
the pastor upon their new outlook, and
commend them to our common Heav-
enly Father, whose grace is abundant
ly able to sustain and keep all who
put their trust in him. Finally, be it
! Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be given to the pastor and also
spread upon the minutes of this official
board.
| Respectfully submitted.
This is signed by II. n. Black, trus-
tee; J. A. Doughty, trustee; o. II.
Schoch, trustee; w. p. Homan. treas
urer, trustee; Professor Leslie r. Put
nam, superintendent Sunday school;
j. 7. Brindley, trustee; Mrs. J. T..
Brindley, steward; Mrs. Ella Wood,
! steward Mrs. John Andrew, steward; {;
Mrs. Josephine Coe, steward; Mrs.
Jacob Mills, president l.. A. s.; Jacob
Mills, for tweve years presiding elder
in Montana conference and now con-
ference evangelist; the Rev. Paul NJ.
Adams, secretary official board, mem
ber of Montana annual conference and
professor in Montana Wesleyan uni
versity; Edward Laird Mills, district
superintendent 190710; c. w. Tanney,
president Montana Wesleyan univer.
sity.
The union Bank and Trust Com.
pany of Montana.-Helena, Mont. Jan.
, 3, 19l2,-To Whomever This Letter
May BE Presented It is to be an as.
surance that the Rev. J. r. Ramsey
was for considerable time a respect.
ed and highly-thought.o citizen of
Helena and during that time, he was
a customer of this bank. Our exper.
fence with him was entirely satisfac-
tory. both in business and personal
capacity, and within our observation,
he is man who can be considered re-
liable and trustworthy in every sense,
and he was while a resident of this
city, looked upon as a man of partic.
ular business ability.
Respectfully,
Frank Bogart, Vice-President.
Rev. o. T. Dwinell, d. D.. Peoria,
Ill.-Dear Dr. Dwinell: Your letter Of
2Sth received. In regard to the Rev.
j. r. Ramsey, Phi. d., | have nothing
definite against the brother. There
were some difficulties that confronted
him at one time, when he was at our
conference. and | advised him to go
before the committee on conference
relations, after having investigated
the matter, exonerated him and the
conference passed his character.
Every year after that. while he re.
NAMED "a member of the North Ne
| braska conference, OF which I am a
member, his character was passed as
the records of the conference will
show. He was transferred from the
North Nebraska conference to the Des
Moines conference about six years
ago, and from there | believe he was
transferred to the Montana conference
about two years ago and stationed at
st. Pauls church. Helena; from there
he was transferred to the Oklahoma
conference about IS months ago, and
stationed at First church, Guthrie, and
from there ! believe he was transfer
red to the Kansas conference some
time during the early part of this year
and stationed at Manhattan Kan, and
from there transferred to the Central
Illinois conference, and stationed at
Fraternally yours,
lN,sN Ion ~