Evening journal., 1913-01-06
LEAVES The
PULPIT FOR T
WELFARE WORK
Hubert W. Wells Announces
Resignation viii be Effect
i've About November |
w ST. ANDREWS
PULPIT THIRTEEN YEARS

The Rev Hubert w. Wells. who for
thirteen years has been rector. Of St.
Andrews p e. Church. announced at
the morning service in the church
yesterday that he would offer his
resignation TO the vestry about No
vember /, of the present year. For
some time Mr. Wells has been inter-
ested in social welfare work, being
secretary Of the City Club, OF Philadel-
phia. 1t is for this season that he
will resign, desiring to enter broader
fields in the way of social work Mr.
Wells announcement to the congrega-
ton follows:
My Dear Friends of st. Andrews
Church: Some two years have passed
since l announced informally TO my
good friends of the vestry of this par
ash that / hoped to find opportunity to
enter some sort of social work before
three years more had passed, and lay
down the burden of my pastoral
charge here Almost one year ago
an experimental opportunity came TO
me, and as you are well aware / ac-
cepted a temporary appointment as
secretary of the City Club of Phila-
A'AInAAt DiA IA1Atnn NAnoNU anu lllt
appointment was renewed and accept
ed. | am now approaching the ex-
piratIon of my second six months at
the club. and il becomes my duty to-
take you into my confidence and to
let you know. so far as I may. what
my relation to this parish is likely
10 be in the immediate future
my experience as secretary OF the
City Club has fixed my determination
10 devote myself to work that shall
give me opportunity TO accomplish
something towards that coming OF the
Kingdom Of Heaven of which Jesus
dreamed-opportun wide and fuller
than Wilmington can ever, by any pos
sibility that I can see. afford me; op-
portunity wider perhaps, than my be-
loved church is able and willing to
offer me. Not that ] have at all the
Intention to abandon the ministry, but
only to make my ministry more ef-
fective, If that may be. than IL can
ever be here or than IL is likely to be
within the formal limits OF a rector
ship IN the church. Please God I
shall always preach the good news
where l am granted the leave to
preach. I shall ally myself with the
staff OF some organized parish. But
the emphasis OF my work and the bulk
of my energy shall be devoted. so
hope to the practical work OF chang
ing the face of society. so far as by
social effort along with others / shah
be able to change It, here a little and,l
there little, into some semDlance or
that beautiful thing which Jesus call
ed The Kingdom of God
'Ail my heart Is there and one cam
not permanently deny his heart. What
love that must ! do Whether / con-
tinue IN my present Office i'm Philadel-
phia has no bearing whatever upon
my resolution. Some social task some
where ! shall find 10 do And / burden
you with this today because my mind
at last, after long deliberation, is
fixed and I owe it to you TO tell you
of what I intend and to help you so
far as / may and by your leave. wise
liy to secure the future OF the parish
when the first Sunday OF October
comes, I shall have been your rector
thirteen years. The general conven-
tion meets the middle of October.
Through my membership in the COM
mission to revise and enlarge the
hymnal ! am to be a member OF the
convention. I shall desire. and / am
confident, you Will desire for me, that
] go to the convention as rector or
this parish So that have fixed upon
the first Sunday Of November. or
thereabouts. as the day when ] shall
formally lay down the burden and re-
sign my charge
Il shall have more to say 10 you
npon some other occasion concerning
this matter. Let this suffice this morn
ing for the end have in vIew-to take
You into my confidence so that you
may Immediately begin 10 prepare for
an unbroken succession or ministry
among you.
May God bless you through the
year and through all the years, on
and on and always"