Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-29
STEVENSON TO Be
SEM|NARy'S HEAD
Baltimore Pastor Accepts Call
to Princeton Institution-De-
cision Causes Delight.

BALTIMORE, June 29.-The Rev.
DR.. J. Ross Stevenson, for the last
five years pastor of Brown Memorial
Presbyterian Church, yesterday an
nounced to his congregation that he
would accept the presidency of
Princeton Theological Seminary, to
which position he was elected several
weeks ago.
In his letter of resignation DR.. Ste
venson says:
you will agree with me that the
training of the future leaders of the
Church is of the utmost importance.
In the work of today we must ever
keep in mind those who will continue
it tomorrow, and there are many who
believe that the problem of the COM
ing ministry, its spirit, its ideals, is
one of the greatest the Church has TO
face.
1.-The whole Presbyterian Church
has naturally a deep concern for the
plans and policies of her eldest and, in
most respects, largest theological
school, and the decision of the direc-
tors has not only awakened wide
ed to by a unanimity of desire which
is overwhelming. 1t is not the call of
another church, but of the whole
church, solicitous as to those who in
time to come will be pastors and mis-
sionaries and teachers, which / have
had to consider. Dearly as | love the
associations and the services of this
pastorate, reluctant as | ana to as
sumo the duties of such a responsible
position as that which has to do with
influencing the lives of scores of min
listers, l have detern ined to accept
the call to the Princeton presidency
DIR. Stevenson was born forty
eight years ago in Ligonier, Pa. His
father. DR., Ross Stevenson, was
preacher also of force and eloquence.
He was graduated from Washington
and Jefferson College in 1886 and from
the Mccormick Theological Seminary
in Chicago, where he later became
professor of ecclesiastical history
Later he studied in Germany, and
after his return from that country he
became pastor of church at Sedalia,
Mo. In 1902 he was called to the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church to
succeed the late DIR. Purvess. He was
installed as pastor there in May, 1907
He was at one time a member of the
Presbyterian Church and was also
commissioner in one of the general as
semblies of that denomination.
DIR. Stevenson will leave within a
few DAYS for Worthington, Mass,
where he will spend the months of
July and August, He will go to
Princeton in the fall.
NEW YORK, June 29.-The news
Ckx.NT
pastor of Brown Memorial Church,
Baltimore. had accepted the presi-
dency of Princeton Theological Semi
nary, to which he was elected fort
night ago, was received with great
pleasure yesterday by parishioners of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, at Fifty-fifth street, where
DIR. Stevenson was the pastor eight
years before going to the Baltimore
charge four years ago.
II am delighted; he will make
most excellent president" said the
Rev. DIR. David G.. Wylie, who was the
preacher at both services yesterday
in the Fifth Avenue Church. He
will be a worthy successor of the Rev.
DIR. Patton and the other good men
who have filled the chair added DIR.
Wylie, who has a son in the junior
year at the seminary. The Rev. DIR.
Robert Scott Inglis, of Newark. n. j.,
who was chairman of the nominating
committee, also expressed great de-
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