Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH At
SEAT OF YALE CHOOSES
FORMER LOCAL PASTOR.
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC s-
CALL EXTENDED HIM
Wednesday, and Was Formally
rendered Invitation to Become Pas
tor-MontcIair, N. j., and Springfield,
Mass, Also After Him.

According to information received
by wire from New Haven, Conn, by
the Times Republican today, Rev.
James MCGEE, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Cedar Rapids, and
for almost seven years pastor Of the
church in this city, was Wednesday
rendered a most enthusiastic call
from the Calvary Baptist church at
New Haven. 1t is understood Rev.
MCGEE will accept the call. altho two
other churches are after him. They are
the Baptist churches at Montclair, n.
j., and Springfield, Mass.
The New Haven church is one of the
leading of the denomination in that
city. and numbers among its former
pastors men of national reputation in
Baptist circles. The church has a
membership of HOO. and occupies a
site in the heart of New Haven direct
~ across Chapel street from Yale
University. The church furnishes the
most attractive music in the city, and
the building is a beautiful modern edi-
1ce. In the organization of the church
are included a fine lot Of live young
business and professional men who are
active in church work All these things
could not help but appeal to a man of
Mr. McGee's type. who is ambitious to
dc things. Numbered among the mem
bers of the church are John Q. Tilson,
member of congress from Connecticut,
and Prof William Lyon Phelps. of the
chair of English language and litera-
ture of Yale University.
Unexpected to MCGEE.
Consideration of Mr.. MCGEE as
prospective candidate came to him un-
eXpectedly. and arose thru the sug-
gestion to the committee of McGee's
name by Henry E. Wilson. formerly
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. here, now
with the New. Haven association Mr..
MCGEE was invited to visit New Haven.
and preached before the congregation
on Dec 3. He made a very good i'm
preston, and after the committee
sifted the long list of applicants Mr..
MCGEE was extended a call at meeting
held Tuesday night. The committee
then went to New. York, placing the
call before Mr.. MCGEE Wednesday.
Former Pastors Prominent.
Former pastors of the New Haven
Cavalry church have become prominent
in the denomination. Rev. E VI.
Poteat once pastor of the church. is
now president of Furman University.
Greenville. S. c. Rev. George H. Ferris,
another pastor is now pastor Of a lead
ing Baptist church in Phila delphia.
Rev. D. D. Munro left the New Haven
church to become pastor of Calvary
church at Kansas City. and Rev. ]. w.
Hoag, the last pastor, is now in charge
of the Woodward Avenue Baptist
church at Detroit. Mr.. Hoag resigned
his pastorate of the New Haven church
last spring.
Salary Equivalent to $500.
The salary paid by the New Haven
church is equivalent to $4,000. Mr..
MCGEE received $1,000 and parsonage
when he left here Sept. l, 1913 and
the Cedar Rapids church paid him
$4,000. including house rent
Mr.. MCGEE came to this city from
the Western Avenue Baptist church,
Chicago. in December. 1906, and made
a great success of his work 1t was
during his pastorate that the new
church was built, 1901, at a cost of
$4,000.
Local and Iowa friends Of Mr.. MCGEE
will be greatly interested in the news
from New Haven. and will wish the
Iowa man all the success possible in
the new field of work that he will
doubtless accept.