The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-06
Was rendered by Pastor Of the First
Baptist Church to His Congre-
cation at Last Evenings
Services.
CALL FROM NEWCASTLE
Baptist Church In Pennsylvania City
Of $1,000 Has Asked for Pastors
SerWices-Resianatio Ef-
fective January I.

Rev. Frederick B. McAllister, who
has been pastor Of the First Baptist
church of this city for the past two
and one-half years, rendered his resig-
nation to the church following last
evenings service. The resignation is
to take effect on January /.
Rev. McAllister has received call
from the First Baptist church Of New
castle, Pennsylvania, city Of $4,000
people and he rendered his resignation
here that he might accept the new
call.
Following the announcement, the
church members held a meeting and
appointed committee of five, COM
posed of A. E. Marks, G. j. Carlson,
Thomas H. Pond, Arthur l.. Petry and
Mrs. r. l.. Arnold to consider the
resignation and prepare recommends
tions to be made to the church body
at the morning service next Sunday.
The First Baptist church in New
castle is the only church of that de-
nomination in the city. 1t has mem
bership in the neighborhood Of one
thousand, and the congregation is a
cosmopolitan one. It is situated in
the downtown district.
OneFS Larger fteIo.
Rev. McAllister considers that the
Newcastle Baptist church offers a
larger field and a greater opportunity
for endeavor. He states that he has
only the warmest affection and regard
for Keokuk people and for his local
church members and that 1t Is with
sincere regret that he will leave this
city, which has been the scene of his
labors since June, 1914, but that the
greater opportunities offered in the
larger field from which he has receiv-
ed his call, has been the deciding
factor in his decision to tender his
resignation. He has had number of
calls extended to him in the last two
years, but had turned them down in
favor of the local church
The trial sermons of Rev. McAllis-
ter at the local First Baptist church
were preached here on Sunday, May
81, 1914 and the call was extended to
him by the church on the Monday fol-
lowing. His regular pastorate began
on the third Sunday in June, 1914 and
has extended to the present date.
The membership of both the Sunday
school and church has had a large
growth during the time Rev. McAllis-
ter has been here, the latter having
at the present time in the neighbor
hood of q thousand members. The
The pastor took prominent part in
the Scoville campaign and has always
been an ardent worker for the good OF
the church and of the city. The mem
bers of the First Baptist church re-
greet very much to have to lose a man
of Rev. McAllister's caliber:
Sketch Of life.
Rev. McAIlister was born in West
Pittston, Pa, in the year 1887. After
graduating from Keystone academy,
he entered Bucknell university at
Louisburg. Pa, being graduated from
there with an A. B. degree. While at
tending this university he preached a
great deal on the outside, combining
his university training with practical
work.
After being graduated from Buck
nell, he entered Rochester seminary,
Rochester, N Y, from which institu-
ton he was graduated in 1914, just be-
fore coming to Keokuk. Here is where
his greatest ministerial training was
received. During two years Of his
Rochester experience he preached at
the Genese Baptist church in that city
and also identified himself greatly
with social work. During this time he
supervised three of the largest play
grounds in Rochester during the sum-
mer, and in the winter had charge OF
the Oldest and one Of the largest OF
the social center houses there.