Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1916-09-21
HONOR|NG
Mr.. BEAOLE
Presbytery Pays Tribute
to Preacher.
RESOLUTIONS.
West Jersey Presbytery Completes
West Jersey Presbytery Completes
Business of the Fall Ses-
sion Yesterday.

Jersey Presbytery yesterday morning
was largely taken UP with recognition
of the long services of Rev. H. H.
Beadle as pastor of the Second rPesby
terian Church, and as Permanent
Clerk of the Presbytery.
Before these services were taken
up, however, and after devotional ex-
ercises, Rev. Mr.. Hemingway, chair
man of the Committee on Vacancies
and Supplies, gave ar eport of that
committees work. He took occasion
to score some of the churches in the
Presbytery for their lack of duty in
various lines, and his remarks in this
connection were warmly sanctioned
by the Presbytery, some members of
which frankly admitted their delin-
quency.
A short address was made by Rev.
Walter E. Smith, of Korea, who is
member of the West Jersey Presby-
terry.
The order of the day was the res
ignation of Rev. H. H. Beadle and
Mr.. Beadle modestly and briefly pre-
sented his resignation as pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church and
as Permanent Clerk for 40 years of
the West Jersey Presbytery.
A motion was made to accept the
resignation and that Mr.. Beadle be
elected pastor emeritus at a salary
of $500 a year.
The resolutions passed by the con-
gregation in July last were read and
the Presbytery adopted their resolu-
tions which were unanimously adopt
ed:
The Presbytery of West Jersey in
regular session at Bridgeton, N. j.
on September 10Th, 1916, directs tha
in commemoration of the fifty years
of service of the Rev. Heber H. Bea-
die as pastor of the Second Presby-
terian Church of Bridgeton, and of
his long service as the permanent
Clerk of this Presbytery, the follow
ing resolutions of fraternal love and
congratulation be spread upon the
minutes of the Presbytery and that
copy of the same be suitably en-
crossed and presented to Mr.. Beadle,
and that the Moderator, a Stated
Clerk, be authorized to sign this min
ute in behalf of Presbytery;
The Presbytery of West Jersey in
accepting the resignation of the Rev
Heber H. Beadle from the Office of
Permanent Clerk after 40 years Of
faithful, painstaking, and efficient SER
vice therein, and in iissolving the
pastoral relationship which it es-
tablished between him and the Second
Presbyterian Church of Bridgeton at
the time of his ordination at the
hands of the Presbytery, June 20,
1866, places on record its gratitude to
God for these years of fruitful SER
vice and loving ministry AS the
Pastor of an important church for
full half century, he has earned and
has enjoyed not only the love and es-
TEEN of his parishioners but also that
of the whole community which holds
him in the highest respect and most
affectionate regard. AS a Presbyter-
Ian his unfailing sympathy and uni
form courtesy, he early won and al
ways retained and uniform courtesy
fection of his brethren to whom he
has ever been an able adviser and af-
fectionate friend. His wisdom in
counsel, his zeal in service, his re-
sponse to every call of duty. have
made him one upon the whom the
Presbytery has laid many RESPONSE
bllltles which have always been mod
estly accepted and effectively carried
cut. His splendid qualities of mind
and heart have made him a brother
beloved whom it is a delight to honor
In testimony of its love and ap-
probation, this Presbytery therefore
directs that this resolution be spread
upon its minutes and that an in
crossed copy of them be presented to
Mr.. Beadle.
WALLACE S. MARBLE,
Moderator
ALFRED P. BOTSFORD,