The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-15
Letter To Congregation Is
Read In Central Union
By Doctor Brooks

(From Monday AdvrIti.cD
After nine years Of efficient labor as
minister Of Central Union Church, DIR.
Doremus Scuddcr has accepted the pas
tOratp of the Toxic Union Church in
japan, whittier he will depart about the
middle Of November Tn" resignation
from the Central Union pastorntr was
read in the church yesterday morning.
On "Wednesday there will he meeting
of the board Of trustees. when the rrsig-
nation will be considered and Of nrcCs.
sity accepted, and committee will be
appointed to undertake securing n sue.
cessor.
Members of the Toxic church recent
ly decided, by unanimous vote. 10 call
DR.. Scudder, cablegram being dcs-
patched at once to the newly chosen
minister, now in the east of the main.
land
Doctor Scuddcr's career was practi
cally begun as a Christian worker in
Japan and he has always felt that he
would eventually return to that field
of labor. Having contemplated
change, to 90 to the Orient to take up
the work there, this offer from the
rOGo church was right in line with his
aspirations.
Central Union Regrets
The trustees of Central Union and the
congregation very much regret to see
Doctor Scuddpr leave Hawaii. but re-
aliZe that he is going to field with
,arger possibilities of labor.
President +, J. LOwrPy of the board
Of trustees yesterday expressed himself
as sorry that Honolulu was about to
'ose one of it's most able and energetic
Christian workers.
Everybody is agreed,' said Mr.
LOwrey, "that Doctor Scudder has
lone most excellent work here He
had been thinking of going 20 Japan
year later, in any event, and now this
rokiO call gives him this earlier oppor-
tunity to make the changp'
"DOctOr Scuddcr will return from the
Mainland about the middle Of next
month and will not be leaving here un-
til the middle Of November. We have
nobody in view, at present, for his
successor, but we have three months in
which to arrange that matt"r.'
Brother Pastors Sorry
Pastors Of other churches who have
Ooperated with Doctor Scuddrr also
declared their appreciation of what his
efforts have meant i'll the way of up
lift to the community, the Rev. David
G. Peters, for example. stating that
during his five and a half years in Ho-
nOlulu he has found pleasure in CO.
operation with the Central Union min.
stcr, and that he considers him valu-
lblr worker. He believes that II great.
n work lies ahead of his friend how
'vcr, and, while he is sorry to know
hat Honolulu will lose him, rrj.iccs
hat he has, connected with work in
which there. IS probably much more op.
2ortunity fbr labor.
"Our relations have always been
most cordial" said Mr.. Peters, "and
valuing his friendship us | do, | am
"erv sorry to see that he is leaving us. -
Doctor Scudder, on reaching the east
IN part of the United States, received
'din"s Of his call to the Toxic church.
It had been his intention. at first, to
resent his resignation in person after
his return to Honolulu in September
ut. in consideration of the fact that
Earlier action on his part would enable
entral Union to take up the matter of
securing new pastor, at a time of the
ear most favorable to seeking a sue.
rssor, he decided to send on his letter
Of resignation at once.
Doctor Scudder'S Letter
At personal request Of Doctor Scuh
lar ,,.l 1
the church pulpit for time, read tn,
following resignation yesterday morn
ing:
Seal Harbor. Maine. July %, 1916.
'Thr Central lrion Church and Con
gregation, HONOLULU Hawaii
. Dear Comrades Of Central Union
hurch-NeXt October our association
g"thcr as people and minister will
We extended over nine years. the
'ng"st passionate in the history of this
rmrCh. 1t has increasingly been nv
'mvictiOn that one of the greatest
l"ssings Central Union could expert
""r would be II continuous ministry
Intending through the better part Of
generation, because an ideal paste.
'tr is form of social marriage and
N"ions certain traits Of power other.
IS" inrnssihlc to "A household of
nth. Yet it has also been borne in
.on me that this privilege was not to
m'"". and TINT the work assigned
"" embraced certain definite tasks dis.
inctly marked out from the very be.
INNING Of our fellow service The
most important of these tasks hnv"
""rn Ms fully accomplished as is
Usually possible in this world of par
tally realized ideals The things to
We done which seemed of most moment
nd which have since been achieved
"Crr:
" First Bringing our conditions Of
hurrh membership into accord with
j,sus' requirements for discipleship
S"cond-The adoption by the
church in it's practical life of the ruu
lplr. 'N"t for self, but for others.
evidenced in more generous and uni
vcrsnl giving to missions, in deeper
spirit Of missionary conservation, and
rr larger service to the community.