Connecticut western news., 1917-08-09
REV. E. C. GILLETTE RESIGNS
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In closing, I wish to express on behalf of Mrs. Gillette and our children and myself the very great affection in which we hold you all and our pro- found appreciation of all your love and forbearance, your unceasing kindnesses, and generosities. May the Spirit of God lead you into larger service to the con- munity and the kingdom. May mutual love and forbearance and the spirit of Christly sacrifice bind you all together in the goodly fellowship of this church and may we all be conscious of the eternal character of the ties which bind us to one another and to the church triumphant.
 Yours in the Masters service,
 Edwin Carlton Gillette.
 MT. Gillette came to Pilgrim church fifteen years ago in June. For four years he had served the Congregational churches at Southfield and New Marl. boro, Mass, following The completion of his course at the Hartford Theoiogi. cal Seminary.
 He is a native of Hartford, gradu. ate of the schools of that city and of Williams college; he was ordained to the ministry in October 1898.
 To think of Pilgrim church without Edwin Carlton Gillette at the head of all its varied life, or of Canaan with out the genial pastor of Pilgrim church associated with people of all the other churches and of no church relationship | Iri,, faol;,,rx og kI,a @c ,lo. friend. He had so grown into the affections of the people of the commu- nifty that others outside hls own church had come to consider him their pastor too. He was gladly welcomed in all the homes and no community event was complete without his presence.
 While giving full measure of strength and devotion to the church of which he was the head, he was deeply interested in everything that stood for the uplift of the life of Canaan as a whole.
 He had served as president of the Canaan Choral Society since it organi- zatioD, in fact he was the prime mover in interesting the leaders of the county organization in the possibilities of the Canaan society. He was president for one year Of the County Choral Union. He was also a vice. president of the | Litchfield County University Club and for three years the moderator of the Litchfield North Association of Con- gregational churches.
 A member of Housatonic Lodge A. F. & A. NJ. he was appointed Grand | Chaplain at the last annual gathering of the Grand Lodge. AS one of the town school committee for three years, he had much to do with securing the present enlarged accom- modations i'll the high school building.
 In the Brotherhood movement he was prime factor, and to his influence is largely due the splendid fraternal spirit among the churches of the com. munity.
 An active member of the Business Mems Association, he has rendered effective service on important com. mittees.
 In all of his church and community work he has been ably seconded by Mrs. Gillette. who wilt be greatly missed from the ladies' organizations of Pilgrim Church and in the RedCross Auxiliary of winch she is an enthu. siastic member.
 The Congregational church in Plain. vile. to which MT. Gillette has ac- cepted call, has a larger membership than Pilgrim Church and in the larger community MT and Mrs. Gillette will find wider scope for their consecrated energies.