The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-09
FINISHES PASTORATE
WITH BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. George E. Tomkinson Extends
Hand of Fellowship to Over 40
Framed Picture Presented.

Rev. George +. Tomkinson concluded
his public abors with the First BAPTIST
church yesterday. He and his family
left today for their summer home at
Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He will begin
his pastorate with the Oak Lane Bap-
fist church early in September. Since
his acceptance of the pastorate there
generous member of the church has
bought and donated to the Oak Lane
church beautiful and commodious res
idence as a parsonage. Mr.. Tomkin-
son 5 goods were all deposited and ar
ranged there last week, he and Don w.
Felch going there last week Tuesday
for that purpose.
At the service Yesterday Mr.. Tom
kinson made but scant allusion to the
four years pastorate and what it had
accomplished The church, however, has
grown rapidly under his leadership, now
numbering over 700 members. His ser
mon was an appeal for diligence and
Ifaithfuness on the part of all and
Igathered its inspiration from Hebrews
ll2:1-2, ''Seeing then that we are com
Ipassed about with so great cloud of
witnesses. let us run with patience the
trace that is set before us, looking unto
Jesus - He emphasized the necessity
of keeping constantly the evangelistic
land educational standards in church
work In conclusion he said that he
hoped that no one would bid them
good bye, for he was coming rea
often to see them.
At the communion service, which i'm
mediately followed, he extended the
hand of fellowship to between 40 anC
So who have been received into tn,
membership of the church within the
| Hast two months, since the last observ
! ance of the Lord s Supper.
+ Among other last words, Mr. Tomkin
, son said that after the church had Sc
cured a new pastor he hoped no on,
would send for him to conduct eithe
: wedding or funeral services He fel
. that it showed a certain disrespect t,
Q the resident pastor, who was the prope
, person to call upon. There were 30
r present at this service.
). In the Bible school session Rev an
. Mrs. Tomkinson were presented fin
a sepia photograph of the group that gath
{, cred a week ago III front of the churcl
about 250. Framed in circassian wa
mt. it made very acceptable gift
which was very much appreciated. TIL
presentation speech was made by Etht
Irish, who said Dear Mr.. Tomkir
son: 1--WE are sorry that YOU feel tina
YOU must leave us, but we are Just a
I lglad as we can be that you and dea
" Mrs. Tomkinson are going to such
nice church and are to have such a fin
I. home to live in. We shall want to visi
d YOU and see Henry, too, and if we d,
e we hope to find hanging in your stud
a., ~, oh | aDn trlql To Yr,
sent to YOU all. with very, very niue
love from our Bible school Wall 70
not think of us sometimes when yo
y look at the picture?
h 1--WE hope YOU will not stay away 5
. long that we will all grow out of yot
. knowledge. but that YOU will alwaA
!. STAY over in Brattlehoro when ON yol
It way to Maine and Your seaSh0Te HON
$ I'VE are going to try to remembt
s. the many good things that you hay
II taught us and hope that we can 90 rigl
is on gathering others into Jesus s ser
At ice.
1--WE all hope and shall pray that "
NAV be as greatly blessed in Philadt
phia as YOU have been in Brattlebor
and even more so.
n Superintendent Hawlev, who, as N
n Tomkinson said in church, had Sc,
A. pastors coming and going during ser
o. ice Of more than 30 years, spoke #
:. Iappreciative words with reference
" the coming of Rev. and Mrs. Tomki
ne son four years ago and to the pleasa
III associations as pastor and superinter
gs emit, and conveying the good wishes
st lall.
r. The whole service was careful
guarded from any sorrowful note a
partook of a ''Godspeed' throughol