The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-17
CARLANDER
RESOLUTIONS

The following resolutions relative to
the leaving Gary of Lester w. C~ariander.
executive secretary Of the Cary Church
Federation. were passed:
Pursuant to the action taken by the
Council of the Church Federation Of
Gary. Indiana, in It's meeting on the
afternoon OF Sabbath. September 5. 1918,
m which the president and executive
secretary were directed TO draft a set of
resolutions and present them to You.
MI. Lester W. Carlander, We have pre-
pared such resolutions and now take
pleasure in presenting them to you.
Whereas You have received an urgent
call to the general secrctaryship of the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Richmond. Indiana. and feel it your duty
to respond favorabIy; and
Whereas. we recognize keenly the loss
sustained by our federation through its
deprivation Of your wise counsel and
executive leadership ia all its activities;
and
Whereas. we feel that some testi-
monial Of our high regard for your
Christian character and for your un-
tirins and efficient service in the inter-
ests of the federation Is due you; there
fore. be it resolved.
i. That We do now express our hearty
appreciation Of the spirit in which you
have performed the duties incident to
your office as executive secretary of the
Church Federation Of Gary;
2. That we recognize the rare ability
you brought TO this office;
5, Tha we express our appreciation
Of the accomplishing patience with
which YOU s~houldered the burdens oc-
caaioned at times by the remissness Of
others. pooled these burdens with those
Of your own Office, aud carried all for
the sake Of making the federation func-
ton of the highest possible degree;
4. That we recognize. also. The spIen-
did manner in which YOU gave express
sion to that great trinity Of Christian
graces. faith. hope and charity. With
u~ndaunted faith and undimmed hope you
looked into VIA seemed to some others
the hideouS face Of black vacuity and
professod to see-no doubt did see-the
smiling promise of practical reaiza ton.
In this particular YOU remind US Of the
character extolled BY tho poet when he
says:
II cannot help but love the knight who
goes.
] OUCIaDlIloNtd. ufil0eu ny MS Toes
And friends. TO seek the white star Of
his dream
In the black night; he only Secs the
CLEAN.
And. needing neither laughter nor the
sneers
OF sane complacency, his course he
steers
Into the s~tarless skies. P~erchance for
him
The CLEAN viii never out Of darkness
swim.
Yet. better CLEAN possessed. then to fall
down
In failure. than to smoker like a clown
over the drcam-God give us grace to
SEQ
The %Grandeur Of tho Soul Of Errantryt'
Your grace Of charity was exhibited.
also. i'm YOUR tacit blindness TO the null
titude Of sins of carelessness. Iaxity.
/ forsetfulness. and sometimes. perhaps.
wilful neglect on the part of some Of
US Or whom You had a right to expect
better things;
:. That We voice our conviction that
the success our federation has achieved
thus far has been due very largely to
your persistent work. your constant en-
deavor to inspire and rally the forces Of
tho federation. your letters and. not
least Of all by any means. your gentle
hints and reminders by phone;
6. That we invoke Gods blessing on
you as you depart from us and seek fer
+ YOU the guidance of tho Holy Spirit in
the important work to which you now
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Z. That a copy Of these resolutions be
Droeantod I'm Yourself a canv furnished
each Of the Gary daily papers for publ