Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
EXPRESS REGRET AT.
 PASTORS RESERVATIONS
Committees Present Reports at coun:
 els of Dismissal.

On Monday afternoon two councils |convened at tho calls of the Broadway and Second Congregational churches and their resuectivc pastors to review the proceedings of the two churches
 relative to the resignations of Revs., E. s. Worcester and H. J. Wyckoy and take action thereon The churches represented by pas tors and delegates were the Congre- gational churches. of Norwich and the First and Second Congregational churches of New London. Rev. J. H.
 Selden. D. D.. and Rev. Charles A. Northrop were invited by the Broad way church and Rev. J. L. R. Wyckoff | by the Second church .ss l The official papers were presented | by the Broadway church. including the pastors letter of resignation and its
 acceptance. In these actions the coun-
 cil concurred and through a commit. I tee cons;stingl of Dr. Selden and Mir. Ricketts presented it's finding in lhe 1 followig terms 1 "The- council, assembled in response Ito the letter nissive of the. Broadway Congregational church, February 18th, t191S have listened with Keen interest to the record of the steps which have He'd to the union of the Broadway and
 Second Congregational churches, now
 Iabout to be copsummated.
 To further this union, which gives
 Ipromise of a wider and more eff
 jcient ministry among the people in
 ltlis section of the city of Norwich
 fboth pastors have presented their res
 Iignations: this council would, there
 fore, with regret, concur in the action
 of the Broadway church in accepting the resignation of the Rev. Edward $
 Worcester, it's pastor.
 As representatives of the churches
 of this vicinage, among whom MT
 Worcester has long been held in high
 lest esteem, this council desires to ex-
 press it's appreciation of his scholarly .lattainments, the high spiritual tone
 which has characterized his preaching his tireless energy in the performance lof his pastoral service. the generous
 Ispirit of Christian brotherhood which has marked his relations with his fe1- 7 low ministers; in particular, we gladly , bear testimony to his unsullied Chris. titan character. A s,e
 We sincerely regret the severance .o1 the ties, close and tender, which have
 Iunited Mr. Worcester to this circle oi
 tCongregational churches, and we most i, heartily coi1.u,end- him as a brother
 beloved, to any people among whom he may be called to the. exercise a1 Ithe Christian ministry" .<-. As constituted for: the Second church
 the council then took similar actior regarding the severance of the pastor al relationship and through its com mittee made official record of it's find ings as follows:
 ''The council, assembled in response Ito the letter missive of the Secone ] neyaRS 1hy oJsTyF1 i191s, have listened with keen interes to the record of the steps which have led to the union of the Broadway ant , Second Congregational; churches, nov about to be consunmated. To further this union, which give: promise of a. wider and more efficien ministry among the people in this sec ton of, the city of Norwich, both pas , tors have presented their resignations this council would therefore, with re gTet, concur in the action of the Sec : ond Congregational church in accept 5 ing the resignation of the Rev. Her t bert eJ.. Wyckoff, it's pastor.s
 As representatives of the churche 3 lof the vicinage, among whom. MI 3 Wyckoff has long been held in highes : Iesteem this council desires to bear tes n ltimony to their warm personal regarl e and to express their appreciation o s the Christian devotion which 'ha z characterized his ministry in this com !: munity Both as a preacher and a g a Christian teacher he has presente with unfiagging zeal high ideal 0 S, character and service. His comrade :, ship with the younger members of hi ,, congregation has won for him a. larg }. place in their lives and made his in oil f1uence strong and helpful. s'' = We part from MT. Wyckoff with sin e cere< regret, and we commend hin !. most heartily as a minister of Chris : able. and earnest. broad in his synpa f thies, single minded in his devotio d Ito the wide interests of the kingdor ;, Iof Heaven, worthy of the full conf : dence and affection of any peopl : lamong whom he may be- called to tn # exercise of the Christian ministry" n In each of the two similarly consti . ituted councils the moderator was, Re- s h.. R. ~Danforth of New London an t the scribe Rev. George H. Ewing ( d | Norwich Town.
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