New-York tribune., 1919-03-24
DIR. Eaton Resigns
Madison Avenue
Church Pastorate
Will Quit Post ON April 80;
to Devote Time Afterward
to Reconstruction Work;
in Present Post 10 Years

The Rev. DR.. Charles Aubrey Eaton,
for more than ten years pastor of the
Madison Avenue Baptist Church, ten
dered his resignation, to take effect on
April 80, 1919, yesteray.
In the letter of resignation which
DR.. Eaton read to his congregation he
emphasized his need of rest after a
service section Of the United State
Shipping Board.
DR. Eaton's letter said in part:
Il am tired. For the last twenty-fv
years have given myself without stint
to public service, for the most part
under the difficult conditions which
obtain in downtown sections of our
great cities.
"In the fall of 1917 our government
laid upon me the task Of speeding up
the production of ships in order to
meet the almost desperate conditions
created by the German submarine
piracy.
Since then I have had no vacation.
MY jurisdiction covered all the ship
yards of the country and thousands
OF industrial plants contributing ma
terial for ships. During my term as
mead OF the national service section
Of the United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation l trav-
elled distance equal to twice around
the world and spoke to over million
men in every section of the country,
while at the same time directing the
nationwide work of a large organiza-
ton.
Church Is Well Organized
with fine patriotic unselhshness
you gave your pastor and more than
hundred others to war service. On
the signing of the armistice l there
fore felt it my duty to take up at once.
SO far as was able, the reestablish-
ment of the work Of the church on
a peace basis. At the present moment
the church is united and we'll organ
lied.
"A second reason for Offering my
resignation at this time lies much
deeper than these personal considera-
tions.
"The whole world is passing through
far-reaching revolution in thoughts
moral standards and institutional de-
velopment.
Principle of God in Industry
"ln the realm of industrial relations
l can see some rudimentary but honest
effort being made to understand and
apply the principle Of the Kingdom Of
1 AoioiSeu pressure mas Deen brought
to bear upon me from all classes of
people and every section of the coun-
try to give my whole time and strength
during the reconstruction period to
helping interpret and apply the princi-
pies, ideals and spiritual energies of
the Kingdom of God in the realm of
every day life. This / have decided
to do.
Born in Canada and with a pastorate
at Toronto and Cleve,rnd extending
over many years, DR.. Eaton came to
New York decade ago and in the ante
bellum days found himself the storm
centre Of many interesting discussions.
AS early as February, 1916, DR..
Eaton submitted his resignation to the
members of his church in order that he
might devote all his time to "help
awaken public opinion to this country's
responsibilities in the world readjust-
ment"
He was prevailed upon to retain his
pastorate. and it was not until the fall
OF 1917 that DR.. Eaton became identi-
fed with the Emergency Fleet work, to
which he devoted year Of his time,
touring the country many times and
making one trip with Charles NJ.
SchWab