The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-03
EV.STORER IS
CALLED; GOING
TO GREENWOOD
Beloved and Splendid LocaI Pastor
of First Church Here An
nounces Resignation.
CHURCH HAS HAD FINE
ATTAINMENT DURING STAY
Storer Makes Cali to Greenwood,
Miss, Church Effective on
First July.

Not a dry eye was left in the
congregation of the First Baptist
Church at the morning service last
Sunday, when their beloved and
splendid pastor, Rev. j. w. Storer,
announced that he had accepted a
call to Greenwood, Miss effective
the first OF July, and would there
fore, conclude his pastorate here,
where he has been for three and a
half years, the last of June.
DR.. Storer is popular and efficient.
The hearts of his congregation from
the Oldest to the tiniest cradle roller
are wound around his vigorous and
capable personality. His departure
is the more keenly regretted by the
First Baptists, becuase they are on
the eve of the erection of a hand
some new church, which his energy
and. enthusiasm would have largely
hastened to completion.
Paris people generally are sorrow
full over DR.. Storer's leaving. He
has not confined his activities for
good solely to his congregation, but
has labored in Paris unselfishly
where ever he could, to accomplish
anything for the Master he most
Enthusiastically serves. Especially is
he popular with the young people
of high school age of all the denomi-
nations
DR.. Storer is an able preacher, as
well as a leader, teacher, and pastor.
His original and interesting way of
presenting the gospel, his refreshing
views of life and people, his un-
prejudiced opinions of right and
wrong, his terse and rhetorical meth
DDS OF expression, have attracted
crowds to his regular services, or
whenever he addressed the public.
Under his guidance, the member
ship of the First Baptist Church has
doubled. He instituted in the Sun
day School the six point graded sys-
TEN, whereby the Sunday School has
grower from $50 to 400 members
with over fifty per cent insregular
attendance. In the reorganization
and developing of the b. Y. p. u
and other young peoples societies
of the church he has had the valu-
able assistance of Mrs. Storer, who
in addition to her inspirational work
with the young people, is a leader
in the choir, possessing a beautiful
and well trained voice. She will
also be missed in church and social
circles of the town.
With DR.. and Mrs. Storers help
and influence, every branch of the
First Baptist Church, alsoi the Bap-
tist cause in the county and state
has prospered.
They go to fertile field at Green
wood Miss, where there is a splen-
did opportunity for an enlargement
and continuance of their earnest
work. Having refused several other
more materially enticing charges
elsewhere, Dr. Storer in advising his
congregation of his resignation
stated that he felt Divine call to
Greenwood, and that after he had
previously declined four calls to this
same church, because he so deeply
regretted to leave Paris, that he
accepted from a sense of righteous
duty.
Greenwood is city of 10000 and
the First Baptist Church there has
membership nearly double that
of the church here, so that Rev. and
Mrs. Storer have an enlarged field
for energetic religious work.
The church has not yet selected
DR. Storer's successor.