The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-05
RESOLUTION
Whereas

Whereas Reverend j. E..
Hobson has announced publicly
to the church that he will tender his
resignation as pastor of the Water
Valley Presbyterian Church at the
meeting of Presbytery 10 be held at
Batesville, April 18th, 1922, and by
order of the session a congregational
meeting was to be called to be held
at this time to determine what action,
if any, the church will take in refer
ence to said resignation, the congre-1
cation of said church being assembl-
ed pursuant to said call and having
considered the intention of the
pastor to resign does hereby express
its willingness to concur with the
pastor in asking Presbytery to dissolve
the pastoral relation existing between
him and this church, and does here
by instruct its representative to
make known this action to Presbytery.
n Joining with him
in the request for the dissolution
of the pastoral relation, this congre-
cation desires to express its grateful
appreciation of his faithful and
efficient labors during the period of
nearly twenty-four years. Coming
to this church in his early manhood,
he gave his time and energies with
out stint to the furtherance of the
Gospel and the upbuilding of the
Kingdom; he has preached pure
Gospel at all times, never descending
from the exalted privilege of
preaching Christ aand Him crueifed,
to follow man-made plans or to in
dulge in sensational methods to catch
the applause of men; he has not
stunned "to declare the whole coun-
sci of Cod, but has taught, exhorted
and rebuked as occasion demanded
he has visited the sick, comforted the
mourner and the afflicted, guided
those under conviction into the paths
of peace, and was ever ready to help
those in need of a friend or in dis
tress. He always tactifully discour-
aged and prevented, if possible, any
method or plan of church work which
he believed contrary to the word
of God and yet constantly encourag-
ed his people to be diligent, earnest
and jealous in carrying on the work
of the Master. There is not one of
the members of this church who has
not been comforted, strengthened or
helped in some way by his ministry
His labors were not confined to
his own church, but have extended to
members of other congregations
and to people who are not members
of any church.
He has been alert to find new
places to sow the seed of truth
preaching somewhere almost every
Sunday afternoon, and his labors
have resulted in the organization of
Churches and in erection of church
buildings in several places.
Whether Presbytery dissolves the
relation or not the prayers Of this
people will be offered that Gods
richest blessings may be his where
ever he may be called to labor
/, B. Leland, Clerk of the session
of the Water Valley Presbyterian
Church, and custodian of the rel
cords of said church, do hereby certi-
|fy that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the resolution adopt
ed by the congregation of said
church in meeting assembled con-
vened by order of the session held
April 10th, 1922, and that said reso-
luton is in fun force and effect as
shown by the records of said church.
Water Valley, Miss, April 18th,
1922.
Clerk Of the Session