The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
NAME OF CLERGY
TAKEN FROM ROLL
Work of the Mankato Pres.
bytery Recent Meet
ACTION ONHURRELL
Joined Up With Disciples OF
Christ, At Recent
Congress

Worthington, July 6-At a special
meeting held at Edgerton July 2.
the Mankato prebyterian ordered the
name of h. G. Hurrell erased from
the rolls and directed the stated
TO inform all presbyteries of its ac-
tion and to publish the facts in the
various church papers. The story
is best told in the official record Of
the meeting, furnished The Globe.
on its request, by Rev Arthur G..
Bailey of Winnebago stated clerk of
-danKato preSuytery. Here it is:
'Mankato preSbytery met III spec
ial session at Edgerton Mimi, Mon
day, July 2, 1923, at the call or the
moderator 10 transact certain specl-
tied items of business among them
the dissolution OF the pastorate OF
Rev. II. G. Hurrill over the West
minister Presbyterian church Of
Worthington being requested by him
also such action under the consti-
tuition of the Presbyterian church
as may be necessary by Mr.. Hurrell
having united with the Disciples OF
Christ denomination.
Extracts from letters addressed
by Mr.. Hurrell to the stated clerk
were read saying i have again cast
in my lot with the Disciples of
Christ also that he had been intro
duced at gathering of that denom-
ination at Mankato on June s, as
identified with that body, and fur
ther that at a meeting of the con-
gregation of Westminster church
il was voted to concur with Mr..
Hurrell in request to presbytery to
have the pastorate dissolved. In
view of the foregoing facts the fol-
lowing motion prevailed:
"Mankato preSbytery hereby de-
clares Rev. H. G. Hurrell by his ac-
ton in uniting with the Disciples of
Christ church on or before June
Sth, 1923, did thereby sever the pas
toral relationship formerly existing
between himself and Westminster
Presbyterian church of Worthing-
ton.
1.-The motion also prevailed that:
on account of Rev. H. G.. Hurrell
having, while pastor of the West
minister Presbyterian church, identi-
led himself with the Disciples of
Christ church. his name be erased
bytery pursuant to the Book OF Dis
cipline, Chapter VII, Sec. 54, read
ing:
If minister, not otherwise charge
able with an offense, renounce the
Jurisdiction of this church, by aban-
doning the ministry or becoming
independent, or joining another de-
nomination not deemed heretical,
without a regular admission, the
presbytery shall take no other ac-
ton than to record the fact and
erase his name from the roll
"It was also resolved that the stat
ed clerk notify the stated clerks OF
all presbyteries Of the action taken
and publish the facts in the various
church papers.
"The Rev. Paul c. Voris was ap-
pointed to declare the pulpit Of the
Westminster church vacant in con-
nection with the services to be con :
Quoted by him July 8th, and to de-
clare the pulpit as having become
vacant June Sth, 1928. The Rev. o.
c. Gross of Brewster, Mimi, was ap-
pointed moderator of Session"
Following his sermon at Westmin-
ster church on the morning Of Sun
day, June 8, Mr.. Hurrell asked the
session to meet at the close of that
service. At that session meeting,
Mr.. Hurrell, through the clerk, re-
Quested the session to call a church
meeting for the purpose of formu-
lating a joint request to Presbytery
to dissolve the pastoral relations.
The request was laid over until the
next regular meeting of the session.
which was held Monday evening.
June II. At that meeting a congre-
gational meeting was called for
Monday evening. June rs. and at
that meeting c. r. Stanley was
chosen a delegate to presbytery to
represent the church and present the
joint request. J. A. Seward being
chosen alternate. Mr.. Seward at
tended the meeting of presbytery.
Mr.. Hurrell's introduction, on June
s. at a gathering of the Disciples of
Christ at Mankato, as identified
with that denomination" occurred
before he had severed his relations
with the Presbyterian church and
before he preached his farewell SER
mon at Westminster church on the
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