Smyrna times., 1926-05-05
REV. THOMAS GETz HILL TO
LEAVE ST. PETERS, SMYRNA
ACCEPTS CALL TO GRACE p. E.
CHURCH AT CHANUTE, KANSAS
rendered His Resignation to st. Pet
ers Vestry Effective Aug. 1.-Can
is to Wider Field of Usefulness

Key. Thomas Getz Hill, rector of st.
Peters Church, Smyrna, who for
fourteen years has ben popular in the
church and community life of Smyrna
rendered his resignation last week to
the Nestry Of his church to take eff
feet the 31st Of July. On August the
first he will take up parish work at
Grace Episcopal Church at Chanute,
Kansas, where he recently accepted an
unanimous call. Chanute is a thriving
town Of Kansas of a population Of H.
600 people, about 100 miles from
Topeka, the capital, and from Law
renee the seat Of the University of
Kansas. It is an industrial centre
with natural gas, oil fields and coal
mines and is on the main line of the
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to
Oklahoma and Texas. The town has
fine stores, paved streets up-to-date
stores and a center of social activity.
Grace Episcopal Church is a congrega-
tion of 140 communicates with the
prospects of much growth if properly
developed. The church, parishhouse
and rectory are all closely centered.
Rev. Mr.. Hill, while regretting to
leave so many good friends in Smyrna
feels that wide field of usefulness
awaits his efforts at Chanute. While
not definitely settled, it is very pro-
bable that ali his children will go west
with him and enter the University of
Kansas at Lawrence, Kansas. The
institute has 5000 students and is one
of the best and most progressive ed
ucational centers of the middle west.
His son, Robert Hill, is now at the
University of Delaware. His daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Hill, is persuing a
course of study in Philadelphia and
another daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hill
graduates in June from the Smyrna
High School. With all their children
at the University of Kansas, a hun
dred miles away, Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
feel they will be in closed touch with
them. When his pastorate is finished
in Smyrna and their goods are packed
for shipment by rail, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hill and family expect to motor west
to Kansas in their touring car dis
tance Of 1900 miles from Smyrna. The
resignation of Mr.. Hill and the loss
from town circles Of both him and his
estimable family, is deeply regretted.
Rev. Mr. Hill has probably meant
more to community circles than any
rector who has ever served st. Peters
Parish. Aside from his parish work
in which he was ever active, he found
time to enter upon social and com
munity activities of the town of
Smyrna in large degree. To his eff
forts the troup of Smyrna Boy Scouts
became an established organization.
He was always interested in the cause
Of education, was at one time a school
director and in musical circles he
could always be counted on to take
his part in choir and quartette work
and in Sylvester's Concert Band of |
which he was one Of the organizers.
His family have been active in social |
club and school work and the going |
from our community of so estimable |
. family is deeply regretted. st. !
Peters Vestry has no thought of Rev.
Mr.. Hills successor at this time, but |
before July 81, it is probable enough T
candidates will have been heard to /
make choice.