Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
REV. WILLIAM R. WOOD. D. D., OF HAvERHILL
AGAIN ACCEPTS CALL TO PASToRkTE OF The
penney MEMORIAL UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH

ton at the morning service Of wor-
ship on Sunday.
DIR. Wood is now located in Haver-
hill. Mass, where he has been the
minister of the Winter Street Baptist
church for the past six years. In
his letter to the Augusta church,
DIR. Wood stated that his resignation
had been submitted to become ef-
fective at the close of the Easter
services, April 4, and that he ex-
pected to come to Augusta to as
sumo his new duties here on Sunday,
Apr. IL.
The acceptance Of the call to the
Penney Memorial United Baptist
church will be splendid news to
members of that parish and citizens
in general. DIR. Wood and his fam
lily made many friends In this city
during his previous ministry here
1917-1920.
The letter as read at the Sunday
morning service, at which the Rev.
L. @. Haynes of Waterville made the
address, was as follows:
penney Memorial United Baptist
Church, Augusta, Maine.
IT have your valued communtca-
ton of the 10Th inst, advising me
that by unanimous vote of your
church a call is extended to me to
become your minister.
I'm reply let me say, in the first
place, that regard this call as the
greatest compliment I have ever re-
ceived, in view of the fact that ! am
not a stranger to your people and
city.
Moreover, the reception accorded
to me by your people upon the &C.
casion of my recent visit made such
an impression upon my mind that
I have thought of little else since,
except the decision that might have
to make in regard to where 1 should
continue my ministry.
After prayerful consideration of
all the facts known to me, am con-
strained to believe that God has
spoken to us in your invitation; that
the Holy Spirit has guided your
church In this action; and that
ought to accept the call.
Il have, therefore, presented my
resignation to the Winter Street
Baptist church in Haverhill, and
have asked that 1t take effect at the
close OF services on Easter day, Apr.
4th. If my request is granted, and
I expect that 1t will be, 1 shall con-
slider myself your minister after that
date. We may not be able to move
until later in the month: but. God
willing, I shall be ready to take the
Sunday services beginning April 18th,
1926.
Il shall come to you In the GER
tain confidence that If we labor to-
gether with God, depending upon the
leadership of the Holy Spirit, and
yielding ourselves wholly to the
Lordship of Christ, preaching and
practising the whole Gospel as it is
revealed in the Word of God, we
shall rejoice together in the up
building of the church and in the
promotion of the Cause of Christ in
the community.
1.-THE grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and the
communion of the. Holy Spirit, be
with you ALL"
Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM r. WOOD"
DR.. Wood is a native of New York
state. His father was of English de-
scent and his mother of old New Eng
land stock. Mrs. Wood, a lady Of
charming personality, is also a native
of New York. She has been an in
valuable assistant to DIR. Wood, who
most emphatically affirms that a great
measure of whatever success has
marked his career must be attributed
to her gracious influence and wise
counsel. OF the two children, Paul D.
is married and located in Haverhill,
Mass. and Miss Margret Helen Wood
resides with her parents.
Educated in the public schools, in
Keuka College. New York. and in