New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
MINISTER RESIGNS
 LOCAL PAS70RATE Rev. C. s. Wyckon to Be West.
 minister School Chaplain H. s. CAPTURES OPENER
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| Rev. Charles s. Wsckoff read his
 resignation as pastor of the plain- vile Congregational church at the l morning service yesterday and an-
 nounccd that he would become re- sldent chaplain of Westminster school in Simsbury. Mr. Wyckoff.
 who has been minister of the local church for six and half years. asked
 that his resignation take effect on
 the first Sunday in July. A special meeting of the church will Dc held after the morning service next Sun
 day for action upon the resignation. The letter which Mir. Wyclloff
 read to his parishioners yesterday
 was as follows:
 ITO the officers, members and friends of the Congregational l church Of Plainvillc:
 | "Nestminstcr school in Simsbury, | Connecticut, has asked me to become its resident chaplain. The invitation attracts and the task is congcnal
 "This church, during the past six and one half years. has not been void of notable achievements "a satis- ! faction both to the church and to
 it's minister. IL has furnished help
 full experiences. It has bestowed
 valued and enriching friendships and cnshrined in the heart of it's minis ter many cherished memories. Nor can the friendliness of the other churches and Of the towns people | be forgotten.
 | "Gratcfully recognizing all the kindlincss shown to mo and 10 mine, | 1 ask you to accept this, my rcsigna- ton as your minister. and to make the communion service on the first Sunday in July my last service as pastor of this church.
 "CHARLES $. WYCkOEF."
 Mir. Wyckoff was born in West Troy, now Waterrliet, N. Y., but moved 10 Long Island with his par onts while a boy. He received his E. A. degrcc at Rutgers in 1888 and the A. NJ. degree three years later it New Brunswick seminary. After a short pastordte at Nanito, Ill.,. he entered Yale University for post graduate study. In 1897 he married
 Miss Harriet Burr Day of Hartford, by whom he has one son. Sterling, now student at Amherst college. After short pastoratcs in Phila- delphia and West Troy. Mir. Wyckoff was called to the Grace Reformed church in Brooklyn. N. r., where Inc was minister for ten years. Upon his resignation in the winter Of 1al0-1911 he made world tour, during the course of which he in spected missions in India and China at first hand. Then hc returned hc took over the pastoratc Of the First congresa tional church at Walton N. Y.
 He was granted leave of ab- scencc during the World War and in April, 1918. was commissioned by | the Federal Council of Churches for | work at Camp Upton. Two days be- fore the signing of the armistice he | was commissioned a chaplain in the | regular army with the rank of first | lieutenant. He was stationed at | "Evcrgreen." q hospital for blind | soldiers. at Roland Park, Baltimore. In 1919 he was commissioned a cap tain and honora bly discharged, while recently he was made a major on he reserve list
 He returned from the service 10 Walton. whence he was called In Oc- toher. 1921, to Plainville. When he came 10 this town the membership of the Congregational church was So4, but nearly half of this consisted of non-residents and other inactives. Some 15O of these were stricken from the rolls and then the church proceeded to build mp it's roll of ac- tive members until it is now 311. The budget has been increased from S4,000 in 1920 10 5000 this year and some s16,0o0 has been spout on improving the church. The ac- tivities have been greatly increased and the Congregational church is