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SUNDAY AFTERNOON
(By Isabel Hamilton, Goderich, Ont.)
More love to Thee, 0 Christ,
More love to Thee!
Hear Thou the. prayer I make
On bended knee;
This is my earnest plea,
More love, 0 Christ, to Thee,
More love to Thee.
E. Prentiss.
PRAYER
Create within us, 0 Lord, clean
hearts and renew within us right spir-
its so that our lives may show that
we are increasing in faith, hope and
love. Amen.
S. S. LESSON FOR OCTOBER 25th
Lesson Topic—Paul in Corinth.
Lesson Passage—Acts 18:1-11.,
Golden Text -1 Corinthians 13:13.
After the famous address which
Paul delivered on Mar's hill he left
Athens and went to Corinth where he
stayed a year and six months. It
was one of the most populous and
wealthy cities of Greece; and at the
same time no city of ancient times
wee more profligate; yet even there,
notwitbstanding all the disadvantag-
es of splendor, gaiety and dissolute-
ness, Paul entered on the work of
rearing a .church and was eminently
successful. This can be gathered from
the two epistles which he afterwards
wrote to the church there. Paul,
though' a Pharisee. and educated at
the feet of GamalieI, yet, having in
his youth learned to make tents, turn-
ed to that art when he found himself
in a strange city and in need of sup-
port. He that had so much excellent
work to do with his mind, yet, when
there was occasion, did not think it
below him to work with hie hands. He
had learned condescension of his Mas-
ter, who carne not to be ministered to,
bit to Minister. Paul proved the truth
of the saying: "He that has a trade
in his hand, is a vineyard that is
fenced." He secured both work and
lodging with two people who had tak-
en up their residence in Corinth after
the dispersion of the Jews from Rome.
They were godly people for we read
In verse 26 of their instructing an-
other more perfectly in the way of
life. Paul's daily occupation did not
interfere with his real work but rather
advtanced it for it is good to be in the
company of and to have conversation
with those of like habits and inclina-
tions. He and they would further
each other in the things concerning
Christ.
Paul reasoned in the synagogue ev-
ery Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews
and the Greeks. He was a rational as
well as a scriptural preacher. He
reasoned and he persuaded and thus
it was the gospel was propagated, The
apostles drew "with the cords of a
man;" gave a reason for what they
said, and gave a liberty for any one
to object, always being ready with an
answer. On being joined by Silas and
Timotheus, Paul became more earnest
in his preaching, testifying that "Jes-
us is the Christ," the Messiah prom-
ised to the fathers, and expected by
them. When his hearers became viol-
ent and biaspheenous he abandoned
them and turned to the Gentiles, as
he had done in other "places. He had
discharged his trust •by warning them
like a faithful watchman, but all in
vain, so that if they perish in their
unbelief, their blood is not to be re-
ouired at his hands. Having given
them over, yet he does not give over
his work; though the Jews rejected
his message; Christ and his gospel
must be preached. Thus the failure
of the Jews to accept became the rich-
es of -the Gentiles; and Paul told them
so "in order to provoke then to jeal-
ousy.
Being thus rejected Paul, took up
his residence in a house near to the
synagogue and made it his preaching
place. Since then and even to this
present day, many a humble home has
become a Bethel. Paul soon saw the
good fruit of his labors both among
Jews and Gentiles! • Among them was
' a man of rank—Crispus, the chief rul-
er of the synagogue. Not only he,
but his house, believed, and probably
were baptized with him by Paul (1
Cor. 1:14). This would leave the
, blaspheming, unbelieving Jews with-
out excuse for their want of faith in
the gospel Paul preaehed.
1 Others followed the exainple of
Crisous and became Christians. A new
doctrine was preached by Paul and
many came to hear and 'through the
power of God working upon them
many hearing, believed and confessed
their belief in baptism. We read in
verse 9 that Paul was encouraged by
a vision to go on with hie work at
Corinth. Henry's Bible has this to
say on verses 9-11.
"Te Lord Jesus spake to Paul in
the night by a vision; when he was
musing on his work, communing with
his own heart upon his bed, and con-
sidering whether he should continue
here or not, ,what method he should
take here, and 'what probability there
was doing good, then Christ appeared
and renewed his commission and
charge to preach the gospel. He en-
couraged' him to speak out, use all
the liberty of spirit that becomes an
ambassador of Christ and be sure
that "I am with thee to own what
thou sayest, to work with thee and to
confirm the word by signs following."
He also assured him of a measure of
success: "For I have much people in
this city." In Corinth, though it be
a very profane, wicked city, full of
impurity, and; the more so for a tem-
ple of Venus there, to which there
was a great resort, yet in this heap,
that seems to be all chaff, there is
wheat; in this ore, that seems to be
all dross, there is gold. Let us not
despair concerning any place, when
even in Corinth Christ had much peo-
ple."
WORLD MISSIONS
A Bible Reading Church.
At the annual meeting of the Aus-
tralian branch of the China Inland
Mission an address on the illiteracy
of China and what the new phonetic
script is doing to combat it was de-
,
in each
ackage of
livered by Miss Susie Garland; Secre-
tary of the Phonetic Promotion Com-
nnittee. She •said: Thank 'God we
have to-dae^ the whole of the New
Testament in this' phonetic script. We
have also eoane books sof the Old
Testament, several 'hymn books and
a number of gospel readers and var-
ious other books. A great variety of
primers, charts and outer teachers'
helps, with much material far prop-
aganda work, has also been prepared.
The ;mete of the Phonetic Promotion
Committee is "Every Christian a
Reader of the Bible and every' Christ-
ian a teacher of illiterates." At the
National Christian Conference in 1922
we had one Chinese Christian who
came a long railway journey to show
us haw he couldread the phonetic
Testament. He was a farmer and
quite illiterate; unable to read or to
write. In a neighboring village a
friend of his had learned to read phon-
etic script. He had not been proper-
ly taught, but had learned to read
himself and to write a little, that he
begun to teach his fellow villagers,
and. when he came to the Shanghai
Conference he had twenty people in
his own village studying the Bible,
learning to be Christians, and prepar-
ing for baptism. This, is only one of
six or seven villages opened to the
Gospel in that particular district
through • the teaching of phonetic
script."
Honey Salad Dressing
A Sweet Dressing.
1-3 cup honey
1-4 cup lemon juice
1-4 teaspoon salt.
3 tablespoons grated pineapple.
Method: Stir honey and lemon
juice together, add salt and grated
pineapple; chill. Serve with fruit
salads.
Try Magnesia
For Indigestion
People who suffer from indigestion
Usually have tried pepsin, charcoal,
drugs and various digestive aids and
got little more' than slight temporary
relief—sometimes not even that.
But before giving up to chronic
dyspepsia, just try the effect of a lit-
tle Bisurated Magnesia—not the ord-
inary commercial carbonate, citrate or
milk, but pure Bisurated Magnesia
which you can obtain frompractically
any druggist in either 'powder or tab-
let form. -
Take a teaspoonful of the powder
or four tablets with a Iittle water af-
ter your next meal, and see what a
difference this makes. It will instant-
ly neutralize the dangerous, harmful
acid in the stomach which now caus-
es your food to ferment, and sour,
making gas, wind, flatulence, heart-
burn and the bloated or heavy, lumpy
feeling that seems to fallow most ev-
erything you eat. You can enjoy your
meals without a fear of indigestion.
Bonfire Breakfasts
Gan you resist the invitation of the
autumn woods any longer? Already
enticing crimson spots have begun to.
appear on the hillsides and many of
the leaves have fallen•wearily to the
ground after a long summer of danc-
ing the" breezes. They beckon you
to come. " It is time to pull an old
brown sweater over your heaCY don
substantial boots and take that early
morning hike which you have been
promising yourself for a long time.
Take materials for breakfast and af-
ter you are tired of tramping select a
suitable spot, brush away the frost -
dampened leaves, build a bonfire and
prepare to enjoy the best breakfast
you ever ate.
As the firewood available may be
damp and not easy to burn, it is a
wise hiker who carries a few sticks of
dry kindling and several sheets of
yesterday's newspaper with him for
starting the fire. You will find that
your appetite is kindled more easily
than the fire and you can hardly wait
until the flames have subsided and
the glowing embers are ready to cook
the .food.
There must be bacon, as nothing—
absolutely nothing—tastes quite as
good. And the odor of it, sizzling
over the fire, mingled with ,the good
woodsy odors, is just too appetizing!
Then we will have outdoor panankes.
After the, exercise; the fresh air and
the bran which we will add' to these.
cakes, we need not fear indigestion
even though we indulge a bit heavily.
It is not always convenient to carry
along utensils for measuring ingredi-
ents so we are giving recipes such as
scouts use• on their hikes and in their
camps.
tk Scout Measurements.
"Handful" -.Use hand as scoop (by
closing fingers) and fill full as pos-
sible.
"Fingers" --Of dry ingredients, such',
as flour, baking powder, sugar. Use
number of fingers called for, and dip
into material, lifting out with fingers
and thumb, without turning hand.
"Fingers of Fat"—Use little finger
as scoop.
Pancakes.
Small Recipe --Makes e or 8
One handful flour
2 fingers salt
4 fingers baking powder
4 fingers sugar
/ egg
t cup milk
1 finger fat, melted
Large Recipe.
8 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1% tablespoons baking powder
4 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons melted fat.,
Mix dry ingredients (sifting makes
them better), add egg, slightly beat-
en With the milk and the melted fat
and drop by spoonfuls on het greased
griddle or frying pan. Cools on one
side :until full of 'bubbles, 'turn acid
cook on other side.
Por fruit at this breakfast take the
juicy kinds, oranges, peaches, grape"
fruit or grapes. (heady.-to•eat emelt
,nay easily be a part of the ?Menu be.,
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L ,FST
IN3 :PNTHS
AT ' THE AGE OF 40
" I was very stout, and I have taker
Kruschen Salts for 8 months, and have
reduced ,from 212 lbs. to 182 lbs. (age
40). I am a hearty eater, and have
never dieted,in any way. Also I have
never felt any ill effects whilst I have
been taking . Eruschen salts."—T.H.
That is an instance of Kruschen
succeeding without assistance. But if
any fat person will be satisfied with' a
moderate diet, and will take one half
teaspoon of Kruschen Salts in a glass
of hot water before breakfast every
morning—they can lose fat in just the
same way.
This is what Krus$hen Salts does—
it cleans out the impurities in your
blood by keeping the bowels, kidneys
and liver in splendid working shape,
and fills you with a vigor and tireless
energy you'd almost forgotten had
existed—you get the needful exercise.
As a result, instead of planting your-
self in an easy chair every free•moment
and letting flabby fat accumulate, you
feel an urge for'activity that keeps you
moving around doing the things you've
always wanted to do and needed to do
to keep you in good condition.
cause little individual packages may
be slipped into the corner's of the
knapsacks, opened with a ^sharp knife
and eaten with evaporated milk or
some which you have purchased from
a nearby farmer just as he was com-
ing from the morning milking. An-
other requisite of the perfect outdoor
breakfast is coffee. This may be pro-
duced from a thermos jug or made
on the spot. (fere again a can of
evaporated milk or the nearby farmer
comes in handy.
Scrambled Eggs.
Small Recipe.
Two or three eggs!
Y4 cup milk or water
3 fingers salt
Pepper
1 finger fat, melted.
Large Recipe.
6 eggs
t cup milk or water
1 teaspoon salt
, Pepper
tablespoons fat, melted.
' Beat eggs slightly, add milk and
seasoning. Melt fat in frying pan,
add eggs; cook over low beat, scrap-
ing from the bottom of the pan as
it thickens.
Dr. McPherson Retires
After Long Ministry
(Continued from page 1)
"I .feel keenly that the pulpit in
the Old First Church ie no plate for
an ,invalid. I am very grateful to
you all for your patience, your sym-
pathy and your helpfulness during my
sickness and recovery, especially to
Miss Maude Van Dercort and the Rev.
Charles G. Christianson for their
splendid work during my absence
from this church, but I must not
strain the good will of any one of
you. 1• therefore resign this pastoral
charge, the said resignation to take
place December 31, 1931.
"In resigning 1 feel. that I am leav-
ing the Old First Church with its
building in a state of good repair.
You have very generously spent about
$100,000 in redecorating and recondi-
tioning the church edifice and parish
house and installing a new heating
and ventilating system. During my
ministry the permanent and endow-
ment funds have increased from about
115,000 to $100,000. The income from
these funds will ease the financial
stress of the congregationein times of
heavy expenditures.
"The congregation is well organized
and these organizations are officered
by devoted and high-souled men and
women. I trust too that many moral
and spiritual impressions have been
made upon you all that will enrich
and royalize your life for all time. I
hope that Mr. H. G. Wells that 'Re-
ligion is the first thing and the last
thing and until a man ham found God
or has been found by God, 'he begins
at no beginning and works towards.
no end.'
"I must also say for Mrs. McPher-
son, my family and myself, that we
have all enjoyed living in Springfield
and working in the,, Old First church,
It is a beautiful city. There are an
unusual number of outstanding men
and women in this city devoted to its
betterment and to the welfare of its
people. The Old First church has . its
share of these kindly and cultured
fdl+ks. To have worked with you all
for nearly 22 years has been a liberal
education in the conduct of life as
well as an inspiration to abound in
good works. Often you hare made me
feel that Christianity is a ,willingness
to ,promote the happiness of the other
fellow by helping to bring about his
self -realization. The social sin is a
moral sin and a deadly sin.
"If you will choose for my success
sor the' kind of a man whom I think
you ought to have and whom I think
you will choose, days of moral growth
and spiritual power and of great use-
fulness lie ahead of you. The Old
His Future!
His future
depends largely
upon his health.
The healthy
baby grows up
to be a success
in Life and a
credit to his
parents.
If your child
has a cold,
simple fever,
coated tongue
—if he is irri-
table, listless or •
has no appetite give Baby's Own Tab-
lets. They are an effective laxative --
safe even for the youngest infant.
25 cents a package at any
druggist's.
BABY'S OWN TABLETS
(Dr. Wjl iamej 173
'k'irst church has a .glorious+ 'Cbistory,
still more gloxiou pulpit #ram which
to proclaim the redemptive love of
God, and it may have a moat glorious
future if the man who succeeds me
maims the -presence of 'God felt in this
old kistoric church and in this beau-
tiful city.
"It is true that men today are ig-
noring God and that society is rest-
less and aimless and that nations are
living in confusion and in material-
ism, but there is one who can awaken
in mere loyalty to the highest and can
bring peacefulness to human hearts
and can arouse a passionate pursuit
of righteousness in both men and
nations if they will only respond to
him. •
"I know a soul that is steeped in sin
That no man's art can cure,
But I know a name, a name, a name,
That can make that soul all pure.
I know a life that, is lost to God
Bound down by things of earth
But I know a name, a name, a name
that can bring that soul new birth.
I know of lands that are sunk in shame
Of hearts that faint and tire,
But I know' a name, a name, a name,
That will set those lands on fire."
"My last and best w[sh for yo is
that you may secure as my succ sor
a man who gives pre-eminence t that
great and glorious name _ esus
Christ, our Lord.
1
"Yours very sincerely
"(signed) NEIL M'ePHERSON."
Dr. McPherson has served as, pastor
of First Congregational Church since
1910, the longest term of any pastor
there in nearly a century. When Rev.
Dr. Samuel Osgood died in 1854, he
had served as pastor of the church for
45 years, starting in 1809. His was the
second longest pastorate at Old First
church, the record being held' by Rev.
Robert Brack who served for the 49
years from 1736 to 1784.
Dr. McPherson was born at Hamil-
ton, Ont., about 1870, and spent his
early days there. He received his early
education at Hamilton and then went
to Queen's College at Kingston, Ont.,
from which he graduated. He was or-
dained to the Presbyterian ministry
at Hamilton in April, 1894. and held
his first pastorate there. In 1906 he
was called to the Tabernacle Presby-
terian Church at Indianapolis, Ind.,
and stayed there until he finally ac-
cepted the call to First Congregation-
al Chuxch in this city in 1910.
The pulpit of First Church had been
vacant for more than two years when
Dr. McPherson was first called in 1909.
A second call came in February of
1910. Due to a misapprehension as to
the actual conditions in the local
church, Dr. McPherson declined this
call.
In explaining his shift from the
Presbyterian to the Congregational
denomination, Dr. McPherson said:
"The Congregational church has al-
ways stood 'for local church govern-
ment, for independence of religious
thought and for a church separate
from the 'state. The Presbyterian
church has virtually adopted all these
ideas. The two churches, really stand
for the same things.
"When first invited to take the First
Congregational church in Springfield,
I declined because it was a Congrega-
tional church and I did not care to
leave the Presbytery. A committee of
21 members of the church asked me
to accept the pastorate about a year
ago, and I refused. A committee from
Springfield came to Indianapolis.last
January, and I agreed to visit Spring-
field and to occupy the pulpitthere
for one day. I did so and found it to
be one of the greatest churches, in the
East.' It has a great field, and I be-
lieve there is the opportunity for good
work there."
Dr.' McPherson started his work in
this city, in the fall of 1910 and was
officially installed as pastor of the
church following an ecclesiastical
council at First 'Church January 2nd,
1911. There were two especially in-
teresting features in, connection with
this service. First, 'was the receipt
of a letter from Rev. Henry M. Par -
so of Toronto, Can., who was pastor
of First Church for 16 years, from
1854 to 1870. The -second, outstand-
ing feature was the fact that Rev. Dr.
A. Z. Conrad of Park Street Congre-
gational Church at Boston preached
the sermon.
Soon after he came here Dr. Mc-
Pherson inaugurated the custom of
preaching a series of sermons on
books by' -famous authors at the eve-
ning services. at First Church. These
sermons attracted wide attention and
drew large congregations.' He con-
tinued this custom year after year,
devoting as many as 20 or more Sun-
day evenings to one book. He would
develop 'hiss sermons ie. such a way
that one chapter in the book would
be covered each week. Sometimes' he
would take two chapters. Among the.
books he handled in this way were:
"Lorna Doone," "The 'Scarlet Letter,"
and many of Dicken'e and Thack-
eray's works.
Civic affairs and civic; improvements
as well as all efforts toward better
social conditions in this city have
always interested Dr. McPherson
greatly. At a time when the Protes-
tant churches were moving away
from the center of the city to the
outlying residential sections, he 'stood
firm,, and was backed by the church
officials for retention of First Church
in the very heart of the city at Court
square. He has frequently referred
with joy to the fact that First church
still stood on the banrks of the Con-
necticut river,^ near the site, it had
occupied since it was first founded in
1637 at the settlement of Springfield.
As ,a fighter for any' cause which
he believed in his heart to be right,
Dr. McPherson has proved hitns'elf
dauntless and fearless.'When occasion
demanded; he spoke in fiery tones,
and would stand with Scotch stub
bornne.ss to his guns, no matter What
the odds.' One of the most spectacular
and successful battles Dr. McPherson
ever waged here was the one against
the 'Springfield Street (Riailway com-
pany when a proposal" was made to
extend the car linen around Court
Square in the immediate vicinity of
the church.
Dr. Mc1'herson's interests also ex -
.,tended to sports, especially golf and
fishing. As a young mail he was par-.
tieuleely fond of ice hockey and all
types of ice games•, often taking part
in such wevetlts in brat native Canada,
Ile was also an eiithusia'stie baseball
- player. For year's after. i)e Came to
this City he has epenb 11sis • stttnnier
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He has made a number' ,of trips
abroad, ,visiting the home of his an-
cestors in Scotland whenever the op-
portunity arose.
'Mis'sionary work of the church is a
matter that lies close to his heart, for
when he was at school and at Queen's
College at Toronto, he spent his ,va-
cations working in the Mission fields
of northwestern Canada. He has been
a loyal supporter of mission work for
both the Presbyterian and later the
Congregational churches and it was
largely due to this enthusiasm in this
that First Congregational Church ie
this city accepted the sole responsi-
bility under the project plant of the
denomination for the support of two
missionaries in Africa.
Dr. McPherson has been active in
the affairs of Hampden Association
of Congregational Churches and Min-
isters. He has also been deeply in-
terested in welfare work in this city
For years he has been a member of
the board of trustees of the Spring-
field .Rescue Mission and often he
visits the mission to address and to
give advice to the men there.
Another project in which Dr. Mc-
Pherson is greatly interested is. the
Springfield Congregational Union, inc.
This organization was formed for the
advancement of Congregationalism in
this city and serves in the nature of
a local missionary board, giving finan-
cial as well as moral support to the
smelled Congregational churches in
the city.
Clergy Voice Administration,For
Resigning Pastor.
Many prominent clergymen of
Springfield expressed their admira-
tion of Rev. Dr. Neil McPherson in the
most flattering terms following his
resignation as pastor of First Congre-
gatignal church yesterday. "A fine
Christian gentleman," "we .have all
too few like him," iTe has upheld the
dignity of the Old First Church ad-
mirably," are only 'a few of the
phrases which pastors of the local
churches used to give voice to their
regret that the dean of Springfield
clergy had been forced by ill health
to relinquish his past.
One of the finest tributes paid to
Dr. McPherson was by. Rev. John H.
Nolan, Episcopal city missionary,
who said: "I feel a distinct personal
loss in Dr. McPherson's resignation.
I consider him one of the finest Chris-
tian gentlemen I have ever known.
I am very, very sorry that he has had
to resign. Dr. McPherson's very pres-
ence in the church was a benediction.
He wad a wonderfully fine and broad-
minded man. I have always felt that
I could go to him for advice, which
he always gave me freely. I hope that
he will continue his residence in
Springfield so that we may have the
benefit of his presence, his advice
and help."
"I am very sorry it has been neces-
sary for Dr. McPherson to resign his
pastorate at First Church," said Rev.
Dr. Henry Lincoln Bailey, registrar of
the Massachusetts Congregational con-
ference and Missionary society. "He
has done a very good work in his
parish, which includes territory in all
parts of the city. He has upheld the
dignity of the church admirably."
Ven. Marshell E. Mott, archdeacon
of the diocese of Western Massachu-
setts of the Episcopal Church de-
clared, "I have always admired Dr.
McPherson. He was very much of a
gentleman and a Christian. We have
all too few men like him—men who
stand for the best and have the cour-
age of/ their convictions."
"Dr. McPherson has always been'
held in high esteem by the clergy of
Springfield." Rev. Dr: Claude Allen
McKay, pastor of Faith Congrega-
tional church, said: "He has been a
great power in the city."
"Dr. McPherson' has been a great
blessing to the city," Rev. Valentine
S. Alison, past president oll the Spring-
field Ministers' association, said. "We
shall miss him' very much, but hope'
that he will continue in a more or
less active capacity after his resig-
nation takes effect."
Bishop Thomas' F. Davies, head of
the diocese of Western Massachusetts
of the Episcopal church and a close
personal friend of Dr. McPherson, ex-
pressed his deep regret that Dr. Mc-
Pherson has found it necessary to re-
sign, "I have always had a great ad-
miration and personal liking for him,"
Bishop Davies said. "Dr. McPherson
has proven himself to be a splendid
pastor and a firm Christian gentle-
man. I am so sorry that' he is re-
signing, and sincerely hope that he
will soon recover his health."
From one of the younger ministers,
Very Rev. Percy T. Edrop, for the
past two years dean of Christ Church
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cathedral, came the following tribute -
to Dr. McPherson: "Since I first came
to Springfield I have looked with much_
respect on Dr. McPherson as the dean.
of the clergy here, and I have lookerb
up to, him as an example- of living
faith. His resignation will take front
Springfield one ofthe finest figures;
in the Christian ministry."
Rev. John B. Lewis, pastor of Union.
church and scribe of the Hampdem
Association of Congregation Churches
and Ministers, asserted that the resig-
nation of Dr. McPherson was a serious-.
loss to First Congregational Church
as well as to the city in general.
am very sorry," said Mr. Lewis; "that-
it
thatit has been necessary for Dr. McPher-:
son to relinquish his post."
"Dr.' McPherson is one of those men
•that we ministers look to for -leader-
ship," declared Rev. Walter L. Bailey,.
pastor of Park Memorial ,Baptist
church and president of the Spring-
field Ministers? Association. "He will
be missed not only by his brother min-
isters and by his great congregatiors.
but by the entire city." .
Rev. Dr. James Gordon Gilkey, pas-
tor of South Congregational church,
commented as follows on the work of
Dr. McPherson:
"Dr. McPherson has rendered a
great service to •Springfield for many
years. He has brought renown not
onlyto his own church, which is one
of the most famous Congregational:
churches in America; 'but also to our •
entire community. `His vigorous lead-
ership will be sorely missed not only
by his own church members, but also.
by all his fellow clergymen and all:
the leaders of welfare movements ins
our city.
"It is to be hoped that he will con-
tinue to make his home in Spring-•
field and that the community .wilt
have the privilege of hearing his voice
many times in the future."
An editorial) in the same paper
says: "The sympathy of the com-
munity will go out to Rev. Dr. Mc-
Pherson, who has felt impelled by'
failing health to resign the pastorate
of the First Congregational church,.
which he has held with distinction for
more than 21' years. And this syme
pathy will be extended to the church,.
which, under his leadership, has main-
tained the high place in the denomina-
tion and among Protestant churches
generally that itj has) held during-
nearly
uringnearly 300 years of history. The re-
gard in which Dr. McPherson is held,
by other ministers of the city is-
borne witness to by the tribute else-
where printed to -day and they may-
be taken as representative of their fel-
low citizens.
"The,
battle to maintain this church
in the heart of the downtown dis-
trict near the site it has occupied for
nearby 300 years has been "very'
hard," Dr. McPhesson declares, "but:
very joyous." In the years he has
been, here he has thrown) himself
whole-heartedly into the battle for
righteousness and he has "felt the
fury of front trench warfare." Al-
thoughi he . "fell seriously wounded:
arid was carried off the field in a.
broken down condition," as he says,.
about a year ago, the has "with the
grace of God," partly recovered, andi
it is the� sincere hope of the entire
commurfity that be will, with Anther
rest and care, fully recover."
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