Show DR D HLIS RESIGNS He Re Sends Send a Letter Lett Withdrawing Prom Front Presbyterian Church Chicago April Apri 2 The resignation of Rev Newell Newel Dwight Hillis Hiis pastor of Plymouth church Brooklyn from from the Chicago Presbytery ry and the request t that he be allowed to demit demi from the Presbyterian church ws was today placed before the te annual meeting of the Chi Chicago Ci cago Presbytery Presbyter No action acton will wi be taken on the mater matter for two weeks the committee to which Mr Hillis HIls letter leter of resignation was for consideration requesting that much time on account of arty any a important interests involved and n being unwilling to take hasty ac action ac action tion ton on on a matter mater so s important to the Presbyterian church Dr Hulls HUis resignation was wa in the form of a letter leter to Dr W W C Gray Gra editor of The Th Interior and a a a personal friend frien of the thO th Brooklyn pastor and when the aged divine stepped upon the platform to present the letter leter to the Chicago Presbytery the auditorium of Oliver Olver Memorial church In which the meeting was held was crowded to the doors nearly every ever Presbyterian min mn mm ister in Chicago being present The Te reading of the letter leter which was wa a lengthy one was followed with the closest interest It I was wa generally known before the meeting was w called that Dr Hillis Hils resignation would cle be presented but his request that he be allowed to demit demi In other words ors that his hia hi name nae be erased from the rolls rols of the Presbyterian terian church occasioned a surprise Although nose none non of the members of the committee e would express an opinion as asto asto asto to the probable recommendation to be made many of the ministers present stated they did not favor allowing Dr Hulls Hillis Hils to demit demi as a his opinions opinIon on certain tain tam Presbyterian doctrines were not confined to himself himel and that therefore erasure of his hi name from the rolls roils roll of the Presbyterian church would be op opposed op opposed posed Such action acton they stated would be regarded in a way as a favorable to Dr Hillis Hils as a it would allow alow him to be become become become come a a preacher of the Congregational church without doctrinal examination |