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Show RESIGNATIOIUIF PROMINENT MINIS-S MINIS-S TER. While any religicTj is better than no religion, the following taken' from the Chicago Tribune tells its own story. e have no desire to exploit the weaknesses and fo"4 les of others to advance out-own out-own cause, but the m jtgnation of a minister of any denomination is wort (y of record. A maze of cross pu poses and divergent criticism, involving nearly eve j' prpblem that might conceivably con-ceivably be "put up " a modern minister, came to light yesterday as t I aftermath of the announcement announce-ment of the Rev. Wi lard Brown Thorp's resignation resigna-tion as pastor of the : iuth Congregational church. The reasons given Ltyf Mr. Thorp for his resignation resig-nation are: j Increasing difficulty 'in meeting financial requirements re-quirements of the churc h. Loss of old church i tembers and the coming to neighborhood of shift in; population. A faction of the t rustees and congregation which more or less f ii ilnkly desires Mr. Thorp's withdrawal gives the fc Jlowing reasons' for its attitude: at-titude: 1 "Advanced theology' 3 in. the minister's preaching. preach-ing. Lack of ability as a ftnixer." r Failure to secure la fge congregations. "I should not care t f be quoted as saying this," said a trustee of the chi rch, "but whatever may be Mr. Thorp's reasons 1 f c resigning, the financial condition of the church J3 not the ground on which certain members audi tr Ustees of the church have objected to him. The fnireh is not in bad financial finan-cial condition. J "Mr. Thorp is a big i an in the pulpit, but he is not a mixer. Externy1 he is cold and for this reason he has not TtWhe church Sunday after Sunday with a lajrVlN Congregation and this has counted against hinW Croj The sum and sHlce of it all is that "advanced "ad-vanced theology" a.' '-her criticism are playing havoc with the notUn olic world, especially its ministry. 1KB CT5 |
