Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1917 — Clarke’s Farewell Serman. [ARTICLE]

Clarke’s Farewell Serman.

Indianapolis News. The Rev. G. H. Clarke, for the fast six years pastor of .the Sixth Christian church, will preach his ’arewell sermon Sunday night. He las resigned to accept the pastorate of the Union Christian church, near franklin, Ind. During the six years the Rev. Mr. Clarke has been pastor at the Sixth Christian church the congregation has increased from 425 to 631, and the church is free from all debt and has a sum set aside for the erection of a new building. An effort was made at the time he handed in his resignation to have him remain, the board desiring him to continue the work he had started, but he felt that he would have a better opportunity -at the Franklin church and Would not reconsider. He will preach his first sermon at his new church July 1. Rev. Clark was for a number of years the pastor of the * Christian church of this city. It was during lis pastorate that the present fine juilding was erected in this city. Robert Blue went to Chicago today to see the Sox-Detroit game.