Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1914 — UNANIMOUS IN REQUEST. [ARTICLE]

UNANIMOUS IN REQUEST.

Dr. Curnick Asked to Return as Pastor of Trinity M. E. Church. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Trinity Methodist church was held Wednesday evening, and thirty members of the official board sat down to a splendid supper prepared by the Ladies’ Industrial Society. Dr. A. T. Briggs, the District Superintendent, was chairman of the business session. Dr. Paul C. Curnick made his annual report as pastor of the church; which showed that the church was in splendid condition and that his past year’s work had been a great success. All the different organizations of the church also made their annual reports. The official board unanimously invited Dr. Curnick to return as pastor next year, and also passed resolutions speaking in the highest terms of the work of Dr. Briggs.

The North-West Indiana Conference will meet next week at Lafayette, and Bishop McDowell will preside. Dr. Curnick will leave for conference next Tuesday. The following resolution was unanimously passed: Whereas, our pastor, Dr. Paul C. Curnick, has labored faithfully and well throughout the conference year now closing, and has done much for the advancement of 1 the church by the delivery of strong, helpful and spiritual sermons and by the interest taken in all of the organizations of the church, and by helpful counsel and close association with the officers of such associations and by effective pastoral work in the congregation and community generally. Therefore, be it resolved, that we request Bishop McDowell to assign or apoint Dr. Curnick as our pastor for the ensuing-conference year, and that a copy of this resolution be delivered to District Superintendent A. T. Briggs. Resolution by the Quarterly Conference of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church of Rensselaer, Ind. Whereas, our District Superintendent A. T. Briggs, D.D., is about to finish his six year term as Superintendent of the Hammond District North-West Indiana Conference and as this will termininate his relation with our church in that capacity, and Whereas, we desire to express our lore for Dr. Briggs and our appreciation of his services and to testify as to the fine executive ability shown by him in the business affairs of the quarterly conferences, while he has at all times exemplified and shown a fine brotherly spirit and that his sermons have been both spiritual and helpful so that he has endeared himself to the entire congregation, Therefore, be it resolved, that this conference by the adoption of this resolution does express its love for Dr. Brigigs and its appreciation of his services and interest taken in and for our church and our assurance that we will follow him with our love and our prayers as he goes to his new fields of labor.