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LETTER OF RESIGNATION. 
Rev. 3 Hersey Brewster's Resignation as 
Pastor of Manchester Church to Take Effect 
June 23. 
Rev. E. Hersey Brewster, pastor of 
the Baptist church, Manchester, read 
his letter of resignation at the close of 
his sermon last Sunday morning as an- 
nounced in last week’s Breeze. He 
will take up his pastorate in his new field 
of labor at Norwood on July 1, and _ will 
conclude his duties with the Manchester 
church on June 23. 
On June 24, Mr. Brewster is to marry 
Miss Libby Dunn, daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. Levi A. Dunn, and the young 
church of Norwood, Mass. 
formally accepted. 
people after a very brief honeymoon will 
go to their new home in Norwood. 
Mr. Brewster's resignation is met 
with genuine regret on the part not only 
of his parishioners, but of the commu- 
nity in general, as his work here in the 
past four years hasbeen very successful. 
His letter of resignation follows: 
Manchester, Mass. , 
May 30, 1908. 
Dearly Beloved: 
On May 22nd last your pastor received 
a call to the pastorate of the First Baptist 
After pray- 
erful consideration the call has been 
This will necessitate 
an early conclusion of the present pastor- 
ate. If perfectly agreeable | would re- 
quest that our relations be dissolved not 
later than June 23rd. 
It is not without a large measure of 
regret that this step is taken. Such 
changes are more keenly felt than many 
who have had no experience of the re- 
lations existing between pastor and 
people imagine. The ministries of the 
sanctuary; the burdens and joys of spirit- 
ual leadership; the sacred intimacies of 
he sick room; the daily intercession at 
the throne of grace for the saints over 
whom the Holy Ghost has made one 
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overseer; the memories of the dead who 
have died in the Lord; all these things 
are bonds which are not easily severed. 
It has been my privilege during the 
four years I have labored among you to 
welcome forty into the fellowship of this 
company of believers. Some of these 
have come to us from sister churches; 
others have made a profession of faith in 
Jésus Christ for the first time. 
Changes in our membership have been 
both many and important. Some of the 
most noble among yéu have fallen asleep 
in Jesus. Within) my comparatively 
short term of service, I have been called 
upon to officiate at no less than fifty 
funerals in this town. 
It has been a privilege to meet with 
you in your homes from time to time. 
The value of preaching the gospel 
from house to house is very great. It is 
a held which could be more carefully 
cultivated if other and no less important 
duties were not so pressing. 
It has likewise been a privilege to ad- 
vise with the brethren of the Prudential 
Committee, than which there is no more 
hard working committee in the church. 
‘Their methods have been _ business-like, 
their spirit courteous, and the zeal and 
consecration of some, a special and con- 
stant refreshment. The obligations of 
the church are not as large as_ formerly. 
‘The parsonage mortgage has been re- 
duced some seven hundred dollars. 
Doubtless the day is not far distant when 
the church will not only be free from all 
encumbrance, but will feel itself able as 
well as called to make provision for cer- 
tain needed improvements. In meeting 
the problems of the future, as you have 
found in meeting the problems of the 
past, the Holy Spirit will unfailingly en- 
due you with wisdom and _ strengthen 
you for every good word and work. 
The Master’s work is manifold. As 
He Himself said, ““The field is the 
world, and the good seed are the chil- 
dren of the Kingdom.’’ In whatever 
part of the world we labor, we are at 
_work in the same field, and however the 
conditions under which we iabor may 
differ there is no separation in Christian 
service. 
I assure you of my unflagging interest 
in your work for Christ in this commu- 
nity. It has beena joy t» share with 
you in the toil and fruitage of the past 
four years. I shall continue to pray God 
for you and trust to His grace that I may 
not have run in vain, neither labored in 
vain. 
Exhorting you to yet greater loyalty to 
the cause of our common Redeemer, 
and praying for the blessing of His grace 
upon all your divinely-appointed minis- 
tries in His name, 
| remain, 
Faithfully your brother in Christ, 
EpwaArp Hersey BREWSTER 
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