THE REV. W. TROTTER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20966, 4 March 1930, Page 6

THE REV. W. TROTTER.

RETIREMENT FROM CHARGE. ACCORDED FAREWELL SOCIAL. , The Rev. TV._ Trotter, after serving for if yeai’s as minister of the Mornington Presbyterian Church, retired on Sunday last owing to ill-health, and intends to reside in future at St, Leonards. Last night he was accorded a farewell social by his congregation, the Rev. Dr Gumming occupying the chair. s I; J be i'r-^ u ', man , s ? id that there were he k hJ } T h bOUDC ?, h, . m to Mornington as MrTtVnH the ministers of the with * f rotte l " as a . tnan Iv ho spoke ItY™ authority aa[ i experience. Out of T 8 Pea i kt ‘ r 3 re ? ard f or Mr and Mrs Trotter, he was pleased to be able to preDr Dickie said that ever since Mt Trot ter had come to Dunedin he had been a questmncd E whefljer lie £d SeTLwf! more choice doctrine. In the uresbvterv and Scottish wh;^ Pr . es >yterian, the fi-inio h lc h, in his opinion, were »./&‘te°- f fS c fc ! hr ( F' ,|,h - WSgg&Sg knowing thatthey a**™ well and that they had won fh“ r part ™t.» of the whole of i™£ impression of Mr TrnHel 13 °T n “onieh* “"r s woS Sfb. 1 " ffiflSerte^Sriof.” to be a.man of honour, and had alwav" honpd n +w r f%^ ng admir ation of him?ids ~° p f d that their guest might have better health, and wished to assure him of the b 1^ e +u ? JY blck ke was held and to tell predated. 8 had been « reatly »P----th2 r M?‘T^of n f der l? n , ( , session clerk > said I? at l Trotter had been inducted into the charge on March 2, 1916 At his induction the Rev. A. Gray (moderator of the presbytery) ha d congratulated the church members on the acquisition of their S TZt r ' and f had %TOedthlhope that a message of comfort ‘ would come TheThad h^n; S * ron | h ‘ his ministrations, -iney nan since -heard many messages of Tlmh*' B W tby ’ and help from® him! wiflT very much having to part bpnlfh and bls family. Through PillfrTends ' rere , , lea ying warm-hearted mends who would always be glad to hear of their welfare and to give them a Th a ey? l oncd O H.% on ft retura Mr T?X d after, a. period of rest !f JaH? v? d regain a fair measure of health, which would enable him to continue his work m a quiet way. The T^rnfl« r ha( i U O6 IC a | ke , d t 0 hand to Mr wo?!*S n b ?w fof tk ? congregation, a well-ftlled wallet as a token or its esteem. At - K. Benton, who spoke on behalf of the elders, stated that Mr Trotter was a man of exceptional ability and everv ounce of that ability had been spent ? n , K°P d work. No one could come I?* 0 Contact with him without being Wi b T?*m r *i °j- tbe association. He had upheld the dignity of the Church and aad not sought for popularity. Mr J, R. Rutherford, representing the managers, spoke of the depth of thought behind Mr Trotter’s sermons, and rad er f^ d m t °h^ 6 w If e i . Uable assistaMQ ha kad Mrs Nicholson, on behalf of the ladles ? bouq?mt rCh ’ presented Mrs Trotter with 7 1 - r j eply ’ ex P rc ssed appreciation of the kindness which had been shown to,him. The gift which they had given him spoke of their generosity. He paid a tribute to the work done by his wife. He thought that he had been wL in lesigning. He had endeavoured to teach the truth .as he had seen it, and he had always tried to see the real truth He ’° l j ed . tllat tk ey would believe that he had tried not to preach to men Nc S? f™f rB and ne -,T Generations would have to face new problems. He was sure th-t they would have kindly thoughts of him them d have kindly thoughts rf tribuS 8 bv t M,-, e T eninK Kerns were conVrl -n e T>i y - M faurenson. Miss E. Ford Mr D. Blair, and Mr J. A. Wallace