BAN ON WORLDLY CONCERNS.
Pastor v. Congregation.
'•-v DISPUTE ENDS IN RESIGNATION.
By Cable—Pre»s Astociation —Copyright
Australian and N.Z. Cable Asaopiauon. (Received March 15, 7.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 16. A remarkable dispute between the pastor of a Congregational Church, at Barking, and the congregation, resulted in the resignation of the Rev. S. Sebire, who only took up duty in December. Acting on the principle that all worldly concerns must go, he placed a ban upon playing billiards and cards at the Young Men’s Club. The latter retaliated by calling for the Rev. Sebife’s resignation, in which many of the congregation supported the youths, though others equally strongly supported the Rev. Sebire’s idealism. The Congregational Union of England was finally called in to adjudicate, and asked the Rev. Sebire to resign. There were affecting scenes at the close of Sunday’s service. Many of the large congregation were in tears when the Rev. Sebire was farewelled.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19260316.2.30
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 16 March 1926, Page 7
Word Count
154BAN ON WORLDLY CONCERNS. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 16 March 1926, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in