PASTOR AND PEOPLE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 7

PASTOR AND PEOPLE.

' . 4— —^ A PATHETIC INCIDENT. By Telegraph-Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, September 20. The Rev. J. Paterson, of Broken Hill, regrets his resignation. He says he was suffering from mental collapse, and is now convinced of the sympathy of his congregation. The resignation has been.withdrawn. "I CANNOT PREACH TO-NIGHT." The Rev. J. Paterson, pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, caused rather a sensation in church on Sunday night (September 11) The early part of the service proceeded as usual, but after Mr.Paterson had announced the text for his sermon he suddenly exclaimed: "My dear friends, I cannot preach tonight. I have suffered a great loss in the death of my father, but not ono member of the _ congregation or even one ohurch official has been to see me and express sympathy with mo in my bereavement. I did not wish to speak of this to-night, but-1 could not help it. I have written to the'presbytery in Sydney, and asked to be relieved of this oharee."- Mr.. Paterson next gave out the hymn "Lend, Kindly Light," and further remarked, "I don't want your sympathy now; it's too late." The service so came to an abrupt termination. Although the Rev. J. Paterson, who died in Sydney recently, Was one of- the fathers of' the Presbyterian Church, he was known to very few people in Broken Hill. His death was, however, referred to at St. Peter's Anglican Church by Archdeacon Pritchard. Get next to Nature. Don't drug for coughs and colds—take "Dingo" Eucalyptus, the pure product of the eucalyptus, la. bottle everywhere.—Advt.