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1st. JOHN S, launceston]
THE RECTOR'S RETIHN AND
RJOS1GNATION.
| Tlie Rev. .J. S. Jbyei's, rector of St.
I John's, retunieti to .Launcoston 011
Saturday j-er Loongana, and ycrtorday
proadiod morning ami evening at tbe
motbiy churcJi , The reverend gentle
man had announced bis intention of
arriving in the parish in time to lake
tho. Easter services, but owing Lo the
troublous and eventful vovago from
England per tlie h.s, 'Wiltshire, did
not. reach Australia in time to ojjtv I
out this arrangement. Though Mr
Rryors had a vejy worj-viiig time, in
England during hi# May owing to the
legal aud other difiiculties encountoJ'ed
iu his j'fl'ort to an-ango for a further
term in his rectoi-ship at St. John's,
?lxnuiceston. there were ooTiiponKaiiions
that be gi^xitl.v aj^-reciatod. He iwsls,
fortunately, iu timo to spend tlio tuirce
last months of 'life Avit-h bis father,
who passed a^vay \»eace;uUv at tlie ripe
ago of 7-1 years, and during the period
mentioned was witli bis family .it Die
golden wedding of bis parents. 0
matters in connection witb bis bring
in 'England luid lun'ii satisfactonlv ar
ranged. tJie rector had hojK'-l ut bo
iwith the jwople of St. John's for an
other five ve.irs. and been nblo to work
witli bis parishioners in the effort to
leave tlio now building ir**e oj' debt.
However, this' consummation is now
found to bo unrcnlisiablc, nnd at tJio
morning service vest-*rday Mi' Bn-ers
made tlie .following statement * in
elucidation of tlio matters that so mys
tified the Launceston congregation iu
his abseiicd*
'It is u great grief to mo to make
the announcement that I have cioiinJte
ly rasigne^l tho diai'ge of this parish
into tho Bishop's hands, iuid 1 aw sure
you will bo as soi'jy to hecu* it as 1 am
to make it. 'But I promised you that.
1 would do my host to make some ar
rangement which would enable me to
oontinno my work among you Tvitbout
pei-manontly sacrificing the prospect of
eventually reUtniing to F.nglaml. 1
c:in siafelv claim to havo kom iba.t
promise. 1 projxwsej two plans which
would Jiave i'clejist.Ki me honorably for
my work here, and yet enabled me to
return when circumstancois demanded
that I should return. Tliese flailed to
win acce.jvtanco through no fault oi
mine, and. therefore, unless 1 had been
?willing to sacritico i-erni:uiently O10
right of succession to my pari^Ji in
England, which I Mas not willing to
do, I had perforce to give up iny work
here, and start my English work im
mediately. 1 was. therefore, insti
tuted in the middle of December and
started work in Ashingdon 011 the. 1st
January. Six weeks a-?ter 1 obtained
leave to come out and say good-bye to
you., and bring home my family. f
shouldn't, of course, 'beam of accept
ing money from the two place*?, and my
resignation of this living dates from
my institution at Ashingdon. I hope
ycu will see that the vexatious delay
that lias occurred has been simply duo
to my doisirc, to arrive at ;ni arrange- '
ment which would enable nie to re
turn to yon. One thing more. Yon
may a-sk me why, when I am really
tfond of m.v work here. I didn't make
a clean sweep o; England and snvt-Ie
here for life. The answer is simply '
this: 1 would have gladly done so bad I
not -known tbat unseitlejnem and
Jioine-.sAckiie.ss would creep in, and 1
should have given up my home and
people without any com nionsura to
benefit to this parish. Thc-rcfoiv, I
think it is bnter to dear the ground
aud make room ior some man who
can work wholeheartedly, und 1 pray
\101i to send you a man worthy ol thej
grr.it traditions of this parish, and
worthy of the spirit of sacrifice whioh 1
yon liave so continually displayed. j
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