The Archive · 1938

Compassionate Grant

The Council is most anxious that state of affairs be brought about by which harmonious relations. wil subsist again between the Council's fofleers responsible for guarding the camp and the interned officers and men. With this object in view the Council has decided that the officers, who at present are living apart from the men, are to be allowed to return to the Camp. It is the Council's earnest hope that these officers will Pastor Resigns Shanghai, Oct. 9, The Rev. Emory W. Luccock, D.b. for more than ten years pastor. Shanghai Community Church, Jaccepted a cal! from the First Presby. terian Church of Evanston, Ill, Toeal congregation will meet today ty Jconsider the popular pastor's resign, Mien and to adopt resolutions in 1p. preciation of his tong and fruitful Vice in. Shanghai.

Dr. Luceock has secured for hin. self a very large circle of friends in ternational metropolis. member of Rotary Club, the Mazont Order, the American Association Con. mittee and numerous other civic and community organizations he. beea tone of the most influential men town. He was in constant demand {for all sorts of addresses and pastoral services, and many persons who had Ino direct relation to the Church bene. fitted by his unstinted generosity sua helpfulness, Mr. and Mrs Luccock came tw Community Church after @ period st service with the American' Presby terian Mission in Hunan and at the Nantao Christian Institute, During recent months Dr. Luecock has cen much in demand in all parts of the United States explaining the situation the Far East and appealing to the American people on behalf of China, During the ten years of his ministry at Community Church Dr. Luccock has led In very substantial develop, ment in the membership and in the physical equipment of the Church To' the original church building have been added a beautiful manse and 3 useful Boy Scout house which at present houses the church offices, The pipe organ which was installed some years ago has enabled the Church to Provide some of the best music to be heard anywhere in Shanghai, 4 recent generous gift from the estate fof Me. Luecock's mother has pald off the last instalment on this magnificent Jorgan and has left the Church entirely"tree from debt of any sort. appreciation of this benefaction the congregation has designated the in: Strument as the Luccock Memorial Organ, The First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, Til, to which Dr, and Mrs Luccoek have been called is one of the leading churches of the denomination, Evanston Isa prosperous suburb on the Chicago North Shore the seat of Northwestern University several theological seminaries.

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