Quincy,
Rev. William J. 1932 Former Morris Minister Honored
Former
Morris Minster Honored on 85th Birthday
Rev. William J. Quincy, former pastor of the Morris
Baptist church and now pastor emeritus of the Tabernacle Baptist
church in Schenectady, was honored on his 85th birthday
Sunday, October 9, by receiving letters of congratulation from
President Hoover and Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Recognition of the aged minister's birthday had been
arranged by Rev. H. Stanley Jones, who succeded him four years ago as
pastor of the church; and though Mr. Quincy knew that some honor was
to be paid him, the letters expressing admiration for his many years
of service came as a complete surprise to him. The letters were read
before the congregation.
The birthday anniversary was observed at the morning
service and in the evening Mr. Quincy preached a short sermon, his
first in a long time, on “How to Live Long and Be Happy.” He
spent 60 years in the active ministry, 22 of which were given to the
service of the Tabernacle church. During his pastorate in Morris he
made the friendship of many persons in Oneonta as well as in Morris
and its vicinity.
His son, Rev. Harold M. Quincy of the First Baptist
church at West Winfield, together with his wife and two children, was
present to hear the birthday tributes paid his father, and he offered
the closing prayer at the evening service. The younger Mr. Quincy
was a visitor in Oneonta a few months ago.
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