The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-06
More Dsaeult,es In DIR. Cheever.s Church.

More Dlmculties In DIR. Cheeverss Church.
An adjourned meeting of the Church the Puritsns on
Union square, took place last night receive the
Of the committee appointed At previous meeting
port upon the protest Of the deacons others 10 The
action Of the church respect the difficulties that have
grown up in the church between arton OF the men,
ters and the pastor.
Mr.. FREDERICK KING called the meeting to order. A
hymn was then read and prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr. Martin, Of the University, besccchng God for due
sense of the responsibilities of the OCCASION and for
peaceful and raterna feeling and for that earlessness
the performance Of duty how painful soever which would
DO sustaining in the performance of
The PRESIDENT then called for the report of the commit
tee previously appointed.
Mr. FRKDERICT KING, chairman Of the committee read
the report being reply to the protest OF the deacons
The method of calling the meetings the church. o5jec
to by the deacons was reviewed defended and justified;
an extensive history Of the existing difficulty the church
was given, and the whole philosophy OF congregational
church government glanced at The inconsistency espe-
caiy Of Deacon Kingsley who had been elected 10 the
deaconshp ct meeting called in precise. the
ner as that now objected to- severely on
The points really at issue defined TO be three list
Had the church The right u make the changes of rules
that they did Cd Tho reasons for doing the church
ID The mode OF esectng it Each OF these points was
discussed IN turn with great severity upon
numerous ways by congregational usage descnus Were
removed from office at tho will Of the church The
reasons Tor the removal in tbs stated large
the chief Of which their attempt % procure the re-
movh OF the pastor, contrary 10 the Judgment Of the
church to what the best interests OF the church re-
CURED Some very oausic were made upon the
reoo Of the attempts Of the deaeons upon their heads
The evils OF life the Office Of deacon: spccaiv
the assumption right be regarded as district class
OF persons in the church. and 10 the reception an undue
Difference account OF their authority. Such were the
which impced the church to take the coarse
which they did take, and which The report fully istics
As 10 the mode in which the changes the order of the
church were ELECTED i is nstpprohenson to confound
the action Of tho church with act OF discipline the
deacons had succeeded ~ obtaining the dismissal Of the
pastor they certainly wod not have called that an act of
tscipne and will they assign name TO when up
piled to themselves which they would think of using il
applied by themsclves another The report proceeded
to comment upon the denial of the dcacons that they had
been influenced by the ftetog Dr Cheeyers preaching
against slavery and contends chat the dn,, OF that act
cannot be misunderstood and that other than
rebnke to the pastor for his freedom Of speech
in the pulpit on the state OF public affairs. The report
concludes by replying 10 the request OF the deacon for
The call Of an ecclesiastical eounel Tho deacons have
not specified what it is that they wish submitted to
council The different possible questions which might be-
submitted passed in review, aud the conclusion ar
rived at that no case exists in which it is advisable to
resort 10 such step It's ,ien best that things remain
as they now are The communication Of the seventeen
published IN the newspapers assigning the reasons why
they had called for the resignation Of Dr. Chcevcr
then examined by the committee and some OF it, allie
cations We're pronounced absolutely untrue. The pastor
was deliberately excuipated from any blame for the
slight decrease in the membership of the church
The continuous flow of population still fur
tncr North il assigned as one of the causes
The very difficulties in the church created
by the dissatisfied deacons and members il another cause
Thus lnuch conceng the allegation that there has been
decrease but the report proceeded to take with the
allegation and resorted 10 the statistics Of the church
As to the specific charges against the pastor the COM
mttee found nothing more serious than might be collect
ed against any II the of public caumny were
searched with equal assiduHy.
SETH b. HUT moved that the report be adopted and
crred 10 the Prudential Committee TO be printed for the
use Of the church
Ex-deacon WooD rose to express has willingness add
written statement he had been invited 20 do TO be APP
wished however. 10 max n
few remarks ia explanation Of certain statements EN-.
bodied N the report relating to his misunderstanding
with the pastor
when reporter left ~ late hour last evening there
apparent opposition to the adoption OF the report