New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-17
fact Of their being moved from that Office there css.

fact Of their being moved from that Office. there css
is"'N l'ud h- ,'ipp srs,h u, them.
Mr.. 1hcmpson favored the appointment Of the Com-
mtes as he bad dislike to have the protest 90 o'"s
to p6si,fIiy siibcut an answer. 0
Mr. Martin withdrew the amendment 10 ttIik, on
the Committee.
unanimously.
MI n. Havens then asked to lay bsfo-e the
Church staten ent II the which ad liduced
be siglers of tie letter TO Dr. Cheever to take that
action. 49,
the statements Of their reasons he thought would
he wrorg "a do 20 in the absence OF DIR. Cbeeyer
Mr. Iiavens said that the letter written to Dr.
Chtever wss private letter, cut had been thrown
before the Church and before the community, and bad
caused a s,rorg feeling among Christians generally.
He thought under these circumstances that the state
inert of the reasons should be beard that the position
Of those members might be understood rightly by the
Ch,htian conn unity.
Mr.. Fairbanks spoke sgains. the reception Of tho
statement t. bigbt.
Mr. Ma,her offered a resolution tlat he statement
be heard.
MIR. FRY thought that to read that statement would
be Ike throwing firebraDd into this audience.
Nil Phelps faid they certainly could not be accused
Of any want Of ccurtesy in not desiring ID beer that
statement now. previous meetings they had desired
to hesr those reasons mud were prepared to hear
them. Now however, under existing circumstances
10 ole wssIrtp pared to hesr them.
Mr. Chester said that the letter which had caused
longer subject to be considered in this church. ana
particularly IN the absence Of DIR. Cheever.
MI Wood said that with q hours notice they had
been compelled to come into meeting OF tits Church,
VIII, II the letter had been given 10 the Church-and
that was rot sufficient time 10 have prepared their
reasons Their pastor Lad had notice Of this meeting
last Saturday end could have been here If he had do
siIcd lie hoped that so long as the character OF the
10 sjgters 10 that letter involved, II should nos
longer lie under impu'ation. Msny Of those reasons
were grave, ard were but little known.
Mr.. King ssid that the reasons why this statement
should not be read accumulated, and one was that
there were grave reasons for the signing Of the letter.
Mr.. Mather held that every meeting that bad been
called in relation 10 this matter except the annual
meeting they who signed the letter had protested
apainst az Illegal Ii would be incoDsste nj Tor them
to pre,ept these reasons at meeting which they be-
.yed TO be illegal. In regard to the absence OF r.
Cheever be said that the contained IN inc
statement for the Church than Tor the pas
tor That letter written not to the Church, bat
to the pastor "a would appear by remarks made ~
Dr. Cheever. But il having been thrown before the
Church. and the signers of the letter beng placed
under discipline because OF that leter oy tne Cncus
he thought the sgners should make their defense to
the Church.
Mr.. King moved to amend the resolution to hear
the statement, by making tue hearing at proper
future time" Al,
MI Chester thought that any agreement to hear the
statement would be wrong to their pastor. Inc
object of the letter was confessedy to procure inc
resignation of the pastor without consultation wiz
grave oense and SO far from the signers OF that etef
being the injured party was the church only WINCH
had re sson TO complain.
Mr.. j. p Warner said that the Church could not ~
its action decide or promise too much. 1t was pin-
c;nle of all courts when allegations were taxing place
before them to have both parties present. and they
thought it should be go in this case. Dr. Cheever was
Men,ber-Is that principle good when Descous
Mr.. Martin offered the following preamble and resc-
luton as substitute Mr. King having Withdrawn his
Wirsa. This church has already BY deliberate vote ex
pressed judgment the action o. %, ssnes Oh '"e
EereS That while as church esdy to enter
tain any or WE cannot receive from tho.s
brethren any statement rejecting upon the pastor a
Mr. Vayens asked If it was intended " INTRODUCES
into this church the doctrine OF Immaculate in'aip-
biliiy .,o.. - ho., !,
mind one fact in their action, that the memoeE, VINO
hacked ND bY all the Presby .rians in the city.
Mr. Wood desired to know if these gentlemen were
TO be excluded by this from presenting their reasons 70
the Church. So they desired 70 Know " 'n"' 'n''
MIGHT avail themselves of the alternative. -
Mr.. King said be had in view an alternative, wh,ce
he presumed was the one to which MIR. Wood alluded
statement of the facts TO the Christian community
Church He thought if the brethren who signed tnat
letter were to be heard at all, 1t should be by tho
Church and by none else. They complained that tho
Church had thrown the report DIooucnst VVei ".o
country and if IL is were So he thought they would
be justified in pursuing the same course.
MIR j. F. Warren desired not TO refuse to hear the
statement. and not TO hear it in the absence Of the
parties sbd under existing circumstances, he thought
would be the beet policy to lay the resolution On
the table. He accordingly made that motion.
Mr. C. j. Warren disfavored the acts Of the signers
of that letter. Is object to steal their pastor from
them He did not stealing in its criminal sense,
but sts ang in its religious sense. Laughter
Mr.. Mather called for the Yess and Nays on the
question.
The President held that vote by Yeas and Nays
YVES not in accordance With the rule.
Mr. Matber asked If the President denied the right
to have vote by Yeas and Nays =,
After further catechisiDg the partof Mr. n: the
Presidcnt decided that the Yeas and Nays could not
be taken. ,,--.,
The vote was then taken by count and the motion
to Law on the table was carried by 40 Affirmative "
10 Negative.
RESISTING DEPUTY SHERIrr.-F. L. Vultee, esd,
Deputy Sheriff. in the discharge OF his duty yesterday
had occasion to seize vessel lying at tue foot OF
.rov stysef and hold the same by virtue of execu-