New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-04
TEE REV. J. l.. HATCH AND TIE CHURCH
OLE LIE PIKIIANS.

On "Wednesday evening, the Church ofthe Puit4ns
hell meeting to- toe purpose OF hearing tho Rev. J
l.. Hstch AuttSsobatanaoD deliver his defense
aemrst certain charges when that 5oce.y had pre-
tTled % Gipst him with special refer nee Ia hrs pscu-
liar ideas snd movements upoG the obaervan'1 OF the
Christian = sabbath.
A resolution was on red by member which pro
posed that in the event Of toe Rev }. u. Hatch per-
sisns in tue which he had been plrsrog, the
Church Of the Pur!tsns withdraw from hin.
IN amendment. vas theu offered ny another mcni-
boz which propOs II exc JumuLcltiOR lDbto al OF Tt
drsNal. Butn wers CrDered 90 lie On the table Uati
Nj Hatch soall have Seen heard.
The Rev. Mr.. H,TcH thea rose and proceeded 10
read his oe'euse which wss very eso lrate IL co
ucnccd b, charging thech1fch witb informally 10 the
mode Ci its procedure with h, and lsd down % them
a conrse which he sac, they ought 10 have pursued
In IoicIcLce to tim. UuGer the circunstarccs he
VaLcd them OF the cOBsc 4Oenoes and tnes odt some
hits If the probability of q Council az reso1rc"
et 10 hi IN the case Of airy unfair treatment a. the
HANDS of tLe church. Fer the mistake nhch he ssii
the church had made, he cid not blame It - much as
its igIOTaIce OF the proper course 10 D, pufsned IL
wss very evident 'r0m the way IL winch be Lai ben
cited before thc CLuCl that Il was anccent " the
rules which ought 10 have governed II ia such casa
sthstandiDg this be hal lofty confidence ID tue
exercise OF kpdu IS and fairness al th3 hdul OF every
uerber aLd DC doubted not that they would ba able
clearly 20 understand each Otaer before any further
praOtee dngs On Their pant. He re1rnded them nov
ever, that by TesSou Of us own ihoTmallty ~ caDg
him to appear II was bis pTs al acs OF c)uriesy,
sw Cr Ehdtover az is Al.
He asIisd that The Church hal aEy jurisdiction IA
IefrIeuc. to the ses preferred against HIM. lie
ASSUMED that TIE eXcceIcs % COnercs IA )aahs con-
sisted IN is bang desLcCj 10 st al tbs eN genciss
Il scc,agianism. A CoDgrc- A,ionI Clarcl vas
body with which, yher lode SaT OF Chrlst lde1t4ei
himself be inherited more expansive ho"r't' Anu
had . greStrr right 10 extended lstilde oil Goa
science II reference ~ doctrines which go!e not spec
TED So essential 10 Christianity. :, ;.
vas lot amen able 10 any authority whatever IOr nj.
opriCns, or bic cooIss upon sGy religious 81 Ject-
lie cited 90 iLstlace N point, ths iact tAat ta'
pastor q that church hsd uCisrt7ken n very pub
lie wsy 20 enter certain views upon the SUBJECT Ci
Temperance ard toe Slavery question, sud TIC clutCh
had sustaircd him, 6lthong1 u knew tas' his yisSs
unou those questions tai been o5u0X) nus 20 many.
He eat pIoCeoGe! 70 quote from long array 81 con-
uerta;ors esssyi,s oSi osaeIs, who mai given eer-
taip views 10 bow far tie or OF tie CauFcl
could 90 10 d.scip.iEiDg member Tor eLt -riAa,oS
pscalar views upon any net tu1on Or 1oct.Se D! tl'
,hurch lie ~ recommended the members OF ne clircA
10 ftDdy cbur,h history, as he had doce. n1t t1ey
Woul1 urob.by arrive at diGeronI conc.GsiVns s. ~
What they hsd L. DO n bis Besides. hs ss'-I.el
that the Summary OF D)ct.ae, cot -ned IN ne Aaa
ua Of the Chnrch Of the P0Ts1s on not lncd-, az
specification in re-, renee - thc Sibbatn.
his q. IL prosecuted - argue that the Ihufca ma NJ
right dsciplIe him bat by the rules la aV"A 4os
that purpose in TIE New TeS; sncG. lie tnee IN IL
statement of his belef in reference 10 .Ae ClI'S.an
sabbath. He advocated tie Gbrosat IN ot me zen
con nlaoocsis, sui said hit the tao tables OF ss'e
which cOrts Ded them had been nailsc u TIE cfc-i
Sih Christ. lie stated that the healta Of msn De-
nsrded snlaseuont an re reatioB on Sunday 81 "eu
a. ga otier days, that ia fGct tuHt Ire tr - l
sion o! Sunday. lie s1ppCr Of his Vows re gave CO
pious eNT6cis from gTest variety OF aa,hsfs. III
., GREETED that DO not able to exercise toe s.ne
ss4 Vas., I..C~.e, iANsS,.,e 49, .v--.e ss--L' "