New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-18
PUBIC MEETINGS.
fBE TROUBLES ,ypa. CHEEvERs CHURCH.

crAoes yest.Itsy uornlrg 10 secret se-.or, ADJ 70
cvBtiLu.d uLt O'Clock, when the do0rs Vs's thrown
oper. Ire Sr.be then read Tho DECISION Of the CoGh'
Co. q subst.rc- s. follows:
After r,,it1g Tie csuses for ~hch the Council was
called, sDd the procesdDgs OF tseVpen msenDi', the
ent piOo.eds 70 say .aat IL Va tEi me
Cornell h1l sufc:sL, crouE;s - meet q ID ez Plr,e
Cnrcl. and appointed Comtnttse 20 dFes up sui
prese1: The result 81 the CJun- which sAa cSrsfaly
examined ard, after ve;ions Uoail-ators Wa lnsEy
uD.I irnously adopted.
j. the fir: piece The Couron, II vsw q 81 ne fa.'
of the case and rue dscsusiOn oy tce CcuEch OF a
L u.usl Courcl fcuod tina, there sufficient c.a-s
shown for the sggn.ved brethren u invite an e l'te
Council; and the Church h>yics declined u ayctpt
4 AZ e. mulal Council il OILY rsule'CsJ fJT thc
ru,fe COuDc! % pronounce tScr juiGA Iley had
10 hesitation in saving tia. the cl-s ought 10 have
beer submitted IN The frat instance - mutual Colr
oil Council Of impartial advisers mutually chosen
wsz TIE most Ohviols Az OILY hope.ll method Of
.l,ctTg se'i'' msut.
Ir IL cases Ike the present where .he sentiments Of
the min Only came in colc. With the sjoiiy It was
tie right 81 the former 20 1enani, and the duty OF the
latter 70 graft q mutIa! Co1ncil.
IN toe second place IL was found tlst ne 26t1 Of
FsbTusgy, lsJs forty eXmsmb@rs q. the c1urcn, in
gliding those embers who called TIE Council. asked
separately in writing for " letters Of dismisson and
reronn erdation" and in May following, the church
grated such liteTs in full - the temae neub3Ts ,the
wives daughters, sisters, &C., Of The appellants in
the following form being the only form used On the
dismissal Of membsfs to other churches:
This crrtfs. is 1bsr Of TIE Church ~ The
Pu'sDs il good aod regular standing As slch - Is a,
tie .ow,hp ID. - or,oy Cau-a OF Jesus Christ
with hom God may spp)iE, - residence. M wn.n re-
c.,,d D. them - peculiar re!s:on % ;hi Church viii
n E.-Tbl. Cer,isc... i valid sor one ye,r only"
To the brethren Supplying for such letters they were
given in auother form By which. no doubt cansars
of h. toO "a
conclusion cond be arrived al than t5at the leaving
out OF ho words good" aud afrs ctionstey
nenled" were intended 10 imply esnsGre.
In the third place, the CouIc found that the bretl-
Yen bavrg returned these l-tters 20 the Clerk, the
Church adopted three resolutions, Vita the following
words
R.,o-.l, That o. p WOOD E n Eisg''-y J. II Josn.ol,
b hSn' co~y Rosa ti' Blow, 4 Dsss. + Ma
,h.i, Tdwsrd j. owen william Way s:spbel Pal Con
p II W,m . WE w,5. .nd c.p on be-
ha o tie ard their families, ssy1s applied for dsm
om ;ls eheh Trey are hereby dismissed from their
Eeolred That Clerk send &c the applicants certificates IN
T6. csrtife. thai = 1. member Of The caaEch Of ,be
Pnrtsn' in regular ding sr' '1'h h' Own rs9ats
sln cthsI as he shan spPy 70 ilI TIA: plrP.'s.
ti5nl hs, spp I'd for disu,ol from Church ana having
been dish i..sd It reque deemed lon
bes in any way subec, % is "a; ald Gaze.
The Council, therefore " advise and coscluds that,
IL at that time these brethren made the request for
trial, any member, who had ground of complaint
them should take the necessary steps u bring
the matter before the Church, and II satisfaction was
not obtained it their dnty without delay, To bring
charges against these bIethren ana if no special
charges brought against them Il was the duty oi
the CluIch 10 give them foil letters OF dismissal The
Council also " sdvise and conclude that the follow
ing resolution wss not oBy violation OF tue Church,
bu, departure frou the principle OF what was right;
Ror,S That a. and c, parties named IN the FIST re.olI
tioD hAvas sppise ioI d'sion nom th' snlcs snd h,s
members Of the same Or In any way subject to rs watch ana
While, however, the Council has condemned the
action OF the Church in not accedlng to the request OF
the appellants for a mui ua Council, they were happy
10 acknowledge the courtesy of the Committee in sdb
hitting TO them the Records OF the Church aud such
Information as enabled the Council TO arrive al
proper conclusion IN the matter.
The Council Iefrsinet from offering any advice to
the Church. because such had not been asked and as
they did deem il necessary 70 enter into the grounds
on which the appellants aaked for letters OF DISMISSAL
they rendered Judgment yet they would advise the
appellants to the whole course OF the contro-
veIsy, and offer such concessions to the Church, as
would alay the feelings Of the brethren. AT tn, ssne
time they declared that the principles of the COngre-
gaonal Church, which the principles Of common
sci So and common justice guided by the light Of the
New Testament afforded the brethren remedy in the
mater.
whose invitation they we're called, ought t. be re-
ciyed a. members OF the Church of the Purrtans in
good and regular stancing until they shculd be
received by other churches, aud that the ceLsure I'M
Piled was without warrant and without religion and
the Council DO recommend them accordingly ID any
huroh Of ChIist who might be willing to receive
them.
Tho following resolution was unanimously adopted:
Re,sG Teat Moderator an Scribe of the Council be
inst Ocse 10 isue letters Of recommendation IL conformity
with the above result % such Of the persons who have called
together, may now OF hereafter apply f'r them
Mr.. o. T.. Woop, one % the appellants, then, in
speech of much feeling returned thank. To the CouG-
0 for attending 70 the nvestg ,On and eiao Tor rec
onmendirg them, 81 they had done, to tho C0uIch.
IL matter OF qualification that even at this late
stage the Church were willing 70 come IN and exhibit
Their IecOrds, a. they had done. The appellants na1
been always anxious - come before the word and lei
their rights be known. But the principles involved
wtic OF more serious nature, and now, by the
ured voice Of Council from five s .ates in the Union,
the burdens which had been laid on them were re-
moved. They were Without watch and care from any
Church; they knew not what their privileges were or
if they could assemble round the table Of the Lord In
other churches. Now this removed, and they
could 90 itto any church they pleased. They could
pow hold Up 20 the community the fact that CoDgre
gaiionais,s bsd mesns Of redress He again thanked
them for their attention TO the csse and ised they
would 60 10 their Own churches with consciousness
that they bad done their duty.
Mr.. k. \. HAyEss also spoke to the effect thst he
and his friends who had appealed would take the sd
vice Of the Council, as recommended lie assured
them that in al tie conclusions they bad yet come TO
there Was not a dissenilent voice. Ill. assured the
brethrsn that their action had invariably been pre-
sented on paper, and thst the attempt to inyei2le
them into any other action had failed.
TIE Rev. Dr. BAc0S next spoke, hoping that II the
brethren, after careful and prsyerfu consultation and
uliDg should hnd tina. they could make some conces
sion 10 the church which would cOuciiste them, they
would do go. Every church was city set on bill,
ana 1t was disastrous that th matter had been made
e. public as II had been.
TAe Rev. Dr. B,oos then offered prayer and the
Council edi01rned sine die.