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Ecclesiastical Council.
An ,uanortant Ecclesiastical Council was held
Mt Richmond on the 10th inst The Council was
called by the Church at Richmond, FOR the pur-
pose Of oriIaining the clergyman who has been
laboring there for the last six months, as IS sta
tel supply" and the importance which attaches
to the action Of the Council, consists in the re-
flsa to oriain the candidate, for the reason that
he was not called to the pastoral charge Of the
Church with which he proposes to labor.
The practice Of ordaining young men as Ivan
gelists. or without pastoral charge, has rapidly
increased in the Congregational Churches Of this
State. within late period, and this fact has been
observed with anxiety by many, as tending
against that permanence in the ministry, which
Is believed by that order to be conducive to the
prosperity Of the churche Tho General Con-
vention has repeatedly called the attention of
Churches to this practice. and ursel that it be
di.,uuutenaucci
The Council at Richmond va- unusually
lar-r. embracing among it, member. the Rev.
Dr. Plrnslec q Undcrhir, the Pastor of the
Congregational Churches IN Burlington. line
burr. Waterbury. willistou anil Windsor, and
the -.utci surrlcs" of the churehe- in E-zez,
J,aeho Center. and Westarl with ay Dele
gates from these Churehe- and from the Chmsh-
. O., 600 Colchester and WiuaoLL Rev. O.. T. Icr-
rir. ol IInesbur-. acted as Moderator.
Alcr q full and free discussion of the prince
ne. involved in the question. regarding the pro
rrey OF o-i1uin- as Eyan-sl4ts, or without
pastoral charge. young men vh9 10 not propose
90 .lo The work of au Euugel.st. llt 60 labor
With an iuiiriIual Church, the Council came 10
. O. ueuIr unanimous decision UthGe being but
or. utiu- vo;el .at TO proceed to the orl'n-
alton the cHIilatc Thi result aa. sufolicl
iu tlc iIaam- resolutions
f-t. That while we refuse to oril.u. it is ont
o.; 900 want Of confidence ia the candidate, or Of
interest iH this Church, but from a settled con-
yictou that the practice uf Orlliuiu- young men
as Eyau.elis,s or without pastoral charge rc-
,T. t.,I m lt,. lIsa,,frv ami 10 Cbur.hes. and
ought 90 De discontinued
-. Thl, We believe one o. the great vans 90
this Church 20 be the lll0rs and influence Of
permanent Pastor; and that, Whenever il shall
-es its way clear To call the candidate, or any
other acceptable brother, we viii heartily BID
them d" God speci AMI -.ri.y cooperate do it-
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