Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-18
Council of the First CongregationalC Church.

Council OF the First Cong reg ti0nal Church.
A Council of ministers and delegates from
| the different Congregational Churches, North
| and West. assembled at ~ o'clock m. to-day in
| the lecture room Of the First Congregational
Church, corner of 10th ard g Streets to confer
with the members OF the First Con gregational
! Church of this city to the best measures to
De adopted by them to ad Just certain diffic al.
ues winch nave arisen In connection with their
late pastors (Dr. Boynton) ministratlons The
Church was well filled, and among those pres
ent were many ladies.
Rev. Dr.. Weeks was appointed moderator
and Rev. Edward Hanes was chosen secretary
Inc Secretary then read the call tor the Coun-
cal, as follows:
Members q the First Congregational Church of
Washington, D. c., 10 the Central CbprcL If
| ILiIadei phjd-Greetiug Whereas uuhapp,ly n
state OF things exists among us which in the
| Judgment Of large portion of the church
renders II necessary that we have the advice of
council; and whereas efforts extending
through nearly eight months have bsen made
| TO secure mutual council which the pastor
and another portion OF the church have IN
various ways def aied. Now therefore, We
the undersi O. ed. representing the said portion
OF the church who deem the council
necessary, aud acnng under their appoint.
mehts, DO aHecuouately invite your
attendance by your pastor, and delegate upon
an - Par'e council, TO be convened in the First
Congregational Church in this city on the 18th
DAY OF November next, at II O'Clock m. We
propose then and there 10 submit for your
advice the question: of the dissolution OF the
e%Isnng a-toTal relation; the late ton of the
churCh IN removing TWO of the deac Jus without
CHARGES made or hearing had, and all the other
diiicuiiits which are now disturbing the peace
OF the church.
The following churches are invited:
FIRST Unitarian Church, ST. LOUIS. No Con-
gregational Church, Harlem, N. Y; Congres,-
ional Church, Marietta, Ohio; Mount Vernon
ChuIc III. Boston; Plymouth Church Cleveland
ONO; Philips Church, South Boston; Centre
Church. New Haven, Conn; CONGREGATIONAL
Church, Rutland. Vi, Second Con- regationaI
ford
Bedford, Mo: Tabernacle Church, New York
city Central Church, PniIade lphis; Church of
The Pil2Iims, Brooklyn, N. \; FIRST Congrega-
tIonal Church, Baltimore, Md Also, the fol-
lowing indiy iduals Edwards A. Park ID d.
AndoyeT, NO. Seward Bacon, DID, New Ha-
ven, Conn.
lSIgneu 20. o. Howard S. III. Hoigez,W.F.
Bascom. ID. J.. Eaton. and ID iuiel Tyler
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct ~, I,Go
The list Of delegates was then called, when
the follow ing responded
Philips Church, South Boston-Pastor, Rev.
lI. Alden, and NJ. 1. Lang, delegate.
Centre Church, New Haven, Connecticut
Alexander q. T win ing, delegate.
Tabernacle, New Iork-Thomas ). Berry,
delegate.
Central Church, Philadeiphia-Rev. L.
Haws, pastor, ana Thomas l.. Bliss, delegate.
FIrst Congregational Church, Baltimore
Rev. l. Johnson, pastor, and Martin Hawley,
DELEGATE.
Marietta Church, Ohio-Rev. T. Weeks, pas
tor.
Harlem Church, New York-Rev. 5. Bowen,
paste, ard Edward ketchum, delegate.
-. Louis Church, MissOuri-S. Il. Kellogg,
delegate
Mount Vernon Church, Bal,imore-Andrew
Gushing, delegate.
AS will be seen IRON the above, fourteen
churches and two individuals were in yJted hy
the minority 10 ST. a. an pare counci.,
four OF which Were represented by pastors
and delegates, one by pastor alone, and four by
delegates.
Among those absent are the following: Rev.
Henry Ward BeecheI, Rev. i. :. Storrs, ID. d.,
Brooklyn: Leonard Bacon. L. j.. D., OF New
Haven; Prof. PARK, OF Andoyer; DR.. Post, Of
Church; A. H. Quint, Of New Ssdtori, Mas:
DR. WalcOt', OF Cleveland, Ohic. This latter
church voted 10 attend the mutual council, TO
De neld III January, and declined to come 10
this.
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. johnson, a state.
mem concerning the past differences OF the
church was made by Mr.. w. r. Bascom, ex-
planning why the first design TO call Il mutual
council failed. This was done IN answer to a
statement on the part OF member of the coun-
ell that u would be necessary to show that all
attempts To have a mutual council had failed
before an ec-Idrte council could act. In the
course OF the explanation II appeared that the
notice given to the church was inforala!, thai
il was unsigned. and the error had not been
corrected until Friday last
A protest from the pastor and 4 committee OF
Fix member OF the church was read, claiming
mat as they had not received notice in time II
was a complete bar 10 the assembling OF such
an er Pgrts council. Earious other reasons
based upon usual church usage, were also as
signed.
A motion was made and adopted REQ nesting
OF the clerk Of the First Congregational Church
the use of the records of the church 10 assist in
the Deliberations Of the council.
The Moderator then appointed Messrs. Alden
and ketchum as the committee 10 wait upon
the clerk and solicit the use OF the records,
who, after an interview with the clerk, re-
turned and stated that that officer had re-
quested time for conference with the pastor OF
the ,hurch in the matter. Time was then given
the committee TO submit their report.
The clerk then read letters from the Church
OF the Pilgrims, ut Brooklyn, n. V; Taber-
nacie Church, New orh: and from DIR. Kinks
Church, Of Boston, advising against the assem-
bling OF al pdrte council and favoring the
nut ual council instead.