The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-19

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save brother Hay, and they were not sus-
tanned. The council have not been abe |
to discover in the conduct of brother q &. |
Talbot, so far as the evidence goes, ought |
worthy of censure, except tho Implication |
relative to the action Of the trustees of !
your congregation, contained in the third
article off this report. This view of your
council does not, however, exclude fur
Their Investigation of tho church, if there
shall exist cause for such Investigation
nor does il exclude the proper scriptural
proceeding being instituted against sny
brother or sister, who shall fail to make
proper acknowledgements when it is def
nitely known that he or she has been
overtaken in fault.
q. This council can not too strongly
censure the spirit that induces the children
Of the Lord to lay their grievances in the
Church of Christ before tho world by
means of the newspapers and public prints
of the day, or by conversation with those
outside of the church. The council are
firmly Of the opinion that such conduct is
contrary to the spirit of christianity, and
detrimental TO the Redeemer's Kingdom
on earth.
z. This council find that Brother Geo.
Carpenter has committed a grave error in
recognizing Brother John Friend as an
elder of your congregation, and in act
irg officially with him as such that as an
officer of your body, he has manifested a
want Of patience and forbearance; that he
has acted imprudently in closing, or suf-
fering to be closed, the doors of your
| church building against those brothers
who sought hearing before the church ;
that he has greatly erred in acquiescing
| in the demand for the arrest of Brother
| Alden, and in concurring in, or
submitting to the introduction Of police
men into the congregation. We also find
that brother Carpenter has manifested n
lack Of the spirit Of Christ in seeking to
evadc fair and full investigation Of your
| difficulties, and in declaring that if a
decision was rendered against him, he,
with twenty others, would leave the
church--all of which, we trust, il "an
error Of the head and not Of the heart,
of which We hope he may duly repent
and make proper confession to the congre-
CATION.
g. The council deeply regret that in
coming into your midst, as your brethren
duly authorized by your sister congrcga.
tions TO mediate in your differences the
doors of your house of worship-or, we
should say, the Lords house-havc been
closed against us. While we do this, VIC
must, in justice, commend the spirit thai
finally induced the brethren in charge tC
open the house TO the council; We further
desire to commend the christian spirit tha
marked the course of this investigation
manifested alike by brother Carpenter snC
those acting with him, and brother Ha,
and those acting with him.
8. The council agree, as far as the evi
dence appears before us, that the election
of new trustees was equally as impruden
a. the conduct 0. the old ones, anC
that Of a right the new trustees should no
claim To- exercise the functions OF that Of
fee. We find no improperly in the cleo
ton Of the additional elder and the twt
additional deacons, and do most earnest,
recommend that they, in conjunction wit
the old officers, devote themselves, in tn
spirit of christian charity, to the advance
ment of the interests Of the cause Of Chris
in your place.
TO- The council desire that the trustee
of the congregation take immediate step
to have the deed to their church propert
. connected in form TO the satisfaction Of a
the brethren, so that peace and harmon
may prevail. and every occasion Of ohcns
moved from your midst.
II. The council submit the foregoing
all Of which we trust will be accepted an
approved by the brethren to the end this
God may be gloriied and Chri.ts king
dom advanced upon earth.
r a. HARMAS
Elder and Evangelist, Anna, H., Mo-
= b. o. JOKES, Elder Congregation, Mctrol
oils Secretary.
. ELD.J. y. MULKEr.
= ED. ID. BkITToS,
; ED WM. RHODES
= Cairo, Illinois, Nov. 18th, 1871.