, 1873-11-04

question camo Into ny mind, Wla, shall bo tio no!l
s oa Tr noicy ot thta Church Bal i eo church M at
in members, an1 shall itnttempt to follow 1't my Gle,
Eaion in reference to any nsns morality 10 Ito shsl
dotaiG Of tl,elr ltfo or shnl It bo large rucang
brotherhood
nee'l no. tell yo,, wl!nt Wow took Of It. Ny
ncsa Of tho vew took Of t,e ,ai''~r ot rt,rc Or
Eanlzatlon; tlut I, Ia mt close Igal1zatiotthts
g3nars1,'ona1 @ un EMsiH%l,a 4 o 1r; wlth
Congregational Churches ii mover Inns boon. From
wero prominent. TIM nrst was TINT Tho door Of en-
franco to t!n church should be M 'ntgc as humanity,
@ m t hS door Of emission rem W sn snTo tSa
public scnt!mout Of tho Church, the aocia Influence Of
ITS members, arsl tho tnatrucsing Of tho pulpit ,lnve
unity. That wo Aavo succeeded to IN e1traor-
qnary degree yon yofsslyssa sa a are IN witnesses
abovo ail others that lad my enthusiasm for diaci
plinc Tho example Of hundreds aud thousands OF
churches hage boFno Witness md for rSasons that are
bcrs by discipline neither does good to tho monitors
nor to tho church, but Ia tho most dcstructtvo both to
tho ono and to the other.
Now. in regard to this church, ono Of tho earliest
changes maao In lis laws the makng Of lismiAaon
from the church easier. ANY one desiring to 20 from
nS day o ey ss l. es
i easy and prompt. More than that Considering
that o ch,lrch aa ne power to cos1nno tho attend.
ssSn meae f'5ns 5 @ 'asA oi as
s xaeE osgeeS M saa s or sasa ss pdraasa %
TINT. In consequence Of and through my influence
we adopted policy tho very rovorso Of Ricklng for
legged that porsons had gonc wrong and 1t looked
Into, md tho turned out to bo caHo that would
tn the Church from It's great ,s aops Tor tD f. f.
poraon accused, and advised him to quietly withdraw
from tho Church sqd from an invea',sstton t tnat
beat method = which to conduct Congregational
Church like this. That is therefore, tho application
S % rue IN s &C. e vo es u.s. M h:n ton
tho nako of oxcusng himself, oradng any process,
or avoI.litsg my proper Ecsponsiblty., .,.,
believed thnt his relation to the Church had boon scp-
arated BY hts net. It cannot havo been regular,
od 5 yt 1T. Tno 9n % 0nqsf n1a 1%s
baptism Is allowed 70 DO valid: Persons honestly be-
r!ed If they show good intcntion in tho matter. For
four years. past Mr. ton has not been preacnt at any
Of our meetings. You have known 1t and never pro-
With the isict knowledge that for nearly FOUR years
10 Ind assumed tho position Of that had With
on. It is substantially sanction Of Ills action; and
now 10 60 back Of your own action, for the sake Of
drawing Into tho Church Troublesome case Of ,lisci.
linu, Ia neither according to tho spirit and
administration Of this Church:
desire to say further that don't believe that A1r.
una Nc8lfGd any Why WultaFGr 10 eulfK NIB
proper responsibility or to avoil or to eyalo any
proper charge that might be nlado by the Church. Ho
RskH If have my chalg GO to make against him. hAvo
nonol Wlntever differences hayo been between uB
havo been nncahly adjusted and, 40 far as nm con-
ccrncd, buricd so far nB he ia concerned, hurled.
havo no charges, This whole natter has not been
with my consent. Thia whole mater has bccn against
my judgement. hnvo Bad to tho breteren who were
Interested in IT, but who have ac!cd sincerely md lo
eas!y, believe, You will only to take mp this matter,
atop tho proper business Of tho Church, md reach
pont ut which you cnn do nothing. You will ond Just
where you began, and bold it not to be wise not to
DO called for, certainly not to be, according 10 my
Judgement tho matter Of the Church." Tint which
held from tho beginning hold still. (Appluuse.l
Aftor Mr.. Bcochcr's statement the busincaa OF
tho meeting became involved iu inoxtricable
confusion. There had been an amendment
offered striking out oil after tho word "ro-
solved" in the resolution, and substituting
!" that the Clerk be directed to correct the roll il
nccoldanco with tho recommendations of the
Committoe;" !" and now members began question
ing how their voteR would affect tho main quos-
ton. The Moderator, to make tho nlattor clear.
stated, Tho main question now is the ponding
amendment to tho amendment, together with
tho amendment 30 amended, together with tho
first question 30 amended" This created laugh
ter, and finally, nfter much voting nnd attempts
Mt simplitication, the original RESOLUTION OF the
Examining Committee was adopted, aud tile
meeting adjourned,