, 1873-11-29

even potter than uaunl. WhtlG tho aida OF Mile.
Torr'nnt md the Ran,Gs Of Sig. Nannetti called
forth many oncoIniumt.
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BEEcHER.
Meeting OF the Flclnborn OF Plymouth
ChurClR.-Tlao Letter OF Txvo lsroole.
1yn congregational Churches nS to
the Recent :Tilton Nlolnbcrship--Tho
Two congregational Churches Told
to Mind Their own HMsiness.
From tho Nt,U York Herald, Mop. 81.
meeting was hold last night. Of which hIr.
4. ". Raymond waB moderator, of the nomberB
Of plymouth Church, to take action in reference
to tue lottor forwarded recently by two Of tho
Congregational churches in ooklyn-nnuely,
Clinton Avenue Congregational Church (Dr.
Duddington's) Tho locturo-room was crowded
by tho members, and tho proceedings were pro-
tracted to q late hour. Tho result Of tho dis
cussion was TINT tho Church decided, by
majority OF 504 to 25, to confer with tho above
named churches.
Tho lotter Of tho two Congregational churches
hns boou published In the religious wceIlios, and
is D worry lengthy document. It Hots forth the
modo in which h1r. Tiltona name Was recently
takes exception to the modo, mud asks for a con-
ference. The gist Of tho letter is in tho follow
ing e1traot:
Such courae Of action appears to especially nm
tleyt aau capociaaly danBetous HAcn tnt SIN aucBoa
10 agaillat tho 8ooa name u minister Of Christ In
who5e uudlMn!cd rcputc for purity Of fo the whole
Church has an INTEREST," against whom circumstantal
ao by liz member whom the a Church thus 81, puts G
yond is reach concerning whom suspicion ~ almost
snIo 10 bs increased by such an apparent avoidance Of
uaty, nnd "hcre tho proper opportunity to yiudicato
tifs manic Is certainty sacr1nced:
hut stch course mslHt bo always untinoly, always
snert of chr.a1 ,es M, "
thu: ean 10 ony prolific Of OWL.
cannot properly DO given to The letters isihsory Of
church whlch ndopta aud avows such u policy that
even It's nnchauenged members viii lose tho claim
esn G oer nbrsa. MI, nc 10 o M
ehnrrh with ,v}c thnv sre connccts dis,ctlv ~ W.
pnates it, prime oSsat.on 'sss 10 wte over ;hrr
purity, to investigate It's evidence when IL assacd
ana TO nMns!y dsfaTo ita discovered abfene" tna
"a.o lnusanB nsen " sacn course the canfca
IVY upon ! se .o.nna.on whI "uieh !. ~
pso.nGsao9u, ~ .sa ~, .,.. -. 49, .,.,
anu We teo 1nat We, as felateu nnd n9gAoor1ng
own coilsesnees. Or before the Master aud Judge of
~, 10 aen'asn saes when POLICY aYowca Wnch lh
hresses ns rs 40 n9ve! 80 mEcfip5ura 60 dangerous
cannot continue IN unquestionng fellowship with any
ent'sep lon,aH mn'oi acSeP'a ass a,aa aes!afes
is9na WHICH have 10 long suhs!atel between us, In
vhish @ u wl ssst now ind welson,e iiaht on ths
lost9n WHICH 3ou AaYe Mssuicu or 1nat you may 10
moved " 9ar To- revise your lato &C.
uoa 81 anu p anopt GouraG moro ~ harmony "ttn ING
sinssAss Ss1 yoar psa:or md
oc 70 mecs %a " IN Ptlgaa eo'issece Ut
INV yo ba W. o o n
t a @ nC nature ana .ns seasr =,
70 s oe 81 nt
stoo s Church a and 1e'; on is rsaons 10
lnose h,taclso aeaoo'ated Win 1t.
Mr.. McKny proposed resolution rccommond
to confer with tho tyo cb, Tches on ttis nncat;on
ord ,,rooa lin adont;on ~ ia ra.ni,1;nn ,r;ti,
n arsud a"t suo a1onaon o. 'no fesolu'oh VIII
very 6reat ea1lostnesa.
Dencon Bcnodict seconded this motion in n
lengthy speech, sottlng forth variety Of reasons
Hlr. Gihert nroscnted t1,e fo,,ov,np rapotutions
aa ~ omo,tl,nnNt. WV '~3~'A~A'
40 ,,,!a-a"u"'a W. au'saauions o,1 1.'ls g..
Church Of ths Pilgrims and tho Clinton Avenuo Con-
grcgational Church. nshing for conference concer
tag the allege! lax discipline Of thls eAn1eh and
whereas This letter. eo'fcsssy eassd on pu1ic report
merely, expressed settled conviction that hs church
Ill .a ana t x"e thas ws ayS % aonn @
po:y n ,'scriut,rai an u tc,norozinr.1 That ssh
aetoi az tho lser nce,s"s ,,s of nliS ns I'll" a
always lnltmely, always dangerous without wnr1ant
in The Word,wlont sup.trt Ut Christian wiltlou,nns
involving tcn!loners that ran he only PROLIFIC of evil !"
ana @ %ereSs 1ssi1es sn's nre5,aGmens M e case
sa11avsnin hor"foSS uS "''a
mun,branco of many ycars Of hsr,nontoIs co-opcra
ton In ChrIa!an work and worship with the Church
Ct tle Pilgrims and tue Clinton Avenue congrcsa-
nona Church and should lool; With great ran upo,
av ho oxss beWeun u.s. Is u|rcp
tie ~ whe ill., ehuqe y H. M he
wors II ller la,,lal {re IL M independent ecIe.
sascal body, aud III matters Of doctrine, or.er, and
discipline. n,ne!4abla to no other oTaanization" sho
Gas to other eyanesli'sal ehnr'hss sn
au es.sIaneo wii. tte lava of n,rst I''ss. ~
9uirs," III accorduuco with these, her im,nonrlnl