, 1874-03-21
The Union Park Church viii Not Sc-tl
Delegates.
IT Decidedly Objects to the Way the
Council Is Called.
Full Statement Of the Views Of
Pastor aud People.
Plymouth Church Refuses to Recognize The
Council.

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4, ,ato,~n., ,,o..,a =, H.. aoo,o.r =, IL.
a" "uJou1neo 'hootn'B u suo ooc'ots W tAe
on'oh fafK congregational Church "ae helo laat
evening in tho suuday-sonoo1 room Of tho
church. to take action In reference To thu invita-
tton IT,! Of tho two nteoAyn churches to send dso
Eas'e ~ 'no uo"ncn, wnich Is caloa 10 meet on
the 24th inst, to adjudicate Upon tho diffor-
oncoa between Henry Ward Doeoher's church
fpIymoutl) and tho Church Of tho PILGRIMS and
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vowed IN sno acceptance or ro1ection OF t'e IN
Vlsation were OF peculiar intorest to Congrega-
churcheB Ind already takan action tharoon.
11irat .na Nav E,r;ond rhrrohsa vottnr !, ~.
ssnt s.s n'."4..s'. ,1.,r" ,t, .oh =, ~
eep'' ai'a r's"outa 10 oeonno, atsonaaneo
Of members waa quito largo last evening.
TIE PASTOR.
Tim nastor. thu nav. IN. Halner nroa,doa
and In opening thu meetinr atntod that ioui
Wodnosday aven;nc tI,c smh;6ct ~ aoni;n" o1a 1as
nspo. hnI en ,,a4;at @ o,,sa,5 uele
ham thnneht heat tn rnstnonn AMI oct;nn nti
tn.nioht r. waa dooroh1a that t;are snn,4 ~
a fnli ernresson of Tia viowa of tho Soc;str ,nd
be honod mamhora wnnld anoak frooly mi nms mn'
rcearyedv 'Fo"" 1A'0'' ""'' "A'
H. Tn1n,,, .o;d =. h.a ~ ars+ .on,raa ,a,,a-
tahcc wora ~ ho da,;doa h,,t -, ~ ,e9at,,ra raoa
49,, H.. IT.. = ..:-el - T..
co1d aoa M good ~ ha gained hv huv;n~ u tho
ifm,o,, 'Gs naris ~ Ruou so Us gaae ns naTG eo
Ti,a Tu1 aatA Vau5ca rePfo8en'eo Ill 1oo oounc'l'
AD'' 4"> oo'S'4 wv " ~.
e,;d In fo,+ aasoa as. onnnA ,h 49, linn T., doo,.,po
%has course %as beet to hay Do
ron"rod - s'o aesiHm ns sT Te
n @ 1n naa'y ana h w''
~ H. rs ~ ~ os s"nIn fTe n na
W tne IVY ululohaa 1uun6 @ III H. H.
Ghroi, ~ H au ~ IT,, .an,, otar
nnt IN anco,3,anno ,;,h Hnaoro"a+ @ +nmoi raavo
hut t1aro 1rarn etron1 " obiSc,;6na ~ t,1o n,o'
ooaoa rau, Ii o-,1 T. - s.,,n -, - ti,o in;r
5o, ~ aon;1',, Io,aaatoa ~ sl,n,,fS .ov M, Lie
ini1ment ,ras aoa;5,st Il and hn hnd aor;ons
donhtn v,,atHar r. .gnn,d A. 1nora onod tian
ev1i. Hc raarod tint Il wnn1d tonJ to d,vido
rather than unite oongregationallats., i was
oii AZ il wae not nnufuaI nor Wis + nr-nnrte ns
Contaminated hv Cnnrch usooa" Tf the invita-
fnn wera daci,nnI Tia nsstor a,,oula ha ;n.
straotod to write 4 lei ist.or stating. tho ,enzona
Another pont)emsn thoucht tho churob won1a
ha niacng ftaa1f ~ foi"a3a nna;t;on ~ sont1;nr
dolanates % as Il wouii bo commitscd IT, IT, ' cortnn
M "4ea tS "ona er cone hp
aao,nat ptvmn,,t, tiat wnr1d not bo Tia lax ~
# Hio n;;nH had ci,n,1oI s;nco +ho Ias- ,Moot.
ino an5 h. waa .1 Tosr on5osca ~ aon,1;n" +ioo.
ratas
said that tlo PROPOSED Council could not throw
Piymouth Church ont Of tho Conprep atiunn1
bo1y. and he aid not aoo what otroct It could
have whatever its decisions might bo. It waa
~ lnc;Ja rui,nthor Tia chnrchoa al,oniJ fol,nw.
sbin wifi Piymon,h hit such docis;on would
hava m wo;Uht There was m anunt1
bauis for aueh Council. No gou5
could coma Of it, and tho Church
batter Rim WA to stnv on;. aid be- free to act a.
ia GhrrcI, saw ~ IT. 'I liz moved ti,at thr fnion
porls r1mrct doc1;na tho ;nvtation and that thn
paasor w ~ e i ~ "s'o io'''f sA' '1'
Aso'"''1 A"A WV ,,n o,,nr,r
,.;a H., ,,, ,,,a,uat,a 49, H., .,,o+;,,oo ~ +bo +c,
rootf,'' vi nr"a ~; oar;ue tna ronnn r3os
ad enutcnes u sase +no at, ;t
ooamroa vaS " - ha doo;Iod y,
tha tnmnc;i ~ atarra ~sa erd nr ~ nn5a;uoton
Ind no acsire to o. o1 forsoi1 nI hniv INK fhov
wished to secure 4 : recognition Of Tie principle
= w f3on't Saliova 4 ia soid RI tha sna"''ar r.
Enrland Il vas hnt thn,v wsro ' 1ott;p% over II
and wero favorinp tha nian ~ f!omnc;f. Ti,eaa
two man Drs' Siorrs and Bndd;nUtnn1 w;shod
to i,now n thev ,vare loinT ruit n ~ ;mnnrtant
ma,tar afyccting chnrch nnity Thau aaIlad 1nr
nj yco and shanid hovn Il. Tbia Gonno;i vas
inat A likoly to act with wisdom "a thouph #
wore wore n made Up Of delegates from every church il,
in M INV caso. ~ "'" '''0o'' ~ ''' ''
~ "D' o1'0o ,r.cox c.ap
thonoht It was unfortunate thrt t,,{s oueatiou Of
indepoudeuco slould bo discussed now, They
tn roso tha nuoation. Tbaro was no need Of it
~ t +,o no t'n rao1t ~ ;a dei;s
arat;"ns @ s tba c"nncil waa a1 1narto cajai by ono
.party. It was not mutual, aul be- did not want
vs amyg ag t. 90 ,yee to % o
ant ~ H. Ill., 4,, .n"' ht +hov s1sn askcd
ths Gounc;l u i fn at In idcnont nnon tia acton
of Plvmomth Church. Tfnis was serious Quos-