, 1874-03-17
Business Meeting Of the Union Park
Church.
Resolution Offered for a Meeting to
Consider Pastoral Re-
lations.
It Is Finally Passed After an Extraor-
dinary Scene.
Of the Peculiar Lall-
guage Used.
The Church Badly Disorganized.


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Ehe Ohufcn bauAy o1ao1sanA@eo'
u,. n,.,n.
church bold a business mootlng in tuo church
..at.s1. :, a,.,,,,,,, Al a o,c1ock.
fousotu*s oso"o o,,,od - ortor ,,a onorod
Iho meo1i's ""a e"'"u ao, aaN .. ot 1.,,.S
with prayer by Deacon Morrill, ana THO foAotns
Of the minutes OF tho previous meeting was dis
ncnand with. Then n pa,lHc followed, when |
ns.,.., naoa ~. h,1,o,+ n t1,c Donconp ofrorod |
Do@'o0 A'oo"' w 1900 ,....,.
TIE s''l!, fohlo"lNa sa..san Ill.,, ~, 4,,ta
WHEnEAs, 1no EIc.Ss!Issts t, ma i,,rrn Msfnry t,1
Church has grsa, e., sne MSv. 9,,e Ia ofonsyo IN
y. ny 1oo 'A0' aAs VI '1'' '"o"'A ~ '"'N0
WuEnEAs. rl,o constitution Of this churc, makes 4
the duty Of tho Church to order notice to be rcau
from the pulpit Ut east one % week &c pr.Gr to tue time
when tue pastoral fe!auona w1 ~ ~ ~ ma I sca
It. Is tae an'y o. oov s1 NJ 'oaae IL nn
vino u" Tc"nSnt 70 sad uonci und fts dcciso
yot sinpiy akiug The preliminary Btops in order that
no tins may be oat !; therefore,
Iiesolcta Tint notico be rcad from tho phpt noxt
Sunday morning, that business meeting TO M cena!deF
me pasof"' fclanoi's WILL oo "''e w NV @A ""' ~
Aptii 1r;roo .r,ntoa +o kno,y whctber It vaR
ao1 ~ .o ~ hcthcr Il wna f1 Of blanks
ncacnn Rand snid that il had beou filled in by
'no "'A00 @Ap" 11Trr,r PREMATURE,
mr. 1,,r,to11, IN ao,d that hn lad m ob,ootion to
hlr' blnBnaW f4iu tu"t ~ 1ia ~ oo1ooS,oA '"
tpat,or ant,cnatinr thc nation of tLe Council:
that it was underatoou TINT tno Chnrch shoulg
tako no action until tho Oouncil nad completed
l1s at ~. Mae p.aaaot,.., ~ ~ tinrov
,sni ~ .,,"at;on IN t1,o f'omnc;i wbntbcr Il
anAgu d 'no ~, I",as T. +,En env nction nn;1 thn
Council bud Expressed an opinion that auoh &C.
on Touu 20 vefy ~ oe;so se S;o,
4 tn- t1'a nhn}ch tn cnncnr IN
DEACON sonRocK
tho Council had decided. It was not intended to
take any aotlon without tho declslon Oh TUG
Conncl. ,,,.-,.
Mr.. Dnrtis said that 10 didn't know: whom tho
1st Of Apr!l wns suggested, but wshat tho rnattor
was intended for M April Fool 1oke. Another
thing which ho had not spoken OF Was tnat tno
GonaclE might noe nhlsn sno'f ooo's1on w 1no
dato i2od, Apfll =.
Deacon Schrock eala that III easo Tue oec'Hloi,
was not roacncd 1he meeting "onla au!outn, ana ~
wait until the Council WIS through with lta
labors.
WAIT LITTLE.
Nlr. F:ngham wanteu tho matter 'e1G nhtll aile1
the Council llad completed Ito work. Ao thought
thera ha4 been enough trouble and scandnl in
the Church. Ho hopou tho Chufch "oald pro-
ceed calmly.
DEACON REED =
said TINT ho did not present this resolution for
tho purpose Of discussing tile pastoral relation,
but Hlmply to 'hayo regular business meeting
according to the Constitution. The mcotlng
would not not upon any question or discltss tho
! pastoral relation unless tho COUNCIL WIS through
with itS lab0rs.
Mr. Bingham wanted Deacon Reod to any
| whether tho Council bad not exproased tho
opinion that thoro should bo no action or dts.
cussiou upon the matter until tile Council Lao
| tinlshed.
!. D1. johnson safl that tho Council hat no;
given nay such decision. grolher larry naa
askcd tho Chairman OF tue Gouncs! W1et1or II
would be proper TO dlhcuas tho pastoral rclatloh
| befo1o the council naa 1nlsneu anu tue cuatl'
| man, not the Council, had said TINT such action
would not DO courteous to tito Co,lncu'
Alr. Bingham wanted his question angwered.
| Mr. Burtis alBo asked an anawer to tpo qnes
ton. and Deacon Hoed said lhat ho could give ne
other anBwer snan ho lag glyen,-tha tho meet SOL
/ ipis WnS not called to tAHo lnY action uneHR tl(