, 1874-03-29
The Complaining Churches Justified in
Calling the Council.
The Tone Of Some Of Their Letters to
Plymouth Church DisapproVed.
Plrmouth Church Erred in Its Dealings
NTH the Tilton Case.
Mr.. Deecher and His Flock Censured
and Warned Not to Err
Again.
Another Earnest Protest from Rlr 11lion.

NEW Yoaz, March :s.-The Congregational Council
net this morning at O'clock and Immediately went
into secret aesson. Soon afterwards report WAS pre-
seued By the Committee appointed to prepare basis
for aeeision, but disposition has been made Ct II
Jet
Theodore Tton has sent another open letter to the
Council sstng, Is act Of Justice to himself that The
trpe record be permitted to accompany The
false. lie says: Among tie five points which
yoo are asked to decide concerning 1py case with
Plymouth Chu7eh, the second will pass into per1nn-
neat statement On your journal ~ fuiowa: During
the voluntary absence of mcmber from the osal~
nancea specific chG:ges Of grossly u1tchrstlan con-
dact presented against him by brother in the
church to which charges he declines to answer, etc
Tito shore statement, which has been constantly re-
Ite1ased during your proceedings, implies that groes
eaFges wsss made sghnst me- ana sns. 'nese enasS
every nan among you Knows thai oaa not aeeAne 70
answer.
Shortly before Il O'Clock tonight the doors Of thn
church wee throwu open people in waiting that
they might bear the verdict Of the Council By tho
Moderator. tbs Res. Lsonnrd D:con-
ppers ty fecounting the circumstance. undar which
the Council was Called and states TINT the complaining
eausene. were fully authorized in ceiling Tue coan~
pressed that the complaining churches did
cot exhaust al 1neans Of getting froza Plymouth
Church compliance with their request for Council
It stated that the tone II OF tho letters Of
The co1nl anlng churches was lot such IS the Council
approved Of With regard to the matter in Thea ad~
Is sought they express the opinion that under the
usages Of the Congregational Church
PLYMOUTH CHURCH Erred
IN dropping member from Its ruu because he had
abandoue1 The church for somo time, especially whcu
e1rEes were preferred against hitn The Latter Of
aud advice lth Ihich the correspondence
commenced, the report stated was not uncaAcd for.
The report concluded BY tensurng Plymouth Church
foS its action, but At the same time advised the ether
churches 10 maintain tl:sa.os fellowship w3th Plyza
outh Church forZacs!t- .iih tho conditions that II
that Church eed 4E4in il should be botted out from
fellowship with o,htr Congregational churches.
The Mode-1tor then I'd tnat this WAS the Rdrics
Of the Council 70 the c!jSsehes, and hoped it would
throw light IN ttsr atl guide them in the future
IRE AEF. DE- STORMS,
IN beh.H OF both chunats, expressed their sense of
freedom et expression u dea.g wA the master, and
especially for the extended dlscIss ina through which
they had passeai ip :leir se:soas: In Ee-
viewing tho, Pa: he SAW hut little
to regret, md was g1ad they had
brought into expression such principles IS we're
uphoyne before the lad by such hody Of intellectual
and Intelligent men who composed this Council
Thanks then given TO GOD for guiding the Conn
ell in tta deAbe1auns and TO the pastors Of the nvi
ing church for courtcaes to the Delegates, and afer
the DoxoogJ had been sung aud ths bene<dedon pro-
oounced, the Council
/ Adjourned stue die.
The Commit tee to prepare tho formal result Of tho
action Of the CDpnc1l followB: The Rer. Or,
LeonArd Bacon. Of Sew Haven; the Rev. DR.. T. II.
Post, OK it. Louis; Prof, Egbert G. Smyth, Of An
dover; the Rev. DR.. A. H. Qulnt, OF New Bedfo=.
:i,e Rer Or. y: y. Patoo, OF cAcego the Hon. G. S
Hammond, Of Chicago; NJ. j. Russau Bradford, Of