, 1874-03-21

s@-@~~------
General Council meets IN Now Haven, aud these
Drooh]yn talilicultloa could bo Rottled thoro.":s
:. gentleman said lle Ind boon informed that
tho First Church lad appointed DR.. Patton as q
Mr.: Holmer sald ho had not hoard Of It. To
added tint tile Question was not "s to tho vnd'
cation OF Plymouth, Church, but as to tho char
nctor Of tho Council.
paid he agroed entirely with tho views advanced
by the pnntor Tie question to bo decided now
was not whethor Plymouth Church had aotod
right. but whothor tho Council WAS one in wlliol,
to sending delogatos. lIo regardod tho Council
as anomalous. It sas not mutual. and IL was
s5.pasto without my necessity tor its pong no. o.
aS Zion. 9Hto' %dt is s ast,me"ta stl" esoaimed liz
Professor, With groat fervor, "and ]
will 1es!at It with all my might, 60 hGp
mo Goa" Aprlaaso oengqgasona''of 1g;aaoaa of tho ho
right Of oach church to transnct Us own a., affairs
without interference from abroad. For the pro"
posod Council to pass tts verdict upon tho rro,,
proy Gf the action 81 plyoa1n yrnoo of
tionalinm. md would opon the door for intcr-
1ninab1o controversy and strifo The two
Drooklyn churches worn simply endoavoimg to
t5hnrch' stcl dsagreo1nontB might happen
ngaln and again, md there would bo no limit to
tic number Of Councils ca1lod for such reasons.
4 gentleman hoped that tho pastor would atato
|all tiose things N iis letter.
Mr. Holmor-No; I don't want to do that It
would not be Congregational. You must toll
mo what to sny. may he little moro radical
than somo Of you, and so ought not to speak for
PROF. FISK
laid that this was just like an invitation to
erie.d'a houae-to DO accepted or declined with
Or pr t. e eivSo S rcasons ho should simply say, tive
eclino." He did not agreo with the pastor 10 all
1apecss, and was not willing ho should epeak
a gentleman suggoBtcd that tho pastor go to
Q Council, and thoro state his reasons for de-
ming to tako part In it,
01vE THE REASONS.
sIr, nomor did not favor this arrangement
thought the reasona ought to bo given: The
ole world would want to know why tho Union
* Church had declined, and ho was willing
Y Should know.
udge Policy urged that tho roasons bo ostated.
a1e church sout delegate It tseitly admitt9d e
ID lee that tile two Brooklyn churches
!Hrlod to sugar-coat their proposition, blt
topped out, aftor oil, that they not only
Eea advice tor thomaolvo1, but wanted 't.n I the
Clcil to alt in Judgment upon Plymouth
Cch az we'll. It was little quarrel among
tlsolvcs, and this church ought to kocp out
0f Tho timo was lnopportune there was
ally too much agitation and trouble among
robus denominations.
Icon Case groatly preferred that no reasons
be'on. 1t would aee1n too much like debating
to two churches or condemning their action.
At tpyonts, 1t NRs }iAble'tq be mlBconRtrued.
III. ". butler-''I would recommend them
to trhrono OF Grace instead Of the Union
Purhurch."
AiIolmer-"1 hope they've gono there be-
fosda,"
THE INVITATION DECLINED.
Tlnotion Of Mr.. jenkins was amended SO "a
to llct the pastor merely to decline tue in
vital, and in this shapo was carried. Prof.
Fisk ne voting in tho negative,
alrelmer--" Will You give any further ut.
toranr'
Mritler-"I move that tho meettng ad.
tour,,Tho motion prevailed md the pastor
thus Rtioally stands instructed to dispense
with Sons In his letter to the Brooklyn
cnurct
THE F1nHT CHURCH.
The at Oongl egationaf Church refcrrcd the
subject tho Prudential Committee, With full
power tact. and tho Committee subaoquentl,
nccopsehe Invitation, mud appointed tho Rey
Nll!om. Patton D. D., as Delegate: Thit
church no bias for or against h1r. Deeche1
or the Fmouth Church, but does hold tht
opinion at important and fundamental plin
Giploa aInyoved in the possible action OF tht
Council, ID that it ia the duty Of tins church
for its otinterests and the interests of tht
denominop, to accept the invitation and bt
sepresunk at tho Council