New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-26
THE MORNING SESSION.

The Council was called to order at 9:45
O. m the Rev. DR.. Gayor Offering prayer after hymn
had sung At the suggestion OF the Rev. Dr. Bud
ington the Rev. Henry Coles OF Obern made second
prayer with special reference to the action OF plymouth
Church in receiving message from the Council The
Moderator then made few remarks in relation to the
roll.
TIE Rev Mr. Twining Of PrOvidence-I should like to
ask question IN regard 90 that roll Last evening
there were points OF regularity brought up In re-
gard 70 the representatives OF some churches should
like to know whether they settled. move that
committee OF be appointed to act with the secretary
and clerk to examine such questions.
The Moderator-There two questions involved,
suppose One is whether anybody shall be recognized
as pastor who known not TO have been placed In his
Office by the Of the neighborng churches In the
Council in other words, whether man VINO comes mere
and oss himself acting pastor shall be installed by this
Council rsughter]; and the other Ia whether church
not represented pastor be represented by two
delegates. There will be two questions which under
stand Mr.. Twining wants to have considered. The
question ia on the appointment OF said committee.
The Hon. Mr. Barstow-I should like TO know whether
Individuals invited by the churches have right to
places in the Council.
The MOderator-The Hon. Mr. BarstowiOf Providence
raises the question whether individuals invited by the
inviting churches have right to places in the Council
will gave ruling officially that question which the
Council will OF course override they fit. 1t is that
the churches inviting this Council having invited these
individual brethren and the churches sending their mes
sengers TO the Council having recognized the fact that
those individual brethren TO SIT In the Council this
Council has no right consider the question at all.
Laughter and spplause 1t has been settled by the
ton Of the churches that sent here They said TO
go and SIT with Dr. Harris, with President Merrlman,
with the President Of 0bern College, withIeach and all
Of these individuals 20 and sit
and have right being thus SENT to altar the
rage which we are sent. The motion is the APP
poinmeDt Of the Committee to perfect the roll and TO
consider the credentials. II you will appoint the CON-
mittee signify II by the uplifted hand.
The motion 10 appoint committee carried by up
lifted hand. The Rev. DR.. Irving the Rev. Dr. Lord Of
Montpelier and the Rev. DR.. Patton Of Chicago were
nominated as the committee.
Tho Moderator-There is only Congregational
Dr. Patton there, will be mistaken. The com
Inittee has been filed by the appointment OF two gen
tlemen TO with the soribes the Rev. Dr. Quint and
Mr.. Mesorye. 1t will be remembered by oil who we're
present evening that the resolutions moved by the
Rev. Dr. Dexter aud seconded, was ordered TO be con-
sdered a. the opening Of the session this morning.
After the hours for tho sessions Of the Council had
been determined the Rev. Dr. Dexter's resolution was
read ss follows;
R,o'vtd That 10 NE judgment Of th, body this neither an q
esrk eouns, n9I t Council but "a sduoII council sasiy
the eIs ns o. Congressional Law precedent and uch
Sbst pIs.sSsod 10 provisions d n. Letter M.vs
Tue Rev. DIT. Dexter then read the following ad
ADDRESS OF DIR. HENRY N. DEXTER
The objection has been taken in advance against this
Counc that 1t Is parte and being such, has been i'm
properly called and cannot therefore, under the Con-
gregaonal system, be fairly competent to the func
tions to which 1t has been summoned. 1t surely be-
Gomez then. Mr.. Moderator. first duty whether
regard clearing for ourselves Of path TO
ward right action, the in the public
mind, and particularly in that portion OF the pubic