, 1874-04-06
lie Upbraids tho Council and OfIors
Mccarthy Ills Pulpit.
The Rev. Mr.. Gordon Resigns Els
Passionate.
He Does Not Want a Fight with His
People or the Subject.
Mccarthy and Ills New Church.


CARTHY COUNCIL.
Tho Rev. N Z. naylin, pastor OF tho Temple
Baptist Church, cornor Of Harrison md sanga~
mon ntroots, preached to crowded house last
evening, about the late Baptist Council. I
ny WAY OF r1ELuDE,
he said ho mover performed more conBoien-
tiouB act since ho arrived ut tho ago Of q knowl-
edgo Of good and evil than the ono he was about
to perform. Wore he to loso tho corporation
Aud fellowship Of ovory Baptist minister in
tho city, woro ho to bd cast out ontiroly
from tho communion OF saints, ho would
not hesitate to oxproHs his convictions. Treo-
dom Of conscience was u sacrcd matter; the
right to ono's opinion md tho oxp rossiou Of II
was Inherent. a principle governed him-one
by which ho hnd lived thuH far, and IN the pur-
suing n,,a advancing Of which ho waa resolved
Ills toxt was: "And they cast him OUT
John, ix., 35.
TIE COUNCIL.
Tho trial Of Florcnco MCCARTHY wn8 ended.
Tho record Of the ao-callod Ecclouiastical Coun-
Gil that tried him waB made. The proceedings
Of that body bad become history, and hence
wcro D legitimate subject for review and criti-
IN s' tho A' city, RsP'is Sat a" sssss1ss srs 1ss 'as sss
country, had watched it's deliberations with tho
!ntensost interest; not because Of any special
Interest IN tho accuaod, but from q desire to SEQ
menced than 1t became apparent that
1NJUEr1oE WAS DEMO DONE ,
brother Tho most casual observer. In reading
Tho daily report Of tho trial IN the papers could
iho onomies Of tho accused and just what Kind
Of verdict might bo expected from auch jury.
Ho attonded ono session OF tho body and that
vas sufficient to d9 him for notinlc; and ho
THE SPIRIT AND AN1Mus
Of tho whole thing: persecution On the part OF
these Who called tho Council. md bittor prcjn-
taincd tho right to speak, though doniod the
right to vote, he vonturod to protest little
against tho injustice shown tho accused by
resurrecting private nlattcrs, which had boen
ist 9'fS If Soa t5s %saa o se
ragged tho spirit Of the Christinn religion, and
tho principles Of justice, BY admitting
snch matters as evidence. lie also in
Bsted that tho specifications, which tho.
prosecuting attorney boastol frequently wore
IN his pocket, should bo given to Mccarthy or.
be torn up; and ho vas called to order and made
to sit dowu:, He had not spokon on tho right
sido. On, tho samo evening, not cartng to re-
main In the secret eoasion, he explained to tile
people in tho basement of the church Lis posi-
tion concerning thoir difficulties. and mado aomo
SEVERE STRUCTURES ON THE COUNCIL. !.
When tho uombers assembled ngain, they
passed o resolution requesting him to apologize
for bis discourtoous conduct. Ho received no
official notice Of tho fact but, learning OF
It while travelling, he addresHod note
to the Council declining to accodc to the request,
and saying he would make no APOLOGY.
THE EXPULSION.
Bapsiats had always made great boasta Of their
recognition Of aoul-liborty, and tho saorad rights
OF the individual conscience; but, because he
would not acknowledge that lie Ind done wrong
when he oonscientiously beloved he had done
right, he waa expelled us quickly as the Romish
Inquiaitlon PIT out q herotio.
SWEEPING Decentralization.
E0nY1Nti0nR
was called upon to utter his most uneguyo-
ral donunciation Of the whole procoed-
ines Of the Council az unwarrantea
as an Outrage on tho sacred rights Of t6o gross
est criminal. He unhoaitatingly took the posi-.
ton that tho Council WAS illegal, illegitimate,
unwarrantcd, aud unprecedented. aa to tho ani=
tor,and tho absurdity OF Tho charges entertained,
and the verdict rendered. ItB lilto could not be
found in history. Ho took tho position he did
for
THREE REAaoSs: ID
/. Decauao tho Council commenced proceed.
ings in preiudiccd aud biased state OF mind
unfavorable to tito acoused. Every member OF
the body knew that. and could not deny it. 49,
2. Because the Council proceeded to try Nc
Carthy without Bpecihcations-tho furnished
being In blank, md others were tackled on to tho
charges aftor Mccarthy was nrraignea.
8. Tho acts Of tho Council were not worthy OF
recognition, from tho fact that ho waa prosecuted
publicly and forced, by cruel edict, to make his
defense In Hectct.
Mccarthy WAS tried on certain Indictment,
aud verdict should have been renderea;accord,-
Ing to tic evlaouco under that Indictment; and
he should hayo been pronounced guilty or
innocent upon each successive account.
Time should have been taken to ascsr- .3,.
s his gs o Ss,ord or po But na a
the evidence, only SO fur aa tho brothren could
remember 1t during tho secrot session. In
bringing in the verdict the Council might Just as
wo,l have done what they did in tho iirnt hour
they met without hoaring any evidence Ct al.
They could just rs we'll hayo condemned him
then, and certainly could haye noted M intelli-
gently as they did. They declared linn to bo q
Christian, !" aud by TINT act entirely set aside
Carthy could not wish for
CLEANER RECORD
than that: that vote was tho best kind OF q
thu1oh-letter; It sot him FREQ from every
that had gathered about him, and 1t showed, us
nothing o1so had done, that tho prosecution waB
prompted by MALICE aud persecution from be-
ginning to end.
Even It Mr.. MCCARTHY had been proven guilty
under evcry count In the Indictment, tho Coun-
Gil Ind no legal power to put him out Of
Tie Tie sas aRss is 6es21sfa 6eanss wss
simply advisory. Hence tholr action WAS Illegal,
Ind every member who voted for bis deposition
Tas liable to prosecution In the civil courts.
less ho voluntarily loft 1t. It could not be poss,-
bio that he was deposod because ho WIS q failure,
slnco ninoty-nine out OF hundred Of tho minis
sers could bo turned OUT Il ancceRs were made tho
criterion for retention. There were 1nultitudoa
Of men In tho ministry who Ind not tho talent to
prench tho Gospel, though tley might be aB Yr-
tuous az a aaint.
lie WILL RECOGNIZE HIN.
Flo should still recoEni:o Brother MCCARTHY a.
> Ruiniator, and ho admired Brother Gordon fol
tho bold and manly stand ho had taken with ref
erenoo to him. The ministers who had doposed
McCatthy would rue tue day whom thoy offended
'one OF Christn little ones." They had entirely
forgotten tho Divine rule, "As 20 would tAat
men should do to you, do 70 oyou SO to thom."
aonpoN's RESIGNATION.
He Ind boeu told Bince he came to the ohurol
that Brother Gordon had roalgned hiR paatorate
becauao Ills poALt1on was not sustained b5
lho church. I1o hoped 1t WA not true
Thouaa:lds in tho city and country
thanked God that thero WaB at least one membe
Of tho council who was not afraid or ashamed tt
lot hiB vo,co bo hoard IN tho detenso Of righ
and truth. EIe did not anticipate any trouble