The Portland daily press., 1874-01-03
NEW YORK.


ntCohCA Wds IOWCu puO VI Ouc uoCh NY tWO Jugs
to-day. She foated out gracefully and the
crew gave three cheers at their escape from
sucn a long Incarceration. Their joy was only
short lived, however, as the tugs that towed
her to the east side of the navy yard, where she
Intended taking her guns on board. when with
in about twenty yards from the shore she
stuck fast in the mud, and there she will most
likely remain for some time When the cap
tain aud crew became convinced that they were
on mud bottom, their disgust knew no bounds
They say it is another device to keep them
from going to sea, as the authorities shonld
have known the depth of the water around the
pier where theJ were going to land An at
tempt will be made 10 get her off at high water
The Congregational Church Controversy
The kly m mouth Church Defines Con.
gregational,.m.
The Plymouth Church school rooms in Brook
lyn, ere crow, ed to excess this evening BY a
large audience. The usual weekly prayer meet
ing was conducted by Rev. Henry Ward
Beecber, after which was held the stated busi-
ness meeting for the admission of members
The adjourned annual meeting was then called
to order by F. NJ. Edgerton. The committee On
amended rules made their report which was
adopted. Mr.. Sherman, the clerk of the
church then read the communication which
had been received from the joint committee of
tie Church Of Pilgrims (Rev. DIR Storrs) and
the Clinton Avenue Church, after which MIR.
Beecher rose and said he deemed it not inap-
prOpTidtc W Jake SOtlle StepS IOr tue purpose OI
making a reply to this letter. He had ask ed
some Of the brethren to draw up a letter of re-
ply which he would request Prof Robert Ray
mond to read, aud asked that it be signed by
the charm IN of this meeting and the members
of the committee and forwarded to the commit
tees of the two churches.
Prof. Raymond then read reply to the com
municatious of the committees of the Church
of the Pilgrims and the Clinton Avenue
Church. It odmits difference between the
Congregationalism and the Plymouth church
ard other Congregational churches, and claims
that the foundation of the T ymOuth Church
was effected to protest against the domination
of Congregational ministers which had excited
profound indignation among members of the
Congregational churches in the city of New
York at the time. Plymouth church has been
COVER ed by a majority of its members, while
III neither of the other two churches has ever
been heard the voice of the brotherhood in open
or called assembly.
The attitud of the Clinton Avenue church
and the church of the Pilgrims in this contro-
versy characterized as sunwarrantable and Ply
mouth church refuses to receive any further doc
ments which are not accompanied by proof of
the authority of the whole brotherhood OF Con-
gregational churches regularly and deliberate
ly conferred, and they decline in any case to
receive from any church letters containing COW
ert 1nsInuaIiOns against the character of any CT
the members of the Plymouth church. The
Plymouth church does not decline to join in
W oaii d COuuCIi, Uub VIII await q less
dubious invitation. 1t claims that Plymouth
church can make rules r its own government
ana still remain Congregational and declines to
WITHDRAW from Congregational fellowship
This reply was adopted and ordered to be
signed 10y the chairman and members of the
committee and forwarded to tho joint commit
tees of both churches.
The committee to whom was referred Mr..
Bowers protest reported adversely. The re-
port was ordered to he placed on lie. The meet
"s sNN ""Jo"ineu
The weather.
The weather is very mild. A heavy fog set
in about II O'Clock and will probably continue
all night. The ferries are making occasional
trips.
Various Matters.
Rudolph Pallemius was killed bv the machin-
ery in a sugar refinery in T rsev Citv TODAY.
1t is estimated S75 600. 600 will he maid in this
city for dividends to-day aud to-morr,w.
The recent clearing out of MIR. Souther's res
idepce on Staten Island petted the robbers some
S15.O0O. No cline has vet been fonnJ tn the
scouudre Is and the inhabitants are oroanizina
niobt natroIe of citizens
Policeman Byrnes was shot in the hand To-
dar on 5od street nv one of a oang of roughs
whom he was dispersinu. M arrests
Suneryisor Richards ~ Rrnklvn he;nc baat
en- by a conductor named Collins vesirrdav
shot CoIlins. but NOT fatally.
A thousaad wcrkmen have been d;scbaroed
from the Navy ward
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