The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-23
PLYMOUTrl's SElARP REPLY
Her Refusal go Attend the COngrcya-
tiOnitl Council.

Her Refusal 20 Attend The COngrcge-
tiOnnl CouncIi.
After the prayer meeting in Plymouth
church Friday evening, business meeting
was held. Letters from Dr. Storrs and Dr.
Budingtons churches were read, inviting
Plymouth to send Mr. Bcechcr and COM
mittce to the Congregational council, but
intinating that they would have no voice
in the proceedings except to contradiction
of misstatemcnts and in furnishing nforma-
ton that might be asked for. The letter
from the clerk of DR.. Storr's church. after
recounting the fact that council had
been called, said
The duty devolvcs upon me to ask you to
present to your church cordial invitation
on behalf of the Church of the Pilgrims, to
be present ut the council by their pastor
and committee for the purposes stated in
the letter mssiyc. Sincerely hoping that
your church may accept the invitation thus
rendered, and may avail themselves of the
opportunity, which our church desires
statements of facts that may seem to them
erroneous.
The letter from the clerk of DR.. Buding-
tons church had a similar introduction,
with IA termination as follows:
|. the Clerk of the Clinton Avenue
Church, hereby, on behalf of that church,
respectfully notify Plymouth Church thai
the council will meet on the gath of March
at p. m, and respectfully invite Ply
mouth Church to he present at the council
by their pastor and a committee for the
purposes stated in the letter mssivc. Per-
nit me to request that you will lay these
papers before the Plymouth Church in time
for their deliberate action concerning them;
and will present to them cordial invita-
ton on behalf of Clinton Avenue Church
to be present by their pastor and COM
mittcc to correct any statements of facts
which may seem tn them erroneous and
furnish any further and special informa-
ton which the council may request The
Clinton Avenue Church desires and sincere
ly hopes that your church may accept the
invitation thus rendered to be present
PLYMouTH's ANSWER.
AT previous meeting of Plymouth
Church committee had been appointed,
consisting of Brothers r. W. Raymond,
H.W. Sage, j B. Hutchinson, James Free
land, Edward Beecher, f. ii. Garbutt, and
r. w. Ropes, to draft reply TO the inyi-
tation when received When the letter
had been read, Mr.. Raymond read the fol-
lowing as a reply proposed by the commit
tee:
WHEREAS, Communications have been
received from the clerk of the Church of
the Pilgrims and the Clinton avenue church
enclosing copies of the 'letters missive,"
calling a council of congregational churches
and ministers with the accompanying state
ment, and inviting this church to appear,
by its pastor and committee, before the
said council, 'tO correct any statements of
facts which may seem to them erroneous,
and to furnish any other and specific in
formation which the council may request.
Resolred. That the calling of this exparle
council to consider the affairs of a church
which has not declined q mutual council is
the consummation of course of proceed.
ings against which, as irregular and unwar-
rantable, We have felt bound to protest
from the beginning ; that we recognize in
former communications addressed to us, a
persistent attempt to put this church under
accusation and on trial and that we can
not accept the invitation of these two
churches to appear before a council in the
calling of which we have been permitted to
take no part, in which we have not been
offered rights of equal members, and in
which we are not even allowed to be or
binary defendants, but only to be witnesses
to correct errors and answer questions pro-
pounded to us
Resolced, That the clerk of tins church
be directed to transmit copies of the pre-
amble and resolutions to the church OF the
pilgrims and the Clinton avenue church re.
spectively.
These were applauded in spots and un.
animously adopted.
POINT SETTLED,
Then was called up phase of recent
difficulty in DR.. Budington's church. Al
business meeting of that church in Feb.
ruary, in considering the Beecher question,
several members called for count of q
vote which had just been declared. This
was denied by DR.. Burlington, who was
acting as moderator, on the ground that
the result had not been doubted Mr..
John ID. Elwell said that, for the sake of
having count, he would doubt it himself.
"You will then lie for count replied
Dr. Burlington. "If you say that" re.
torted Mr.. Elwell, "you are no gentle.
man." Deacon Packard then accused Mr..
Elwell of owning pew in Plymouth church
and somebody added, " Yes, he is an ennis.
sary from Plymouth church to insult oul
pastor" Two weeks afterward Mr. FL
well asked for letter of dismissal, but il
is delayed in committee, the objection be,
ing that he has insuled his pastor This
was not recounted in the Plymouth meeting
Friday evening, but was incidentally re.
ferred TO by Mr.. Sherman as suggesting the
rroprety of a change in the rules of the
church. He offered an amendment that,
In business meetings "any member may
call for count of ayes and noes.
MIR. BRECHERs AMENDMENT
81 propose that you add 'and the moder.
atOr must put it, suggested Mr. Beecher
and 1t was added. Then he further pro.
posed, "and the people shall all stand un.