New-York tribune., 1874-03-30
TILE PROCEEDINGS.

THREE SECRET sEssIoNs-ANoTHER LETTER FROM
THEODORE TnTON.REMARKs BY DIR. sToRRs
AMP DR. BACON.
Tie Council held morning, afternoon and
evening sessions all OF which, the previous day,
were strictly secret. During tho afternoon session
second letter was received from Theodore Tlton and
read by Judge Walker. II is here reproduced:
10 N, Conoreg Ifonal CounrL
GESTfEMEs, CLERICAL AND LAY: 7 received yester-
day the OF your Moderator informing
yonr honorable body could not be ofeiay put on the
minutes. respectfuy offer you this present brief let
ter substitute In the hope that II be within the
possibility Of your acceptance for record Among the
vc points which YOU arc asked TO decide concerning
my with the Plymouth Church the second will
into perna statement on your journal as folows
During the voluntary OF member from the ordinances,
~ brother in the hSeb to which charge. he declines to Ic
The above statement, winch has been constantly re-
iteraed during your proceedings. implies that
charges made against me, and that these charges
declined TO answer.
knows tnat did not decline to answer.
ask You Therefore as an act Of 1.,ce to me- to per
fully yours, THEODORE TILTOS.
Brooklvn, Saturday, March 2S
The evening session began at o'clock and ended at
20 minutes before midnight At this hour the OF
the church thrown open and the Committee Of the
Cllnton-ave. Church and the Church Of the Pilgrims,
together with the aves OF the PRESS
been waiting expectantly in the vestbule invited
to enter and hear the 1na decision OF the Council read
Judge Walker, the Second Moderator, presided, and
asked that no manifestations Of approval OF dissp-
prova of the report be made because of the soemnity
and importance of the event The Moderator tho Rev.
DIR Bacon then read the result" Of the Council, which
is given In full below. Profound attention was mani
tested and deep silence observed during the
reading.
when Dr. Bacon, tho Moderator, had finished reading
the report he said: This is all OF the report We take
pleasure In communicating TO the churches that are
here convened hoping and PRAYING that by means OF 1t
they may obtain light for their guidance, aud may be
led In the paths Of peace, unity. aud godliness.
The Rev. Dr. storrs. vino, with the Rev. DR.. Budns-
ton, had been sitting In pew noar the pulpit, then
spoke as follows
Mr.. Moderator: have only in q word. at this late
hcI OF 10 eS o 6 T, erchs te
selves which these committees represent our sense OF
great patience with which they have considered the
case presented TO them for the freedom or uterance
on the one maud to the churches Inviting them
aud the other Plymouth Church and especially for
these &c nemen passed in sessions
Of the Extent and patience Of wHich we are fully aware
Il believe 1t was Burke who said OF Lord GIVE In his
known bottom but he left a bridge across which the
lame might hobDle and the bind might safely walk We
have had to face very extraordinary combination OF
nucnces we have had 10 face ytrY extra
ordnary complications; we nave had to contend Ior
principle which seemed to US vital; are very glad
that in reviewing the past. upon the whole we
see so little to regret, and that the Council sees
so little to regret In what we have done.
We rejoice that what have done has brought into
and distinct expression by 50 large body as TINS
the Con churches OF all parts OF
the land and In intelligence far surprising any similar
body that ever assembled before these principles, Which
have been with vital and organic for which we have
contended ana winch OutDorne before the land
by the wisdom Of this assembly and you have offered
your prayer for that we may be Kept n the paths OF
peace aud Righteousness, we 0Her In return our
for and for the churches when you
represent that you, individually, may be guided and
kent on homewar and find In health and IN
peace you left there and that the churches
over which you preside cone TO the blessings oi
the principles affirmed by you, aud the blessing OF Hin
IN whose Son Is only perfect leadership, in whose
spirit is only perfect guidance and In whose word
| Is our only true ana everlasting portion.
The minutes OF the day next read and approved
and the following resolution which had been previously
| passed, was then read by the Scribe:
ResOped That the members OF this Council desire Ia
record thanks God for the token Of His
which during sessions they have enjoyed for The
spirit brotherhood and forbearanco with which the
discussions have been characterized from first To last
and for tho signal favor which He has shown them Ia
| guiding them toward the result at which they hay,
| arrived. They recognise III these things tho an
auswer W tho cIaSaIa waa 1ayo boeu 0Iaga1 nvt 0u