, 1874-06-27

a wn, 70 a a 1ay was sr 1a anu tn is 1n o r
1nor r.o, hx,rr ,,,., .a,.,o,: ,r,, n, al ~
aorg .sgfS ocon ea !n Va AT :.
oscns,o1 ,., to- M rseiy Il 1es aerefoso. e ra,raw
rses W ,hoph then baiiosed by ie) and to rspuaa.o
nitI snS ~, .uu ~ ,u s,ai m ~"
an1aat 70 al Paftles eohce'nea' f1nrs = o1ouien.y,
rnxoponp q11ros, Esq. ri, E, = =. - 'AsA'AN''
Iha sbotSame ts en!amny ~ which hT IT, 81
haye Doan festnrod hy ini intnstnd nnrtus to OK.
plain Tho action action Of 4 plymouth cIn,roh-false-
hoods which, inaon,s instances. hayo been cor
still awat to be corrected, other in thtH way, or
i. IN COURT or Jp8rlCE, :, -. =
h. 49, 1on H. an aa ceasS
answor tbat I flrst oaasad @ my my responsibility to
that Church "lien terminated my membership,
moved my responsibility to thoI Cllnrol, on tho
eyenug Of Oct, 81, 1878, by aprcsriue In person
at ono Of It's public moati.,gs. and Snoring to
onaworh hi,an .pt thhro In tl's bea,or,s ,,rcscnoo
mo ohasge thas Iaa s'anierou NM. !ess than
sponaibility to plymouth, Church, aa will appear
by tho following correspondence - 81.
49,, -: 2 =, : :: nxookrrs. Nav 4. 1s74.v
Church: ths Ter S IL Natfiiay x,,Ueats Iuttor: and
~. 1aatna. q. :shsarmuh, Gisik ;. :. 80,
0KHrLRMEN: a1dre.s through Jou, to tho Church
Of which you aro olicers, tho following statemept,
which you arc At libursy to communicate to the
Church through the E1amininE Committee, or In any
Tl,e 1:sv. Leonard Bacon; p.p;. I.L;p;. Moderstor
,ne. tts .dJoarnne't Of tA:t body. to lrocla pit,
liBh, Bnu r8torAke, With signal ephRRis, ind with the
ysish e .o@sthlns ~ ~ o,sis! .Sthority, grave
vihdicate tta Pastor ;.aa!nat dan1aslhg lmp.sion
S Por se h,s
Or Of Ssb 4es
THREW AwAr TuE orronrus1r! or s1Sp1oAr1so ITS
Mn o
ho ny. a!.o. mt only IN Brooklyn; but sl.awhore,
Tho fe st ths church had not fairly met ths 1llea-
Ion anu o. ,ms .e nna AWAY THE
Iha MoaeratorA r. Meslaraon is thus made thr1s
~ e.se. Tankw ~ AWAY II. 6FronruNlrz Or ytaD1.
oATiho IHE r.ttoH.
Lhis aeystAon, n ; IN snpnatcany ronealeu y tno
~ sn aia r ao. Dy MN
onooss y aETWExS II ;Two ALTERNATIVES. j, ~
hono11nla po.ltio IF mum no tsbis: 70 Ii. former
1nstof IN oploas"nlty doI tno nnulcat,on OF tnat
PAiort oneso 5ne more einoas ~
Tne oter .tsrnlliye is for mo to restore to ht,
pstsa ss 'Sa e. Il Il. y
wh'cn tia on1reh would hsve power 10 au1nmon il
Of ravi1ns seans1 s fas o ,apree
oiaa ohef per.ons un'' ao' ''et'h'e' 'n'h
Batwesn tho.s two a1tarnatives-rhfch arc ail that
ally repugnant to MY fsaings,-duty requires nis to
| ennuss tns s4cona. 't'"'' ~: .ir:p,,'' -
therefore, ggo you notice that II thu Pastor, Or
tha Examining comnttec. or tho Church as body,
dasre to tue oiportunity Wick tha ouer-
asor sments that yo9 have thrown away hereby re-
had never partial with il: -" - ''''.
1suhoriae yon {t SUCH % yonr p'caaurc) to cite n1e
Ut any time within the ns3s thirty days to appear ut
| the bar ot 'Plymaath tAnrch : -; : -
| ron TRIAL ON the CHARGE nREToronE MADE
| . Ao41Ss9 Ne,
naoly tnas q elreaasing anu promoting tcandal;
injurious 10 tLe repuAtion Of tho Church. !,
Myonly stimulation !,1 concerning thu trial u that Il
aall not be hoi With coaod uoora nor III tho Absence
of tas Pastor... -. - =.
regret kseny that ~ Moderator Las Imposed OF on
nothing but ncceRstty would e1tort 1t.
The practical good whieh lserk to achfevo ny thiI
viii either case, sscta.!ly put an end forever e
ths AoaeIaofs grass ea1seo that t!5moatn uhntot
at of tn!ns deprived Of opportunity . tnlteat'
himself. Truly yours, THEoDonE T1Iros.
To the above communication 7 received th'
following reply from THO Cier4 OF the Cnufon;
DfuokLxs. May lS, 1871.
, n ~. ~ N.Y. 9e !n.oho ~ @ ~ ~ Iftia ~
myself was lluly.roceiyed, =, -; -. -
1TM; lattor h,a ham nv Mr un,,Idav.. will
I'm o,nn - H.. i,on yh,nt.d - H. Ivo1
vS n%.sa and ~. a doom its uon.s to IRA
sent question whsl Should b loeilcl BY thas co.a
~ aha II. rc to o e e. y n
has Oos son tbouan ho Ia bean sytaed Of
= substanco. ~ -, 80 j., :. ~. ;, 80, =,
AaSing eonia!tsa m .ne members ot tue COMMITTEE
a s. ~ y too e vo,p
sss ~ ,o Ho ~ nxinn sH \ cfnra ,a Gnrc
OF Ssoa LOT a3.ak H. nciU.t Ut ta, Nv a ri,
Tho Examining COMMITTEES and shs Church lave sco
Necessity for ynlfcating an. member q ss ohurc
from charges which no hxs lnsde and tho Chre
la. nsyer in the twenty-ssYsn years Of It's history
adopted such scoursc. No ons can, therefore, hol
you responsible fog tbs loss Of opportunity 10 til
Church to do that whIc1 1t never y0t haa done
| probably never will do. '''
W. do not understand your letter ~ implying thu
YOU nxrs my charss 10 make but 10 the'contrary.
the COMMITTEES had 10 unGerstuodi it, they would hay
. i readily entertained anu fuly iuveMgated thnm.
!. II ii proper to add that your, nulns was droppe
. from tho roll not simply becauuo Of tie statement
uHIe bY you a}ttr charges lind beon preferred aganl
you but .bpcauss months. II not years, bsfore M
charges uers uats. you distinctly stated 10 yartou
officers aud members Of tue Church that you y Ia