, 1874-04-13

or lhaioa bht simply aflldo TO that "wcaknosb OF
tho nesh r. to Witch VIC nro 10 liable to yield,-
40 dld Herod, whom caught In tho Same trap.
et1colmo to tito wes Of lilo daughtor OF 11ototil-
ns, WHO brought him tho head OF John tho Dap
5Sst'-tn thla ~ cane 1t Is tho head Of Foronco
m mheG'aiTty q y lid tha Council not boon subject
ciusions = woNld hnvc boon dircront. Int, US If
tlo indigtity y i 1hoapod upon tho defendant was
Pc alfoady snaclont, counsellor for tho plain-
nars,nsio .ils, wno IL we! hnown to have boon
dcniod ~. IL pormitted to poison tho
mlntls and ~. assakon tho en!nity Of fits hearors
aesst aRsst to mnsarSy ny s ttade
an as II 1e Possessca mmseno % to peroepsIoS eS HS py
"divine right" For shame that In this co,,,,-
try and age Of boastod tustoo such diagracoful
p1osooahg is Mos ana s to- within ts
Aud tl,o end iB not yot: Aftor tho conclusion Of
tho deliberations Of this body OF "dim rolgio,1B
1iEhts, " 1midat when tue "accusod" " loomod up
or,1ditlon. Another tnoe.ing Of tho Church is
called to tako final action agsInyt tho pnstor.
besoa Oh tho verdict OF tho Council.
1nHorvo ,ian,n the .,, strange language of thnt
OIL" Thoy aorrowfully withdraw tho hand Of
ClriHtian Fellowship, but recommend him to be
retained IN tho Church. But NO waive all COM
mont on this rhetorical paradox.
Which WIS to determine tho fate VI tho insulted
pastor, tho names Of tho votera woro called, to
which thirty-two responded for tho severance OF
tho pastoral relation and elovcn contrary, show
rg tng nj, overwhelming majority for hts removal.
Mr: Mccarthy was that his opponents Wero out
In forcc, aud had preserved fhcir votus by con-
staat or sufficient attendance upon the services
which wero hold in tho old church building from
which Mr; Mccarthy was bnrrod by tho ''doh-
cons, and where luis friends would not 30 so
long a. they could hear him proach elsewhere,
andso, by following him and supporting him in bis
hour Of trial. tAoy loat tholr votes, according
ton Of tnat Church # by Lis enemies. Thero is =
clauso In the franchise which roads "that no
member who has not attended four preaching
services, II that many wero held. OF this church
III eacll Of tho three calendar months Immediate
" preceding tho month In which said nlontfl1g
IL hold, shall not bo entitled to vote" Had Mf.
Mccarthy boen allowed the uBo Of his church on
tllat aud tlo following Sabbath Ills friei,s would
hayo hold the "balanco Of powor," Or If ho llad
voters who, by TINT simple Intrigue against
Justice" wero rendered "voiceloas." and wore
only permitted TO view the slaughter Of the in
nocont." Upon this last occasion a number Of
his friends did not appear knowing that they
would have no saay In tie lnnstor, but tho names
Of his frlcnls who wero present bo!ug taken, it
waa found that (with those who had not lost
tlloir yotes) Mr. McCartlays adhoronts wero de-
o'dodly III the maJority. Thus, by. "palpablo
injustice anl prodetor1nination on the part Of
hiH foes, tho truth was ''throttlel,'' and Mr.
MCCARTHY dopoaod.
We contend that tho construction given to the
franohise was unjust, in TINT tho church, build
Tug is no more the Church than 2 mans hat
Of stmilitude, spoke OF tho Church as his brldo,
Ho moant aoncthing. else than the
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