The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

him he erred. N 'Oiu
The Moderator ruled that they were not
mere 70 investigate the personal relations of
III. olorrs ana Mr.. Beecher, but merely the
correspondence which passed betweey, the
inv tied churches
DIR. Storrs then resumed. He said that
Mr.. B>aecher was a bishop in his own
church The council might observe vester-
day in the address that he addressed the
pastors of the council as Reverend and
DEAR FATHERS
in God" Now this form was used only
among bishops in the Episcopal church.
The speaker described the manner Of caliiro
meetings of his church. They were called
after prayer meetings, but the meetings Of
the plymouth church was held at PRAYER
meetings, when they would appoint dele
gates TO any council. When we sent the
letter TO Plymouth church, why was IL not
READ! Because It was not made public. 1t
was intended TO be kept private. Therefore
IL was not read IN the church meeting. II il
had been published bv US in its full text, il
would not have been letter to Plvmonth
church, b0t challenge to il before the
whole world. This letter was approved and
signed oy a committee from the church and
sent on its mission. The authorities of
plymouth church had the letter three weeks
or more before they read it. II we had made
any mistake we corrected it in the letter we
sent after it. Why did not we send note?
Brethren, Plymouth church was powerful
church, and a note would seem as an an
tumn leaf dropped in the brook 1t would
De letter long enough to bring about the
desired result. We did the best we could in
the fear of God and in the hope that our
churches should have the burden removed
from them by counsel of the wisest men
we could get This letter was kept by
them for three weeks and was then read and
an answer adopted. 1t was then read in
our church meeting and unanimously
approved. A church may err by appoint
ing deaconesses but when il ATTEMPTS To
trench upon the doctrines of the faith we
hold it right to interpose. 1t was not a
light matter they had to consider here. It
was disorganiZing power let loose in the
church. 1t was for this council TO subdue
It. lt was corporate principle in Ply
mouth church which was dangerous. We
wished that church every success but the
doctrines OF that church we could not hold
nor, be in fellowship with it. If our neigh
Dor insists on keeping bombs and grenades
In his cellar and persists in firing one off now
and then, we insist that he must strengthen
the walls between US. Draw the line. broth
ers, and tell US where the rule of fellowship
begins We were on the place where the
two seas met. But give US practical advice,
we turn oyou. Here are two churches that
could not be matched with Plymouth church
for standing and wealth, but, nevertheless,
as old and doing the same good work. They
have done no dishonor to the Fathers
name. They have taken their lot in this
city, given OF their time, money and power,
that they might
BLESS AND BUILD
up this city. But do not think you can
cover the cases of these churches by abstract
propositions.
President Chaplin, of Beloit college, asked
two questions, substantially as follows:
Whether the charges against the member of
Plymouth church. who had been dropped
from the roll, had been Urged with the as
sistance of other churches? and whether, be-
fore the first action of Plymouth church had
been made public, had there been any cor
respondence between the pastor of Plymouth
church and the pastors of the inviting
churches?
DIR. Storrs said the charge that the
inviting churches had caused disturbance
in Plymoth church was absolutely false. In
regard to the second question DIR. Storrs
said he personally had felt that he had
no right to have intercourse after what had
occurred, with the pastor of Plymouth
church. In replying to Mr.. Rankin's ques-
ton concerning the 18th chapter of Matthew,
DIR. Storrs made long address seeking to
show that the precept there laid down could
not be utilized. He spoke of the question
tefore the council as the next import
ant one that had excited Congrega-
tionsl churches since DIR. Charming
preached his Baltimore sermon. DIR. Storrs
stated that the standing committee in his
church had no power, because such a COM
mittee did not officially exist, but there was
an examining committee. The committee
that drew up the letter was a special one,
whose mission was ended when the bust
ness for which it was appointed was con-
Guided.
Oneofthe examining committee stated that
they were all united on the subject, and
were perfectly agreed with the Rev. Drs.
Storrs and Buddington in all that they had
said.
of ecclesiastical councils that their deliber-
atoms would be in private shutting out both
the press and the public.
The question of going into private session
was then put to vote and carried, and the
council retired to private room to DELHI
crate.
EVENING SESSION.
The council remained in secret session
until O'Clock, when recess was taken
until o'clock. A subcommittee was ap-
pointed consisting of Leonard Bacon,
Charles Russell, Professor w. A. Stearns,
and Professor Calvin Day, TO draft a state
ment of basis of advice for the council
1t was generally thought that they would
sustain the action of both churches. The
council resumed its session in the evening
again, shortly after s o'clock. The COM
mittee appointed at a previous session re-
ported their statement, and, on motion,i {
was laid on the table. After mature
consideration, it was decided that the couns
Gil was an advisory and not an ex parte
one by vote. The council then took rp anc
discussed seriatum and adjourned at aboui
eleven o'clock to meet again tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock. 1t is believed that
they will conclude their session about noon.
Some of the Greenland glaciers attain a
vast size. DIR. Kane reports the great Hum
boidt glacier as sixty miles wide at its ter
minatiou. It's seward face rises abruptly
from the level of the crater to a height of
300 feet, but it is not known how deep II may
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