, 1874-06-27

'AlLI lhlDU1NL. 6A AI.Olll
oocloBiaasInal misrepresentation which was tho
moro groviouB to mo because II was Huheo1ontly
accepted by tho Council ~ authontic md beeataao
1t ia ntll widely boilavod b! tho public.
II. 3lr. Doaollor's Journal, tho Christian Union,
runLlArED THIS OFFICIAL, FALBEHooD
to wiuo clrclo Of foadorr mud took no nottco
Of the correction Which addrasaot) Mt tho timo
In briof ,loto to stho Council. Lot mo ask you
tint journal. Aly oaao, ma presented to tho
Council by tho two protanIing Churches. wag
oasol by tlo.l, not Oh any prlyato or accurate
l.nowlod 90 Of tho faots. but nolely on tho pub
Church. ! was described by tho two Churchoa
to the Council as followa;:
Specific charges ot gEosHIy chr!stlan conduct arc
presented sganst hi.n bya brother IL tho Church, 10
You will remombcr that I promptly addressed
to you roply 10 tie above, III which uscd tho
following explicit NoIra: .,.~ ,-.' .'r
Gentleman q tho Council, o.ory man among you
knows that did notleclino to answar. ,.a !,
You, a. Moderator Of lilo Council, ooursaouBly
could uot be officially laid before that body; but
cau you give mo .,.y:.' -. .
G,c'n !: ANY HONORABLE nEAzoNs, ,,'
why my dofonso should not hayo been published
can journal Should bo destroyed, and only the
files Of tho Christian Union Hhoull remain,
TINT Journals report Of ,nayy my ense au, would 'd
had ' H. uroi, n ,"o
sor sto uSe for XIX nn1nmu,at1o oxt who md cyao
this summons by resortng to the sale shelter OF
aon-mombcrship; aud last, WHO, Oh account OF
H uM rpn T. tnn yra.a,s, rniai III Hso,,,ara
tnrrsni .U co,,.S'a,a ~ nv cnaasnn tn t1ato,
RI nnr,@t. t;,s - ftomncl sn5 whon thore
seemed probability that plymouth, Church
saa ~ H. ,e'a%"nri,,r Grri,ra Mr. ncnnbar
insriroi 4 iIeasasa fr6lt, ill., Church. to tho Coun-
III nios'nr tIV - wifi. witt, ti,nsa 1vnrdn:
10 hold }bst Il il our r,gh., md may be our duty,
.: @ 'sa ID s q
1iimoshin mr. aismi.sby Tttr M IN rt0uiar .sti,ha
srsn atn 'h h;ua a"s w d.ss.nr .noa IL. cnr.t,a
~. sans. 'u'' "'D V: 49, ' j., . '' 49, ~ ~ '
ru1H ApnotT 1NstyuArtoN AoA1NsyMp :.
is,vhat Won. M Modarator uf the Council, know
to lave beon tho .turnng-point in the fortunes
NJ piymnrth tshnrnh beforo fiat tribunal. lhe
Eouuuiis verdict borrows almost these identical
worIs Tt.saya. MTns xconrad narson hnn noe
any otbor Uhurch.'' You, too, Quote those words,
-borrowed thus doub!y from Tie Uhurci's ploa
AMI fyom lila Councils VERDICT you, than
lop,calIvnay: HtTherefore. tllo abnormal method
in1xhrh I'll. eharrns at,a;nst him Imel wero dis
nnssd oi ,e wa, oTafooksJ" In % thor % words. tho
Eounc,I' on .rontlinr tile aboyo exousatory no.
t;,inn i' ss,t mn IN IN i by piynouth
| Church. found in :, tt. tho ouo aud
only rround for rotniuinr T,that Church
within tl,o OoncrooationaI feIlo1ship: !: and th,a
one and only grouad was because Mr. Becoher'a
t;u.1 si,uaai 10 tho 1ouncl rnnrnaentcd nm m a
| uaraon who Ind. nottIer bcon retained in Lis
| i,hnrch. mr. hoon, roconm ended to any, other,
but ,sI,n -,e drornal fro,r ria rnu for hrtnoiuG
..ainhonor % on liz Ohrist;an nnma" Thjg doou.
ment--conatltutinc Plymonth Uluroh'n ungctl.
a1ou. defonse hnrara tie Uouncil--waa; acceStol
bv you in eood faith. aud haa since lod you te
noint aaainSt mo. '.-l 49,. -,
| f~'s@ ETH The roIrowrya onuEt wonps: ..>
r,a n.,,o,t,, Chrrol, 1.nr .,r,, r,.,1s I, r,.vr
ayoa,a ,ucr iywn fr ,s ,,,an"
which hs las brought, or iay bring. ou the uana o
Christ. They dropptl him from tha roll' or IL,
for saei dropping from The roll waa escomuniesiio1
from The Church. - -. -: '.:...
You could novor had uttorcd tho preceding in
snd hs Ghureh-Agen.s T. given yoa tne matorial
Councita doounent which you. as Moderator, IN
terpreted AZ: being only another way Of Plymont!
fayn snat h'n "a nnen
~ ~ nt+s,f.,7,-.t.,,,ro ,,,1, ~. s,r +n,.
IN nv mnsacessfnl n,a,iae Of tn tfis i'uhhn ,
nv ncanilnl. i hAya hrol1cGt no ii djehorbr ou III
ttibrixtinn name. ."~tEo ono which, q
ali. Others. u most seek to honor, Witt
int1uito norrow T look back throurh the lau
few ), ears, aud zee instances in shich, by til
lasty q ny false petition havo nongt
ottat eAuoi' ~ eu9 Gn'o.'aH , hAao, !.
WHICH ,lae,y aohuo"leuse' Aao .nopu ye;I ~ =
Iepaars nns aolemhav avermanu % no man sMa
,aif a.o,1nI ~, ;sa.tiasta ~ ~ NV y
~ ,yt,, ,,ci ~ !c'.rred Maa nnt hecansa
u"' "'sO ""sn ,nnT NM !. yoTnrn ,,.~ 49, :,
b,d IL nhrouobt 1shonor On tl,o Ghrfstian mama.
a~d vot tE;a o.hsr narsnr' = n a;ciarryman ~,
mitto1 @ lis a1 Church @ % to brand me before IL IL
1n,,n,,;1 viii ~ arcnS. t,on whicl, had hnan
~; .t.aa ~, ia T., n,;na '.rnr,1 ha -o vo,
na p'aso auu r ~ ~ ntne; !" oa'a naso nolun
tafliy oorne tof "ysen, nlseeau Oh castlns
another. =.
| III. I will adduce 8 further instance
n auotntIou from 4 1etter which had. occeBio
tn njl1ra.s to Mr. Hoanher dated Nav /. 1874:
v..~.. ,r,.s, u,...... -
atnrv Nv" neeener: g ~ ,t,o,, H., ,, ,,,, ,,
ein ia NJ H. - ndr erti n,iti,u. ~ NV "n1xi
caEt.in E % alIs.raMa1. b1 ma. aim Of money Would
foa tos, ns raae9 ~ 10 soma e' WY" ny tas' 70
'of r ~ II, .tot, ,1r,,c, N,