, 1874-12-29
4 Report Recommending tho Acceptance Of
Iii. Geraon's Resignation -
Is Tabled.
Tho Usual Charges of Illegal
Voting.
silenoing Unpleasant Speakers will
Hymns and Prayers.
Two Brethren slap One Anothcr's Faces

a busneaa meeting Of tho membership Of tho
Western Avonuo Baptist Church WAS hold last
evening at tho church. Tho 1nootlnE was called
by tl,o pastor. the Nev John Gordon, mud, A.
though tta object waa not stated, 1t waB, Under
tho circumstances. we'll understood. Tho at-
tonslauco comfortably filed tho church, largo |
portion Of tho asscmbIago being ladlcs.
III advance Of tho formal organization OF tho |
meeting, -......-....
THE ADVISORY 1oARp
composed Of the officers Of tho church, wcro in
secret council in one OF tho antc-rooms. where |
tho organization and probable buslncss Of tho
mooting wcro discussed.
Aftcr somo delay, the meeting was formally
organized by calling ]. ". Nowland to act aa
Moderator.
Deacon nogeraon orened tho e1o1ciscs With
prayer. in which ho invoked tho Dlyino blessing
upon tho meoting. ....
Tho Moderator then atatod ono Of tho objects
Of tho meeting to bo to
coSB1nEn THE RESIGNATION OF atN> GORDON,
whoreupon Deacon Ives moved tho appointment
Of a committee OF throo to draft rososntions Ok
prcssiye Of tho seuse OF the congregation upon
tho subject,
The Chair appointed Z. ]. Ives, A. L.. Brown,
aud ): H. Casa as the Committee, who at onco
retired to an adjoining room.
WHO MAY VOTE.
As soon na tho Committee had retired, h1r.
1.oak arose to inquire abost tho rights OF those
pteseut who wcro net members Of the church.
1Ie did not want promscuous voting upon tho
question: arising during tho evening.
Tho Moderator replied TINT hc would DO glad
to excuse oil present who woro not mcnbers Of
tho congregation, and finding tint no QUO took
t,o h,n9 sncccatcf ,hnt business was i'll order
,,,r. t1,o oboonco os fla Comm;ttcc.
""''ne 'no "'S'neo y. ~ 49, SuN''''''
onoEEn OFF
astay ro he earc eh0 aaa nd '' o has boon
gartlol rs tho lcadcr III tho warfare upon tho
pastor, Mt this jnncturo came to s foot. lio enid
the paator had accrlacd him Of all manner Of owl
Of IT, aid ho fos It bit Justice to hi.nsolf to put
in Ills desonHo
Tho speaker Has here interrupted by Home de-
1noustratous in tho audience, when the 11olora-
tor declared my further remarks in tho same
direction tl~ttmol and ont Of order.
Somo good brother interrupted tho confusion
hv startii,r lin hyinn conmepciug,
Al hail the power o. ~ Jesuf hanoe'
Ae, aase1s e1;a, prosst;'e ''.', 4,,.oa .,t or.o+
seeming 'Dr,aps"ins: r1lxx nnsonr TO PRAYER.
Following ths hynan came pfayGhL, h,a ilom m. ane
antl-dofaol 500 ol !he noaes WHIST. mtuu "nn ~
feryent petition ior "lsuo assa protnol,y auYo
prnlo{l. followed in prayer for his future good,
as;iuc that wherever As lot might bo cast TINT
me LoTd 1nlSns ~ MILL "no o'to'S "'N' ~ 1'o
4"ootS. H. INV, thax h,,1,, f,r+,, with
De"eot '.oa ~ '.ss ,.'.s ~ 49, 49,, aa,i
.,o .;n,;r ss'us ~ wcn wos hearty unti inter.
rnptcd ~ the coming III o. tAo eonnnt'eo vi
Neaolutiaus., -..
THE RESOLUTIONS.
la ta.s VI nrrv,n'. sMu - Lie hanI na,1or
winch attracted Nn'Ictaal h,en.lon' lnas1
much as the Committed nae ncoh eelectGa .c.1
with care, II Was pfesumeu ens,.y eemgti,ny
a s TofM naa o,5 1eSn to o soort wo
provo worthy OF Iong aha taolehtlal CONSUL.
Grafton. Iho paper upon wllen az 81 eycs ~, "ore u,
centerod, aua which proved tne s'sna lof .no H.
oontortion of 1unny naturally beautiful faces
was aoon in tho hands Of tie Moderator. 1t "at
read without delay. as tollowa:
Th IS q as We ass s Sr ney np:sSa sn
s9ea 5 IL s:ssaS ;S5
time has be9a Gf earne1 snn.a Sa oEosa 70 p1ssr @ w.
eoptrarx ao aod eesss lug as ] shY atteeG bis MIN
isry n1ong uB and our couaant growth has bcen ii
q largo measure tho result H Oh As @ nreaea!nt ~!
OF tho Gospel; that whne We regret tns
causes flas naso leu 70 ny Il,
ntoreas ms ~ ot nastor md nsoo 1ao
aatlsn. as tecreI iho Church ID sunday, Dec. 13
pccertcd with tho assurance Of love for him
aur carncat dairo tint, wherever God l'Hy cay Lim
labor, his ndnatrs may 10 greatly aaa eoh'auaH'
blesec'' ...,, ,,,ro,,psr
aHat 1:o!." souo ~ :. .ox,,,o.,d ,r,
The moment tho reaoig "as coinptdsoa, at;o =, y,
LOWS nloYea .u 1 vi ahato Imd a5 "a;n
ropoft, anu, cu.as ~ H. H. h1a1oratnr ~ N
parliamentary nsase, an1 osa;, n,oauiI''s p"' sA'
question, Wnlch aopGateu " t.9s1i; 3, .t 49,, uu,
Mr. Jam'son hoso 1n!nl'ea to n!s 1ooS ~ 49,
excited and eallou so " to @
to tho injustice ana ulosaats NJ " to ae,oroI -
Tho AloaelatoI Alon'oseu' a,, mo S,r 1ssr;sr
moved tAat ~ 10 in1u ~ Luz ."oI IN.
ono month. na oaeheo uis tnS;tEa ,,'in W wv =,
nervous hut pointed speecn. ~ "nlGn ao,s!, ~ ~
TINT ho did hot seo aao t'at 4 oTt t,a r1,,r
tho report, for tue reason tnt a !. ~. ~ W ..1 saut
~ tlo same aacuasy LIZ r." o,d tn ~ cca5n
loft tho pastor on Quo sue aha .no ea o!cera !.
the other. Tl'o spoakor waa ie'o ~ Mi'e.IaW I =,
By cries OF "Ho5 o.l9 u nr1or uhet ton" rostorn
telling tho TRUTH GU. Gsul1 ~ nJ.s ~ ~ =
Ito resumed, aalu uaeAlteA LIZ o1+to1n - '