New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27

ness say for myself for the brethren Win whom
as Christian men, to explain ourselves as fnly
| os the Eagiish language will ENABLE , us 10 20
have been baled. Contradiction has come upon coh,Ia
dction, and tins protest when Joined 10 cue o' t S
ments reads the lesson. You can draw .he nier
enoe frol 10 which draw Won arc az ape 10 upu1,
stand what glt that casts upon the ttoup.es we no Il
ms Does it Indicate that the policy of that Ch9teh
presi led over and guided by prnepos o. az W
Churches hitherto never confronunea body OF CHRISTIAN
sn wiz not @nS yt I 9ss5 to t protest
two things. the first place, whatever that PIo,o
pori and nlrce of the action which convoked YOU and
uron which We asked the 6everaDcc OF your testimony
and Furthermore, If that protest Is To De acoepteu as
part of tho action which you are to give q
deiverance upon in certain respects IL ougnt W ue
IL is 20 iuormnge itself with the principles Oh tle otu
OF Deccbfr Won have an illustration of that ckering
policy. that bandying Of words with you ior tenpOry
purposes which the plain uniform, unbroken uI-
varying request with which We met that church. when
will en- Bile YOU to understand with what spirit we nave
been contcndng and utterly impossible IL has been
in our judgment frankly to meet spirit when mas Se
such methods aud COMPOUNDED US again ana again Ny
this method OF procedure. beg OF you, gentlemen,
whatever action you choose TO take with regard 10 tnat
rroes live rs q de yerance with regard TO the action
which was completed when the Letter Mlssiye was
issued ana tel II that action IL consistent WIN tAc
fcIIowshin Of Congregational churches.
have only one thing more 10 say, brethren. pc
seech of you, deal with US as frankly as we s'o en
deavored deal with We nave rolled OH 10 II our
shoulders labor which have taken upon ourselves
for we know our hearts and have reason TO nave
confidence own judgment which has been [oet
on ms bv Inc great Head the Church and we put II
now upon your shoulders and under your responsibility
TO your Master. Give an answer winch shal hot DC
misunderstood ask IL in behalf OF tho membership OF
these two churches coming together GIVE Us an as-
vice which is cleartoned, unambguous ana s5ii-IoI
slstent Give us a result which Plymouth Church shaH
understand without any mistake ana 90 nos leavo vhe
public round about and do not leaVe tne greateI pun
lie that is to follow these churches OF ours 10 any
ambiguity with regard to the SehT bich We asS
your testimony. have nst come IA ana my, e I 'o
not able, owing TO the exhaustion OF iaSt eNonb
deeply interested as by the proceedings IN com
mon with yourself all day long, lifted up as was,
caught up and borne by that tender Hood OF ieon
wblch carried YOU all up the close OF tho afternoon
session and then coming IN the confusion AS wen as
could TO make delyerance to you OF my @ g
TO the questions which have attempted TO present 10
Won otltr than has occurred SINCE L entered yOhuer
door Brethren, have done. have no doubt that my
brother StOrrs has other thoughts in mind Perhaps nc
has had more moments at his disposal IMAM nave at
least trust he has and Will give way 10 IT'D 10 oa
press anything that may have occurred 10 MN slncc
DR. storrsone or two OF the members have ntimaed
10 me that they wish to ask me some questions In re-
gard things said yeSterday S SnSa make
any remarks, because my remarks might pear On 'ne
possibly. .,.,., -, o,,,sr,oxs
The Moderator-Any member who desires any In
formation from DR.. StOrrs can propose his questions
| now
The Rev. Dr. Rankin OF washngton-I wish to ask the
| following questions;
Are Committees satisfied that their approaches M Bsehei
savior il tIc 18Th chapter Mathew in spirit
49,
Was such interviews and 60 vhnf
What defined and authority have standing Committees IN e
p bsse sqs relate the fellowship Of the churches,
Cou these Committees authorize Letter ave 70 inc SpIn
letter, wrii,,n 10 M Beecherby the COMMITTEES sub
| mied 10 the churches calling Ills Couuciif ,
Plymouth Church ever church discussion. before sending
Ihsmi ,,,,,, ~. ronr.l ,t,, me c,.e
Plymouth Chuch not regarded and treated as eI
,r.s ~, D.. Andcvcr IN n
question TO In Tire remarks Of Dr. sorrs he spoke
OF the Importance III tins community OF Vlhdlcd-
lion by Plymouth Church OF the good name OF its pastor
He said The vindicaton OF Mr. Bcechers credit was
amply sufficient for SYMPATHETIC minds but that since
Then as he undcrs God him. Mr. Beechcr had heel maze
target and that II would have been for his ropute and
for tie interests of religion in this community that the
church also by its action, should have vindicated his
| name. Tnc speaker would like to nave some explana-
ton OF what iurtner was IN Dr. Storrss JuIgme1 tbe
occasion and necessity OF such action on the part OF
DELEGATE oSlented to the question being answered.
He said il touched the most sensitive points in
danger OF Mr. Becohers reputation suffering at their
hands or at the hands Of bis own clurch. lAppausc
The Rev. Prof Smy the-l have not raised me question:
| OF Mr.. Beechers character We not called upon to
investigate mat But statements been made pub
noi1t WHOM win come before the Council
when are submitted FOR consid5ratiQn and as he
has introduced tho statement, should be ead II he
Tie Rav Nj. Bartlett said, he understood it, this
| question was excluded by the letter missive
| The Rev. De- Palmer asked the following question ::
1 I'D
Council should not sahsfy me clutches cubg Us ne
would hereafter hold fellowship with any Congre-
gational Church. did he say that nc never would give
the right hand OF fellowship TO another new COngrega
tOnal cnurcn lust Organlz-df - - .
DR. StuTrs-Let me answer that right off What said,
as be ieve; what designed to say was precisely hs
that our doctrine OF fellowship IN the congregational
churches with other rational churches,
which nave rglt to do precisely what they hkeIlh
respect doctrine, giving II up; IN respect to order be-
coming Meth0dSs in respect TO discipline, making the
church; as was said the letter from Plymouth Church,
covert for Immortality; and we are bound TO silence
mo1strate without IT'S being held an and
offense l VIII give the right hand Of fellowship
anothe, society TIL God tells me what that society
The Rev MI Martin-You did not mean that you would
Withdraw right hand Of fellowship fl the churches
| with whom you are already IN felloNshlpf
CONFERENCES PRIOR TO THE CORRESPONDENCE.
| The Rev. DR.. Chapin-SOme Of Us have studied this
matter only az distance The correspondence between
the churches calling the Council and Plymouth Church
seems to start with set Judgment and feeling, and
seems 10 be made with set Judgment and feeling which
must have come In consequence OF things that had
ceded IT, would therefore like to ask simply, as mat
ter Of fact: FIRST, whether in the movement in Ply
month Church OF bringing charges against member
referred the Letters Mssive there is reason TO be-
cye that there had cen consultation ny the men,
her bringing those charges with any of this committee
or with members outside in other words whether there
lad been pressure from these neighbOring churches
all affecting the. bringing of those charges have
ike answer to that question and seeondly whether
preliminary before and antecedent 10 any OF these
proceedings there had been private conference or
correspondence between the pastors OF these two
churches and the pastor OF Plymouth Church with refer
epce TO the matters which seemed to duplicate the char
acer of pastor OF Plymouth Church. ask only Tor
the fact whether anything passing IN that way previous
to the formal correspondence VIII account FOR what
TO some Of us the strong perhaps oyestrong and
Overrgorous putting OF the with which the cor
respOndence as IL comes before u.s. begins.
The Rev. Mr. Byngt0n OF Maine-In the last letter
which Is in this published statement they say tina; they
understand the ofer of council TO have been with
drawn by the churches which had first invited them,
and would like TO inquire OF the Committee whether
that their understanding, aud whether In their last
letter they intended To withdraw that Of5rf
DelegateOn the 33d page Of this document there Is
resolution Of Plymouth Church beginning, LII accord
anoe" aud ending with edmonton and Censure."