, 1874-04-06

and ind opportunities Of learning. tho state OF
fooling and how people Viewed IT, But ono
feeling soomod to animate tho maaaoa-anA Z 10
a ruthless hand Ind struck tho chord that
bound Christian aouls togothor tho music vas
destroyed, aud tho dsoordant roverborationas
to know what had destroyed tho harmony.
lie WILL TENDER MCCARTHY n1s PULPIT.
Until loyal Council tried MCCARTHY md found
not E ae E LIN Se G'S Ies1 1'f es aSs md %aa a
could not bo expected to tlo It. 1fo would nH}
him.. h'm to pgons in his !pIt md T. 4 h9 81 a r tho 10
iiose i lis poaition WIS right. Thoro vas great
dcal in tho hymn.
Daro to DO right
Dare TO bo true.
It required pluck and sacrifice to do it Homo-
times, and tho timo had got to como wlon min
istelH and brothron would daro to carry it out.
II tho tlmo Ind como whom tic pastor Of 4
church could not Insist upon Justice aud fafr-
dealing In the trial OF d brother minister without
losing liB pulpit, tho sooner they found 1t out
the 1ottor. This tdca Ind prevailed among tic
churches for ycara. aud unless II was gotten rid
OF it would ruin tlio1n all+
IMPROPER 1NFIuENCEa.
Hc could not be convinced that some influence
waa not brought to bonr upon Romo mombers Of
the Council to vote rs they did. Some of them
had intimated Tint tltoy wore favorably dlspoaod
toward Mccarthy, but suddenly changod their
know, but would vonturc almost anything tint
thoro was little cloBot, tho same as III political
| matters, whoroiu personal inf1uonco was used.
! Ho could not say what penalty was hung oyor
| those who wero IN favor of acquittal., Ho had
| known such things being aono In political cnu-
/ cuBeB, Our country was run by Becret, informal
rings, md he had known for years that aystein
| OF ring-power existed In the Churches nnd just
| exactly that nun tho ring fnyotcd would DO put
| into certain position, md nobody olso q
THE RULING 8p1N1Ts.
There wore some ruling spirits In tho Council,
andtt run liz tho cllannol they marked out for IT.
| Ho took it for grauted that ho was sustained in
the yiows about tho body, by his congregation,
but would ash those who agreed with him, to
stand up: [Nearly eyery, ono In the church
about 4oo-stood up..l The vote was pretty gou-
stand which would lead bis pooplo to turn him
ont of bis pulpit. While ho stood thoro no would
foarloasly declare tho truth, and when he could
! not, he would loave it forever.
In conclusion, ho Expressed qualification Tor
| the patience and kindness of his hearers In lis
toning to him. and roferrod again to Brother
MCCARTHY, hoping that tho God Of 1araol would
| and preach Jesug and tho rcHurreotion until ho
| died 10 voice, "Amen, 'f1-proach Him by tho
wayaldo, In private houses, in the public tcnple,
| In season and out OF season, and hold up tho
standard Of otornal truth, and God bo with
him aud bloss him.
RESIGNATION OF THE REV. MIR. GoR-
DON.
Yesterday morning. at tho conclusion Of SER
gices, The Rev. John Gordon, pastor Of the
Western Avenue Baptist Church, tendorcd to.hia
congregation his absolute aud peremptory yresig-
nation Of position which he haa 30 long and 80
acceptab1y held. He stated that his courBo dur
ing and sinco tho MCCARTHY trial. his action in
the Council. and his statement published afsor It
closed it's lahors had boon viowod with dsapproY-
NJ 1rrn ~r3A rs - IL
church and itH oficora. Tho relations which had
existed betwoon them in tho past bud boen go
pleasant that ho wished nothing to happen which
would mar tho pleasantness OF their memory. In
order that there might bo no discord within the
church which might In tiu,o grow into d war,
he had concluded to dissolve tho
relations between them, peromptori1y, aad
nothing which thoy. could aay.,. would
notice Of sB-meeting this evening, to
which his resignation would bo officially pro-
sentcd, and at which tho necessary action could
be takon thereon.
to tlo congregation. Many Of thom @ had F spoEon
rather sharply Of the way in which 1[r. Gordon
had sidad With Mr. MCCARTHY, hut they believed
that ho wns sincere In hls course and had no
Ing the servco S so % Tabs sn md q popaa2 eopi 2
man. Thoy had criticised Ills cuurso with q
groat deal Of freedom, but this WAS tho only time
they ever had found fault with him, and even in
this instance they admitted that allowances must
be made for his long acquaintance with Mccarthy,
aud tho intimnte terms On which he had boon
with him.
This Western Avonuo Church is, to Q great
extent, tho work OF bfr. aordou's own hands.
Ho was called to 1t when tho building was =
~shanty, aud tho congregation consisted OF only
. few souls. Under his able management, 1t has
grown mp to be ono of the strongest in the city,
and bis salary, which was originally 5000 yoar,
is now moro than thrice that sum. Ho ia an ad-
m1rnblo worker, man Of great executive ability,
fond of his work, and liked by his people, who,
when he was marrlea a. lsst M yoar. 9vorvhelmod
tic churol, to loso, but my enorf thoy may mako
to retain him will doubtless bo futile.
1t ia not unlikely that, after a7l, thoro ia lit
as tho reason for this resignation. A church-
war Ia q thing to bo Stunned, as recent oxperi-
enoo in the Union Park Baptist Church have
shown, but it Ia not lkoly that ono would have
which ia not 80 split up into oliques and ootorles
and Nhero q wise Clergyman hns 80 sYstelnntized
matters as to provide work for all. It is moro
likely that Mr. Gordon Is conscious OF his nbil-
greatcr things than the paatorate OF an out-of-
the-way church. This MCCARTHY matter may
hare beon regarded by him aB d good
excuso for leaving this congregation,
on any other ground, aud the result will doubt
loss be TINT he will better his condition flnanci-
ally. His old church will doubtloss pe tho only
loser by tho change.
MCCARTHY.
Mr. Florence MCCARTHY preached sermon on
tho "Ascension, Crows Opera-Hall, On
Vest Madison street, yestorlay afternoon.
Tnero was very good attendance, the weather
considered. Tho preacher took his text from
Acts l., 0: "And when he had spoken
those things which thoy had hoard, behold Ho
was taken up, and cloud received Him out OF
thor sight," The sermon WIS purely theologi-
cal until the close, when 1tr. MCCARTHY informed
his hearers that he denied in toto tho power Of