, 1874-03-25

PLYMOUTH oIunou nEr11ED,
transmitting report Of tho consideration Of
at which it was decided that. innsmuch M tho
Joint Committee lad projudRod tho case ana
tflrontelled q withdrawal uf fellowship they re-
grettod any prospect Of ntarmoniuis relations
loa9o us no altcrnativo but to decline lilo
proposed conference. Willie this church IL. In
tho words Of her Manual (ltulu y mn indepouil
ont ecoloalastical body, mud in matters Of doc
trno, order, and discipline amenablo to no other
organization, sho WILL novertheleFs, in tho words
Of tho same Manual (l.ulc y 'oxtol.l to other
evangelical Churches, allt receive from tlonl that
Fellowship, adytce, and assistance which tho lhwa
OF Christ require III accordance with those,
hor lmmemorlal toc'arations Plymouth Church
is ut ~ tiines ready to bc adVisod and adnloli-
lshed by slBtor churches. according to the all-
ciont, approved, Congregational, Christian
method, begiuning with uropor Inquiry tnto facts,
and proceeding through sucoesHtve sseps T. Of mu-
proahlou or opinion, including, II need be, ad-
Moaltloh Or censnfo. but Flyno1th Ghnrcii IL
not ready to rovorse this order, atld submit first
~ consnfo, heeonfn!Y geo TO argument, and a1tos~ard
,o1 ..o t'io iaoss o,,,,. ~ A., ,,,
T., ,,rt, ali1 opJmH u .no ofoaeh
III enuiou tolio"snia, .ue lo!.. oom'nss'eos
ohhs Aoaia AZ MEnlAIohB ,
~ THE maa ;s ~ , au
-; a,a.,,;ss ~, p,,,, Ey"at,
rann,; ihnM9n vi ennn.rs pn, sJ L1iuatn onuson M
resolutions m as Daig 1lna. aoc1na.ion ss " any
% ~ "na.u'ot ~" nxs.o .u,'s sn95 uAo ~
tcl'ueu ~ ~ 'ae Rl9oaeu C9u19rsGo n u
com'n.'1ooa TO anl.o VII aiyuiou'1 omulGa n
ehn.f ptops.H 1op:eeIn'attsG si. [ont.taa ~
y. a.o @ s1oii.. 'ap Mnoio 9ues.ou ~
10 holo that tins consHo %on'a be taTosaosy
'o2ne1 n.s n mpoa' p,,u,.,, c,,,.,, ,o,;.a . 49,.
moa. o. ta =, SHu .,,a,, ~. reJn as1, - ~ ~,
sasement o. 1aets Il, tIe letter ot N1y. mr.
tMa,. tu o5nt!o1 ~ u p'A!o1pss Atou ~ = iauu1s
unnGa, ua5 "osu "os a"nsa u IVY 2usseaot.a
recurring tno aasice Oh ConneI: n nnwoser,
smo 3o,t1s M an;.st 4e1ua autsot .lt "
" Mo"iu Rtato tue no!nts 10 oohaomlstoa 1on con-
~ H. r'fuoen m ~ nn1oa ;; moaM aIp.s 4"ni ,.l'
Inolt IN W 40 uoo'aioi. 1Areol1!1lune VI ttio
c'ifeh "efo also transmitted atllFmtng lss posi-.
~ to nsara ~ am M oor Ua inc
aluo,,nble to no other body"
~ uGo' u sau 1"ant uo,a'nssteeh topiGu,
N4 tesual4.tsnB lensthJ lUt.oI con:11ntne e tno
forth tint tho time l1nd now arrived for them to
make s,oten1ert on thuir purt, Thon Followed
~, ,v.;o +iat ri, oo,,,,ro,.t,n,, .s fa,,,a,
"a ntttou sI'As ule" ""o touou
snrt S IN tn t na ri nn
once which that church had always felt itself
warranted III exercising, eYon as to itB recog-
ns;,Ia mt nv ~ Il. n.ontingu v,,ntarar ~ .,,t
a. ~ .s ns ~ , 10 i sH "stosut ~ , ~ mtIt
-. NN' .AAI1:i N'J 4'4os~H ~" - FAoA'Ao'
!loy also Claimed 10 represent sho CongreBa-
tionM polity moro truly than any OF tue two
churches calling them to this ACCOUNT, ard said
that tho 1,ositipn OF Plymouth Churr dcliberato-
~ ,aton @ nt t1. ho1nniu,, ond n, or ciam@od
$40 Gnn,ron"t;onnf;.n 49, q tha, ,,,,1o,Stn' ~
", "nn Gon6t 6t9t'a..ss.. @ 10 ~! ~
noiM OH ~ alu "oio ugtorinlncu to iaGlltelh IT,
Ihis Hotter closed al hopo or 1urtlor corre-
ap0ildeuCo. Accordingly, Oil the 9TH Of March
tic two churches issued u n1lssiya letter" to q
,1n4har nf eonnrarntjnna stating vary ftllv t1,c
nn;,,tu IA +lo oarn ia 'yiova nn,+n1to,na H..
t.lso a. sto St1o ~ sao o"n ,, 9n.ot r. ] W
tnoWsoiycs, ulu tno ieaaoAS nA9 Wy uusltea IL
Councll to DO aasouoled. Also submitting the
following aa
THE po1STs TO De Considered:
i hr,a,1 "a in nccorfunro with ,ho ordrr AMI ,uoro
of f:oG, eau.in.aijs, t.at a mc,nhor n,y tarmIiu
lin uo,ntM!rstr In c,nrrh Nv niscntjnn I,,nnaf fTon
It's garyicna nr,f commnfun or IL n cornuruo nnl
consctr action ot il,o ,Mr Vi t,.u curch ucccssar
! TO such tcrminutipu Of membership?
| Sccond-Durnr tLc voluntary absence OF me1nuor
from the orn me-: il sp,cit|c chprery Dr Rroeiy II II.
clrlat!an CONDUCT arc presented Ipaiast Iim hy a
Irolhur iu ths ciurcl--to which clorros ha docInca
10 a,,sYer-t is in accordance with tho ortlcr ard
usnee uf C,IptegatIuualiE,n that the Church shall
Withhold iuai1iry aa to to alleged wicksf1ncEs and in
face o: such public assertion OF Ills oifcuscs shall
treat him na II still uuagcusc,l t]ronn}ue ha hume
| from It's roll " without reflection upon Ilim ~
VA,yu-}yhcu such member is charged WILL, hAyinr
circulated and pro1n ,tctl scuulns srpe9ory to tip
Christian ieor,ty to the nattor oul iniironH to ti.
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