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cENBuRE 70 THE CONGREGATION.
1Io thought that In all church disturbances
tho congregation allowed themselves to DO moro
or less wrought upon. His theory III thRt when
chnroh lclatious are onco assumed no cause but
death or unavoidable expulsion should sever
them. III his opinion Lie trial has beon fair
one, and tho verdict rendered BY the Committed
he thought was fair ono.
1lo shon road the following
REPORT OF THE Co1tatITTEEt
T ss e" IT. theafssr ii eas1gs 10 n,
svcaslaate cortaiu charges brogL against Brother Ira
Brown by Brother Cn"E1es Palmer and nr0taer John
snccifni,y submit lie following report, 1iz.:
We find that specifications numbered 2 3, And
Of Chnrgo are not ss'stafncd that specification OF
tain the clurge; that specification Is not sustained
anil thnt charge ! II rot sustained; . . ,.,
g. ago charge Ia not sustained aud that charge Is
net sustained.
Wa did tlat charge a ss nat sustained:
We tiul That specifications and OF chsrBo 4, aro
no. sustained. but hat charge Is sustained IL the
r an oheass e % Il r. ~
st1sained, and tint tho charge Is not sustained.
melt I'll Of Of Brother ira brown With tlo TrSsces, Which
were presented In evidence, the COMMITTEES consider
ters onco closed Is tho ocial action Of the Board Of
Trustees aud eau DO re-olencd by them at my timo
After short panso ho Administered
THE FOLLOWING ARpRooF
to Mr.. Brown, who sat colnposedly few feet in
front Of him:
Yorts Of rcproof from me can have no Significance
farther than hoy gather weight from my oitlcal PC
siton an oltcer Of tho church. viowing them in
sirt 81 ho Gosrci and the findings ot the COMMITTEE,
they the worLs Of the Church OF Christ with which
we stand connected. This will be APPARENT you will
consider for moment tho fact that the Scriptures
teach that tho Church To-" the household OF God
tho body Of which Christ j. the Head" and that We,
tne naatoTs a are to "reprove and
Your admission to fellowship IN the Church was un-
dor such conditions u obligated you to seek the pro-
mutton of its welfare by tle maintenance Of so',nd
doctriuo tho ordinances OF Christian Worship and tho
administration Of dfscIplne, for tho purity Of tho
Church aud tho promotion Of ptety.
That extreme form Of administration in tho Church
which Develops ise tn tho fortu Of trial has IN view
The protection Of .hs Church In s collective body BY
conyicnB, acc0rdig to due process Of church Inv,
ani then expelng from it's communion, bad men who
will neither repcnt reform. It ato ans to protect
atnn1ing III tho confidence OF tAor brethren by
IT, 5soSe y" {hs sssy & aoaiins 'e n%e9s. s
b'l Of rhargts haa been 1rcfcrrcd ngatnst you BY
the c.rch yo9 la,e leen given ample ZINE and oI-
ersn so"ad havs a A pent haarns
before an inastinl Committee who in their verdict
that you have bcen proven guilty Of immortality IN e
sou were n.eray, thungh perhaps not legally bound
TO regard. Tho Church teaches, ud Tho lnoral aenti.
n1crt Of olr Christian civilization dctnands that
church members null protesting Christians shall te
inueneea BY h3ehur considerations shau n1orcly legal
Or soeal ohliKasomns m II 50 ter then ps yo'l ayo
tion Ill kctIluk Jour promiso yo'i aro ccnsurn1c.
aeeoualy, III lieiug dislaya! ia lhe oLurch--ln the
fact nBig tho language Of tho oominttce} That sou
procured tho publication Ut certain articles IN TnE
1884,"
To bo found guilty Of dlsoyalty to the Church is an
Il nut disregard of tint solemn aud morally oath.
hound oblig4.ion yon took upon yonrtef to DO faa
to chfist a,d w Church When yo1 Art approached
Ila broAon body mud sized bt1o. That act hound you
to otesl.9 nllcgiaco TO Christ and !fts ohnrlh Inhe
leRrcp that you laye 1tcn forgeful neBcEtfnl 0!
tsla otligaton to do Church ySu layo beca dsloya
| anl are therefor 10 la rrI'royoa.
Nrothur Drown II youhaye any love for Christ md
Ills CAUSE tu ners mention of these thlngs must be
10 you moro 1minful reproof tiun any otler wora
ca uter, trust you will receive these words III tue
same apirft Of knllneB8 tn which they are given
porNt to oxreBa tho Aop0 TINT tho experiopeca 0
The ast will 10 to you source u wisdom that shal
guide you more unerrlngly tu the future.
TIE COUNSEL FOR THE DErEN8E
| immediately entered his protost TO tho reproof
lilo claInla tlat the 337tA lection Of the Church
rules allows Of no crime IN tho socoua degree
! Tho section demands expulsion il guilty, aud Il
acquitted nothing IL provided. IIa did not Know
| wAGtl1or or not tho case could be appealed. The
Moderator replied that II 1t was found that The
case could ha appealed !,o waa perfectly willing
soeuro d far committee and prosecution, aud he
| thought ha had succeeded. lilo hopod that tlt
oxporionco OF the Church In thls trial would bt
Of Yaluo to tho congregation. and that Il Hloulc
toach thonl to boar with Quo another Tho beno'
| diction was thon pronounced, and tho audience
| gathered IL, groMpa to tllBou4a tho cyout. At {
| Into hour thoy tsperuod and Ada Street Ohurs i
| waA again lulot. :,