The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-27
REV YORK,
ri.e C.ugrcSa.ional COuneiI.

Thc congregational COancil.
New YORK, March 2G AT the close
OF Dr. Buddington's address lsst even
ing, in the Congregational Council, it
vas resolved that thirty minutes O; this
mornings sesaon would be devoted to
prayer. ,
DR.. BuddiDgton's address occupied
an hour and a quarter, and when lie
ceased the audience broke into applause
spontaneous and sincere.
Rev. Dr.. Stores spoke for two hours
aud halt with no notes cave Il letter
missive to guide him. His address is
declared to be the finest orstorical effort
of his life.
In the discussion ofthe resolution de
claring the CouuCil to be neither cr pJrts
nor mutual, bat advisory Dr. Post, OF 81.
Louis, said he believed they were stand
ing on q point otvery great const 4uence
in the history OF Congrega.jonallsm in
this country. There IL great daGz~r
that this difference may end in q schism
IN all the State. Seeking for his own
State, he saw hi. danger. Il is very
import.u. lining, aad be believed 1t
NUT he .eltleI on great, ca'hoiIc,
Christian principles, He believed thai
in order 10 settle lhese great principles,
the NOR delicate they are the more tney
should adhere to established usares
He did not care whether they called It
au advisory or an &C pTtc Council, so
long as they acted in proper ep!rlt,
A mutual Council must be called before
an er payt5, in order that both parties
should be equally interested in servin.
Justice and that the decision would
have weight end force with the public.
If one party calls it and the other does
not, you have Council against Councli
and schism against schism. |! WAS de-
srnhle that tuesc churches should have
united, but as they did not it ia 10 the
interest OF the CHRISTIAN church that
the matter at variance should be settled
in a Christian spirit. We shall first
have TO Get facts and then
determine them by applying
Christian reasons to them. We don
wish it to 90 before the Christian pus-
lie, that we are trying The church with
out giving it an opportunity to be heard,
and that We are virtually trying that
church while osteuslbly advising 9th
ers. He wished to act for the purt ose
of securing C0Tistiau peace and har-
mony among the church aud men he
loved, and he was in hopes that Ply
mouth church would have accepted the
offer to come into this CounCII. This
is a great law court 10 be sure, but We
are not to try q great church without
racts. As Plymouth ChurcH has eX.
p;essly denied all the statements mad
against it, he thought the decision OF
the council would not carry the weight
they would wish il Plymouth church
was 20. properly heard. He was hardly
ready to a1op. this resolution IN iu.i.
The third session Of the Concregl-
tonal Council opened this morning bali
an hour earlier than usual as conse-
oueuce there was bat small %uend-
ance. The Moderator gave Cut hymD,
which was sung stgri,ug, a@G then Rev.
Webb led ia lr4yIr during which he
sskci Gods blessing on theQuesuoHs to
be determined bv Couuc.', questions O.
great moment to some o. IL" laruc,
concerned. lie afterwards read sg,ec =
tions from the scriptures. aud another
PRAYER was offered ty the president
Mr. Chapjn lolioTeJ by 4 hymn,
brlet prayers were a'7o lhFWe u! ~ ~0'nSI
OF Yesterday. meeting were read au:
opproved
HRev DR. BaGI.~s!a" .aii that dur
!pg the l. years at hi- ministry ~ i"c
church. there had never been anything
apyoximating 10 the case OF Plymouth
church. lie had often asked lis mem
bers to meet MIN 'airlv and honestly
TIE Council nsd asked them Tor TACT
and had received 3 i.ttle in reply aS IL
had. They bad pr, euted their case &c
Couucil and asked them to take action
Owe rs de,iverance. give us your sense
~ ec;ion which had lei to calling this
conrcil All we wanted to know |:
were tie principles on which we acicl
the same as vou would have accelt.i
Rev, DR.. Stores then ro,e to speak
hpt was INTERRUPTED by member wht
wanted 20 ask some Que-llOne.
A discussion took plsce as to whrlne
:, worl3 ha better 10 hear Dr.
S.oras frs, or allow h,m 10 answer tn,
.o.,co,a 'so. =,
f"HTS fH. S,o-e. SUGGESTED the, all quss
,;ons m which members of the councj
Sss;rei 70 ask should he given to hin
Lis ramarks ~ Il