, 1874-10-31
THE FIRST CHURCH.
n Votes Not to Unto with tho h1iClli.
San Avenue People.
Full Text Of the Proposition Of the
Other Church.



Alarcotv attondca ncot,np Of tho First Dap-
fst Church Society van l,old last evening NJ the
Temporary n1aoo of woranlp. No. 6G6 Wabaah
,yen,,e. for tho nnrnoao of takiug action upon
propoaition for consolidation with tho Michigan
Avenue Daptiat Church.
Tho pastor, Dr., Evorss, ofaciated oa Modosa'
vi "uu sao pso.u''naIy t,,or fnv nrayor. nnd
Iono little hymn.snging,
Da. EYEnrs
took rn TIM matter Of which everybody was
.s..,.,'. ~ w. ~, h.v;ro choacn A fnrt vb,,,,
seemed TO havo Nv elosa. iolo'Anoo'
ho proceeded to eay that there was but ono Cub
icct anv othor would DO M intrusion; attompt-
ing any other form of thought would DO q cold
1ormasy' 10 49, " ~ os 'es ~ .ne .,.
como r'ghs TO tho nuploot' I1o nppeaied 10 tneE
oandor and loso Of God, and he wished to show
thom TINT tho order OF this church was tho or.
d.r ~ fod Tho rnocnt ne}ton ,vna oranrnd rv
~. v..sa 49,, .,,... ~, -. .z,...,... -,
uoo. ~ toa'' 20. 'ao5 nAa ~ uop""s.on ~.
wlat lad peen doho. aad no regarded
It as tho work of God, solemn
and binding thfnE, After tho fro Of 1871 they
hcron n 1oo1t for,rar1 ami tto nrc NJ INA waa
p.eaa .A -. 1.'a .Au ~ ~ to'- "ss
the to'i,.lment or .ho prophetic aspirations Of
sa hoy know unu hat ao ,d % ne
In tbc nottcr az MIA, Yor tbc b,d,nr tha ma.
49,. i1o.. ,raro ,n,,,,h.,a,1 ,or-aot. ~, ,n.-t
M tas" '. "oIe lo., ooiIeIs' n,' noa.'
"ont WV to"aru plotuer noy4n6toui uus Au-
otner aesection waa nude, aud he belsoyed that
God was with thom in this too, His conviction
was that If thov vont bacl from thle or-
Ja~ - aoa +,"u "v na,,sa ~ i,aoaa
ocr OF uoa tney "ou1o 10 9aueeo
and punished; It we' his conviction
that he was ruled BY God, ond that there was
but QUO ray. Il was too late to change tho Of.
dor lad gono forth: IN his recent alusion to
banba1lat he only meant to say that the doyll was
IN tho world: The proposition to bold council
about building 1notclY, meant that tho church
Should not DO built. He could pot atop Tor the
individual members who urged i; he could t not
now stop oyon for church ordor md tlls was
not church otdor II tho great experts of the
denomination should como along and order It.
ho might DO otnBgorcd; but they would
bad been dono that was possible. Churchcs
oould no more 10 patched up than tho mr'zclo OF
, fat man could be cut or mud patohcd upon
loan man. Ihts would lead to inflammation md
CHURCH COMBINATIONS
Tended to wcalsness aud not 10 strength: The
policy OF gaining ~ per cent financially and
losing so per cant OF tho cause and OF the lpeo~
All tho church quarrels ~ the land came about
In tho eIort to patch up diaoEouces
and ges pence. drana enterprises, grcat loeral~
y aud proFfesa md groth were the pence. m
you'd say, Take tue University Ohuro1 join
that organization, though # would probably re-
seut tue idoa that ils people could not take caro-
OF tuemselses s
vas the best field in Chicago proapcctlrcly, and
Gud hat choBen 1t. lie would have tito Iaber-
nac'a ho had dreamed Of oren IT the sister
not effected, because ho believed thoro
Tho upshot of tho coalition would bo that part
would 60 to tho Michigan Ayenuo Church and
part to tho University Chnrch, and - tue la g'and .
knew ho was called too plain n bis manner OF
speaking. but ne could not help 1t; ho wore h's
character upon luis hlcovc. It SaH underatood
no was attncked by reason Of his too conspicuous
pod peden so1a ns fsf0n b Sa eoad odd pot pe s 5 eAti I
disnnct!on Of being called Bishop. lle bad beo!.
and inp1nttonce' which grew oat of hs tempora-
en e and h hea neS sfs nsr os ns
passion. No man dared to say ho ~as untrue or
dishonest; no man,g cLatacter could stand moro
storm storm, than his. LIS mother had tod him:
"Whllam. never 1o ana ho never hau' but
he was struck by his faults md tho tauits Of his
brethren. II The pastor WAS !. crooked btlcls
wah 1t not clear that somo Of tho people Were
ittlo ctookoa! taefo hao oeen
"ouuc1t ~ '4'u'a.t'oa Y. GitaA"Stct - 4atu nl'
ters had been written. telling technical trnthH,
but IN reality lies. Theao people did not havo
tue power to love pastor hlteen years. Iha
foremost man q re aeno1mlnataon, a1 nr; Conc Of
NOW lofk, nao said 70 Tue speaker that there
gas never year that somo or Lis Deacons did
uot Try 70 fnu1oPe hm.
mr, Bentloy nero asKed PERMISSION to litter
fupt tho 6poakeF.
Dr. Evortb. waving him away. said: Allow
nc; allow ME-"
Mr.. Bentley managed to any that it vas gottlng
late, and they had busluess to transact.
DR.. Evcrts promised to DO brief, and proceed
ed to hay that
TIE WHOLE FAULT
charged WAS TINT OF administration. There was
a. wall as tbe General of IN pru1y on tho oyo o1
hn+t,o ~ re.irn m thn rrnnnd nj norsnnaI fonl
Ga.s1' IL ~ .n,at ~ ho ha sinwn tint ha cnn1;
lng. ho tnousnt ~ nnG aaoI. na td' ao ao eo'
flBo above personal !eeAoS. ~ naa poem salt
that ho could move INTO enoiner ~ city bas conle
dont snoro nv sorrowing partner, hi,