New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-28
THE MUTUAL COUNCIL.


to the advisory council excluded from tho mutual
council This Is not go The formal differences are
ample the third question proposed by the church for
the mutual council Is whether inc church DO rignt ia
the same question In another form. . .
Now Mrs Moulton never found any fault with tho
rules When she appeared with hor counsel before the
church had she ever said that the rule UNJUST But
she did that the application to her case was not gh
Gil TO ask If the rule right IL does not involve the qes-
ton whether applied 1t right to her case. That we
reserve to ourselves and it Is n reservation.
Still further, this po,te council can rule and con,
troi tho proceedings Of the mutual council" An
question which the latter is called with the
DS Of mss matters OF on S Ms SSnd T
have All advisory council. God willing. that will have
o b as poo rsnnc p cnnTo church
There Is no council that Ia called that can legls,
late That is Preshyteranism The Conversational "a!
Church Ii absolutely competent to transact ls
own internal affairs. 1t calls a council to advise
IT, IL may IN specific case, call e9nnci 10 as1eT
Is called to advise. Now, II council advises In any
Now an advisory council called and advises wrong,
this mutual council sit in judgment upon 1t am give
council control the proceedings of the advisory
ell What Kind OF case is it that fears hundred or two
hundred churches And yet we are Reproduced for
calling an advisory council where some interests
seem to require that mutual council should
take place. In the case, for instance of Mr.. West;
They shy that he had been dropped no would have had
Alright 20 call mutual council but by this new device
Is certainly true that it such as Mr. Wests-one,
two three forare going 70 be settled by tcese advi
sOy councils in TINS way it will be necessary call four
OF five successive councils This church was not organ
hed for tie purpose Of holding mutual eoun-
given as en- objection is sign Of equity
do not know that 1t Is necessary that should 20 more
many remarks as have made, except that II belongs
around for long time aud which IT high time had
ceased. II We are to be attacked, let us be
meet them fac. to face. II they have any charges
TO make let them come and make them. III there
Investigations LIT we don't propose to be hairassed
yexed. and Murdered In perpctuy, ami we determine
this matter. One of the first things We shall do is TO call
great advisory council TO settle these questions be
tonaI Church in s,ic sense that other gaiiona
churches would sympathize and hold fellowship with us
by an advisory council composed of impartial
men IL there are any cases where ;he discipline OF tno
viii accept advice Cordially and adsctonasSe snI
OF the church or any fundamental principle OF the
church. then this church Will be amenabe 10 good advice
At the conclusion of Mr. Beccher's address, William
Mckay said:
want to say few words. Mr.. Beecher was the only
person who kept from rising and protesting against
the reading Of these extracts for II there is anything
experience gives them the of being capable of fair
that could include Tie Christian Union III taat
Never mind, that has gone by.
Mr.. Beechcr-Not gone up, l hope.
Mr.. McKay-Botter go up than go down. want
to say this in defense of Tho ConWegatiOnalist, be-
it has been attacked so strongly here tonight,
and always 20 for the weak side. If there is any
thing love, it is fair play. There il a correspondent
of The (ongegaionalist in Brooklyn called Montague
Montague wrote garbled account Of the
proceedings of the Ncw-YOrk and Brooklyn AssOcia-
ton which he had no right to write because those
meetings arc private. But minister good stand
ing. known to DR.. Bacon and TO others, known init
matcly to Inc, wrote a document giving the proceed
ngs Of that association in reply TO Montague, sent it
with a gentlemanly letter TO that dextrous'
editor of The CongycqatondliS aughterl, and he re-
ceyed postal card politely declining to publish the
correction because it might mako trouble. Now
say a Christian man, if this is Christianity down
with 1T. tApplause.l
The resolution proposed by Mr.. Deechcr was then
carried unanimously by standing vote.
Mr. Sherman then offered the following resolu
ticn. which was carried:
Resolrod That the special cOmmlcte OF hereto
fore authorized 10 call advisory council he empow
cred amend the cttera-mi,hiyc by making changes
that necessary and to limit. II they III, the
scope OF the questions 10 the affairs OF the church.
The following committee of five was then APP
pointed to make arrangements for tho Mutual Conn
chi: Edward Beecher. Rossiter w. Raymond, l.. /.
Blair, Thomas j. Tilney and T. G.. Sherman.
The meeting then adjourned to meet next Friday
night after the adjournment Of the regular monthly
business meeting Of the church.