The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-24
BEECHER,S COUNCIL.
sharp Protest from Conspicuous Leaders
in tho CONGREGATIONAL Church.


A conference of clcrgymen, influential
xtoncn's of torstc.atioual,sm.h have privately
held conference upon tho ca pnrtc council
that III mouth Church has decided to csl
1hev do not desire tnit their names should lie
prnnsncl. pccause their action he's no oniciI
weight. tni they have urcplted VIII they u
~ Protest Several Cougr'latoualtits,"n hd
s-nt It To- the Boston ConGr,0tiiUiditi rrln'
hr on. line Rev. nr. Dexter. tae well known
r'i.orDit.tut or-au ~ do, dcfu.u,ua'i 20. sIyt.
" They re of the very highest stunning h'iufe
orr c.tnrrhr4. and their names would At once
ar ct attention and awaken confidence Ihs
protest starts rs follows:
The recent nrton Of Plymouth Church In cali y ar
10 mc az OF Nr Noutor. ga vhil' c'ir,.i, .,tns
iE ,,s ,,",c III ON, an emS,s rsctss RON
every tue Congrcgut uaist. 81 alowcd 10 b,cgm'
uemncr ia our denomination would be jeogar ilci
gnd ~ part o our PONY nVh Has o'rn ueN'opmu
thrown. An nprii,v,d urubcr q llt month thutch
Tc.e. "a" io cba,co sccc''ci 6cr rcqa~', enl
ianfd ,,li nn f,n, NJ . w. ~.
srp,S9 r c 1,i r ~ a 9I ,ayss se
a., ' .sH ~ , ,nH s"u ,..', 4 cr Ill fvw NH chtr,
ce,i'd ,iH ma. uai coui,il. aid fcrfog to commit
vat f.riNsii.l. TO nc a'iu.tca. and Nhl' Nd 70
San'iiii OF H. Zee h,r. ior,ci rc.olutioi. a,po NJ
aa5, ,T eo T. iS. Tc'rrn'tra rrIaied % iv,9u
-FOUR Iiuf4 1t. fctDllit % Iius wore 400 l.td d.
rsei frr. Di TIE nos sorry 90 uu % SOFA uulr iur
urrreft joy fu strNit lriIilN o. US liN-
,Giu.a to 700 Isr II the ace. pttd mutual O., uu..
Tho protest then quotes tho quc.'io pro-
posed Tor sIutiiesinu to tho cuNucll-, &" show
tnat those which IIy Iiiutn tnurrr Insists on
10, -tn'tul To- the mutual council lre .n"inlt q
concrete statement of tloac hicn 10 uruu.-es
tu sui u.. Co ia carrier cX pai.c council ltthcn
saws;
Tie case. fhcn. Is trisi So fd,isory council called
frs ~ uuU &C tlp part 90 clhtlovtral, % fu
cnNa nd fI- i'cinu. N fk Iiu, Mran- tln' 90. f
Co. Boz UI taut before Co.,. 4tctpt iNtu c"uL,u cth
assemble. Nc iulld. that 10 suru proceedings are
Ni'if. o. follows that a virtually cA paft' council .
rlftt cuus' tiUsrI bY our ut &c var les ih fesi N
lbs .tuituatc Iuuuy to mutual cruhcl', thus pre-
cseN reversing the c.tthlslcl and righteous rule.
sun iurih.r: Tins rtrte ciJucil can really control
the rurtcuinps OF the mutual council -dcrdF ~ adj
vance the Qutstiuns Niicl tie latter s called To- con
slider with the exception NJ m, re matters ~ FORM In
THIS VIZ, the relief which our system prUvd tnr OPP
ed iud.v dnas NUT be wholly nuliucd.
h. e.. casc Tor usttncn, uf Mr. Wtsf-A report recon-.
meudng that he be cropped is krvt hanging over hs
toad Wcrt uc dropped. he would have right 20 uu
inuo.Utt'. Ia minated by a., church alone. une E
advice the church can shelter uecl', provided
ether churches ctnsclt to become parties % such a
prOtD Arc oar churches r. Mi O. taucti ~
Do scriousv ana carefully c0ns' 600 70. character aud
tuLs4 queue We uaAc 10 objection. uu.cr ufl,r cir
tufI tArCtr 10 au aNNitorN cuurc'l o. TIE p.r 81 ly
WOuth thurch or afy other ella rch, rtuf d such
council Or rc-r ccd g. ls legiiih ate sphct' tu 10 l.
Of such council g. Introduce % 30 mat u
sIlu anticipate matu44 Ctu., tirtii Proposed aul
90 eYtt . anu elil decide fU advance Tie que tons
! greed Go be sannittcd Go titt