The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-17


10 give YOU that severe censurc which fuzzy believed
&c e'vSS bn winch w. did not feel at liberty TO- d
,or' into which YOU have fallen In your ast letter not
council ut cause is rish that such public ms
S's emSnts G,,, ,o,o should b. publicly eHpo'ed
np3n li,, when we we're WILING 20 meet you before the
recurring 70 the cobc O r' seff fs yos vii see
mt m these were not points ptoposed OF ;ugge.ed by u.s.
to 1s 70 be Al the grounds q e2npla9 Included 10
latest let er o fo1r new POINT, seems 10 us needless
and obsirnciiye We are stil eleary o. oolnon that
IN the satemert mac Oy us therefore we have g1ne
S % s psS ec e. S Il 10 sS %eG SsS
We perceive In the tour additional points which yon
scuie what is par and inc iorm in ncb tSey ,S sr
Open to ~ pcion Of an Intention to needies.y
onensive TO iis church, ana thus TO provoke It into
ySs sses to ssaie nc & muIg council when YOU pro;
df NC 40 S apa ps s s you ,o Sse
.ore assent to the additional question: which you pro
council upon the six points raised BY nrst letter
cover AZ sSd y more % sn all the @ topics wnes s eoai
properly De submitted TO council win clearly ap
aT'F ymSuh S nSSS SSuS e sSo case
come convinced nat the sc,ndaous stores concerning
and only three. proper courses
THE LoNa AND THE SNORT or 1T.
First-Y You should have laid your difficulties before
the proper ncers Of tho church (oth,r than the pas
second~You should have taken a letter of dismis-
ana removed your connection with this church 10
fSEe.Ics :Sc1.a have GaIs,y gone on, toArIns
es sss az sg o. $ $ ~
yourself from the church and all is services aud neg
umS puSs VIII Ts' a ' Even Han aSSa
ADMIT that You were honestly convinced of the truth 81
the ages against ur pastor, YOU were not thcreoN
jnstined In violating Jodr solemn cover ant with the
Stripped Of all rennemen's and accessories. there Is
one snh only one ls,ne & ne!ween u; az thai ~ .
wholly anserted yourself from the church for year
oJen you. either fulnl your covenant sith the
CHURCH OF 20 relieve yourself from hs obligations,
jn,.IlMei "a IN cropping our name from "a roll 49,.
only act OF tho church 10y which. As Sou elege. vour
rghts have been mo sed. the should be dccided.
proraundcd by your former letter. We made con.
churches would not authorize GU % demand II must
ne dsuncy undersiooe ihat We Do not agree TO copn'
cause thus church, from conriicration. ~ the public
aud having ADDED to th, concession the further indu
gence 81 adm ting QUESTIONS ta-ed by you for the nrst
must decline TO further to ange the basis OF
Ina.mueh as no. lux remains TO be settled between
us and cxcep, the details of Arrangement. TOR the
OF whch matters eln be settled BY tie Esaniag Com.
committee soee,l as possible whether YOU consent
upon the issues VIII ch we have rercci to acccpt IN Sc
atters OF dctAil can but be- sc'tca ~ personal
fer nce oetW5sA YOU or your pre- ena'c on tte QUO
hind m N Exsmlning Comui. ee on e uth cri and
committee
DELIGHT or THE BnrTnRES.
The sharp passages In the document were
relished by the brethren, who laughed heartily.
Mrs Deecber sa, IN te front seat, and eN pressed
mucn Ileasuie. Tue reference To AuaDits and
SappLua threw the entire congregation into a
laughing AMI hand clappng throns. DR.. White
novel the adoption of the letter that was pre-
sented as the repor. ~ tie Examining Commit
It's vor.
Moderator. MI. Beccher arose ON the pth"r
| aide, anI s. lhing to the euge u the piatf irm,
| he unIolle1 the paper in his hand. and luoked
oyeg his audience ike msrhsman rkiug aim.
| lie said tnat he had these resolutions TO offer:
Hhete1s. T Is c utch has oeen rccenty called IN the
rsssmeats uaeef which it as enisaSorsd whlie POI.
sung i,s Christian wsls t2 msnsan Internal ei,ei-
~ and IN e,.rd nee VITA lle usage 4 !
T. aston has oeen msandeatooi and u'rrpresf ntei
Hf.r,fs /. thc desire OF IN. church receive.
tonteflg It's whole course sEd spirit Its Tp!.- aAd
X N o,cf csarones. - Gii Il 'n ay c S tae 6ei.ef To-
in me Word % God dedue, from the eIncr cncc u
M "%io % sa ~ SCI, f9s @',e ns o. s sI,eS 9e @pP9ed @ my ny
Ia the min and 40 oenat ol M cuc 60 cony,nc an
tcrs 10 b. % At tar carl pr.otr, lr as}, Tor the
thing N and discipline which requires cofr,c.
uon. Wlch could constitute a4y Jlst -g.uHc ~
IesoGS Thai ths COMMITTEE is hereby instructed to
rep III o N tu1r .a '..' tH' tn- i,t.' ot ,t
| yer hlNsNr iot ~. C,a1y.n oi slCl y D., ah.,'
Their opinion, "a Is rXlrucut tat tls church snOlit M
Lt.on,i That the committee he further instructed
proceeiin, ase n1 si when al supercis Or M
ms church n rsscn,ei aud they are iurthrr in'
pared oy tnem, the qu iiions ~hch church srfri
TO uoa 10 To uiu ui council. Ut Oh th" co'r4rr 10
tcrs .a. ar 10 be ,uon lea t. ne ad,i ory council
MIR. BEEcHER's SPEECH.
"After two year " impairment harassing,'
| M lIcechcr aid with deliDeratOn, which has
| not ccssed, aud which promises N the future To
| he deli1erAte, concerted, ana contiu'
uous Interference by others than the mem
bers Of this church in our domestic
| Inappropriate that IN the future PNuouth
| CnuIrh sn Ike an imp, rtant Part IA the man
| ageuent ~ its Insirs. lCteat appi .Hsc.I No
| cpilhc :, inslnuatIohs, or lntimhttuns which
| could 10 used To accuse Us II evasion, ht % n
| tiOn or nnesse have been omitted" .4r Becchtr r
| added that the church. however consc ot- IN
! ito own night. hid presented 10 the Nnrid-de
| spoLo not of his own admirimg jud.ncn,-a
| spectacle such as Il Local vAurrh has rarely pre-
| eenicd. lie described th~ collective strcu-th
Of the EplscOpal and Presbyterlan chur 'hes
| that depended largely on their respective
I Government. In the Conversational Cnurch
each church was absolute In its own concerns,
| aud ii Was tue split Of the determuatlcn tliat
each church should depend on me FELLOW ship
| and the fipity OF the churches about N, on the
ground that such friendly support " 8 far net'or
t4an chufcn discipline could be. NHh flbh.
| uutn Cuurch thee mad been an absence Of
! this concord with sister churchc4, and,
1 separated by "A cold barrier, they h,oo.!
aiar on, desolate IN LONELINESS, and
| II II had not been for the stock
| nd stun ia the church g. could not have stood
agains the W. sing influences that were against
| IL. lhuse taat snpuid have been brothers N
CnTl-t had been bitter adVcr,ari"s. 4 week
| ief0re when he had SAID that not one Chri tian
| minister hnd come 10 him IN Christian fellow
| ship, he Was understood To mean that not
| one mad tenuercd him ms love aud
! sympathy. Far from 1t. Tue strcan OF
! nymuatuv had nuWn Ike tho Rev,
Jordan, not into the De a sea, bur Into the low
| ing neatt. Hlt those wnom they expected 10
| cxtenl the soft side Of the palm have never yet
| approached save with tho knuckle. lney have
| stOoJ beted win fiery lee. II. Lighter.l Yes"
said Mr. Beechcr " repeat IT, brlted with ncold-
| ness that burned like fire." The cohesion Ui the
| Churcn, tue stTict devotion to dutY, the unpir-
| allels ed internal strength will not De omitted
! from any future Writing Of the ecclesiastical
| history Of our linos.
| Tng FIGHT BRGCN.
They hid hpped by patience TO put to shame
! those VINO falsely accused them aud tiel
| ibudeht IN / tney might He spared tho flght OF
| % oOiiia.ratiun CARVING itself In the ch rrhc-
Of Iifluklyn and New York but II was c.l
dent that the campaign was just iB
| begun, urged ON by those who never
| meant well, and who by lndirecltOn are
| doing III wuich they dare not do Them
| selves. II the campaign * t. 20 on, plymouth
| Church might as well nave a hand IN the cites
| Of the neld. lGreat applause.l In concluding
| Mr.. ID leCher offered to compare the IeC lrd oi
L. IHla.aW Wlaf 4 Ia