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

Mrs. MoutOn In refusing comply with the request OF
ference 10 the number and name OF churches 10 "
called, and in undertaking by correspondence 10 h ns
number OF churches, to the Committee unusual
and irregular, yet they recommend that the NUMBER Oh
churches to be invited be at once liked IN accordance
The Committee had hoped To make such arranRemehts
allow the council to DO convened in the ffst week
OF January, but circumstances appear to make ns
mpractcable they now recommend that the assembling
OF the advisory council be postponed untl ai.er th'
mutual council can be held which, further and unex
pected delays occur should he in the second week OF
January. The Committee recommend the adop'ioh oi
ResDired That this church accedes TO the request OF
Mrs Emma G. Mouton for the call OF mutual council 70
advise this church and Mrs. Moulton upon the Two qes
tiuns submitted by her In her memorandum OF Dec 20
1875, which are in the following words; .,..
p 1s a. sS% Of sf STGRs
MY ae9n In % 70 Sps sd r % S TO %~ S% t.
membersip-wersm my for this valid and sufcsn
by the Moderator, who shall have power and authority
in the and behalf OF this church TO prepar1
and Issue letters missye for the calling OF the mutual
council thereby assentcd to, and that the COMMITTEE Or
directed TO meet at such time ana place % C
mlttee and the clerk OF the church nereny dreceu
notify Mrs Moulton forthwith o. the time ana place Oh
or by her representative for the purpose oil drawing up
and signing The proper letter missiye ,o,.,,, ,,uv
Resolred, That tho said Committee are hereby Iuly
authorized aud directed to select the churches ana MN
listers to he convened in mutual council 10 me nulh,er
heretofore specified by Mrs Moulton and 10 Issue tue
letersssive to an equal number OF churches ana n
directed appoint the meeting of the said council lot
the earliest practo able day. ,.
Resorsd, That the clerk OF this church is hereby IN
structed to forward copy OF these resolutions i'ne
ately TO Mrs. M0ulton.
The report and resolutions were adopted by
raising of hands, Mr.. Beecher then offered the fol-
lowing:
Resored, That the committee OF seven appointed TO
call an advisory council in the name OF the cnich are
hereby instructed to fix the day for the assembling OF
that council at least week later than the DAY nSed1
the assembling OF the mutual COUNCIL III WHICH tius Sn'
has agreed to unite.
This resolution seemed to be misunderstood, and
Mr. Mckay Robert II. Raymond, X. W. Raymond,
Edward Beecher and HoratiO {. King asked several
questions about the length Of time that would
elapse between the assembling of the two councils,
to which Mr.. Beecher and Mr. Shearman briefly re-
Piled Finally the matter was adjusted, and the
Chairman was about to put tho resolution to
vote, when Mr.. Beecher arose, remarking that
he had word to say. There was an I'M
mediate hushng of whispers and all eyes
were turned on the pastor. Mr. Beecher talked
very quietly at first, but when he suddenly ex-
claimed, with a forcble gesture, aud in deep,
earnest voice shaking his head and stamping his
foot, "This Church has come TO that point where it
intends to take its own business into its own hands,"
the hearers burst into loud applause. When speak
ing of the structures on the course of the Church,
which he read from slip cut from The Congregation
alist. he threw intense sarcasm into his tone and
manner, which drew appreciative laughter from his
hearers. Mr.. Beecher spoke as follOws
IL may strange TO great many persons that this
church should spend many meetings and SO much time
had better cut short work OF righteousness and on
Now, let soy In regard to this matter that mere
has been one thing commendable in the action OF
Plymouth Church. has been the cefulness aud tender
ness with which il has regarded the rights OF s mem
bers The great sphere in which IL moves al far from
ever beins opprcssively used has always been
used in a spirit of forbearance When it is to
this ground, they allege that we do not dis.
cipine members, aud when 1t to their interest
they say we are carrying course that IL oppressive
the rights of our members ms cliufch mas a'eptcu
to act ast It was household not an imperial govern
respondnce with Mrs. Mouton lille her rights are ~
y s & or 1 he position In society and Wills we
do think demean ourselves III considering care
that il not the reason that has made this church
act with such consideration. We Know perfectly
power lies behind In other hands than hers lAppanse
And efecty well aware that II is AN unscupu-
lous power Applause We perfectly well that
n ia mower that has watched for opportunity Ia trip
this church, and that beng in the presence OF wary ana
interruptions adversaries it becomes it TO consider
every step Il takes carefully. This tho
attempted 10 give to this correspondence 30 lnuch
Nov in regard TO tho matter Of an advisory council
the calling of which has brought out 70 macn
of protest'-in regard that advisory council let
say once ALL that this church calls this council be-
cause il position To take its own business
into its own bands We intend not 10 he harassed by
long line councils called in by disaeeted mombers OF
the church. by adversares through dsahected Mem
beers OF the church. lApplnusel There was council
for Mrs. Moulton; there was council Tor M west;
there was another talked OF ana iourth io0mel up
among the possibilities. Fourt is quite possible that
NTH might have come-and there seemed to
In before us o long line of councils. Our exps-
had taught that nothing would be considered
with fairness to TINS , ANA %e cane Inv M "a.
council by which our claims would he considered We
members out OF other churches There never wasa
cnurch that pursued IL business more queiy ana WIN
making trouble il is in the OF fellowship that
e nerieicd with, and declare 1t to be crime aud "A
and This church be implicated for no justiable reasons
Dir. Beecher then proceeded TO comment upon an art-
the cours. taken by Plymouth Church. lie sad
Look 1T that title. III this WAS Il protest, Why DON'T
say the nature Of pr9test Is It sonetips in the
way OF protestf Typhoid not typhust Ia voice,
& %s sy TnU ats Ss thu ndent OF
Tie Oo'.gregaonaHst and since the declaration that
weight to this COMMUNICATION, why in tue name of
Heaven not their names put to the paper Who
don't dare sign what they writei IAppsusel An
anonymous protest. Applause For an editor TO say,
protest worth something's" Laughter and applause.l
Now, by any reasonable calculation this paper was
took place on the l7th, there were only four or
five DAYS between tho action OF the church anu
there long enough before to have been read
and set up think was only four days VINO are these
parties then, tnat cOnlu as-clnDe
iour DAYS cuufer together and get the into tho
hands 81 The CO'grtgdticn0tistf Mr. Halliday-"The
Advisory Council Ii they were gentlemen VINO lived
In Boston, it seems 10 that Mr.. Dexter would have
objected. IL was not in Boston IT would seem. What
eminent Congrega lionasts there between Boston
and New Haven't Worcester has good pastors, but
eminent Congegatonast authorities. Nor are there
ANY in SprUgheli unless you recognize The Republican
IIaughter nor In Hartford. And now New Hayen; there
are authorities there There is that Patriarch
of pastoral life and CongregatiOnalism DIR. Leonard
Bacon And Dr. Leonard Bacon is one OF those mon who
never got behind the bush when he wanted 10 aro
cannon lIaugbter.j DR.. Leonard Bacon has done
great things that men censuTe hun for but no
can SAY that been ashamed 10 sign article that
he mas written uphold speech that he has delivered
Dr. Leonard Bacon gentleman II there Il 10
must give up New-uayen. SO / don't know whore it