The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-28

tnc etcts utssyc to an oqu, numbrro Of churches a.
iuIthcr directed To- aproint the meeting OF the SAID
R',ni ct That the clerk the lurch 10 hereby in.
diately to Mrs Mouiton.
RESOLUTION THAT HAD TO he rxpLAINEp.
Tho applause was In proportion to the num-
bcrs attcndlng-fcerle compared with the hauit-
u.l cheering. The report was accepted and
Mir. Beecher then offered the following;
Rsohst That the committee Of seven appointed to
s 81 sn an7sn connc n nc name Of tho church. are
a1 council ~ least one wees after tie assembling Of
unt @ '' ''"''' !" ""''" "'' 0Hu''" mas 's'eea 10
II was hard for Brother "Bob" Riymond and
his son Ross to understand the scope of this
resolution. and they questioned Mr. Iicecher 60
know whether n u IT Of the first council was to
IN AXE up the advisory council to follow: wlcth-
OF u was not on the same questions submitted
10 the mutual council, and whether other duties
would fan to IL.
MIR. Beecher explained that tho time was de-
slRuCu T. be cNpansiblc that the advisory Cuuu-
cil would certainly not follow the mutual coun-
en- within week. and probably not within
three or four weeks. lie expl tined that the
q te o. tho council rad not been fixed that Jan.
II was suggested and written In the report whicn
WIS given TO the press but en- e the church had
not committed itself to that date
lhe purport OF the resolution having been ex
plained, the Moderator ~ rt.d to- put 'he qles-
ton TO Not,. Mr. Beochcr sad, I'D like to
say a thing or two"
some one ia the amen corner called out,
Nr. Beccher gave him one severe look ana
then Laughed. lie spoke about twenty minutes.
q livcrins a prepared speech. TO take y hich he
hhd sent Tor two steuographer- from One Of the
newspaper Offices. The diminutve audience
failed T. be an Inspiration. and tho speech
lacked the passion OF his discourscs before large
throngs.
pRFRNpiNG rLYMoyTH CHURCH.
1T NAV seem strange" he said. "tos great
man persons that TIN. church should 81 end 50
much time III meeting, and IN CORE punuins
with lady, and think, ms many who have writ
I..tN
thing snort. and in righteousness 20 on with
our work. II had been the churcn's character
istic to regard with the greatest care aud ten
dcrness ia rights OF us weakest member. The
church had been, ~ a hou4ehold. disciplined by
aMicuon anu ITS government had not been in
the spirit ot legislati IN, but in spirit of love
II had only drorped members when they mad
ceased - fulnl tine Obligations they should ful-
NJ. In the consideration OF SUCH cases, the
church did not demcan itself In the least.
know perfect, well That Mr. Moulon is only
an orcasion, and that the power lies behind in
ether hands tAoplausel Weare also perfe 'tly
well aware that IL IS an uu.crupulous DOW cr /;
ana W. know, too, that II IA a viellan: tower,
Watching TO see u t5ip os fail and under thee
clrcum~t ~tauces IL becomes this church TO con-
sider every step carefully. and that Is why We
ha'cgiven so much time and thought To H." As to
tho advisory council. which had created such all
excitement calling for something "tn the nature
Of protest. he said " The church calls that
council because It intends To- take ITS business
into ITS own hands, and not to let Il no snot in
on Us. THIS church Goes not intend TO he har-
assed hy long line Of councils. not called by
ing through disanected members"
lie spoke Of the four counci's that were
threaten"d and the nth that might come, and
humorously added That they might continue
without number. Now" ne said, 1--WE deter
mined to clear the neld OF these council- TO
call one of hundred or more members made Q
up OF men Of age and dignity aud young men,
representing the wisdom and the democracy Of
the denomination. We proposed that that
council should Investigate ANYTHING aud every
thing that mortal man might ask, hat 1t might
| turn the books Of tins cnurc1 inside out and
luQulsltprlal ua
LIBERTY WANTED YoR PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
And we design taat when that council should
mal.c is adjudication we might have pe zee.
We have no nsh with Deighhorng churches,
or steal sheep from their fold. They were pur-
sued under the nnmc OF fellowship. turned into
an engine Of oppression, ani declare II 70 be a
| ctiWc NAt thl7 comm uniN shuuld De Ilted.
that families should oe illsd with trouble and
sorruw, that year, work Of this church should
be impeded, aud that for 10 Justihable reason.
| 1hls church wants liberty 10 20 on VITA its
| spiritual work, aud that liberty It means To
| have.
MIR. Beecher read the article In the Boston
| C0nGcgdtOpdlt'i. headed " la the Nature OF a
| Protest" and derisivey commented unon Il.
e II II was protest. wnv didn't they say SOP II
not protest, whv did they say ~ was a protest
| Typhoid. not tythus. VINO are these gentlemen N
whose names would make the article wort
something n they were ciyenf Why, In
| dare to consult about this church and don t
| sign their ngmesg IL they were In Boston, DIR.
Hre no Others eminent enou IN tetween Boston
and New Haven to have prepared so important
. per on such short notice, unless you reckon
| in the Springfield RcltudicdH. In New Haven
| there was that patriarch OF pastoral life, DR..
| Leonard Bacon. but he never got behind bush
| when ne wanted to hit all enenv. lie had been
| Censured for many Things, but DR.. Bacon was
a gentleman II there ever one. Now,
| where do these gentlemen come fromf | con
fes' don't know" GLaughter.l
Brother Mckay Perhaps they come from New
| jersey.
Mr Beecher added the church never believed
| that mutual council was wanted by the other
| psrties. IL designed 40 to Insult the sell
RESPECT OF the church th,t they would be force d
| to throw aside the propositions. ihey had
| called the advisory council In such wav to
bring about Just the result II had and instead Of
| Insulting de n.Uds, there WIS that letter
! Mrs. Moutpn'sl as mid rs milk. |
wanted a mutual council / ALWAYS want
! ed one. ! am not afraid to fee ..Ts.
! Aoulton in q mutual council, and On ques-
uon- which she Wis cs To traverse there" lap
! pluse.
| Ihe hev. Edward Beecher T. G.. Snearmau.
| 1hom4s llluey B. l. Blair. and II --lt'r W.
Raymond were appliuted TO arrnuge for the
mutu council 9ir. snearman offered the fui-
| loving:
LS,ohel. That the special committee - sovcn ar-
TO nfrd o. ct be advisory counsel uF empowered 10
hmend thr letter missNe hi mnhirr any formal
rges they ~ dNt nrtfhrAiA, AN, II poa~ip o..
lmn{ tnc scope Of the questions To the ahArs 81 mis-
churrn.
This resolution. designed for the reconstrlc-
| ton Of everything pertaining to the advisory
council, WIS re, div y ssed ~ tne church men-
befs. ihe meeting was adjonued untl Frid y
evening, when ex.DeacOn West Is % he dls-
posed OIL