, 1875-09-08
RELIGIOUS.
Holding Council Over the Temple
1snptist Church.
Its Name Will Not Be- Allowed to Die
Out in the Land.
Noonday Observation-Disclosures En-
g1ish Evangelist.
Womon's Foreign Missionary Society.
THE TEMPLE CHURCH.

An Advisory Council nf tho ministers Of the
baptist cisurchus Of Ct>fcneo vhe held yesterday
afternoon at tho Temp1e Baptist Church to tnke
into consideration tho ntatus Of that church
since tho lAto rastor. atr. 1larliu, declared tho
church dissolved. Tho Council organized by
o!octing tho fsnv. Dr. Cheney Moderator, md
Mt. DO Wolf Clerk. On taking tho chair, tho
Moderator road ---.-,
TIRE cA1I, ron THE COUNCIL,
which Was addressed to tho baptist chufchos OF
Chicago on tho III, inst. hy mol,6era Of tho
To1pplo DsrtiBt Church, and was as folowa,
Nc hsse requested your attendance hero fur tho
purpose Of having ynu caanno into tho affairs anh
.y, ds'a 1s IT.. IF a.Si% sn tdt srrc IL il. eo c
cetio Win ~ by mean. 81 a. ho claims. Tho dsAo.
l1sy!ons 10 iii. Havlin's whirawnl therh ha hee,.
il, "1r church xn,ong neo whu hold I" tl'o baptist
fai, and ioetr'nn feeling 81 a.anF1nf;al sf ns
fas III TO sccitc at length account of what
has taSen ta ~ you y, ayo no nontt .,ea.
ty Yearly tlo stas ef ti,ing'. For probably two
t1.rco nolls pre.oss to the bs''neaa meeting OF tllc
r,srh tottl on at?sc a.c ho nh'ter "l chn5sa dia;
I, was int.n1ae,, that vho net in of tho
destruction of tho Te,nc naptis. Church could take
~ % tis 'Fri r.re ia.s sases, hrohsr Iank s:csrs
asked Tic Moderator, Mr.. N,siln. whether
thoee who hai athed for ticir lctters but hal 1ot
taken thctn into any otnnr church werp entitled to
vote, H 10 r111o that they wert i0t The Tote ~ to
dissolution then taken Gy Hhnw Of hauds. and tho
church declared lIkbanlc as t1cfe Hccpb to 10 co-
n.era'lo dobt In The m!,uls of naliy a. 10 tho 1ega
" Of tie soc,o dissolution Of the church, no request
you to Glyo lis your opinion iii REGARD to our ftprn
l1Avlng read this document, md the roll Of
members OF tho Council having boon comi, letod,
:ho Moderator Haid that q so,newlsat lcngthoncd
experience In church councils Ind convinced
him that thoy should bo hold with
cI.thEn DooIts.
which lln suggested 10 tlopo iii tho caBo of Tho
present Counr. .. .
Defore tho vote wEa pnt It WAS stated that 11r.
Cown,. lawyer (tl,o Ha,nn who !iRurod In the
Scatch Presbyterian Church troubtes), wha lros-
etls az nttorney for tllA Tellnlo Church., and 1t
was suggested that hs bo nd1nitted as member
Tue Moderator inquired II Mr.. Gown Was
BAPTIST.
Mr. Cowan ross and satd ho was not but llo
had been consulted relative to tho church nf-
fAirn, and t1tiueHtoa to be rtcH1Nt. II there
weto objections, ho would Of courHe Withdraw.
A member Of the Council then stated that 40
fur al Ao could lcarn tho only person wl!o Ind
invited lnwyor Gowan 10 be present was tho
church orgall1st~ No motion being made for tho
admission OF aLr. Cowa,,, tho motion to sit with
cIoaed duorH VIA put and carried, and Mr.. @. do
parted aud tho reporters a!ao took their leave.
THE NEsr1ir.
After n two hnr1A' eesson tho Council passed
tho following resolutions, Offered by Dr. Doone
ktFtOiEgHt LIZ lNG tAN4S VI al u4itht-
ng that eners who held letters not entitled to
vote ~as ut,.ll lstica, and wrong, ........
Rfsofctd, Thai tho Council runb!lGrH tho remaining
1ue1nbess tho Tumple uaptist Church.
Tho Row. Dr.. Cheney, Dr.. boone, and Deacon
Hoard weyo then Appo.steA 4 cornsnit!eo to al-
visS with Tcmnlo Church. ...
Tho COMMITTEE reported TINT It was not COM
petent for the Council to determine from tue in
formation now before it what tho Temple
Church could undertake 0s a permanent At-
rnngomcnt. They would, however, Recommend
that immediate measures 10 taken to place the
church in complete, organization, as far AZ
porfocting a catalogue Of nlombots
aud tho collection OF officers was
concerned; that they tako measures TO as
Certain whethor they had tho menus 10 support
tho church III tho future and that in tho event
thcy found themselves unnble to 10 90, they be
recommended again to ask counsel Of thoi1
brethren in eiater churches.
THO Council then adjourned. ~
1ts nction Ia hut advisory It. however, 10 d
recognition OF the Tonple Church a. continu,
ing organization dosWto Mr. navln's dissolution
Of tho church.