The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-18
Plymouth Church MeetIng-MF.
EIeecher FaCetiOlA.

New York, December l7.--At n busi-
ness meeting Of Plymouth Church to-
night Deacon Vests letter was placed on
lile, not on the minutes. Prof. Raymond
then read and proposed for the adoption
of letter disnissive for Mrs. Moulton.
The letter says that they recommend the
calling OF an advising council Of church.
es for January II, and to consider wheth.
er Plymouth Church In its rules for the
maintainanCe OF discipline has gone
beyond the rules OF the Church OF Christ,
and forfeited the confidence Of the COngre.
gational churches, and to consider rule
I, dropping u member with or without
notice, rs deemed Just by a two.thirds
vote OF the Church, or on the recommen'
datiOn Of the Examining Committee or
on the application Of members, OR other.
wise.
8, That member so dropped Is not
under any implicit censure, and whether
there Ia anything consistent with the
word OF God or Christ unjust In that rule.
4, Whether II Is contrary to the law OF
God TO allow any mode OF terminating
connections Of a member with the Church
other than by letter ofdismiSsion or OK.
communication.
8. Ought Church to consent to call
other churches TO investigate the charaC.
ter Of itS pastor when requested 10 do so
by member who never made any charges
against the pastor, and when such a re.
quest Is made.
0. Ought Christian Church to adopt,
concerning the following class Of mem.
bers, those who deliberately and perma.
ncntly absent themselves without asking
for a letter OF dismiSsion on the ground
that the Church has not taken certain
steps 1t was not asked 10 take by those
who absent themselves on the same
ground, but believe the pastor guilty OF
crime, though the Church has tried and
acquitted the pastor without n dissenting
voice, members who absent themselves
for any or all Of the reasons so stated,
and members generally reported and be.
lioved to have made charges OF gross
immortality against other members, and
who being questioned do not deny or ai.
firm the truth or therwise OF their charges.
A motion being made 10 adopt the report
,nonJnonl M
A. TSoocho. iror;rsJ u ,hot wonId rot
onsr m IN lie whnis invsstigaiion of isG4 ?
PWs 0PWS ahsn.m"n renI;sJ vsSi
Thar "U;J Mr. ISasrhes / nm foritt !.
After the motion was carried, Mr..
IL % Ims%;rS an trtad IA have been.
m,snghtsFS Tiled by the newspaperS
cbU,cH c%U s ior tTo W. months. Syailins Itself Of
ovosS v ~ snVrcs M Cfinfnrnntinn. AMI was or.
% O"ii;.J. "SI Than ior air itontbS nv Ss
Sbis % connssl "a ever faced A Judge,
;rhsrs % l. tot m The records Of American
irsi'nrmdoUcs E s,,cb n itjaI "a thNt and
% r;ns mi NJ twelve Of the iury believed
,L"t @ wsS innocent, fAppIause, Now
! liz LOos /, ~ .oid ali lbs lima ibal Ihis chnEcb
/. % Sir,ii M NJ irving me ft,anShteti / Tbev
~ wsnt ~ snntbsr trisl. ttaup6terl Moth.
Inc Nh wSs done after e;vbt months Of inyes.
iS;Sst;nn S SnJ ihis ch,irch has more inter.
sst in knowing what their pastor Ia than
onv an n,bsr Ln,iy. Nnbodv needs so much
Sh!oints confdencs in A bSstor IA A
cknrch Msn sav don't want another
tti"i @ Find A batter tribunal, and give
me- a. more leisure than The court, and I
shNn't object, But when my avowed enc.
mics. in warfare with this church, want