The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-12-23
all the ring rogues finds equal indulgence.

1t has been discovered that ali til,
bonds in the criminal indictments agains
Tweed are void. Carelessness in thu
District Attorneys Office has made these
bonds read that indictments arc brough,
in the Court Of General Sessions, wherea:
it was decided two years ago by Recorde,
uackett that the Sessions had no juris
dlction in the matter. 1t should read
Court Of Oyer and Terminer. In conse.
quence. it will probably be decided that
all the bonds in the criminal indictments
against Tweed are void This is a fine
legal point, Of which Tweed was probably
aware before he made his disappearance.
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Plymouth Church Matters. - =
At a business meeting Of Plymouth
church last night Deacon Vests letter
was placed on file, but not On the min.
utes. Prof: Raymond then read and pro.
posed for adoption letter dismissivc of
Mrs. houlton. The letter says they re-
commend the calling of un advisory coun-
Gil of the churches for January llth, to
consider whether Plymouth church, in
its rules for the maintenance of disci-
pline. &C., has gone beyond the rules of
the church of Christ and forfeited the
confidence Of the Congregational churches;
"a, to consider rule Z, dropping members
without notice, as deemed just, by a two
thirds vote of the church on recommends.
tion Of the examining committee or ap.
plication of the members, or otherwise;
Sd, that member so dropped is not un.
der any implied censure, and whether
there is anything inconsistent with the
Word Of God or Christian justice in that
rule; 4th, whether it is contrary to the
law Of God to allow any mode Of termi-
nation Of the connection of a member
with the church other than a
letter Of disinission or excommu-
nication; 5th, ought a church to
consent to q call of other churches
to investigate the character of the pas
tor, when requested to do so by member
who never made charges against the pas.
tor. and when such request is made for
the first time more than year after an
investigation has been made of the
charges against the pastor. aud he was
sustained by an unanimous vote; sixth,
what course ought Christian Church to
adopt, concerning the following class of
members those who deliberately and
permanently absent themselves without
asking for letters of dismission, on the
ground that the church had not taken
certain steps it was not asked to take ;
by those who absentee themselves on the
same ground, but who believe the pastor
guilty Of crime, though the church has
tried and acquitted the pastor without a
dissenting voice; members who absent
themselves for any or all reasons, so stat.
! ed, and members generally reported and
believed to have made charges Of gross
immortality against other members, and
who being questioned, do not deny or
affirm the truth or otherwise of their
charges !?
A motion being made to adopt the re-
port, clerk Shearman moved a slight
amendment. Mr.. Beecher inquired if
that would not open up the whole investi-
CATION of 1874. Mr.. Shcarman replied,
"Yes," "Then," said Mr.. Beecher, II am
for it, Applause.
After the motion was carried, Mr..
Beecher said: "Thcre never was a man
in America so tried as I have been laugh.
teri; tried by the newspapers. and then
by committee of the church for two
months, availing itself Of every source Of
information, and was acquitted; then
for six months by as able counsel as ever
faced judge. There is not on the
records of American Jurisprudence such
trial is that, and 8 out Of IL of the jury
believed I was innocent. Applause.]
Nov I hear it said at times this church
is afraid Of trying me. Laughter. They
want another trial. Laughter. This
church has more intercstin knowing what
their pastor is than any other body. No
body needs so much absolute confidence
in pastor as a church. Men say don t
want another trial. Find better tri-
bunal, and with more leisure than the
court, aud stand abject; but when my
avowed enemies in warfare with this
church, want to lug in lour large imperial
octavos, and want that
CONTINENTAL MASS OF 1N1QU1TY
to be disposed of by ministers, who can
give about three days to it, must object.
(Applause.] am not afraid, but if any
man says the conduct Of the church is
evasive, it is not 50, as far as the pastor
is concerned. [Applause. Under ap.
proved rules Of equity l am willing to
face inquiry, as am that great tribunal
where my God is to be the judge. Rap.
turous applause. Nothing less will
suffice. will not face it where the
wolves and foxes are to be my judges.
Enthusiastic applause. If such an nd.
visory council should say another inves.
tigation is necessary, would say, do it.;
if they should say not, certainly should
not object" Laughter.]
Mr.. Thos. J. Tilncy was elected clerk,
vice Sherman, resigned. Motions to
change the rules as to dropping members
were opposed and withdrawn.