St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-12-10

tionS to he submitted, and accordingly
| propose that yours he submitted as
YOU put them and those of mine he adj
ded to them. In this way | think the
whole case between lis will come up.
and the questions which wish to have
answered will have an equal chance
with yours. WhCn You notify me OF
your acceptance of this proposition. Will
Won please also to send me the names OF
10 or - churches which YOU would wish
t. invite to the council. with two or
three experienced aud wise ministers.
who are not now in the pastoral office,
as am Informed is customary Then
| will add as many more to the list of
such us may he known to me to he of
good standing in the denomination and
with the Christian public, and the letters
of invitation can at once he sent ont.
Respectfully yours,
EMMA G.. MoULTON.
PLYMoUTHs REPLY TO DEACON WEST.
AT the business meeting of Plymouth
church, last night, Mr.. SheaIman said
he had received letter from Deacon
William +. West. which he presumed
all the members of the church had read.
as it was published the same day he re-
crived it. On motion of Mr.. Beccher.
the letter was laid on the table. :. '.
White offered the following resolutions:
RcsoIred. First. that irrespective of
the contents of the letter addressed to
it. this church considers the publication
of such letters 10y their authors in ad-
vance of their actual presentation to
the church in meeting assembled, as a
n Il NalN- n
insult, and lis own self-respcct will not
permit this church to consider any let
tiers thus sent and published 10y one of
its own members except for the purpose
of exercising suitable discipline npnm
the members 50 offending.
Second. That the contents of the let
ter NOW received from Mr.. West. if un-
explained 10y him, constitute, in the
Judgment of this church, an aggrava-
tion of his acknowledged otf,nsc in pub
fishing it in advance of its prcSrn alton
To the church, and that any demand 10y
one member of Il church OF iuVcStiga-
ton into charges against another mem
Der. which charges the member making
the demand does not himself Nourh fur
IN any way. is deemed 10y the church Il
violation of pTopIIctN and Il clear eva
-inu OF just responsibility. while the
tlcmand that such alleged charges shall
be submitted in the first instance to Il
council. before the church has had anI
opportunity to investigate them. and
before they have been in fact made to
: he church. is 81 plain violation of
congregational usage and Christian tie
cenrN as to excite grave doubts al the
sincerity and good faith OF such Il re
quest.
Third. That the examining committee
are hereby Instructed To summon Nj.
William +. West before them. at an
rily day. and /" seek from him Il sal
.>tactorN explanation ut his conduct IN
hc>r matters, aud, if no explanation j.
received from him chlugm" the aspect
"t his case IL presented 10y his own let
tel, to advise him To make forthwith
llIll and ample apology. and in cast. ~
his refusal To comply with the advice "f
The committee. they are further instruct
ed To take such prompt action a. the
good of the church may require in the
premises.
The reading ct these resolutions was
followed by prolonged applause. which
Increased when Mr.. Bccchcr took the
floor. He said he WAS SnrIN this church
had been the cause of :" inurh excite .
mrmi through the public Journals. He
called every person To Witness that thi~ /
had not been at the church'> own seek T.
iu%. but Was kimdlcd 10y advcI >lrirS out .
id" of it. They OPll mouth churrlD |.
had been seeking to live in harmony
with every person. and their work. /.
" inch they had been enabled To pursue
throughout the past two Years, had .
a!'atrd nothing in it, details. IhrN had .
"ndcaNorrd to he II home. 4 living home .
Il stay ing Christian church. and the .
most of their trouble flashing like fires .
from the newspapers had hrru brought .
upon them. There WAS Il SAY iuw that F..
" hen plymouth church WIS assaulted
she showed her flag. and :" il would
always he: Whenever She WAS assault
ed >h" would always show her fIng> .
( tremendous applau>,.) They had al .
ways. rs Il church. cndcaVorcd Ia dis
charge the duties and trusts Imposed on
them. cnu>onant with their ideas in " hat .
th">c duties and trusts consisted. and to
h"'IcN" tcnderlN i'll. and not to act pre-
III THEM judgment Ia cleanse
the church of what did not belong to it.
W hiir they had been doing this there .
had been crnuching at every step vigi-
liant men who sought ont their faults.
Not one minister oT Christian man had
come t" him. hcaring the fellow ship of
Other churches. and asked "WhN was
this done ," They had stood amid Il
crowd of watchers tor Il pes iud of Years.
They had thought that 10y this means
they would drive, he church into IL state
Il, 4
Whrn this church should he put ont at
fellow ship with other churches. and not
when they Went ont. They were in Ia
Won OF the project that each church
should govern its own affairs. lie de
sized To say that the time for silence
had gone 10y applause y that whatever
was t" he said and should hr said. would
he said. and when the matters of this
church were ut issue he intended to be-
there. In regard to the case before
them. he wished To say he had not any
hrrtcclingS toward the persons brought .
f"l ward in this controversy than feel
in"> of brotherhood in God. But he
th"u%ht that. when parties We're labor
III" +" niurc the church, that the church .
sii"Hld remove them from fellow ship.
Ih,Sc resolutions had his hearty an
prevail, and he WAS sure they would
hay" the hearty assent of every right
mi:lcd man III the church. and they
should bc acted on at once. unless the
brethren wished t" give up their organ
lIation in the church.
A Hudson River Steamer Sunk.
THE NtNNl>lDE SUNK icy ICE. AND IL .