The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-27
MR.. .BEEClIER'S ROUGH ROAD
THE CORRECTTNG HdED or MS OWN
DENOMINITTON ON MN.
A Council TO be Called which will not be
BiindiOided-A Movement that will End,
n IL Thought. In SomethinR Tangible.

A Council TO be Called which will not be
Biindioided-A Movement thnt will End,
n IL Thought. In somethinE Tangible.
IL was expected that DIR. Budington
would announce from his pulpit yesterday n
meeting OF tho church TO take a stand with
reference 10 the Congregational doctrines o.
laid down by the Dee sher Advisory Council.
No notice was given, aud one OF the Examining
Committee Of the church, In explanation. said
that all action had bcen postponed until after
tho church at Andover Theological Seminary
had renewed their letter OF invitation TO Ply
mouth Church to join In a mutual council to in
vcstgate the scandal. This gentleman said tn =
Prof. Egbert G. Smyth had been In New York
cOnsultingwlth influential COnerc Eational clergy
men as to the beet course TO nursue, and that II
had been decided that as soon "a the seminary
vacation was over, the answer Of Plymouth
Church should be presented to the church at
Andover. and that n proposition should at once
be made to renew the request In conjunction
with sono other church. probably the one at
Obcrlln University. There was little doubt that
the church would vote to takc this course, and
therc was but little expectation that Plymouth
ChuTch would ncccde to the new proposal any
more than ~ did to the former one II II did
not accept II. then an eN parte council was to
be called, ana IN that event the CintOn Avenue
Church would have to pass upon the question
of sending delegates 10 thut council. President
IWrchiid OF the Oberlin University was a meu-
l. r " the recent Advi-Oiy Council, but he did
not remain long enough TO influence its ind
logs, and It had been ascertained that hc
was I'm suhstnuti al sympathy with the ApdOver
movement, lie was IN some Of the sessions OF
the committee on one Of the questions of the
letter missivc, and demonstrated against the
proposal to advise Plymouth Church as the coun-
ell subsequently did, and his associates prom
ised to conform the report to his Views. with
this understanding he went home. lie was
very much surprised to read IN the result OF ,he
council u very different nnding. Prof. -myth
had been to SEQ some of the witnesses Sao
have not fully disclosed the facts In their pos
session In reference to the charEe of uduitery
against Mr.. Beccher. and lac had re-
criyed assurances th1t they would cou-
scut e. appear. Mr.. Richards, his wife,
aud MIR. Martha bradshaw, ara among
| these witness r. Tie plan IS to have the coun.
| cl called either In litnukiNa cr ~ liO-tou. Tho
chauces are in favor of Brooklyn. 1t Is not de-
| cided whether tne new invitation will be sent
out before the sixty days limitation has expired
| ui aftcrward. 1t - alfcadN intimatcd thai the
| Ilymoutb Church diplomats will OF Themselves
! urEauiY. the scandal commission al the close Of
the siNty days. II adverse persons do not asl for
u, and that ty submit Ing ex patte testimony
| In detail and nt intervals they Will keep the
commis ion alive ts barrier TO all attempts to
| reach Plymouth Church from tho outside.
Dr. Storrs mas received q larre number Of let
! lcrs .ince his ~ -ech (which Is now going over
the land IN pamphlet iOim), ana II l. 7aid that
| they ars for the most part strongly commenda-
| tory OF his position.