, 1876-01-17
Deecher's Speech, in which storrs aud
Dudington Arc Referred TO as
"EyerJ Sc0nnlrcl In tho
Ncighborilo0d."
Tho Brooklyn Pastor Asserts that Mrs.
Moulton "Perjuroa Herself
Over Hcr Head"
do Declares thai Ho Told Tho truth In Court,
thai His Sermons "Rre as tho Bread
Of Life 10 Thousands" and thai
"God Is with HfH,."

tual Council had falIcu through, tho othor slde
having declined. Ife had noyer had any ites,
be sald, that tuey wanted Mutual Council; tlla.
1hsy had oply nskcd for Q Mutual Council on
lhetr NAY to an c1.pa1to Council. uhcro thsy
sou!d call ali the members thomseiyea aud stato
their own csse In their own way. Tho Church
konjd now 80 On to isauo lettors misaYe for IN
Advisory Council. which would bo 90 large, CON-
posed OF sucll unquestonabfe integrity and
moral worth that ticro shoud DO no doubt Of
sha weight Of the admoni!ton which they might
ki5e. II le lind eonaultcd his own feelings he
should have desired to l,ass Plymouth Church
declare herself independent bf NIL Church CT
gauizat!ons, because ho didn't want any scot to
be responsible for Ills errors or for him. but ho
felt th.t the ,ntetosIs OF Plymouth Church and
Of tho Church Universal would 10 bostcs sotved
by bor remaining In tho fsllowshlp. >
Tie buslness mcotIng Vas than conyoned with
D1otlar Edgersou in tue clair, and Mr.. Rheal-
man read tho report OF tho Committee on Mutual
Council.
nkTonr CT THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH CoMrIr1tE.
TLa Comtnltton reported that they lad been
informed by Mr. Van Colt that he bad baen re.
talned professionally to represent Mrs. Mouiton.
Ono Of their number m.t Mr, Van Colt and ar.
ranged everything, except whese to hold the
Council and tho namoB of tho ministers who
were to comprise it. It. ma tohave tuo dclega:cs
from each of enty churches, and ten ministers
bceides. Tho Committee informed Mr. Van Colt
that tLey could not consent to hold tho Council
anywhere except in sono biitd!ng Of plymouth
Church, 10 WHICH Mr. Van Cott consented uudor
protest. On TIN sd lust, Nj. Van Cott and tho
COMMITTEE named tho muihtosa. Tho frat
Church named by 1fr. Van Colt being
tho Broadway Tabasnaolo in New ycrk,
THO Con mtscc said they would not
pano eny Clutch In New York or Brooklyn.
Preslrn mary nottB wore addressed by alr. 6loar-
m an. on lclalf of plymouth Church. and by
Dir. Van Co't on .behalt Of Mrs. Menston. to tho
ministers solicited, asins If tlio ministers would
! ith inst. tho COMMITTEES aud Mr. Van Colt INST
tgnn, Wien tho Committee objeu!c.l to tuo uf
the churches on Mr. Van Cott's tlst (Dr. Stsrrs
and DR.. Dutlington's), uh the sronna that thu
but uad already committed tt,on.aelycs to tbs
Bldo Of Mrs. Moultnn, and that Mrs. L1oulton
WAS regular nttendant OF ono Of tho churches.
Tho objection was not formal protest, but was
1ected to tbia psotcst Us being made TOO latc, to
which Tho Committee replied that that WAS i,e
htss ortol tunltv they had had 10 make 1t aftcs
consultation. On tho 10th Inst Mcssrs. Sheat-
Committee, met Mr. Wan Cots 1t Ills Owl, house,
when he ilpndod tEcm q request IN ulitlnS to
Withdraw ths,r protect. aud, II they would not
Withdraw 1t. lso would MAKO countcf.lrotest
aeanut admitting the pastors Of tl!c Orange HA!-
Icy Cauroh, Now Jcsaoy Of tbo Derkety Street
Cbulch. Boston, and Of tue FAst Chu'cb. btaM-
fo.d, Conn. On tho ground that their pas:urH
had ousnmlttnd then1sslvea to Tho sds u elynl-
onth Church.. Also, tho pastor OF tho haylatn
Hill Church. Of Hartford, WAS lite; 10 be based
IN favor Of plymouth, because relatives OF AE.
lcecher arc membo.s of TINT church.. Mstsys,
blenrman and ltaymoud. having reported back
to Tue Committee, thae body immediately drow
up !et:or, dated tho samo day (iosh inst.>. to
thut Mutual Council BAonld bo conpuacl of
impartial metnbers. Tho qua! 1csn!t of tho
conference mas Mr., Van cott'a, lstsor.
Eypu 5SIow urs psots,ns ss,st :hs r,0,
the Mutual Council. Tho Committee insirt thai
thoy hayo carucBtlssoN.ht tho Gounoil by every
prolor unesua. and rogret that Mr. Van Colt in.
pntoa inl .top,r motives to ihen,. They naY that
hn prosecuted Mr, Muliton for tho Proctor IlEel,
aud III + ne1auer OF Dr.. 8torth' Church. and that
they had ii sAt to huppcBo To wouldn't name
b's own Chnt,n. ann hta sslcction took them nm
nwares. They waited till aeHurcd that tlat
tho necessary step. Tlioy differ with Mr.. Vau
Cot. Us TO tn, Ntutus! Council AccordhE to inn.
ha sto mig 1t h.vo selected ten chul lc1es pledge4
to diaown t'rsnuuth Church aud tho Co!umittos
Conln.t.to's idsa OF fair Council IL one no nom.
bsr OF Hhich Ia committed TO either side in such
mann sr IA to mako Il difficult to decide thu case
upon tho evidence and aigu'nelts. Thoy do uot
1ofu4a t3 SO OH with Tho two ,os,lo churches, but
simply declare that they sro uatls julGas Of tho
casp. They offered 10 reduco tha nunbor Of
churches on both sIJcs 10 that tha Council need
not fall through for lack OF Churches or to hoop
Tho protest private Ba that mono bu: tho pastors
Of tus two ciusches, counsel And tho Commtiep
should know Of it. Tho Oilers wero decIlnej,
Tic precedent Of Jous.hau Edwards. cltoi bJ
MF. Fan Cett. tue Conltnltsos deemed unfol tu-
t.uh Il, H. -t !
Coonoi, worn, they claim. wholly dur 20 tho
liberation of tue ,ulu Mrs. h1oulton dosiroa to
sslAblIsh. 1t WAH becauae chatohe8 h1ectcd bY
Ncai feeling wcro lnrtte4-becauso majority
BY The advo,harlos OF Edwards had pro-
Judged hia cAas-tbat thoy woro abls to
leette s bare maturity upon tho final yota.
The Committee coucinho: Wo shall not At
tempt to follow BIT. Van Colt IN tfie nho OF cpl.
thets. or In arguments WHICH mRlt BE- uaolA!
aIaoMheEe Wete thsY not accompanied With ro-
futal to argue before \ proper tribunal. Wo
doubt the prof. riety Of inaerl.nE In cortespond.
doncs spseohea intended for I Council that ID not
to be called. But i ia pcslsapa appropriate that
q chae nbseh mas always doBlgnol for newspaper
OBJECT should terminate ayAla in ! Newspaper
trial" In conclusion, the Co.nualtles tscutn-
mond "shat ths Adyieory Council to ba callod by
this Church bo requested to oxAm!no INTO tins
course Of tho Church and Comtnittse In th. ns-
gotiatiops for i Mutusl Council, and to edyias
this Church rhother any e'sos las boon comGis-
TED on Our part Ill thoae MAteerb.'
NA. VAN ongT's FINAL LETTER.
~ ME hInev interrupted tbs leading to road Nr.
Van Colts final communication.
Judge vao Cott protests asatust the protest
rpiered BY the Plymouth Church Couln,ittss
against the invitation Of the Cl!atoa Areeuo
Church aud tho Cbusch OF tho Pilgrims by Mia.
houlton, although tbs Church otfefs to eIgn the
lettor-ntsslve without Withdrawing thu p1utsst.
Altar detailing bis intefslews with the Com
nnistce and saying that the Church had In form
lg.eed to Council, and Ia fact assontcd to Lis
lelection Of churches (which Included Ds.
Btorrs': Dr. BudipRton's And DR.. 6ouddar'a only
Of local churclea aud aeyen from outside ths
negbbothood), be saJs1 "Without scrutiny aud
Without criticism, hlts. Moultou had aoaula4ced
In your SELECTION Of Ill ths churches ana m,uli.
teIs named By Plymouth cnurch. Plymouth
Church, by subtle evasion Of her right ot oqu4i
cboice, has practically ovetruled Asr ssleclion,
md thus excluded from The proposed Council
Two Of she most plom!nsut aud wssyhty churches
Ut thefr denomination aud smoug tLo very Old
stt and u1oat representative Of tho Couxtsga-
tional Chufches out Of Nov England. Plymouth
Church, 10 b sure. Offers i formal con.
lent to ths!r comiog to tho Uounail, but