Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-17
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PrsessAisgs sf Piyssssh Chsrsh
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rrse.saisss sf Piy.sssh Ch.rsh
Cssneil.
NEW yoRx. Feb. 1s.-whsn DR.. b.
eou, Moderator. called the Advisory
Council to order this morning. not more
than half the members were In thsir
seats, and the galleries we're only hall
flled. Exercises began BY singing. ~
Love Thy Church. o God" Delegates
and church members we're arriving free
II now, and whom the badness hour Ar
rived there Was . good sudienos OF both.
Rev. DR.. Bell. Of MansAeld. Ohio. Of
fsrsd these resolutions
Rs,olrsd, That u Il our arm belief
that the Raw. II. ". Bseehsr IL innocent
Of the sins and crimes laid TO his charge.
Resolved. That We regard with pro-
found admiration and gratitude the IN
shaken and loving faith. trust and dsvo-
ton oftbs members Of Plymouth Church
to their pastor. especially because BY
these We have been enabled 10 arrive at
all the facts. by which We know he is
innocent, and especially 20 because thus
they have exsmpliaed the beauty. fdel-
ity and glory OF the faith ~ ID 10 in
Chnst Jesus. q Savior and our Lord.
DR.. Bell. attempting to speak on the
resolutions, began by saying mankind
were waiting 70 know the opinion Of this
council in regard to this matter. when
10 was interrupted BY the point Of order
that the subject Of the resolutions was
not german TO the business OF the
Gil.
The moderator decided the point well
taken, and his decision was sustained.
on appeal by DR.. Bell. who alone voted
In the negative.
Mr.. Sherman protested against being
called on to present the eass Of Ply
| mouth Church In the absence OF the
committee, and then was read sx.Dsacon
Vests protest, presented yesterday,
asaint the submission 10 the council Of
any other questions than the guilt or
innocence Of Beseher. and asserting that
the whole cause In contained In the ex-
t~raordinary conduct OF Plymouth Church
in dropping from the roster the names
Of Theodore Tilton and Mrs. Moulton.
The protest was referred 10 q special
committee ~psviously appointed.
Bsschsr announced that Shsarman
would present the case for the church
| and said: "Hs or I. or either Of u. will
b. subject 10 such inquiries a. may
suggest themselves to the minds OF the
| council"
Shsarman made an exhaustive state
mont Of the case Of Plymouth Church.
travening all the ground gone over yes
tsrday by Pastor and DR.. Edward Bee
cher and taking up in addition the sub
ject OF the mutual council, srraigning
Mrs. Moulton for her action.
Recess was taken TO give the COM
mit,ses an opportunity Of getting
through with the vast amount Of work
on hand.
The Advisory Council rsasssmblsd at
two o'clock. A great number Of spscta-
tors were present. The session orsnsd
with prayer. after which Shsarman re-
sumsd, giving details OF the matter Of
the opposition offered by the Plymouth
COMMITTEES TO q mutual council In which
certain delegates shoald sit - members.
Plymouth Church was not ruled BY u
man. o by tan. Those who we're sup
posed TO rule we're most frequently over
ruled. He denied that Plymouth Church
had gone beyond its right a. . Church
Of Christ 20 ~ 10 justly forfeit its claim
to the confidence and fellowship OF Con-
orsoatioual churches. There never was
a more prspostsrous case. He read .
long report Of the investigation which
vas had In the matter by the committee
| sppointed by tho church. Although
they had done everything asksd Of them.
n VA demanded that they 60 before the
courts. He cited the trial and verdict
and said there was no new svidsnos-it
was only what somebody had told some
body else.
When Shsarman concluded, q lengthy
examination Of different members Of the
committee was gone through with In re-
iation to questions contained in the lat
ter missivs, during which Shssrman sx-
planned concerning the Van Colt COM
| mittes objscting to the churches OF Storm
and Buddineton being represented In
the council, He said that supposing
Judge Van Colt has accepted the objsc-
tons sndagreed to withdraw the church.
o.. he could have represented the case
TO the churches 20 there would not be
spy apparent d~iscourtesy. In replying
to Shaw, Of Illinois, Sherman said the
Plymouth committee never agreed to
withdraw liz protest against the churches
named after once putting Il in. A mum.
Der Of questions were asksd By different
delegates to ASCERTAIN whether the letters
amt 10 Al. churches were written AZ
from The church or from indiyiduals.
and II was satisfsctorily shown that they
ware written by Judre Van Colt and
| shearmsn. AZ Individual.
Bscon VA Examined Al great length
n, N The meaning Of ths phrase. "Roll
Of The Church,. and the course pur-
anal han msmbex' namsa we're drop
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