New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-17
PLYMOUTH CHURCH COUNCIL
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,oDs one purey ecclesiastical In regard to questions OF
practice ana order in the administration OF u,ci hnc.
6ut going beyond that as to the mode the methods inc
means hic should bc adopted for Tie purpose Ui deter
mining grave personal question NOW, ME- MoueIdt"I'
we are alternavel upon both those differences
II nakcs no difference upon which ground we proceed
n makes 10 ference which question we eOnsluer our
selves or whica question We put before the council, We
sre nmedia,ey attacked for not putting the othtr
agree with you that II would be most rfeposelpus
thing TO called $50 pastors and mceels OF cnuives
10 tits place and assuming them to sit ior six months
continuously one OF tier number, hhsWc.lbea q" -
months before jury. We did not contemplate I'M,
agree you IL should have been 100 is ~ t p "u.
tion which did propose and whlch sliuS u e ia
upon the lctermissle 50 una, aHS rouise in the
what course shOulI be adOpteO' anu II ''i '
past has been correct one.
Ills acid we do not drop members from the ron We
simpIv law them aside put them aside as were IL
s,raw They san members, Dd' 'i Inn a. "a separate
Isl If members not in good ana regular -,
- an1 and n vn ike to say that ougii 10 say that
tLeae ar, moi absolutely nOnnenhcis' hut h.ii ,,
Sronnet from The roll don't see any very tie o'goa
go 20 thnt Eat how about these member nos ~ too"
aud regular standing Why are they Iilh' y, a. h,'la
hers moi i'm good and regular standing Lirsy pevaSc
,Hay al he f,nnd Largely because the} havf WILL
drawn from the charges which aa1P,el tns ,n' anne
have zone without ASKING letter OF diSnSslOh INTO soo
o With & 10 the matter Of usage have incurred
I'm me manuals OF churches outside our deh"ilni,
me Inonul of the ClassOn AYtnu Presbyterian NnuIo
shows number Of names winch nav nee enoi ,' 80,
ine roll from having abscned themheiNcN Ion 'O -
vices and ord uances OF the church WIN ls"Iu 10 NV
,raciicrs of churches, some churches drop lelhcIs
without h wing ANY rule. Til IS PARTICULAR! lne c'ee
with lie rev Dr PattOns church ~ Chicago lhci -
rule in that chUlch where member ih'is 'n.., ~ DS
been srltccycd lac may declaration % that iac oe
removed fro'I the roll - ., ,.,., ,, .,,,,, admin
Tne question is whether Plymouth Church man auiilil
later its lt eandidY whetacr we sha hlI "uis
a. other clutches do sball We hlhS eNx.A h"n az
eo,nt whom ;s rules Oblge us 10 droPF VIII II ne iS
to trv ali Ties. members and eNcorihu ltUc 'heui ~
the iace or the world - II no. httti 10 'Nh WIN
Them i'm Il 0uicf CurlstElikc manner. Nov" as rtSdiuS
iho drDpling of Mr.. MOultOhs Hault from the ron
aud the calling the Mutual todich "Alth s.'e
nTonosed h: If Plymouth Church mi.e any error
In not going mo this Mutual CouhcH 1t Is
for INC Advisory Council 90 correct II, ana we are
o,en no men correction Was this MuuHl Counc 10 re
imrartia Mrs. Mouiton said 80. We were To uMtc III
= nine tbp council Tue las says wien pditlce are 20
unf IN the choice Of aTbltratOis, first, Inc aitcTa
snail be impartial. and second, that one Iaiy I"ii ivI
na'ty r. t,c uagc in that ieiteT asalng or Mutual
Council ,rucd That one party sh"HN e'c., C,
ence or suggestion
AT THIS point the Council adjourned uhti p H.