The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-23
ALL OVER.
iUrARMtN co.'s WORK DONE &C
COKDING TO TIE OEDLH.


profc-scd Principles nnd Rules aud in
n. Admipistrniion under those itules.
half hour yesterday morning after tiie
} S.le,ltc. To- ST.. nccchei's select council hal
Aurried down tho agcy WAY that lead to the
,.ctutc room ut llynou;h Church.. aud had dis
.ppoarcI through tho nir black siuc 90 u, wl re
/, suf policeman stood to inspect their blue
uckets There WAS full attendance when the
council was opened.
SO secure greater secrecy the members q the
<ouncil we're asked to tne snud,y sc,Ool room'
ever the ! cture room. The Rev Jared Clark,
Of jamaica Plain. Bostou.rcad the minutes u
Tuesday's proceedings 1t was announced that
the roll had been corr,c Cd AMI that printed
copies OF IL would be ready for all OF the moan
hers by the afternoon.
The Dusines, Committee did NOT reaort on the
receipt Of either Mr.. Moulton's or Mr.. 30 wcn's
letter. TX GOV. Dmgicy announced that the
threo Modcratofs hll aerreI On the committee
Of nino to take up the action OF the council on
ell Of the reports AMI frame It for Il nnnl IND
ing. The committee had been f. looted to rep
resent the greatest extent u t-fltt1ry. frosi-
Gent Porter, OF Yaio, IL chairman, and i'e other
members arc Ex-Gov. Dineey, of Munc; Dr..
Lsouad bacon, OF Connecticut; President
Taircnill, OF Oberlin; DR.. Sturtey,mt, II III
nois, and Dr. Saltcr, Of Iowa. This commits tee
4 30 convey tho councils result T. Plymouth
church.
F1Gov. Dinsley announced that the regular
srder OF business "a the report Of committee
o. ques.i1n ~. = % the letter mi-slye. which is
tslatiy. to drrpuin- meinher-.
The report. as was predicted IN ycslcria,'s
euN. WA .tri 'ily in frvar OF Plymouth Church,
and In couson - VIII t,e con,i tlci inn 81 tho
Tuic nat ON it hy d.. lisrchcr aud Nr. Snedfmnn.
p.r sf tao My ieny NJ aior's s s sd Ltm DT
Abbot joined. the Qpcstiun WIS raised whether
lmel.Drr. Henry &. Bowen. for instance. hay
:. the he co Sn in The cnufen as he could
not II formally communicated. ono delegate
said that that iestOn was PIT to Nr. smear.
man w one 81 tnc conncifs oIcn sessions, and
thnthe had answered that tho church would not
use physcnif"rcc W inst "a dropped incuberw
spptuacned tAe communion iarl". Jr. Bacon
said that Mr. Teacher. In one Of his sermons,
had invited all persons, including harots and
pros itutes. to the commuui'n table. This line
Of deb-te wAs questioned by some orderly
members. End the discussion wss changed 60
rittee urged ought 20 be Tcful and rigid. so
tha. 1t could not DO abused by inconsistent fnen-
be~. ypic ON the question was lirg Is IA
favor Of Plymouth Chu,ch. Abou, dozen
delegates yoied ns.,lst 1t. A in other c ,-es.
the whols action was referred to the Committee
~ Nine.
NOT FREE LOVE USprRSrASptSG.
The committee on the third question, which
axis the councils advice what 10 do win
members VINO absent themselves for various
cause. all originating In tine ALLEGED crime ul
the pastor, report d through tine Itfv. D.. -turt-
svant. lne Discussion was Joined IN by Prcsi-
aeut Porter, Prof Dwight, Dr. EdWnri sttou.
b.. Bacon. and Or WIN. u. Brown. Tho report
WAS TO the effect. ira, after having listed
the PASTORS innocence OF the charges agcin.t
him, everything should be done to bring the
Shsent members back TO the church. Tho
Agreement between the church aud mem Der
bant under which escn SIDE was obligated to
the other The church should consider mem
ber's rignts. III members felt I'll. Il led with
tha inve tif';lon. ami there was suspicion
that iul tnvcsti cation mad not been made. the
question snouid be rotx imluei f,r the bent nt
CT The containing member or members ms
YVES especially advised In case, IS In Mr.
Bowsns, where member has or Is believed TO
have accusations u maze az inst TIE pastor.
Every tnprt having been exhausted 20 reconcile
Ne Gle lu .ci. d memucri, II was he dGiy or tie
eErr snouid be used In The emf rclh. Of tn.s dis
culine. Tho comui tees report was a4op ed.
The small minority when had not been re pre-
scented "a the speeches f-tse~ theI nauds ~ tie
taking Dl III. ngLtttvC vote.
In tho afternoon the Key. G. Il. spalding Of
question, ,portcd, presenting to The council the
statement aud protest OF Wm. L. West, to whose
sase TIE question especially applied, Zoe qGes-
non i:
oust tll' church - have called mutual or OF er
sousci ~ ,htfcne- fog e purpose ~ inVts, Hiins
smemper Of tle cnlrch vlo ms never submitted any
oatrgrs .g ir.t tne pa-er, ani ecl tu-u iNQlct Is
1ae ~ , lfs, ,'' 1e t"AA s..r ',t rI 80 ~, ~
MIR. wIsT BOWED OFT.
The committee reported u 4 tine church was
81, %, - ~ ,i 80 ,i,,rc 80" i' 10
kt ~ ~. - - 80, " 4, 49, 80. 80 ~,
oouIch ~ h1t oreu tAn usttI' A. refuses 70
zoe council IT. ctula.ly, ma not by way Of tlo
CAuGcu, "a IL Uusut. Mr. " e.t ignored tie Ia
sioinlus Committee. aud In this way erred. A
Congreg .,loh'd church being sunrene unto It.
tel, mere - no $500 Or d hutu"I eoqllcil 20
so NaSu 80 =, ~ ""u w. No. ",.,i W.
t''.,,'' 80 ..''. 10 80" =
" Ieu',hoie VIC u's.n, S,eu ,ro'lve'' 70 US
susa,on' nWiou "ds ~ 70. " Cd, -; W Jpi"r'
~ thv noNs' L. " ru'NVn' - =; = " l'V"S'l'
S4es'ucnt i".'tl' el. HSui! ~. ''"IlS ln9
~ ".s t'NSN ~ 'I7 N'"'A'oN """u' H"u nan
SIIcu anN oP",S'iE' . A., ..., r. 49,,
". St'nuel " Slt'tt then rcPoI'cu LOT tue
e0uHlt'ec On SAteti' 10 N''t'
Has the course Of Plymouth Church ana OF the
eoLniit apyuntrj D, J., 10 re- niuct OF gotl..
ne.s o. .@trI LHs .ltr. am mr. ~ "a tvl cone r-
ga. % = IT, po''u Hu,u'l Spenc " DeeI we, eAu
shnrch ia Ia et.r 4, tciif .h.tt c,rr., % "a ''
ne committees reporter mat they louhu the
thurch intent ana "ct7 wise ana ia 4. auu thcy
sIouefated the thurch committee from any "ish
W Ohecknldte tue cnuhcll. 4htS feurcl some
SHat o. the soud intent ~ eA-Judge Van Colt
~ hrs. Nouiloii reprtsent"tlNe ana say lhht II
De had hcceptcu inc cpWWltt'e's oHrr OF secrecy
nto tHc protest., Whlcu was legitimate, ma mad
not oteh ~ such hurry 10 throw d9 M uaucs,
zoe council inisnt nave been neld. lhe discus
slen was not ovtranimue lug tenor OF tue
speeenrs Vas A commentator 9I Tue course oi
We thNf'h ID TINS mater ana an expression
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