New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-06
THE PLYMOUTH C0UNCIr.
COMMENTS OF TIE RELIGIOUS PREss.

COMMENTS OF The RELlGlOtS ihLHS.
A careful examination of the composition OF
wenformed persons that II had been constructed 10y
the Plymouth Church as IN advance 10 impair the force
prObabe contingency that the result should bear heavy
azans church. and is pastor In dealing WIN me
have no doubr majority Of ITS members had been pre-
yi9u:y 9napproachCd by any drfct SnSfsToI 10
il ia clear on faco O things that, ~ the general RUE
those ciurche. ami those ministers were selected which
were known beforehand to take sid with Plymouth
Church all Of the questions at Boston
COngcRatOnalist.
graph will have reported before this can reach our rci
era that the result Is undoubtedly 10 he complete ana
fun yindiratiOn OF Mr. Bcecher ana The churrh on every
point Th"re will be let ~ me nnon.o.s % w.
o. the Council ana think ~ the Judgment OF the pubic
Eminent and Iuuclabuscd pastor has been subjected 10
the rouest and most Infamous consracy tnat mas
disgraced the annals OF modern -lIeW-loh thcJ
Christian Mirror Congo
The question of Mr.. Bcecher's guilt or Inno-
cence was not before tie Council 80, NE In-eu "hr
GuentIy He carried them captive by the magic OF bis
eoquenco 10y his eryid declarations 81 innocence 10y n
seemed to lay hs very heart bar before them And me
Council scOnvinced that Whatever secret clemens
there might be IN IT. whatey'T " SECTION mr. y" ~
the background still that MI iIeechc hihsth vas ."u
scious OF his Innocence ana had suffered 'Iy n
for others than for any sins OF hl- OWL
aud devouty hope that At may yet bs I9ado clear 70 an
this is the and whole truth In the case New"
York Evangelist.
We have not space 10 characterize the COun-
ell It's refusal 10 entertain re<ulUtons committing u
10 an expression OF belief IN Mr. Bccchcrs innocence
was probably well considered. marked feature OF the
sessOns the frequent appearance OF MI ccch' anu
his specchrs unqualified assertion 81 his entire hno
cpnce of the charges against him, and challenging AL
DrrsODs In the name Of God. man. or nell, Ia produce
anything 10 the contrary. These statements have had
Great popuar effect aud remove from the accused all
charges 10 which lac exposed under the old policy
nj silence" II can hardly De believed that nc would
make such statements knowing them to he false BOs-
ton Morning star (B1ptisp.
Whether the COngregationalist churches will
rc0aro win unanimous favor the determination ~ tlr
Concil on the disputed points OF church practcc rs 20
s dnubtful IL seems not 90 harmonic ~ WIN the
Tet ~ The Counc of 1871 But believe they rightly
estimated the feeling OF tho public regarding the lnsui-
ncicncy OF previous Investigations into the rc question:
and cannot hut hope the method proposed VII DC &C.
crpcd by both accusers and accused and by tho puhc
that has been so largely and yet tanalizngy taken ny
both into their conndcnco-lN. Y. Examiner ana enron
icle tBaptisp
1t NAV be truly said that COnglcgatlOnallsm,
as "A church pOlity, was quite much tril N tbs
Council as tine affairs Of Plymouth Church 1nd among
other results n has afforded new Illustration Ut the I'm
pnncipcd character aud INSCRIPTIONS manenty OF MI
i}eechers enemies Lutheran observer PbiFdephia
For ourselves, il such men M President
Woolsey and President Angel. after careful review OF
snc facts as arc already known or may Yet be known,
sba affirm their belief ~ the Innocence OF Mr Beocher,
W. shall hail their words with gadncss ana We have no
doubf thai they viii very generally be received with the
weght that exalted character always gl'es-lMons AT