New-York tribune., 1876-03-14

Mr. WoodruG-Thes9 votes contrary to or eonVic-
Dr. stOrrs-I am obeyng tho direction Of the Church
The question will he open to debate When the entire
paper comes up that IL the deo-On toe meeting hae
TO- o. course the Moderator Las no interest o de-
Dr. storrs then read again the resolution. When he
had finished Mr.. Woodruff said: This seems to hc an
importan We spe there Il division mere Ia the
csurch, and we are likely 10 60 before the woril as
divided church II does to me that the occasion is
Eat that had hetter meet every evening htir pr
fortnight and debate the subject than take on action
which should forever regret. do hope that as
tnat the recent Council h8s subverted the Council
OF 1874. shdn't We examine that question. Hhen me
person. and be fully deC!ar his scntllnents' hhf
pause here and deliberate and take uPthe questions
and say IL prepared or not 10 declare ourselves
independent O' COngTos osatiOuallsn as IL eAsts arohu us
whether these decisions Of councils are b
Is dauger OF coming to contrary coDsi ii',PI tbl
church cS ~, becomes divided Shall not We pauso
then and debate those questions before tesc ItO
utions are adopted and the record show that We be-
tore the country as divided churchI We shall Ti!srep
recent ourselves, and the very worst consequences vi"
Loud cries of "Qucetion 70 were then raised, and Dr.
s.orr7 said There - call for those VINO aro In i"Nof o
A large nun.ber OF hose present rose.
Dr. SlorrsAll tDoso who are in fsV0r or ths fsoln
tiOn will please rise and remain standing while DelhS
Mr.. whttcmore-I would say.
pr. StOifs-1he vote IL being counted tAtter
pause There ere ~ vote the nfimstiye. Those oIe
posed viii please rise. lAnother pausej There are 70
Mr. whueldore-hre you not absolutely certain that
these resolutions are preEcrsl0n, ana msrtpr,hta
;lyn and lCnes oi order.'l cannot regard these
Interruptions
Further cries OF Order" were heard, and Dr. StorTs
thrt once proceeded with second resolution ana
after had concluded the reading of IL he requested the
Yeas to stand. After counting then, he announced
Sj aud upon enumcTatlnr the Nays found they
came TO Ia lie then said Tue question now arises
upon the adoption Of tho entire paper -
Mr Buck-As the vote his been takeo IN this form,
wh the cnurch having had little 10 DO with
thc drawing Of the resolutions that was intended at
tho resolutions should he 80 drawn that there should
NOT be a dissenting voice the queetlon Of
there adoption. And ] am surprised that there
should have been. They relate 90 Congregational p0y,
8Dd AVOID saving anything with regard 10 Plyn"uth
Church or TO The scandal In hst churn. IL did seem 10
ue that ~ hardly possible FOR any Corgrc nationalist,
who studied his primer To sp-as 80 avoid voting
earnestly and heartily In favor OF these resolutions
And I nope now ss we have to close
with aln6s, on entire unAnimlty of sentiment
that thr brethren who voted against them shOudaceins
how important II srecOid an unanimous vote In Their
favor Such has been the practice heretofore, and
shoul like "a Il carried out There 10 no COM
prouiso of principle about II. Why can We not is unan
mous In passing those preainbles aud resolutions
thcrf I'hny do not reflect upon tho priv
ll.go. Of any other eharoh. except Incidentally