Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-18
Plymouth Church Council.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS
Judge Van Cotf to be Summoned.

New York, February L. The attendance at the
opening of the morning session of the advisory
council of Plymouth church, to-day, was much
larger than that Of yesterday, attracted, doubt,
by the heated discussion which took place last
night on the question put to the commitlee by Dr..
Bacon.
After the usual half-hour Of religious services
the council was called TO order by the assistant
moderator.
DR.. Walcott, chairman of the committee to
which question No. Of the letter missive was re-
feIred, said the committee in meeting this morn
ing, had unanimously decided to invite Judge
Van Cott to appear before it, and present his state
ment of the case.
The discussion of the resolution relating TO the
appearance Of Mrs, Moulton's representative was
then resumed.
Mr.. Beecher stated that the committee were not
only willing, but anxious that Mr.. Van Colt should
appear before the council on the committee.
After long and tedious discussion the resolu-
lion was informally adopted as follows:
Resolved, That the committee write Judge Van
Colt to appear before this body, and state his
views relative to the negotiations concerning the
proposed and abandoned mutual council between
himself between himself as the representative of
Mrs. MoultOn, and the committee of Plymouth
church.
The scribe was instructed to notify Judge Van
Colt of the action Of the council.
Rev. Lyman Abbott, chairman of the business
committee, then presented three resolutions which
and second OF them were to the effect that the
special committee be enjoined to keep these re-
suits private, to be presented to the council in Sc
cret session, and that the council go into q COM
mittee of the whole for their consideration. The
first portion Of the resolution was stricken out SO
far as it related TO the secrecy Of the committee
and the rest was adopted.
The resolution profding for the appointment of
a committee of niue whose duty it should be to
take all the conclusions and emboIy them in a
fins IN fba ta1 tod
discussion, and was finally laid upon the table. A
resolution was then offered that the six commit
tees Of the council be prepared to report at the
opening of the session tomorrow morning. An
other discussion followed this and it was laid or
the table A resolution was adopted providing
that the members of the council be present al
every session and that none of them go home
| wi,hou. leave. The council then took the usua
recess.
The galleries were well filed with spectators 8,
the afternoon session. DR.. Leonard Bacon called
/ the council TO order, and the scribe announce
l that Judge Van Colt had received the communi
| cation from the council very courteously, an'
promised to be in attendance this evening Nom
Of the members Of the Plymouth church commit
tee were present and the council were obliged L
| wait for them. K. w. Raymond arrived soon
however, and the examination in relation to tn,
sixth question of the letter mssive was gone OF
! with.
Rev G. B. Spaulding of Dover asked whethe
| OF not DeaCoH W est Tc4ucstcu CuuICt
| to call mutual council for the purpose of con
I! siderng Mr. Beecher's case.
Mr.. Raymond replied that he did, and said il
| response to another question that he never pre-
ferred charges against the pastor.
DR.. Strong of Mimi. chairman of the commit
tee to which was referred the sixteenth question
| asked what was contemplated by the committee
in prepsrin. that question.
| Mr.. Shearman replied that il was designed t,
open to the council every possible case that has
ever come up in the church.