Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-06
p]yIcuut!a Church..


meeting Of Ply ,aouth churcl, lo-niyh! WAS
NOT largely attended. The mode, a,or read
new letter from Mrs. Moul,on, and MIR.
Shcarll,an followed with The report Of the
examining comm;,tec thereon, upon which
they coucva: he: demands il the follow
ing resolution.
Resolved, Tia: this church acccdc to the
request OF Mrs Emma G. M"ulion tor the
Call OF Il mutual council 10 advise this
church and Mrs. Moullon upon the ques.
tions submitted by hrr in her menoran.
dunn of December 25, 1875, in whjcn are
the following words: "rhe action OF the
church in dropping me from its m.mb>'r.
s1ip as it did, are its reasons for tbs valid
and sufficient? My action in abssaininy
so long from the services and sacr",nrnts
o. the church while did Mt is.l IL with.
draw from its membership, were my lea
SONS tor this valid and sufficient"
Resolved, That special Committee q:
five b. sppolnted by the moderator, who
shall have power and authority il the
name and oi behalf Of this churc:l, 10 pre-.
pare and issue letters mi,sivc for The call
iny y! ;'!r mutual coudc!l thereby assent
eu tp, and that the committee are directed
10 meet ii, such time and place tomorrow
evening, as shall be designated by the
chairman OF the commlltcc. and the clerk
Of the church is Eerch, directed TO notify
Mrs Moulton forthwith Of the time and
place Of such y, cting, and to invite her
to tie present in person or by her repre-
sentative, for the purpose Of drawing up
and signing the proper letter misslvc.
Resolved, Tha, sail commissioners are
hereby fully authorized and directed to
select the churches and ministers to be
convened in mutua! ccuncil to the NUN
Der heretofore specified BY Mr.. Moulton,
and to isue letters missive to an equal
numb.r OF churches aud ministers to be
named by Mrs Moalton, and they sre fur
thrr directed I" appoint The meeting Of
said council for the earliest practical Lay.
Resolved. That the clerk Of the church
Is hereby instructed TO forward copy Of
these resolutions imlne diste)y TO MIS-.
Moulton.
This was adopted and Mr. B.ec|scr CT.
fcrcd the following resolution:
RS s,lv-d, That the committee Of seven
appointed to call an advisory council in
the name OF this church, are her, by in.
s:ructcd to fix IA day for the asscmblagc Of
thu, council, at least one week after the
assembling Of the mutual council, N
which, this church has agreed t" unite.
Some discussion was had on the rcsolu.
ton, after which Mr.. Beechcr arose, and
will, an evident feeling OF reluctance At
addressing SO small a number said it
might seem strange that the church should
spend so naucil time il writing letters to u
lady. He wished to say in regard to the
matter that it was done for the purpose Of
renaovin. from the church the imputaions
which had been cast upon it by its enc.
mics The people said they carried on S
course which WAS oppressive to the mem
bers.~ thc church had always attempted
to act as a household, and even in disci-
pliuing its members this had been done.
II had nit acted Us legislative or exrcu.
tive body. When affection can d" no
more, The church must do what It can to-.
ward properly disciplinhg its members,
aid for tI.i, r>as' the naiae "f lIrs. Elm.
MA C. ilrulton had been dropped from
the rolls, her rights having bee" lo"oked
upon US Just as sacred as those Of any 9th.
cr person. They knew the power by
which she was being impelled was con.
cealcd behind her; they were aware that
this was an unscrupulous power and one
that had watched every opportunity 10 in.
jure the church; these were the reasons
that 90 much care and attention had been
given to This matter. In regard to the ad-
visory council, he desireu to State that tue
church called it because the time had
Come when it intended to take its own
matter in its own hands. The speaker re.
ferrcd at some length to former councils,
and said that thev had been taught by cx.
rcr,ence that every opportunity t" injure
the church would he taken and zealously
followed up. and they had decided to clear
it of the many imputatious heapcd upon
it; they would turn their books inside ou
and would answer any and all questions
that might be put them by mortal man
He declared it shame that communit,
should have been 81 annoyed, and familie:
injured for nojusti6able reasons whatever
but because Of the ill-leelings of these per
sons. All the church wanted was the lib
erty to pursue is. own business, and moth
ing more. he wanted mutual counci
on these questions Of Mrs Moulton's ant
was not afraid to meet her in relation t
hem. This advisory council called b,