The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-14
VOL. XLlII.-N0. lS3.
SEALING BEECIIER'S DOOM,
the BEGISNING or I OREiT CON-
GELS.IIIONIL IIRINiNG.
. A pro,c., by tho urooLly. church Of the ri

GELSITIONIL TIRINING.
A Protest bv tho brooklyn Church Of the Pii-
rrim. Against the verdict Of tho Advisory
CouLcii- Attacking Nobody, but Defend IA
the Church-K with McnuiuR.
The lecture room of the Rev. Dr. Storrss
church at Henry and Reusen streets Brooklyn.
was filed ON the ono side 10y male members of
the church. tue voters. ard on the other side of
the osk PARTITION hv ladi"s, who, as Is not the
rule in plymouth Church. were only spec'ators.
The meeting had nccn cl'lcd hy Jeremiah Z.
Robins u, ex-Jud1e Hlrd.cye, Dwight John
X, 7. Buck. Archibald Baxter, Franklin Wood
run, Joshua NJ. Van Cott. W. T. Hatch, and
others. 80 take action I'm reference to the verdict
OF Plymouth Church's Advisory Council, against
which Dr.. S,orrs had uttered protest, on a re-
quest from him to give BIS opinion on that
bcdy's result. There were about ono hundred
and tweut, i've voters ia the room. The Rev.
Or. stous opened the meeting with prayer, and
then read the call for the meeting. Mr.. Hatch
read the following preamble and resolntionsi
Mycgs There l. known ani snihoritatiy, ,cccle
BY and lis accrtdited piiforns Of poy 6y
which tlc validity o. the acts OF churches and OF coun.
Ehs,sa,, m, procedures Of churches and councils
ana reyout onary. and not b.naing upon inii,lduii
H. the ,s nsy NMNsoMT w M Oonno S4eNsneq m % ~ 70
The remainder Of the preamble is a summary
OF the findings OF the council, and 1t is followed
by the following:
Rsssirsi tir, that the Church Of the Pilgrim, VIII
dcclarcd IA the result oi the coaTci' nat esaris
sSbSerpe f ths pSf Sd spa oy et be sa
fatlonal coMmunon and that It q IS not hold Itself
church waicn adncres 70 those prinoipes.
cipics Of tne Ccnefaeationsl Platforms ana poIey%
pTtncWie, 1htch uadeiie an rolntdrgc -po,aie ds,o
broiterhood Of the churches may be jadsed by that
Da 6q n srs eGge' gTS
La case and inai II church proves itself unwilling
dure Instituted by iiseif or in an orderly way
snich tend. threatens p discred ali the ehGcHe.
Is the rs9t. ana NAV be the imperative duty. Of the
20 I'D Itself either OF such scandal or OF sGch church
Ne bToreoa cSarces q pye.isse TSa ia n'sa' an e1
eues Of ihe communion Of Congregational churches.
EXCHANGING SENTIMENTS.
The Rev. W. IL. Whittemore. formerly a Com
gregaiioua minister thought that the Advisory
Council was IN perfect accord with Conereea-
Il. T. BUCK, Of renown in the council Of 1874
Thought tl.ut the hndinRs Of the Advisory Coun-
oliver suhycrsiye to all true Cuncrec ii Ionalisu
As to the delegates to the council he thought
that many Of them left home intending to do
right, whatever they thought after they got here.
Ing up, In spite Of the uses put to It Ivy many
who are under its shadow. e. think mvself." he
oeal CRIME, and II shows how willing and sub
serveni some ministers and laymen willed con-
TO Mr.. Albert Woodruff. who asked the aues
ton, Dr. Storrs replied that the resolutions Of
Tered by III. Hatch would work no chang what
ever in the relations Of the church to other
churches. They were but protest against the
rules as Id down by the late council, which
any church had the right to make.
Mr.. Woodbridge said that he did not relish the
position ., tne Hhurch OF the ii'srlms he had
man Mr.. leecherl out Of this tfonble. Other
smSi thuTches ia been sele to get rid Of their
tional Church can get rid Of ts trouble too"
He had doubted for long time the truth Of the
charges, q" but now he said. must say that
believe that those charges are true" lSensa-
REDuKE FROM pr. sroRRs.
DR.. storrs called the speaker TO order, saving.
ave are not here TO express any Individual
opinion, or TO investigate any rumors or charges
while know that the sui iects - which refer
ence has been made are a sort Of maelsirom
careful o avoid all expression Of opinion"
Mr, Woodbridge withdrew the remark, saying
that he h d only spoken for himself.
MI. Forman moved that owing TO the impor-
tance Of TIE TOPICS TO be passed on that the adj
dress and resolutions he printed. and the de-
cision he postponed for two weeks.
IN, ltd 10 yery e1ced disf4s,,o1' In ,he
pastor htd led them for thirty years it WAS a
burning shame that they should spend time ais
Fornsn a MT kIet @ Woo1 md OF or.
asked that there should be no ralfoading Of the
resolutions through, MS at a political meeting.
ALL CLUTCHES TO DE HEARD FROM.
Ex-JudGc Birdseye said that he did not wish
tbe question postponed, that the church might
be lobbed and bad feeling engendered. The
church was 10 learn what CJngregntiouasm
was, After Il had acted, It hoped TO hear an
eKptessiOn from nearly every CO0gre catiOnal
church In the land. II the majority Of the
churches IN the land adhered to the Congrega-
tionalism laid down by the Advisory Council,
then be wanted none Of that doctrine.
Ex-Judge Van COtt opposed the motion to
POSTPONE, asking II the rules laid down 10y the
council were not the principles Of Cougrega-
tionalism. why should they not say sol If there
WAS a division In the church, lie wanted to know
ttl He hoped that the question which was
Intended to put OF decision and make division
would not prevail.
The amendment to postpone was lost only
twenty-thrce voting in favor Of II. The vote
was taken upon the pre- mole section by sectio
There WAS steady opposing vote to each
clause. one or two brethren said that the op-
position didn't know what they were doing.
On the resolutions a standing vote was asked
for, aud the tirst was adopted. - to2j
Tho next resolution was nClsily called for. and
Mr.. Nhittemore exctedy erred being GER
tain that those resolutions are "a perYerslon and
amisrc presentation, /"
Tine rest ~ the sentence was drowned by the
cries OF order. One protesting voice said, Let
him speak"
The second resolution was adopted-sj TO H..
Then the question was ordered on the entire
report. Mr.. Buck hoped there would be entire
unanimity In this vote. There were ninety
votes in favor and twenty-three against the re-
pQft.
Or. storrs's address and the proceedings OF
the meeting were ordered 10 be printed in
pemph,et form. Several III hOussnd copies OF the
pamphlet tre 10 be sent to the churches and
bentiment.