The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-17
PLYMOrTll'S BIG COUNCIL,
MR BFFCHER'S TRtNk iNSWERS
70 4 IISIIADE or QJENTIONS'

Allegations in Deacon VESTS Protest
Tho er.t half hour Of Mr.. Bcccher's Sc
Ia, c.,,,,cu. s,..i,n Yesterday morning was
,pen, iu religious exercises, the burden OF the
prav, r. being fOf blessings on Plymouth Churcn'
help fr the pastor. and grace for his enemies
There was a splr.e attendance Of delegates at
Tho openinr, as fort,-nye or IN re were at work
on the auc.uous - the letter missive. Dr.
Dwight and President Porter OF Yale College
,-erc seen for the first time in the council
number OF ministers from other churches sat
outside the seats reserved for the delegates, aud
the gallery was allcd from rail - wall.
The nbounlins hospitality OF Plymouth
Church IA tcrhips more marked than anything
outside Of the sc.-i rs of the council. Many OF
che bcs known dc clc yates are driven to the door
IN carriages, and ta.en away asain as comfortl-
bly, The delegates letters reach th,m through
= church postmaster: tho favorito newspapers
are distributed without charge to the
nenbers. in st mpcd wrappers ready for
mailing. and Without wraupers choice
Iuncn is spread in the parlors. for use at
any time; paper. pens. ink, and postage stamps
arc In the lecture room foi epistolsry purposes.
and messengers in uniform wait to he sent In
addition to ALL "a compilation Of Congregational
laws, authorities and prcccdents. edited by DR..
Henry 81. Storrs. Nr Reecher's warm friend, has
been given t. each mem Der. and IN this docu-
ment, under each qut stion Of the letter miSsive,
there are notes. cit tiOns. ana extracts, appl-
cable to the question. - establishing the uses
pi plymouth Church, which are now umplainUd
OF as abuse Of Concregationaism.
The council moved easily toward It's business,
Ilr. BicUn mOlcrlting with acknowledged skill.
Tha nnst intent snectator w,s Mrs. Beecher
Who sit In the gallery. gazing Gown at the body
ot advisers, watching narrowly eacn speaker as
hs took the floor.
A. soon rs the minutes were disposed OF
the Rev :. II. Bell of Mansfield, ohio, offered
the following resolutions;
R,mreL That II Is nr belief that the Rev Henry
VAR ltrhcr 10 ifuuctn; Of the sius aud crimes pub
Ecr lHd 20 nis chArsc.
,ni cctniiou ut tl' members ami con.rcsaipn ~
~ bec.s.e without INF. We SOU De, uaaae to arrivs
nj ali ic facts. sud especially thai tccaue tlu- ny
q Ne a.ih as it sin tlrs je-u' cur Saviour anu our
sApDriNG 1T oN \ COMMITTEE.
Asrhdued murinur ot disopproval indicated
that lr Ben w,s not the noutnpicce Of the
"ure waiting go know the opinion of this coun-
oll hefYF IL shall hav' become safur ted with
the mos nerc ~ ritual influences that will sur
Tound this hods while here Mankind wants to
know DO .ll Nauft.
that, as d friend of Nr Berc cr, he would move
70 have the resolutions sent to the business
Dr. bacon said that the subj cts OF the rcsoll-
ton were not submitted 10 the council IN the
letter Wissive.
Mr. He'll beg your pardon. sir the
hundred voices Question, question.
DR. B,l still tying 10 yet the at;cnti N Of the
noisy council said tnat he had heard the Mode
rator, the pastor himself. aud many delegates
speak Of the subject OF his resolutions as lying
At the foundation Of all the subjects that were
Dr B,con, viii. his forehnrer pointed at the
excited ohio deli gate. said " Did say. sir, that
this council was convened to decide this ques-
tonY
..Dr. Henry, NJ. stqrr, urged poin; Of order
that the derator had decided the resolutions
" be olt Il or er. The Moderator ruled de-
cisy lY q lt they were out OF order.
Mr.. excit.aIy appealed g. the house from
The NodcrAtui's decisiCu. and endcavOrel TO
sfeak on the a. ped. but be WAS debarred 10y the
call from the DELEGATES and tho ruling OF the
hodgrii r. The response m ,y y Il sustaining
tCe Moderator was loud. ON the negative. Mr..
Bol al ne voted, Ine re solut 5us were then
s'nt 20 u'te row'littee.
M y ~ landed up his re- so'u IONS still saying
thai m land wouil expect thrm t. pas. on
i4ose rc- lAtions II they Cd uo;hing else.
mo nv Lyman Abbott. O. lrman Of the
hu-iu' -s q mmittce,to whom vas referred Bet-
en- West ,atemeut nd protest, preseuted It
s. Size Du.f..L reading u.
WuN IN VESTS PROTEST ALLEGES
Sr Ne.f q his protest denies that the GOO
name OF 4 loutl Church Is questioned be-
cause = rlt7 aad princivles adopted many
year- er1 ti because Of m It's extraordinar, pllo-
A0utun in rsreccntly have been or pueu from
uiemtfrhp' without censure, as ausentevs,
ard bee. Sc iheir grave CHARGES against the
moral cutfsc'er OF the pastor have been
IGNORED ~, good name OF the Plymouth
question iIr .'Y one rets n, ITS refusal, under
the ruid nee 4 Nr. Bcccher and his ADVISER, to
ennmit tAe argos against its pastor 70 an in
Nrsi4sAlion bet le bn impartial tribunal, where
hla .ccusers W. "a have satisfactory opportu-
q u present tie evidence upon wnich they
r.Ncd lr o. bong taeir charges" Mr. West
tnefeiD re- pro- sls as member ~ the church,
against ilc VI iftltat atlon Of comparatively I'M
Important ~ j.i. u the council, to the neglect
OF Nc one uNl -Ihject 81 conc rn to the
."H ,,ul 'e immunity, namely. the qIes-
.on vi PR, u s guilt. hr. West also asks
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