New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-18

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am not here rs the counsel OF Mrs Nonlt'n. an no,
here to represent anybody but a. private gen lenah
responding To All invitation of this great Council Ia gave
| II information TO facts which am supposed 10 know,
ard which the Council desires TO know; and Tor what
ever say tonight responsible ~ an indlt hna 10
God to you and not responsible representing any
body. to charge anybody with any IesloLsih! Tor
thought II necessary TO say this. Sir 70 avoid msap-
prehcusion. There is 80 mach msa IrehenSol ana lie
Is much ard trouble arising from nis1 prfhril
sion that wish my position here 10 b. strictly defined
sn T Ms SG co "Pn' @ MIR that Ia s IG am
ready 10 cd aud give tie Council The facts "ith
Al period after some correspondence had passed be,
tween Mrs. MOultOn by her counsel d this church.
repre- her who member OF the Congrcsa-
onul Church aud VINO supposed that by the u-aee' OF
The church he would not be ~ liberty o at foI her bc
fore Gouicil and that being hN nndrIs landing i ana
Ole tiat she should he REPRESENTED ny .Om, pt,o, Mi
II the negotiations resulted IN "A Council might repre-
called in. as say al late period. There was prclm
mary meeting one or more ncetmS',mp iT"ch
NJ The matters were discussed. about which We
didn't agree but ii respect Of which We came 10 an
mgl arranged that should IN ct ON The 80 al juhuay
The purpose Of naming churches AMI ministers WIN
charges bc invited constitute The Council me
number of churches ana TIE number "i lulpIs
ter having been prclimnarily agreed upon. IL wa,
distinctly understood between H. that each should
,Eooc one hall of the churches to be invited and one
half Of the ministers to he invited aud thrh W, pi"
Committee ~ sogrct church Snggo-teG that !.!
should lead on agreeing tO select alternately t inc
Committee with characteristic modest deferred Ia me
and suggested iha, should lead off. and ci 81 And
81 We continued until we had selected each 10 churches
our next meeting Was arranged for Jan. T. with The
understanding that each party should correspond wiz
the cnnice- and mini tiers Thcn that party had haind
ascertain the probability OF the accepia OF an nv,
tat!on Letter inissivC. In pursuance of that airlngr
mcut, / the next morning mailed letters Ia all the
caurches aud ministers 10 nc Invited on bhlt OF rs
,itcd on her beioi pleas, d'nt lot in 'tating the
situation. ail To appreciate the moral BEARINGS oil the
We met on the an. II being ascerraned that the
Chu,,h Il the rhSn1 ANA h' Conerr@aiicGhl , lil,1
Cntcntc. bad accepted the invitation nrm1c o.
the Committee pi tins church produced paper "hfh
h. proceeded To- cad winch ws ~ ls suhstahcr r"
test against the inv tauoh 1I tu' 'Luich o thr III
and the Clinton Av,uuc Church J hh.c dc'py "i me
paper which Was read said ~ on,G IN answer i1l,i
Courcil Your objection 'oiacS the arrangement ny
dutv Of corr, spending with them, Of morning ih,n
that they Ia be invited, aud obtaining men l',
~ II was Al once conceded. aud Tie Clerk Of The
church proceeded 10 make col' ON me pot o.
yri tcd ~ the copy WIS being made wiat mon ~ 10 De
some nj cratioIs gons N the original bat the co"
wa presently finished aud delivered o M. CO. nadns
certain expressions IN IT, but made 40 oi.rivahon
about that for tie obvious rcn.on tha - ws mimi nlr
own control t. pa 20 in what ~ ape they pi"hs, ga
only io make il their ina act Whrn fh'' ad d'N'r'
IL no N" h cory! ana o"h a,,r i" ~" ~, E,,~ t
attention "i ~" Council distinct {" the iar maj ~ va"
fl I,,r priarrd ard brought to iic mcci az and read
u. a ra.r deliberately prepared and brought, ana
~ .. mir,,ius ON TIE ION asked DE Committee to
Withdraw TN. protest. 1n1i Was ucc.nr thrh r'"i
What i, called c,uniri-pr"ic-t di>tn'ih uE, ."lh'
ia the risl To protest lli - TSnonih thi'n han
80 proceeded G." protest AGAINST i"1r rhh'- "h't
had bcrn named "n thor part on lhc ~. niIn..
after the meeting adi"urn'd received an 'i,i I"i lc
pi,unutli Commute" 90 Withdraw The Tour ,Iiuifh-
u1ncd IN In> counter protest II would wiIhhIh" 'n'
~" 'huicncs protested a-an,i b' ihrlh l"S lN' ~
consider mat th, i2th. the day AFTER "in in"l
VII ~, t fr,yi d rec, i've from III central
Cnurch notice of the Il cliuniipn ~ the 'r'h t' 49,
c,pt m invitation the Council 1"a 'wiin N one
thai dccd through the ps-tor- ,chn".,l ru "nt me
o.nrr focal Irook>n clufcac' aud irI Nj. M"niHn
4tt ft
We de-, ~ the other churchc-. had AZ" ','rl d',
tinct not rction that certain ptr, 80 Idh pen i
r 10 cont woud not com n the local 'hutrhr ""ir
position 1T thit time of having uJ n"l' aIine H"nt
d-ntrgrat,d aud melted away ana Z" "'n. "ul tur
Necessity attempt To '1ruikr the
81 Mr. Noulion IN the Council
ON a." t2tn of January met hr, '.' t:h IT, "hh
ihrn read Ia him the ate. native, Z" when " reduced
by The protest g." Plymouth commliicc-ij Z" adhere
To- ,hc pro,r, against ~ cnn '. WIN ne -A lHh me
protest would prevent ne a,'~pit'r o." 'n, '',l,",
T.. To- waive those churches aud select shb-iliul Tor
ih'm; 90 +" tax The si""h' ln, '4 mr1 nv'' w.
having ~ form accented mutual c"u.'" ana '.-
srujcd {" my 'cloiioi'-' ana hadr ~ nn
sogurni protect Suh,cii'd ihr Iun'a' G'h' I'.' -.
Hutiii Couur!. and then "h"frl instantly u, hnn' =
Mr. noiItpu signature 10 tnc letter m~.i'r me ~"
tcst were Withdrawn aiNn vilh'fa"lhS M. h'"t"n
counter p"tc.t. That rrrmng ne 'irik "i ' 'nu'''
norincl ne that thoy cud not cha.e Their position.
QUESTIONS 10 MIR. Vas corr.
Mr. Van Cor on concluding. was Intercepted ~ some
length the points where thci" was discrepancy 'r
and liz owu presentation. lir real hi letter ~ invita-
fir 20 IA. miui-icr-, ~ request oi IN M"cot lhr
.cr,.c, Of The proceeding. $50. also brought up h Dr.
Wo!roit and Mr. Van C,tt -uj Tint be- VIZ paced 100
peculiar position. Having invited III" r'uoh'~ a' 'i
i.trr- ud.r thi- arrangement. hc bed now "'hri :"
allow letter. mi-,iyr t. "a 10 thrin' snd ih'm
+, come To- the Council rp,n thc -uppo-i'i"n that
that va, the actual cordial invita- ion ~ the pdi"~
or 10 unde,ci,c them and to let them know. u Wa,
point aud in Council OF ministers. anu gllh
mon allow -at that mink There cannot ~ ~"
usut'- doubt That II duiN.
Dr. riw,r, Brrchcr rclcrrd TO Mr. Van COR, rcin1.f
ic" lnAHcd q" hun. ana -did t'iii he "lu a. a. 49,,
word protest though b" '7nld np' i'mcnA"f ~, pt'
r sad thn he fr,t mad" abbreviated notes "f hat
lstncd 10 -ay To- Nj Van con, aud when Ee "ior out
Nh, rfoe hc made simuc changes. ~ hi- notes "e'c
simply ca paper To guide li- memory. ~
o. Bacon -Wa- There chance ia 5our mind th1f "n'
q the cErIchc- Wd' tlual- on Your paper mEi' ~
named OF the other sih" F!
Hr Van con Sc thai one tact In lny mind
Other -ldc whether they had any such chance IN Their
view that o thcr chufch"- or ministers mRH' 'e
Thc Rev. Dr. Edward bcechcr-I would say We did
TIC Rev, In Woolc, ! would Ike TO a'k ia, gentle.
man all and all - - accorded WIN
his of wopiiciA IN me circumstances I" '''e '
Mr. Van Coti-I wish TO say upon N, honor and con
science - u man. I think Mr. Mention earhc'ti5
desired thu Council that earnestly desired . '''V,i
and the break tnu occurred following the protest ana
the Going ont of the two churches Wa-a d''i""h ~
MY mpn.on 'hal frgt", N me V %.,, think ra,
,nuunl council ought 10 have been secured that Would
have been si,iaclor, I" both parties Notwithstanding
Mr Van Gotr announced before that speculatiyciy
# /, conceivable thar such - council could nave heh
"ouycurd did not think it could bc convened. and $"
abandoned at the point which have mentioned
Tur cA~rs OF MR. IIIIoN. MIR. BowEN, AID MfS.
MoUIIoN.
ur Kacou after diaving out from Mr. -hrtrman and
vr RAYMOND an exact statement Of the action 81 fine
church in the eases Of NJ Tlon aud Mr. Bowen asked:
. MA Nr Uov en- exurrs. o the church hing In the