, 1876-02-03

WHAT THE CHICAGO CHURCHES THINK or IT.
+. Yesterdays Tn1BrSE contained III It's dig
patches flom New York a list Of the churches
chosen to send delegates to tho Advisory Con-
Eregatloual Council which is to be held in
Brooklyn. Fob. Is, to paea upon tho cLargen
preferred by Mrs. a1ouston against Horny Ward
,Beeclor. Thoro arc to bo I'll churches reprs-
sontcd by two delegates each, besides q number
Of reverend dclcgases at large. Chicsgo was
invited by letter-msaiyo to aend Prof. Hyde. Of
tho Theological Seminary, and two dole
gates each from Plymouth, Fotsy-aovensh
md Lcayitt Street Congregational Churches.
Prot. Hydets duties 80 suct, that ho will bo M
,bic togo. but It is most likely that tho three
.tuschea named will DO fully represented.
pLYMoETH fflCnCIt. . l.
Lnat evening = THIRuNE reporter Wab detailed
to cali upon Dr. William Al1in Bartlett. who Wan
found in plymouth, Church, Michigan avenue,
near Trenty-Ai1th gtreai. busily eugnGed in his
ministeriAl dutles. After pFaJes-meet!nR tho
reporter had The following conScIsation with tho
II presume you t,avo gotten tho lester.miaavo
inviting your church 10 participate In t1o rlyn,-
outh Church (D1ooAlyn) Advisory Council. which
Is to convene in that city On tho 18th inst. ?"
know Of It IL what Aaw in TUE Tn1nusE on tho
train coming this morning from Ke.uoshA. "he1o
had lecturcd tho evening before
''fou o1pect the tctterf
~, 59as p1cEtillla bllAtA hot ~ IV-4hJP
"W.l! you accept tho invitation 7"
~! chunk tho church hss concluded to do so.'
"Will Jon send delegatcsf"
II think We ahA'l."
20. no. think NO ah.il GO there unbiased
TO try the case oo tts u,erlts. At least. think
th.t i what our churcl, has iec'doa to 'io.'
when will the meeting bo llald p
!'Thtt can't tell till aftor ne got Tie let
rRQf, i. T. HYDE,
Of tho Chicago Theological seminary, ono Of tho
ministers NTH sut charge who hayo boeu hon
visited. At present the Professor il engaged
With large class Of theological students, and
hs thinks /, nltoeether iupEobnb!s that hc viii
be able 10 attend OH their account. III regard to
he haa little to Say. not wishing to
he bad given the matters stated Therein
nors profound thought than be yet had time
he thought, could be QUESTIONED By no one.
Plymouth Church hhd been Eacket aud torn 10 =
manner that few other churches could have
atood, and It VAS but proper that aomo Mn,nis-
course In setting the tedious questions a1aiug
In their midst should be given ut ~ early d
date u possible. Az the Professor had uos rc-
csi1sd any official notice OF hts invitation, ha
could not state whsther or not le would attend,
but the probabilities arc that he will not.
LgAvlTr BTRIKT CHURCH.
Tho Ney, Albert bushnell, pastor OF t.le
Leavltt Street Church. wAx also kind enough tt
cordially entertain the reporter, lie iu compata
lively young member Of tho Council. bnt hal
had training In tie Congregational schools
thAt will place him Oh All equal footing With nnJ
p.ber member OF ths Council when question:
pf right and wrong 10 chu1cl, ethtcs are to tt
eonsidefed. Hhsn ha Was first apokcn TO In re-
gard 10 the Council he l,&i not yet read the pa
peIs, and consequently know LotAiBg about lhE
tssusnce Of tho call. 1ntAa course of Plymouth,
Church ho found much to commoad. aud WITT
hut few exceptions has heartily indo1aed ths
rulings Of tho Trustees iu the pesple3lug case,
&bat hKfe come before them,
Having 10 full sympathy with them. ha vii
tdd his presence to the Council il be finds II q
Ill possible for him to b. there On tho date men
ioned.
Regarding his individual opinions, hs woult
tsy noshtnR, except that hs wonld 70 10 th'
coanl 9t.es,{ unht.sed ,, s1y pts!adss. .h.s