The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-18
Plymouth Advisory Council.

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usual religious exercises this evening II
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, the Adyi
sorry Council was called to order by Gen
Bates, Assistant Moderator.
Rev. DR.. Sturteyant OF the Illinois Col
lege, reopened the discussion Of last even
ing. He said when 1t was interrupted h'
was on the point Of offering a resolution
inviting Judge Vancott, Mrs. Moultoni
counsel, to appear before the Council ant
state his views Of the facts which led L
the failure Of the Mutual Council. II wa
very important that they should know
whether or not the Plymouth Church
Committee was censurable for any action
they had taken In relation to the Mutual
Council. He said he listened with greai
deal OF reluctance TO the remarks made
about the Church OF the Pilgrims and the
Clinton Avenue Church and their pastors
The Mutual Council failed from some
reason, and they wanted to know thai
reason. f-...... ....f.....
DR.. Walcott, chairman Of the commit,
tee on question number five, said that the
committee this morning unanimously de.
cided 10 write to Judge Vancott asking
him to present his statement Of the case
beforeit. ..., 4,,
Mr.. sturteyant was arguing in favor oi
Vancott appearing before the committee,
when the death oil DR.. Bushnell was an-
nounced. r-. r.r-...--
Eulogies were pronounced and resolu.
tions Of regret adopted, and Henry Ward
Beecher offered up afervent prayer, cauS'
ing many 10 shed tears. ui g
The discussion OF the pending question
was then resumed, and Mr.. Beecher,
while cries Of Question" were heard,
said that the committee were not only
willing but anxious that Vancott should
appear before the Council or the com.
mittee,
"That is good and noble" answered q
delegate. a.a
Aprotracted discussion resulted finally
in the adoption Of the following:
RssOlred, That the committee invite
Judge Vancott to appear before this body
and state his views relative 10 the negO.
tiations concerning the proposed and
abandoned Mutual Council between him
self, us the representative Of Mrs. Moul-
ton, and the committee of Plymouth
Church.
Rev. Lyman Abbott, Chairman OF the
Business Committee, presented three
resolutions which excited heated and
long discussion. The first and second
were to the effect that special commit
tee be enjoined to keep their results pri-
yate to be presented to the Council in
secret session, and that the Council go
into q Committee OF the Whole for their
consideration. That portion requiring
secrecy was stricken out and the re-
maindcr adopted. The third resolution
which provided for the appointment Of q
committee Of nine, whose duty it should
be 10 take all conclusions and embody
them in a final report to the Council,
created an animated discussion and was
finally laid on the table.
The resolution that the six committees
Of the Council report to the Council TO-
morrow morning precipitated another
long discussion, aud it too was laid on the
table.
Finally q resolution was adopted that
the members Of the Council be present at
every meeting and that none go home
without leave.
A recess was then taken.
When the Council reassembled, DR..
Bacon announced that Judge Vancott
would appear before them this evening.
Rev. G. B. Spaulding then began fur
ther examination Of the Plymouth Church
Committee.
In answer to q question, Rossiter Ray
man said that Mr.. West had asked the
church 10 call Mutual Council, but had
never preferred charges against the pas
tor.
In reply to another delegate, Mr.. Shear
man said that they thought Mrs. MoulIon
wished the church to get rid OF her own
case and to take up that Of the pastor,
when she had made no definite charge
against the latter.
DR.. Strong, chairman Of the committee
on the sixth question, asked whether the
church designed by that questson to pen
all the questions that came before the
Council.
Mr.. shearman answered in the affirm.
ative, and said 1t was intended to open
every case in the history OF the church,
including an investigation touching the
pastors character in 1874. Mr.. Beecher
had favored making 1t as broad as posi-
BILE, so as to include this point.
In reply to question Us to whether
Plymouth Church would consider it as
an act OF discourtesy for another church
to receive a member who had been
dropped, Mr.. Beecher said that If proper
notice was given to Plymouth Church by
the examining committee OF the church
to which the member had applied, the
reception OF members would not be con.
sldered an act Of discourtesy. Itwould
be considered a discourtesy only under
such circumstances as would make it ap-
pear such to the public.