, 1876-09-07
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
William Alvin Bartlett Talks to
His Congregation.
The Acceptance Of That indianapolis
Gail Still Questionable.

In lieu Of the tls,1ai lecture, tho Rav. William
Alvfn bartlett, pastor OF Plymouth Congrcga.
ttonal Church, smoke At The praycr.rnccttng tnst
.-.n,,,,- H.. -, .,,.a... =. a.. Iii (. s.,~.;s
e'su"s y. 'e!css" W Wv eai, me nao sGecaseu
from Tho secoua Presbyterian Church OF 1nd!an-
apolts, giving, US ha called II, "an account Of
his pretlcan,cnt." lie said a committee of tho
chlrch, early in June, &c. cut 10 hunt If, A
e,crgvnoon rnov ,sorc ra,ntnr " rhs1.,s. ~ ~
s'e'sf"tu''. AncS "slc eo'uhs :" cneaHo 70
near ohe :. on tue othef sldc OF tue rlTef,' and
when getting ou the train soma one suggested
that they en- To ptv,no,,tl, Church lrnnn thctr
a,rtv,1 ia ft,n,nttt.o a,rtdoI ~. ..r, ...,,n,.
$500, s,I t.. 49,. '1' ~. ~. ~. t'o.Nh
!" e1c'' c"ufe" Ill .ac h'ofhAlE a.o ALTERNATING
IN the evening. From that Sabbath until the
last, plymouth Church had not held meeting,
lie believed, at which Que of tile Conmittce wns
nnt present; Eighteen officers Of the 1nil!anap-
oils church Ind attended, the meetings before Il
call vas made All the officers, tlirty-s!r 70
number, inItsd IN call, and they urgently
paes Sabbath tn Indianapolis on his way East
|;rcpeatediy expressed the dcsireIand be re,
ustant.y consented n ,9 90 1 something hs bsd
eDEe n f and e e
Monday evening stetWcen three and four hun:
dred people met IN the lecturc.rootn, indorsc i
tue call o. the oaliccre, and
GAVE HIN UNANIMOUS cALt.
@ anl appointed committee to draft It; They
then marched in body to the house where hc
was stoppng--he had no inttmatlon Of t!elr
com'ngNand filed Into the hall and attacked
nm With speeches, and he detcpded himself
VIII g. tne %, sang ,ae. WEAPON. r. pn.,.,
!ettefs from meMDefs oI Inc cnhrch ana men IN
tae c,ty nnt connected with It urging him to
conle' ine oeGnnu Chufch Was ealu ~ De the
most tnil1entlal M In Indiana. It contributed Inst
OUT at lcasl wv at Tie praytr-lncetlnss--i1lcn
asn women ready ior spiritual enterprises Husl
WORK. luz day heitrc Ute return lrnin the East
na at Iccesea ssr'el IN IN interesting. knd. aud
u.,, CONSIDERATIONS.
ue Woata MaFc replied at once ma ne not been
coming nome Il wat couctcd In tue most RP-
pfopsate anu sas1iul plraseoiosy, and Il scene!
thep vaf To- & aa Mn t sess % o.
more ttala ai tue letters he i!au received from.
anyWheIe' As church. minister, ahl rcoopie,
theg Hati passcu through ut!e1aiHnlcu anu uh-
antlclpateu irias anu stfnGsles during the past
scscn or eight years: TIC Ercht FIRE, which
threatened To cxterlnlnate them; tue un!on oi
two cliurelsea' tic panic tho sccond fre. And
Was Wehtleflal liat tlley survived.
nut ne, ne oeicVed uou hau smiled up.
tho, on infmvt ttav I,aa ,,t Me naa gn1dfn them
uG tad leu ttain; Lie WISHED 70 say tlnt, In this
cali TIC attitude OF stlie clIIrel',-its contli-
tlOf,,-aia not HlscoaEafc or ulsfiearten ht'N
particle: ;Iney had large debt.Enot as mitch
agalnst tue general feeling IN tic community
that was opposed 70 attending church with
Efeat aeoi, bot ~ alu not doubt their ultimate
nnu conltllctc uc'lVctanee from every tlirallaon
It necessary That there sl!on'd be .
THOROUGH UNION or THE ENTIRE cIuRcH,
1nG ttMt every man, woman, an1 cl,il1 sllonld
40 ms or hG5 Utmost t3 bear eas burdens and 70
ase a staa ss9" snnp a t
church, When Church got EOs3tpY, In q sort