, 1876-02-22

first question pa made 10 harmonizs with tue
action of tho Council Of 1874.
THE sEcoSp coMxrTTER
had before 1t this question:
ltuo No. Of th!a church Ii In tho following words
Dropping Observation-Disclosures may 10 dropped
ton,. ~ may bs deemed jul I5 swothir,s vote of
,,;| .ininIns oo%@as<, III s!tlt; aRen tasts ~
thalr Connection WITH III .ho @ cSurch sy pro1ooseG
.bsense or osns1wise upon application
% oea hsn lilo psrP ea a 5 ~ IL
ford to him ~ fuil hca ring before tho Church II 10
ts ~ 1e"a 9' ssr gosa g. Es 10rs M
impsa ssn'afs tl,sn sush u sny| a. ~ noce:a;r5
written charges, or by formal trial auch Ia had In
eaRes Of alleged ,n,nutal!ty} uulass specially deased
~ H. nS r1a r - ToSs t ease da y @
ns iaconsstony viii shs Word ii God Or tas rsiaei.
pies Of chrlstian juit!ca7
Tho Committee consisted Of Dr. Wolman Maiden
Of MasaaohuaoEts. tho lGou. II. G. Robinson Of
Ilartfold. Conn, tbs nov. Q. Z. Dean OF In.
dfanapollR, Ind, tho 1lev. a. A.. Ellsworth Of
WatortoWn, H., L. N. Noyoa OF ntnEhanpton,
n. T.. tho How. L. D!akesloo Of Topeka, kB., Or.
"; j.; DofoEoat OF Now Haven. Il reported "a
and thai tho rulo waB not contrary to Scripture
or Christtau iuatlco.
THE cnuncn coMM1r7EE.
Tho third lnoasion lnvolA cd eeyeral important
President Btutteshn!, Of tho Illinois College, tho
Hon, Warren Cnrrior, OF st. Louis. Prof. Dwight,
NJ Yale College, presldont FafriLlId. Of Obcrlin
College, rrof: Paine. Of barson. Mo., the Ilon.
of 1,oston. Following IL the third question
What conrao onglt this Church to adopt concerning
tin following claslea Of members: frat, ncmbera WHO
stres Eo M " tss them
ground That iho Church has not taken @ ecr.
tHfF ftH$ hHhn5 fknNt htt
which thssa mentors profess to conscieniloas!y
l,s!isve 7 ought 70 tske. Second. nember!
that hey Ieiiave tho rassor Of Tho church to ID eny
Ut crfno, notwithstanding the Church hss nnado 10
complete and exhaustive IN Investigation in.o ihe
snstainod It's pastor without d!'sentlna ro!cof
tno h rs.sp. as Sea5ss .at f i ss9. 3 ~ s
aro generally reported md bclIsved to l,hvo made
charge, o. tns!n,aons Of Groae immortality against
to airtn or deny Ito truth Of such charges whom prop
ery questioned by suitable brethren for tho sako Of
thu purity and peaca Of The church.
TIE EVENING at:sstoN.
Tho Council at the oyoulnE Hesson was pre-
Rided oyer by ucn. Bates, aud wns held iu tho
Sunday-scl0ol room so "a to Bocnro creator &c.
crccy. HI It ~nB reported that reporters had besn
9seovorea eaveadFonptng during ,Le at.ernoon.
Committed, 1t was argued that tho re-
of tho Council Of 1874. Or. Walcott offered .
Rubat!tntc which would moro fully a1reo With
attempted TO got tho floor to speals on this sub
stltuto, tho dobate was exciting. Tho substitute
BsRted that Congrogationasm was getting to be
loosoly defined, and naked that Plymouth Church
be advised to bo moro careful ia enforcing la
rtilcs.
DR.. nAcox SHOWS Ills HAND.
During tho discussion DR.. Blcon thsow dra-
braud among tta nlernbora In the form of au nd
drosd, Ia which ho nccused Plymouth Church In
specifications Of dodgiug tile main question
ant potntA. Lie threatened 10 protest, oyeu 1t
hG atopd In minority Of one. Ho apako ot
the Council Of 1874. Of which ho was Moderator.
AZ tho itctum Of this.
Tho COMMITTEES on tho sixth question, which
nBks wllother Plymouth Church, In tho priaci-
pies and rules whioh it ina provided for tho
maintenance Of order and tho administration OF
Of thrtat: Il says mat tho rnlea and
aro gooi. II advises tho c!,ureh to
avoid Using tho term dropping members" and
to dellue tho atand[nE Of thoao dropped from tho
answering OF the Triton CASE. but after full
aud proper explanation from tho church that
tho case did not ASSUME any uufavorable
attitude and trontnant Of II, did
not ,als disagree With tue finding ot tue ooune,l
aggnoye5 ut the pastor Is acycroly censurod for
not following tho preceptB OF the l8th chapter
OF Mntthew. THO original investigation by the
committee appointed to trY Mr. Deocher Ia pro-
nouncod good. Tlls severe trial III the courts 1t
anyB, puts Mr. Deccher In a Hllil better light.
gcAEDAL BpNEAu.
SILL owing to the NilcapFead suspicious pre-
vailing Ia many mlnfa, and tie immeuBity Of the
case, the Committoo recommend TINT, for tho
salo Of patlutslng other churches and tic world,
Q Scandal Committee, or, moro preporly. "a
bureau, bo formed consisting Of i've rer-
Sous to bo chosen from among .wenty
persons WhoBo namos Vero road. These
t1onty aro al! prominent CongregattonnlistH,
and among them ato President Angel, of tho
Michigan University, aud tho Moderator OF tho
present Council DR.. Bacon, tho lion. Nelson
Dingloy, and Qou. Bates. It also recommends
that \ Committee Of Three be appointed by
tho Council to concur with Plymouth Church
In the selection OF this Scandal Durcau. Tho
discussion on tho report Of the first Committee
was resumed. Az plymouth Church anpealod
Scriptures wero directly applicable to tie caAe.
The first part Of tho fifth chaptor Of tho lfBt
Corinthians was read.
AMENDING FIRST CORINTHIANS.
a de!eRatD In Bpurt!ve mood, moved that
'phrnHe In the cloyouth vorse, which telhtes to
tho foguicRtor, raflor, md coyetous man, Ia
Btrick0n out nB peraoral aud rotlootinE on Mr,
Ti1son.
Tho debato this evening showed tho great in-
torest manifested In tho reports Of the commit
toes By tho Council.
THE COUNCIL.
AEcaRT HEsaIoN.
NEw foRK. Feb. 21.-Tho Plymouth Church