The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-25
4, VOL. KILN. l65.
fHE COUNCILS. LAST DAY.
fBE LIGHTS or ATTONAL-
ISM HOMEWARD HOUND.

. ward ueecher's skirts nrt Clcnn ITO"
TX the New COmmittcc is TO be 9eIec'"''
. The last day Of Mr. Beecher's selected
Aouncll was cieeful to all OF the members OF ,ne
advisory body, because OF their sense oil service
to pIvnoutb Church IN putting the Congroga-
tlonal seal on Its adherence to the accused
,pestor. on the life Of the pastor HIMSELF and on
yhe rules and discipline Of Plymouth Church.
always before considered out of Congregational
tune. Then the pleasure was Favored with the
added 10y that Mr. Bowen's ieV,lations hau not
drawn a uall over the whitenod surface OF AFFAIRS
which they intended to leave. some OF the
delegates went homo early In the day, but they
were not missed from the throng that hurried
ont Of the cold into the star chamber OF the
Church.
Cen Bates was the Moderator at the morning
eession The Rev. :. d. Rel arose on q question
of privilege to explain why on the second day OF
the councils session he had offered the resolu-
tions declaring tho councils belief that Mr.
Beecher Is innocent Of the sins and crimes pub
lIclv laid to his charge lie said that he had
learned with regret that the Business Commit
tee expected TO report adversely TO the adop-
tion Of the resolutions because OF their irrole-
vancy u he did not anticipate their action by
Withdrawing them. lie Withdrew the roso-
lutions. md in hs culogstc peroraton said
that he trusted and hoped that as soon as he
sat down every other mcmher of the council
would JUMP to lis feet and renew them.
Mr.. Dell, IN describing tho scene aitervard'
but they didn't"
In the rest OF the morning session End all Of
the afternoon session the DELEGATES busted
themselyps with discussion " the result oi the
council rs prepared by she cam1i',ee. of nine,
of which Dr. Porter was Chairman. There was
much discussion over the rep"r,' m whlcn Drs
Warren. sturtevant, Dwight, bieon Wolcott
Parker. Store, and Mcssts. Pyrtef. Abbott. ana
Twitche Joined, but thu result OF all the talG
was few verbal chapses. ,,
= The discussion OF the AFTERNOON lasted until
half past i've o'clock On the sixth question. and
on the cominittces report on me letter from tue
The necessity felt for the use Il good iudg-
mont IN passing upon the Andoyer council
question and the mt thod of y wv investigation,
caused the council to make STOW progress, an
1T was feared at the close OF the aftornoon that
lit must be ato IN the evening before they could
make their final report. a closing secret ses
Hon was held at seven o'clock t. put the finish
ting touches on the documentary advice, and u
was soon announced that in an hodr they would
be ready TO report.
GATHERING TO HEAR TIE REPORT.
Tho auditory and galleries of the church be-
gan to be allied by half past seven O'clock One
half OF the middle seats were covered with
plsc ards announcing that they were reserved for
the council. one line Of seats was reserved for
the pres5. and in the cGoir gallery there were
placarts reserNing seats for them. This trouble
was takeu in anticipaticnoi eeat rush such Is
made memorable the night # the selected COM
-mittoc's report, when Muutln was almost
mobbedu Tine rush. however. did not
every seat from pulpit front to cockoft, but
there was no standing. tiptoolng, uneomiorta-
blo crowds IN the dOorwGys or at the mouths of
the aislos. There was large proportion Of wo-
men in the audience. MIS- Heecher and her
left of the choir in the gallery. All of the Ia
miliar Plymouth faces were Conspicuous. Mr..
Beecher sat with his little LAWYER while the
skilled ushsrs were seating the thrOng
At lensth sir. Beecher ascending the plat
form, said that he wished to renew the request
and to N axe IL personal TO every friond he had
IN the audience, that in every part OF the SER
vices of the evening the utnos, quiet should be
Ia. ha a.f1 all. Ii
hands would knock me down. aud every man
who cheers must bave his mouth open against
me. think my congregation nrs well behaved
persons, and II would be eminently proper TO
meet the report OF great religious council Ike
this In silence, THANKSGIVING, and PRAYER.
There was an impatient stir as though the
habituaI applauders would be clad 10 applaud
that mich Of the pastors talk, out no applause
At a quarter to 8 o'clock messenger was sent
20 Horatio G. King TO hurry 10 the oiG organ, as
Aho council were getting ready 70 come down.
he darted up the stairs, climbed upon the organ
eeat, pulled out all the stops, and al the word
ETom Director Camp worked the organ into q
thundering volume of sound, uriltPlligible until
u passed into the strains of God Save
she King" AS tho music began the two
hundred and twenty-seyen delegates filed
IN the doors on each side Of the pulpit, Ike
college graduates on commencement day. Dr.
bacon headed one line, Gen. Bates the other.
t2he Doctor went at once into the Moderator 5
chair, laying his cloak, lined with a leoDsrd :
skin, over tie olive wood arm. Ex-Gov. Dingiey
pat next to bin, and q ZEN. Bates. tho third Mod
orator, next. Mr. Boecher, with a great coat
folded around him, sat with his side face TO the
audience, in char drawn so close to the edge
OF the platform that sudden movement would
theads. As soon as the deogates were seated
'fhe choir sang with great spirit John Zuhdels
.blessings on the councils work, on the pastor.
,DQ the tried church, and on all the fellowship.
DR.. Bacon then, as Cn -irman OF the commit
lee on the Andover letter, read the report Of
4he committee, which, after recitn4 the causes
that led to the letter, and the committees views
,of the admonishng rights OF aoy one church,
and their opinion OF the propricty and temper
of the letter, concludes with the following
,Uinute:
THE BACK OF TIE HAND TO ASpovER.
Wh,reas, letter has been submitted to this council
Addressod ny he ehprch n Anaoyrr theological semi
o t1s IN In T. II rgSs5a to the
Sust ia a sister church, and
eds 5tog betcr b .s geae. s5i sa seGpe
Ell hereby solemnly declares
eeIn he snmos 10 ny . 1Ss 3ne9ce
ShSt sisiey % chn Oh and l sainoSh
P9sed de,ecuon Of duY AM ~ case tbs sister church
Ihnreh may aeqnalnt other equrcht vita that orencc
e ofeT eh1r ' g IN m Srher Sni may Sdd aTe
HshDg he Offending church ana in case tnis further
given The admonition!nqy forbcsr oonauhica Win the
chdrohcs csr the case Bu, Tie council so cal Ell
hsther the offending church IS really acting contrary
ewdr to cm 10 take in the ss aSt & tSs
alleged scandal through mutual council proposed by
yNef. ana called for the purpose nOI, he rejection
luch claim by the sister church, call an OK parle
Gbgncil foI the same object.
rs. That tnt assertion OF such claims as these last
0{med would be papable violation Of the prluClple
Aof ConRrseatiornlsm as laid down IN the Cambrdee
platform aud In that OF the Stoull Council OF 1895
Boz would be not only suDyeislYe OF Tue peace Aaq
hQftet OF the churches, but also tut q dlngerous III
5naenent OF the liberty OF the local church IS would
AaA DFvAAoL!y1 Qt the most eyll results.
LEONARD BACON,
aI.o..:-:., Dwioag
J. W. WELLMAN, }Committee,
GEORGE Is. SPAuLDIHG,
J. Is. GRINNELI,
BRADFORD Il. WOOD,
As soon as this was read, Or. Bacon called
4ii5on the Rev. Jared Clark, the chief scribe, q
read tie following as the finding Of the Council
g., THE COUNCILS REPORT.
the council, Ia the discharge of Its duties, has
tbesides heaiing the pastor ard special commit
kteo which signed the letter misslye, listened tc
Atatements;
Flrst-From the Examining Committee oi
PlymOuth Church, which is directly charged
with tho administration Of IL, discipline.
6econd-FrOm tho members Of the lnvosti'
eating Committee, to whom the church com
United the preliminary examination OF the
Charges which were publicly brought agains
the pastor.
ghrl-From Mr. II. G. Bowen in relation &c
she trrtA of statement coutrGverted by hin
al "a incidentally in relation TO certain transac