, 1876-03-11

brothers wife, and to DR.. BtorrH? .fhese reo.
pfo must. in "ltopoH" eas!mat!on. 20 a.! eltuet
ldo OF atG s & "p .p. r.,Sas IT,, r,sst1u.t
t1,o H. IL spn,,acnlato I,nrcbcr Of human fr,ity.
Away NTH such blind naau-worahipl Common
ecnAc has not yot wholly departed from iho
world. ilynousa Ghafeh has . vast .nn,enfs
W .ns,,n, .ltn,"inr u,ro""hnnt lin isnI
h,,t i, Ia moi powerful c'ough 10 sotle thIs sem.
dal against the ctornal principles Of Justice aud
Hight. ~ =,
y, AItne p,u.GGlaoy o ooayu ,m .ho sStsi Sni.a.. a
tho !nnu-Motsu'poto ~ ano auPsa ~ so h,.t
Gonues;v H. ~ -" s,o.if na oa',,o, arn liz,
ttonlJ N"tu nseeaos n'!.se.i sAIos i,t s;, ~" -
ag s9 .ss guSss tshad hr H." i,,ns..hic 'oe;c
~ oe.tH e'o"'S P"aneo ~ '0e AAo'''s,e.o H6 .o6's
u e'aoss' ...r o~"Aoo'
rue ADVISORY COUNCIL AND conoRE.
'''~ oar,oHAL USAGE.
n TN Edtor of T'hs Ch,edoa Tribune.
n~.nn. n, Nn-c,, Nav ,l,,t +ha 4 svso,v
cor,,;1 roconttv IN scsson In nrook1yn. haa
COUNCIL recen.'y IN s'7s'on III n'ooA',n' n.s
adjourned, anu It's inception anu procoealoRo
havo become mastore OF history, It is htllnE and
propcr that its euactu,pnts aud docrccs should
o hasn,na ' .t;o,,a M ~ nnb,,o iuveslicatiop. dis
suss,ao s aaa sl e.,,t,,.m
euaeion' ana csaneiem'
Tho writer has boon looltng long ana sn4-
lously TO find where .ho forum lios to make tho
final decision. that decision which becomes pro-
.aaart .nJ !. 10 for nj, congregational churches
eeoen1 anu INV loi ~. ~. sss asaa, 49, .,,asa
throughout tho country III eusa eaaoa n' suooo
TINT bnyo been rccenf'J hgtss'n8 t'sHo"sn
Church, Brooklyn. According to tho theory OF
ronr,ooatinpa,ism, Plymouth Church would
-. T.. ~. ,,tv fyourt conpetert In tsso
seo'' ~ W. ~ s v. nss.,ss.o a.,o
original ]oflso'ct'on oA ais' oeo'nui . .sso'
In tha Congregational organization there Ia IN
form no such Thug known or recognized aa \
f,ouYk of ANNALS. Thore is no power anywhere
.e. t... - s.,a.,.,,to .,,.,, , co,,., Tbnro 80
co"Ee''"t ~ soaa''.uto aasu o.'' =.
no recognized lars aud forms or procedure to
govern nuch Court. The doclBonB Of any body
auontly, hAyo no binding authority over tho
local church; aud much lGsB could such Court
ruve1Ho tLo decisions Of tho local church:
plymouth Church has tried N1r. Doecher, and
Mr. Dcccller and Plymouth Church nro Satisfied
With tho rosnlts; aud theuroticslly thore would
scem TO be nothing moro to DO naid of done 10
the case. ...- .....-
This theoretical Independence OF tue local
church Waa repeatedly and somewhat ostonta,
ttously tecosui.ed and assorted by tho recent
Council. THIS WIS t3tting tnGs.nlich as It WAC IN
fact fos thia spsclto thing that this Council WRa
called.
But. notwithstanding this Independence ot tho
local church, thiB apparent llbeftJ to 10 ABOUT
aa sho peascs, yet, II shc do not please to hcs
about right according to Congregational
idcaa II ehe do not pioaBo to conform
in hnr PRACTICES to tho honswhat vague
and indefinite thing termed coneresatlonsl
A""kot oAo *N"AAN
monltlon from tho noighoot'ns Churches; and,
IN case such sdlnonitloa No not Aoeasa, saeA
ohuFchce may reiase 70 coMnauno WIN nes.
Thoy mny. moreover, proceed to call Council to
consider tho case, anu 70 dctcrnlns whethsr AL
iaa Boon dono III aecofaance "isa cohefssa-
t!onal usage.
iot It IL not admitted Theoretically thht tho
Council sits In s!'ch 4 caso in the capacity os
Court OF Appeals uionsh II WOULD aeom that' III
Jdcf, II at least pcTlof'na rue 1uhct1onB or a
Court OF Novicw. sna shat ~ aocfcoa anu H.
llclions aro intended TO 10 Ultimate and nna!.
IL tho oVont that tao aoetoo is against tno o.
fandsng cilllchr and ENC onenalng cnuien pIovoa
to DO weaii, OF simia. or contamaeaous' u Woaio
ecom that her envy alIoInatiVo 10 10 hnnmi. 70
the decree OF Council. or to be e1c!udea from
tho slstcrhood Of the churches.
Int what II 10 DO dono III tile nos fnpoasinlo
eYent that tlo aforesaid offending church does @
that 1t outottaIna viows Of it, ovn III regard to
Congregational unago; and TINT II proceeds, ac-
oord,nS to Congregational usage AZ Il u,sder-
stands it to coll ito friends together 10 the form
OF IN Advisory Councl Of liz o'n,-a Council