New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-22

church could make and has acquitted pastor
I6urt Members absent tie nselves in like for
some or all of the reasons before stated nm, ,oo0o 90
charges insinuaos q gross INN, r.ty aganst
tho rn Of such r OF oi s oS The charges arg Ss
purity aud peace Of tne chdroh
The members Of the Committee were unanimous and
recommended in the first instance endeayOrto bring
the members full accord with the church. and they
did not return that they should be suspended dropped
as should he deemed best the same course should he
pursued toward the second class but letters Of dsmis
sion should not be denied in either case. if members
were otherwise in good standing. The Committee ad
vised adherence to tho spirit OF Matthew xvii but
the fifth specification, which covers Mr. Bowen's case
recommended severe aud summary proceedings.
Tho fourth question: Ought this church to have called
mutual other council of churches for the purpose OF
investigating character Of its pastor reque sted
10 do so by monber of the church who has sub
United any charges against tine pastor aid when sucn
request is made for the first time than year
after an investigation has been had by the church Itself
and bo pastor has been sustained by unanimous voter
in che hands of the Rev. G. Il. spaulding Dover
~ H.; the Rov. W. L. Gage. the Rev. j. NJ. Chamberlain
Iowa City; the Rev. +. W. Bacon. Springfield, H.; the
Hon. W. A. Hyde, Ware Mase.; the Rev. j. E. Twiichel
Cievclan'. The Committee reports that such Mutual
Council ought not to be called until the church feels that
il has exhausted its power for investigation; that
would be sin to involve other churches In their personal
mitce in regard TO Mr. Vests protest expresses lis oin
ion that nobody las any business to deal with 1t except
Plymouth Church
The Committee tho NTH question corsisicd OF D.
samuel Wacott Cleveland; the Hon. {. L. Wlthcy, C~nS
Rapids. Mich; President Porter, Yale College; the llon
b. r. Wood, Albany; the Hon. H. Brnkcrhoh. Mansfield
Oho the Roy. G. D. BaFrOws, Lowell. Mass; DR.. George
Field angOr, Ne. Tho Attn question was a. follows
e Has thc of Plymouth Church. AMI OF the Com
mitoe appointed by IT, In the conduct OF negotiations
between tie church And Mrs Moulton concerning the
al. OF proposed Mutual Councl 4, brief statement ~
which is ncos been wise ami Just, or ha' iGcr hcoL
any Lc part VI the church in this matter which
il sboild couectP The Committee eXOncrates the
church OF blame in the failure 20 call Mutual
Council with Mrs. Moulton. and says that n
Mutual Council means mutual, aud not one
nalf OF which is called by one party aud half by the
other party. Each parry 10 re controversy must be
satisfied with an the churches called II is not ncccs-
sary AID often advisable 10 call churches OF the
yicnago. The etter-mssiye should he framed and
sent that the church receiving il might not know which
PARTY was interested in the church's acceptance. The
Committee says that Plymouth Church has been wise
and Just in tic recent negotiations.
The sixth Committee not ready TO report AT the
afternoon session, and the remainder OF the time
spent In correcting the roll.