The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-15
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Mrs. Moulton and Ply mouth Church
NEW YORK, January 1.-THE at
tempt to call Congregational Council
for the purpose of deciding the question
as to the right Of Plymouth Church to
drop from the list of membership, the
name Of Mrs. Moulton, has finally failed.
In arranging the list for the Council, the
names of DR.. Storrs and DR.. Buddington
were introduced in connection with
others. After they had been announced,
they would probably accept the invita-
ton. The Committee Of Plymouth
Church flee protest against their serv-
ing, on the ground that they were
partial, and that they had enmity against
the church. When some of the other
churches heard that DR.. Storrs and DR..
Buddington's churches would be left out
they also declined to serve, and the plan
of calling a council was therefore aban-
doned. Mrs. Moulton was apprised OF
the fact oil the withdrawal of the churches
and the disarrangement of the list, and
consulted with her counsel, Mr.. Van
Cott, and5he, to-day, sent long tier 70
the Plymouth Church Committee, refus-
ing to treat with them any further in re-
lation to the mutual Council, and sharply
rebuked them for the course they had
pursued in rejecting the churches selected.
He didn't think they had acted fairly
and said Mrs. Moulton expected to SUBJ
NIT testimony before the council that
would show good reasons for charging
Rev. II. W. Beecher with adultery.
Now he thought the action of the church
would be considered by all just men to
be a deliberate attempt to avoid inves-
tigatioa as to the guilt of the Plymouth
pastor. -.
The letters of Dr. Storrs and Budding.
ton were enclosed with Mr.. Van Colts
communication to the committee.
Copy ofLctter Calling Council.
Tue following is a copy OF the letter
sent by ex-Judge Van Cott to those
churches which Mrs. Moulton had select
ed to take into the Congregational Coun-
Gil:
BROOKLYN, January 4, 1876.
| Rep Dear Sir:
Plymouth Church, represented by its
Committee and Mrs. Emma G. Moulton.
represented by me have agreed to letter
missive for the call of mutual council
in Brooklyn, on the 25th of Janurry. to
advise parties IN answer to two questions,
they have agreed to submit. They have
also agreed upon the churches and min
listers to be invited to constitute the
council, and earnestly desire
that their invitation shall be
accepted, as the churches and ministers
must all be named in the letters missive,
and as the parties wish that all proposed
to be invited shall attend, we have
agreed to make preliminary inquiry OF
each as TO their probable acceptance OF
inviolation, and each party has agreed
to the address to the churches, and the
ministers agree on asking for lnforma-
tion on that point. 1t is our wish that
the council shall be comprised of repre-.
sentatives of twenty prominent churches
and of ministers not representing
churches. In pursuance Of this arrange
ment, address this communication to
YOU and respectfully ask wether "you
will probsbiy y comply with the earnest
wish of the parties IN response to letter
missive to be sent, as an early day Is
fixed for the Council. A prompt reply to
this by telegraph or by letter, if more
convenient TO you. My address will
greatly oblige Us with Christian regard.
JOSHUA NJ. VAN CoTT."
Reply Of DIR. StOrrs.
To this communication Rev. DIR.
Storrs replied as follows;
BROOKLYN, January II.
Nv Dear Sir: When you asked me
the other day in regard to my willing.
ness, and probable willingness of the
Church of Pilgrims, TO take part in the
mutual council proposed to be called by
Plymouth Church and Mrs. Moulton, l
replied that if the invitation was cor
dial ono from both parties, as |
understood it to be, should be
ready to accept, and presumed that this
church would be also and that whatever
aid we would give in the adjustment OF
the matter to be brought before the
council would be cheerfully given, but
now that the committee of Plymouth
Church, as l understand from you,
have entered protest against our
being invited to the council, L
beg to say ths' certainly could not at
tend myself, and have very strong I'M
preston that the church would at once
decline any invitation. do not wish
to evsde my duty, but cant think that
that duty would require the church or
myself to accept an invitation overshad.
owed and practically nulliied as this
one has been, SO you will please consider
nv expressions OF assent made to you the
other day, as wholly withdrawn. Very
truly, and with great respect,
"'' X. G. SroRRs.
Reply or DR.. Buddingt"n.
The following reply OF the Rev. DR.
Bud iington of BROOKLYN:
Brooklyn January Il,
Hon, j. Tan C0tt:
DEAR SlR:-Wben you inquired Of
me if the church OF which am pastor
would accept the invitation to the mutual
council consented TO by Plymouth
Caurch. l had no doubt OF their willings
mes, TO do SO as regard it as one
of the duties involved upon
the churches to accept such invitation
when called for impartial purposes and
in a regular manner. have heard
from YOU, however, that the committee
of Plymouth Church have protested
against the calling of Clinton Aveenue
Church, and IN view of this
fact, so une1smplel in the history Of
mutual councils and so unjust in Its i'm
plicatlons, l feel compelled to withdraw
the acauiescences expressed and to say
that l think the Clinton Avenue Church
would not accept the invitation under
these circumstances, as certainly should
not for myself.
Very respectfully yours,
WM. NJ. BUpDINGToS.
A. Arr,i.si-RetW cen Church and