New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-15


prefaced by the Endorsement of his venerable father
whose memory covered lry seventy yssf, rves
to its date who certifes that IL fait si' ~
w patf5r Go ON p, seo 1e5 Prof Dwight win
nd the anthor-and, as am quoting from neopf t IL
may pass muster AT Yae-lcscrbing the troc,e.lhts
which were usual when the pastor hiIisc pccones az
Cnonder;" and suppO.ing the case who're SUN " ps.o
hOoks in the major part OF the cip,vH 80 ia .
gricyed lie would have that very small minority con
suit neghhor,ng pastors, and take measures u '''
When the Council called Wholly BY the minority Of two or
yafe o p Tns Gives into order by choosing moderator.
SOC vh an persons concerned 50 lar as they count
they pass into the meeting house where being first
done Prayers are mule the offender called for the dis
satisfied nIeTen , produce ds e , or S T od
TIE Conncl then retire 20 their moro private e9n,uaon
the public assembly the publication OF i IN, the
Written instrument signed by Moderator and all the coun
g o ~ az ,o the n1S nj g and Sdys Inc church after
s sG S Ta 10 no an exeommaicaon he Continue in
his mpenitency.
TIE POWER OF SMALL MINORITY.
indulge the hope that Dr. Dwights official and other
familiarity with "the Interpretation Of language VIII
enable him clearly to see that here is case where
when necessity arosc-ln pdrte council called py
minority two three in the church. was held by our
fathers competent hear all that can be said on both
Sides OF the question to the moral and ministerial
character OF the pastor that church, and seeing cause
therefore in the face OF all protest Of that church. ana
that pastor to dcpose him from "the sacred
ministry" give him further testimony OF
like kind should he insist upon it, But
without taking space on this, cia'il-
and am confident that all scholars to whom inc
Importance examining facts well % OF lnerprete
language may chance to s4SEeSt MS" WI" VI even rso
or three in church which lnaofs ih under
which it is suffering. under the Cambridge Piaorllo
say nothing of the Boston Platform and wholly %Eng
the changed condition Of afalrs-the way "ouu W Vp'N
for orderly compliance with their request. ,t,
90 What shall &c d1uc where there Is no nlnoly.
even of two or three 7" Where TIE pastor Is p'sis
tenty accused OF nefauous acts aud suspected Oh i
worthy character hut where not merely hnsly ii hi
hundredths but where hundred huIdfcdths Oh us
sn believe in and indoYsc MIN mere ~
to any cs actually existing in Brooklyn elsewhere
hut order tu he clcGrest ILLUSTRATION ol lhc P,it a.
fore ms we are obviously entitled to throw out th IN
orv 10 is fullest conceivable proportions, by imagining
thc worst ease Do ~ihc to occur, VIZ N'l" tnc p,.
himself is vie and corrupt, ard where hs Vlirie,s 'u
rnrrlpflln have 20 Infected the church. l2t without ~
dvidual exception, Il makes t'c we 49,,
pcc OF his guilt. that all is hopclessly rotten ron,
center TO iroumfcrencc and from skin 10 core Anu
this fostering Of moral Tuireiacu" ~ SEM i'so.i
10 the world unchIlcug,d under TIC gsc ol td
ratoual pastor in tine loving center Of perfectly uteu
aud harmonious Consrcgational Church .,, c,.ro
ass again, what wOdd God. ana CHRIST ana CphS'e
rl,iouaIsIn have u. do compelled sadly lo con
front such cXtgcmc-yct painfully posslDc-'onu'''oh
Of i.luIs rs dis
row To TRE,r REFRACTORY CHURCH.
Well the Advisory Council and Prof Dwight fan down
on their knees and adore the Platform, ana one can
almost hear them erycnty saying: "Ihou ''lt h'' E'
aside from any OF these words. 10 the rght hand nor 10
the lett; else thou shalt become as,onshrut and
proyerb and q byword among all nations AID when
their advice Is brought very ue point is this: The
only body that can Congrcgauonaly try and doo,e that
rotten minister is that rotten church-wMch Wu tte
very good do 10; therefore 10 never can d.
done. Ohcr churches may " withdraw fellowship rom
IT, n that throw the church out OF the Congr r'on'
fellowship II viii throw is minister out 81 the good
~
cause "a. received That council and 10 can only hc
taken from him by a rpuuc and 80 long as bis church
stand unanimously uas-ci around him, uo council can
get him o. touch htm. II hc mai not ufI qHil' .o
6.l and UaI corrupted only unetcnils ~ Dis church,
lntfnu flt.r auIl. father Increase would have said
De- could bee dcpo-cl hy Cambridge Platform bdt Fi'I.
Dwight knows much better thtn that, aud between Inn
ANA the Advisor, Council there appears to DE nothing Tor
i hui Characterization 10 acknowietfe that u hai
10 reu,cdy aud Us helpless before such Disgusting auu
be sa 5i bG no s,f OF 1 d ali Doe, any atom Of
oid prncpe need 10 be carried out Of ito ~ II album
a rliir.h becomes ~ unanimously BAL a. 20 have
witInIt minority that VIII appeal for hrlr ih ici.ct-
Ing % 90 bad pastor, 30 shall Doe orderly Tor On. u'lS-
Dor churclcs. suatiug the general nuisance through
the Tld Way ~ Communion, 30 try tlc main issue oi
Wcrc' thry summoned by such a minority t. - AID.
would do the business with np more change "i Il'lP
.au there hrWecu the tltrmOmct,rAt 90 degrees hd
VI Prof Dwisbt Il very much concerned lest such M
crv ns this mi ht have exposed DR. Taylor or DR. us-
n ,,,cu lie for.ets mat the result OF a council
t OBJ, rin fore, Than there De force lu the reason
o m and that TIE good sense and catholic fcclns OF tc
community al large may always bee d.pcnIri up1h 10
correct auy such yl-ari,s such pleading d., tAI! no
urct.caI relation whatever to the matter 10 hhnl. ,
what Concregitiunili-t- want 20 know, ana WHAT an
Christian people want 10 know. s whether Cougi"Sh ON
sIism has died near Z" dying Is L" confess
Itself impot ut % deal wiih me Ion.t,. ,r'l'l =" ",' W.,
sr Its Master l. not dead L. principles nave ever
l,stlug youth. And the only question D. "hclh,r ne
30, ,i,, ,gi are now thrown the duty ~ their dcycl
olneut I'm! The responsibility ~ their application pro.
tc Lord yiiL pank- from the Cambridge platform, or
fn f,Iioy Nm yhith.rsorycr by Ii, Providence IL may
lead them. even though II DO ito iIrsh "@"i, any, '''
turrs new" uLNItl VI piAA"-"