, 1876-03-13
DR., STORRS.
He Gets Up anil Speaks Out in
Meeting About Councils
and Things.
His Bitter Condemnation Of tho Action
Of the Recent Ecclesiastical
Assembly.
Adherence Of Sacraments Delivered at
tho Hands Of IN Unchristian
Priest.
Fer7id Attention and Intense Excitement
Of Ills Audience.

FerVid Attention and Intense Excitement
Of His Audience.
Epeefa, Di&pdteh ia 1he CAfea1o Tribune,
Ngw YonK, March 12.-Dr. II. u. storts spoko
bis mind tonight, and II may ho considered cer-
tain that tho wl,ols Congregational Church is to
bo couvulsed With tho scandal. His church was
crowded In every part by an audience which was
evidently nesvously Interested in what It WAS un-
dorssood ho was To say, for 1t had beon an
nouncod that ho would review the late AdyiB-
ory Council and explain his reasons for retiring
from the Proaidepoy Of tho Congregational
Union, and II waa natural TO suppose that bis
criticisms would involve in somo form, aud
grnater OF lesa dogreo, tho question Of tho scan.
dal itself.
TIE AGITATION or THE AUDIENCE
was absolutely visible beforo sno Doctor began.
mud tho interest manifested In hs utterancss
was positively pafnful. Ills declarations, Of
which only \ synopsis can be sont you at this
late bour Of the night. wero OF
tho most positive and sensational character. Tho
Advisory Council toceivod tho must OF lia Rtten-
tlon. aud ho WAS pronounced In opposition to
Its rulings in every regard. While concedng
that tho Council was fairly representative In its
pcseonnoi Of Congregationalism, ho declared In
unequivocal terms thnt uuny OF tho members
had been soloctod bocauao Of thotg Known senti-
nanta favorable to Deochor's case. Ho re-
viawod tho findings of thu Council ono
after anothoE, criticising each unfavor-
ably aud declaring them inconststcnt With tho
findings Of tho Council Of 1874. aud subvossvo Of
Cougregationalsm iu all Its important aspects.
II was because tho result Of theno declarations
mnst cause splls III tho Congregational Church
that he had retired from the rohponeibto posi-
tion ho held. There was
NO POSITIVE AND p1ngcr DECLARATION AoA1Ssr
HEECuER
personally, but, in tho application of particular
terms to hts caso, no doubt waa left In tho minds
Of tho hoatera OF storrs' opinion on that sub-
jock. uo spoke ouco Of iuGdolity and anotdes
time Of immortality In Plymouth Ia auoh oonnec-
tion as 1nado IL applicable to Boecher only,
among other
BENsATI0NA1. ErATEMENr9
was ope to tho effect that tho Advisory Council
had Investigated Plymouth CAurch'a actnn
wlilo it uaa tho pastor who should havo beon,
and who ought still to be. Investigated. Aiiud-
ing to the bfoakinG-up Of tho mutual council
asked by Mrs. Moulton, because bis own md
Dr.. Budington'6 Church wore included In the
list, he said that no Church lad right 10
break OF mutual council on such piea, and
thon call an advisory council Of friendly paators
According to their rulings, vsri ous oppositiona
might be made, and tho real effect Of tho Council
ho destroyed, from tho fact TINT 1t would DO
known to DO partisan. Referring to the In
vestigating Committee Of 1874, ho called 1t partl-
San, because
,xv,,rrvcrn nv arr ,p,,.~
the PASTORS attorney, who. in ono iustance With
tn his (atorrg) knowledge, Ind shaped tho eYi-
donco OF a Witness before the witneaB appeared
to testify. This MAS an alusion sogcaslo Turner,
vhnm Hl,cnr,nan III aupposaf1 tn ,,avo tutorod and
....1s 49,. - ~ A., '' '1'0' ~ ~''o
1oe1nAoa 4"to eAsa''6 "nnt nno a'u'
no thf Assoefafed PT<as.'
CHEAT AuDlENNcE.
NEW YouK, Mnrch 12,-Tha Church Of tho
Pilgrims, OF which How. Dr.. stosta Ia pastor, was
,s'. ~" 49,. r., -, ~ sas......s .,.st ~
hoar sAe vlo"a II had neea aaooancea saas no
would deliver III regard TO tie recent AdVtsory'
Council, aud its decisions. The usual Sunday
s,eaa H. ator7a ros1 hia atato1nont m tno a,,t,
eseau' oA' oso.to to"0 A'' w sno aNu
1cct III question: Az II haa peon aa'o
ho was not IN sympathy with Con.
shonld oiya hIs ,cason, for hn wit,,,raw;nc from
49,. ,,o,;.,a4, - nsas,Jn,,t =, H. .r.o-;a. Co,
Wv fe,'e. =. ~ -" =: 49, 80,
Rrega!onal onion' aho momocfsn!p III Hs toalti
81 directors. N regard 10 tho troaploa Q!
plymouth Church: ho had mover taKen any part
~ them anu Would NOT 10 go now. Ae caatac-
tof1zoo slo recent AuSieosy council hithoash
COMPOSED OF q worry Intelligent ooay OF tnot' ns
ono Of -. -..
NO GREAT MORAL WEIGHT.
It "As large III membership, however, anu
represented constituency or 3ab, ~. Ae
thought tho previous congregational Council
had mach more weight, because tt Was noe COM
;..t Rosoa o. ae!egates Known to 30 faSofaoo to
.th H. y 'osy naA19 uo1eEa.e8 taYo,aets ~
,aJaa i;.i.t ~ ti'a' nt.s.n o N1..t, n.';rn5 W