New-York tribune., 1876-02-26

ministers without charge The number OF pastors
Hesr Msne IN ~ tSs fs, and Kansas in the West both
! included. represented In the Council. Inere WeIe
members under 30 years Of and the average
age of the entirs Council was 40 years. a.,
The Council from LIS very opening maniGsed d sP
desire to do exact justice ~ all the great interests III
Your COMMITTEES. finding that the etter-missive had
been widely misund, rsood, ana tnat many members o
the Council had received impression that their nc
stigaton more narrow than the church had really in
tended took the first opportunity even DefOre te
terms the design aud desire OF tie church open iis
doors 10 TIE widest possible extent and to receive hhV
to ~ cone This desire ' Of the chuich wa, rclt-
eiated by the Committee unon every suitable oc,
only as to what needed correction the past but
what the policy of wisdom Tor he nure, Taa place.
uiOn the Council IN most uneguivuca terms iie ON
miftee not merely expressed Willingness that the al
fairs Of The church should be investigated but deaed
NJ right that they shoud bo Ana upon seyftai Ocoa
sons When the council itself was In doubt "a to It's powr
under the ctter-nlssiye. to enter INTO Droao muo
inquiry, TIE Committee intclpOso. ani .hSisieu
upon the most liberal construction or The lettetbsiVc
and upon the most searching inquiry lno OH the iac.s
hhe outside who invited 10 appear DelOo
the Council a brought in not merely with ne con
sent but at the suggestion aud earnest enlrhy
of the Committee which indeed regllsteu me oc w
call persons standing outside of Inc cnrch and ~
that 1t had right invite The books aud records OF
the church and the Examining Committee we iact 10
the hands OF the appropriate committee OF the C'",i
which had possession Of them for Two or nrao days ana
was solicited 10 inspect them and npirc the Hcofd'
The Council n sponucd in the most Hhful and cordia
spirit to The request thus made by your COMMITTEE ana
scarcni.g z and rgld inquiry in winch All hc members
Of the Council at liberty to take part and Ia when
Il lr,at number ~ them did actually take Part. ibe
Committee also attended upon request before the SPECIAL
coInBitleea uppuincd by the Council Tor tue cobso1
ton uf the several questions sunnttd 10 IT, ana were
by tht further questioned during two or three dys III
additicl the tine spent III interroeations ny te 'ou
cll at large.
CoMpIFEr VINDiCAnoN OF THE CHURCH
The result Of the Council Il before the church II
does not need o De- said that this result s our beet ana
most complete vndlcatiUu church THIS resuit Was
reached with absolute uuaninLty tue Council not on"
Dissenting vote being east against 1t. 1ds TACT W0Hd
alone raise strong presumption Of It's wisdom ana
sounines but the length ~ time dcvOtcd 10 The cobSd
Grafton ~ questions decided the iness aud tree-
mes oi discussion In Council, an lhc mrluie c"hh
fiou given To- eyrry pat the result add greatly
20 ts iorce and weight. Tho sessions OF tine CVun.
al were eNtrniyd over the larger P'ft"h ol
Two weeks aui all the nlcii1issions brwe.n the
oual sessions spent by the apucIa committees.
and hy number of tue pastor, "ud delegate H' uIFi
the committees. cngent rN&uiinatin lat" ih't' "l
study uf the principles. usagea. and rules nNo'' m ~
ease. The Cou-cl brid tnrre sessions INV @ n', the
members c,uIiitt,es worked without nlrimls-i"i'
except Ter Iu-ty meals, irOn O'clock III t'e lhohhs
uutiI or j. ~ nigih ,.,..
We most hratiy commend The result or the touuc 10
the t ration the church, and iccl 10 d"uOt la, is
recommends 'on- wih lr immediately ad.p'rd Iu.'
a. H. ".7' aid rn'rnt an every f'-"tl, "a" piV
c1rctnh lep 80 tnis church, huI =" t"c S.t
c1r-c ot wu,h this church j. hut suni instrument
t.an could we haze been hoped ioi Ia advance"
We therefore recommend thc adoption 81 Tie following
resolutions:
Rosoircd That Plymouth Church has received with
ufouGud fGiukfuln,a, tu tud. ara unu'r ~ i 10 t"t
riur. hes an ministerial brtLicu insd to tc recent
Advisory ouLcl trr pnlis. result OF that '"incli
thi tDs c.mch Cpyu.rf. IT, pfuiuund obnltluur 7"
L. brethren VITO have tnLie Ia ~ uih with VS., ibiIh
uI aud impartial ads irc. time vbrn rdrir wa So
mncn net0r,i .ild Christian symputhv 50 wrirnWr ana
AT u return c.Icn iriu"-t MT Il IN tht '"i'
eli. aud iu each ,n,or muisrr. and delegate tncl"
Ip-,nt. thr asurre uf H. de' AM iaslinS g'Ht'ue
i,.r tl idciuy and love. fp the ahpi7 warm inrF nave
1'.e through. and Tie valuable um" whirh ihc' hdNo
-irrnrrd uf tLrstau ioiON -hip a'n"p- III"
chrIcLr-. .,.
H.soic,d That while Plymouth Church 70 grateful for
IA, g~,utuc,- mpLl AMI the drpluNu' 81 ~ gen
ra crr-s wnirn " hrs received ir'ni "c AnNi-OrN
council f.rrntlv b. = sill. gra,cu iur iIc ~
aUd Suufd adVr n, ,lrrtffu Niti rErj T." us iuiv
t,,u-r AMI Tor tt 81 cuiug prn lay which urdTr tnr
ii .lr, o D,Hu. no, Idcnce. II Eiay now rii-"ndpi
nun- iu rtng 10 rnd is dihruuc", Hnt 10 h"N" al
tp-. dtI, stiuns which nave p"rilcNrd n IN lE' past
R,soircd. TnIt fymautn tLuirh 4 tiY h.h hh'"-
rNtifY Acctp,- tdr adycc Hnd tdh"f if'u pi me ~"
ysry Council, nrd VIII prnmPuy carry inio r''c aii Toe
reoumrndatius Tat tpUur uud ihat ~ lhl 'hfhc'
al tlo-C r. comm, u lAtii- II ups- now invite ava 'i,
i,ulr ANY and AN pcrsons wparr willing 10 ~ rrSpun-H Hr
Tor charge iiSt pastor ~ tins cnirn 4" hi'E
forward such chrLo. M tr manner prescribed 10y ii' t'
,nlt ot tc I,lurt'. cIurrn Il'tgng tSl o. cause
, cyatntnIiun muc'iiHtriy Ia br nur ~ ,1' nau or
.lyi.rd hy tine tuuur aud under tne direction oi tue
tsiuinitt-, appointed thrr'"y.
H. NM " ALD B.i'HiH, X. W. EN' hpNh,
LDwNBD ELEclIiR, Ih"NN' - 'h'NN''''
The report wa adopted unanimously 10y me chufch \
vote OF thank, VA, rendered Ia Mr. >hoaran pr tu' Ai
when lr had rendered the church ~ presenting mo case
TO tue Council. The meeting then aduuued