The New York herald., 1876-02-25

has with substantial unanimity declined to 10.
TAtrd-Members Who absent themselves in like manner
upon the ground that they believe the pastor OF the church
complete and exhaustive investigation the facts
church could make and has acquitted and sustained 's
fo1tl-Members who absent themselves in like manner
tVta-Members who generally reported and believed
os meSsrS Of sss o. 5S s59 so
either TO affirm deny the truth OF such reports such
the sks Of the PURIFY and Of IN: SuIsS
.he st four Of these questions she Council would make
The Supposed 10 be given by the persons described
meetings q .hs church Without asking letters q ais
9as % Of All church or
ganizatio5 Il member 50 far dsati;ned w.h 6ss ae
feels bound 20 remain in its fellowship ior the purpose
of bringing ts better mind he should show
himself loyal 20 Its authority as the essential condition o.
Master has called him The conceit that he may protest
by witbdra~ng partially nom rs fellowship we regard
% ease by Itself and adults possible
who e convicted Of the offence described
church.
While assert these principles would advise any
besrsnce with persons who have Withdrawn themselves from
duties as members Of the Church OF Christ
to have called council the
S % % Ss % s sIs s hs hs %
submitted charges against the pastor and when such re-
has % bee been had BY the church Itself and pas
sustained Votef'
To this question the Council would reply AS follows
The church the tribunal appointed BY Christ for the in
eli in the nature Of the case exist unless there are
the Council cannot properly be called the sggreved
submitted specific charges against the pastor and
good We utterly emphacally repudato the doctrine
though his opinion relates the integrity and Christ
ian M Of his pastor & hf 4 he tssTSSy has ANY claim
c He in view the excited and unsatshed state Of
reinvesngaon by tribunal removed from local dis
snrbng but II this proPosSl Is not accepted he
ity and either leave the church in ordinary way
Vnoo his IS brethren their @ erTo aTr 'i % col"
" The aith question is as follows Has the course Of
the conduct negotiations church and Mrs
S Of Which Is eDcossd Seon se nS @ or
has been any on the part OF the church in this
The of the Council this may gathered tho
mutual council is one selected by mutual agreement
Churches called should have the co1adencs Of both parties
in 10 s e. M Is Ss almost % essential 70 the
pens that churches Of the vcnage however high minded
auences which unconscousy affect their Judgment and
therefore they may properly be excluded from
been constituted
PRINCIPAL @ Se hs d no 5eRsS' 20
between the statements OF the Ccmmittes Of Plymouth
may Be room for derenee Of opinion in respect to the
Se
affirming that Committee of Plymouth Church had
right TO object 20 the two neghborng churches and that
they had not lost the opportunity making known their OBJ
lectiOns At the time when they were communicated
fully the Interview when the principle on
which they rested was partially expressed but the fact that
claim which they urged that they SINCERELY desrous
in this claim the representative Of Mrs did
not respond to Their expressed desire and substitute two
and thus crafty the expressed desire OF Mrs Moulton for
We the liberty add that the practice addressing
of 10
council is in ou. view open to grave objections
HAS Plymouth church in the principles and rules which it
mas % G & IN a orass aoe Inc
traton those principles and ruegone beyond its
the confidence and Fellowship congregational c6urcbe
and ues Of = this eS"eh has Been .nsweed s
question Of their application TO the case which occasoned
Of under these principles which need to
for that some IN Plymouth church
self in espee, 20 grounds Of the sandcrous reports
Seraksn according to the rules laid down in Matthew is
TO es p apppss a. p0 % % S % z,
evils might never have been known y the pastor were
he would have explained his silence and been restored
md n s 10 SshiT e SSs Sssn s 70 b2 S
the committee constituted which investigated the
S sS which coS
as TO the guilt or Of their pastor They sas
in secret as sye such inquest does and ought They
gaoh IL calling for witnesses and in judging whether
the thorough discharge their By consideration
of evidence as is rarely offered TO the minds Of men The
That Judgment by the verdict Of
dnnry severity in court Of law while then we and moth
ing TO condemn in the present united adherence of Plymouth
TO decline any further investigation upon the evidence
tons OF this church its pastor the churches Of our M
lowshp all churches Of faith dlssai
previous nyestleaifons
OF this church has demanded that his brought
face him and has invited such investigation this Council
future veSsous proceSinTs this ConDe savss ,b
members by committee Of three hereinafter
The duty Of Which shall Be to receive and
not already sueieatiy tried Any three Of this
shall be quorum and shall have power in case Of failure
brethren OF known ability and integrity II is provided
s,ituied unless formal charges against the pastor
shall be SrSoSs, before the church or its tx,
dissolution Of this Council by party parties making
unless within the be Judged expedi.
snI BY the EAsmni3g Committee Of the church and the
ously gwen which might throw light npon charges which
The result Of this Investigation Of this commission shall be
reported 80 the Examining Committee of Plymouth church,
Professor IlSoiSy Dwight, p D. Of New Haven Conn;
ford R. wood Of Albany hereby appointed by this
s 'g & Committee s%Sa he SSS SnS s this
l. Theodore D. woolsey New Haven, Conn.
.. Mark Hopkins. Wiliiamstown. MasS-
3 Jules H. Seelye Amherst, Mass.
g. n. shipman. Hartford, Conn.,
8. l. ;. Foster Norwich Conn
@. j. w. Andrews, Marietta, Ohio.
z. j. h. Angel. Ann Arbor. Mich.
&. w. II. Washburne, Greenfield Mass.
8. A G. Barstow, Providence, r.
10 j. l.. Chamberlain, Brunswick, Nee
IL. @. J. Walker. Detroit. Mich
II Jacob Brinkerhoh Mansfield, Ohio.
IL. Aipheus Hardy, Boston, Mass.
IA AshAel Finch, Milwaukee, Wis
IS. s. Il. Godkns Terre Haute, Ind
l6 Il. W. Batehford Chicago. Ill
IL william b, Edwards New York
ia Jonathan r. Sargent New Hampshire.
10 J. Q. Knapp, Keosonqua Iowa
20 Henry Z. Haven, New London, Conn.
In this result 70 the church which has
moned desire les members heartfelt
sympathy with them In the and proraced trial TO
which they have been subjected In response 70 your ny
taon have from part Of land with the
earnest desire 70 give you the best OF our council
We have desired first OF all 20 be loyal Justice
forgetting that charity which Christian Righteousness
delights It's robe OF beauty and grace We ex