The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-19
THE PLYMOUTH W-WOW.


The Good Nnd Noble ncecbcr Conlia.
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Nrw York. Feb. l7.-After the usual
religious exercises this morning IN Ply
month church. Brooklyn, the advisory
council was called to order hv General
Rates. assistant moderator, The Rev.
Or. Sturtcyant, of Illinois College, re-
onnncd tho discussion of last evening.
savinu when hc was interr,ptel he was
on Tia nn;nt of altering n resoulutjon in
,.;,;nn ,dro Van colt Mrs Noulton's
counsel. To- appcar before the council and
state his views or the facts which led to
,hn ,,i,nr, -, ,ho nm,noI council II was
worry imnori,ut thev should know
whether or NOT the Plymouth church
cnmni,,oo y,s c.ns,,raJ fnr any action
n,,,,,;i
Sm.al,,o or tho obs,nco nj ,he necossitv
Cur raii;ng The Rcy prs, s,orrs and Eu'i.
nisoton aud hilton. and Raven. a. no
me Hon" roncerniny ihcm wer, To be-
Considered Inv The council. The Rev. Mr..
Sturtcvant s.,d hc listened with a great
jcai of reluctance 10 Tho romaks made
a,,aut ,hc Chnrch of tho pilUrims and
tbe Clinton Hvcnue Church and their
nnstor. The mutual council failed from
| some r,ason and they wanted In know
hot roasnn
Dr Wolro,t. chairman. ON question
No 4 s,iJ Tho committee his ,nornino
uran;monsIy lncidrI TO write 10 Van
| Colt ,o nrosant his statement ON rho cas-
before n
p.,y S,,r,.vo,, ,v,s ar,,in, In ,ovo,
of Van Co,, onmnarino h,Sorc the council
wbon Tho ,i,ath nj Rev. Dr. Hushnrl,
80 onno,,nccd EnInoies were nro.
nou,ccJ resolutions of regret adopted
nnJ Henry Word Heechor offered mn d
tarvcnt nraver. causing many TO shed
,oars
The discussion of the pendinp question
was then resumed. and Mr.. icechcr
Wills cries of question were heard. said
the committee were not ONLY willing, bu
anxious that Van Colt should appear be-
fore the committee. THAT l. good and
noble" answered delegate. A pro
tracted discussion resulted finally Ia the
| adoption of the following:
| Rssolred. That the committee inyit,
| Judge Van Colt to appear before thi.
body and state his views relative TO tn,
negotiation concerning the proposed and
abandoned mutual council between him
self rs the representative OF Mrs. Moul'
ton and the committee OF Plymotl
| church.
Rev. Lyman Abbott. chairman OF TN
business committee, presented three reso
buttons. which excited heated and lon:
discussion. The first and second were Il
the effect that special committees be en-
joined to keep their results private, To b
presented to the council III secret session
aud that the council go into committee O
the whole tor their consideration.
The portion OF The resolution requiring
secrecy was stricken out anu the T,
mainder adopted. The third resolution
which provided for the appointment OF
committee oil nine. whose duty IL shoul
be to take all resolutions and einbod
them in linal report To the council. ere
ated an animated discussion ana WI
finally laid ON the table:
The resolution that SIX committees G
!, the council report TO the council to-iho
TOW nlorn'ns Pi.',p,'a ,.' az, a;Y, ,h 'o,
u,scu>siol; anu 'ou va ia,u vi NV
p,e. inaii! ies ~ ~ va Ino ,lro
, .la' ,,'e niei,'oeis ~, VI. 49, w w ~
ent ~ g,ely s t' anu .ia' ,,one Il,
n1ine WITHOUT ie"'e' ''eeas ""7 'h'
'ahen' ,. .,.,,,.
me Az iLhNooN 'I'SioN
, was partly occupied in examining IL
, Plymouth Church Committee. IL WI
. stated that the sixth question covered q
, investigation OF the ehurch's action
!, ls'4 III examining into lne chargc- again
: the pastor. Judge Win,low said VI
!. Bowen had been sent Tor TO testify; o'
Il That he was at Woodstock anu couiuil
q come, but sent word tnat he iiad iloihii
4 to say. Inc investigating committee ~