, 1876-01-15
COLLAPSED.
Tho Proposed Mutual Council
Comes to Nauyht.
Plymouth Church Will Mt Havo Dts
storrs and Burlington.
Their Churches anl Others NIll There.
fore Kccp Out Of tho Council.
lfr. Doeoher's RomarAB Last E7cning Al
tho Plymouth Church Meeting.

tho Plymouth Church Meeting.
Goa. Bptor to Act Tor Mau';on In tho Malicious.
Prosecution $uiL
NEW Yonx, Jan. 14.-Tho atttmpt to cali =
Congregational Council for PURPOSE OF daeldlng
the question - to tho right OF Plymouth Church
TO drop from its list Of membership tue nauo OF
Mira. Moulton hst finally fsiled. In arranging
ahs list for the Council the names OF Dr.. btoyrs
md Dr.. pudlngton wore included among other
clerSymeu. Altar they had announced that
thoy would probably aceoos tho in7ita.ious
tho Committee Of Plymouth Church entered \
protest against thois serving on tho ground that
they were partial and had onmity against tho
Church. When aome OF tho other churchea
hoard that Or. S:orta' and Dr.. Dadingtons
chuschea would be left nut, they a'so declined
to aarvs, and the calling Of tho Council
WAS therefore abandonsd. Mrs. Moulton Was
apprisod Of tho fact Of the withdrawal
Of the churcbos and disaErangament OF tho list,
and consulted With l,or counsel als. Van Colt,
and he to-day sent long letter to tito Plymouth
Church 0on'mi:soe refusing to troat ~ta them
my fusthei IN ralatiou to Mutual Council. and
sharply robuktng tl,om for tho course they bad
pntoned in setoctins tho churches seic:tod. lfe
did not think that they had acted farly, aud
sad Mira. Moniton expected to subnit tes!l-
mony before tho Council that would show good
reasohs for charging tho Noy. Houry Ward
Doacher with nlultety. Non, he thought tha
notion Of tho Church would be considered b7 all
just mcu to be deliberate nttemps to avoid iu-
veatigation as 10 tue guilt Of the Plymouth
ra9tor.
Tho let.era Of Dr.. sIors sud Dudington wcro
tleloacd With HT. Van Colts communication to
tho Conlmittbo.
Mna. nouLroa TO THE CHURCHES.
ox-JudEo Van Colt to these churcl,os Which olrs.
MoH.on had collected to taas part In tho Con-
Rrega:ionsl Council:
na7ok11S. n. jan. !-RtrsTtni and D:s, str: F1yH,-
Enns G. soultoa reptcsonted " ne, haso ss1s:d M d .
l'iss"i1,s a hssTn i9s s sn M ,a Of Mutual c9nn
two questions tnoy hare ngces1 10 submit Taey havo
sss ssFocd uan As s1ur;Aeu aa ministers e 10 To-
that ttsE invitation shall necpptcd A. tho c5lureh
and ministers u,ust a he named In The 1ottet mis-.
1i;sd sha a:.eas " ha.a .etesa rec to II ,nsks pron-
nary Inquiry Of e,eh to tetr probable Of
ss . tss I
Raktng for Information stIst olu. It Is vlsL
Of twenty pro1n,uens clurehes and ct len ninistss
not EelressnnG ehurehes. 1n puFausnee Ut slls A.
yeas sa retpesaSy ak @ sess .
Vii sssss - sep sh Il. TO-
prompt reply 10 It'll Gy telegraph, or by iottsr. Il
mora convenient 10 sou, to my &ddrcas, Will greatly
With chz4sttsn regard, JosHuA II. yAs Corr.
De. sronRs' nEpLy.
To this communication tho 1er. Dr.. h. 3.
btorrs replied ~ follows
.szoa me liz other aay IL rsgsrl to ny w.ngns.s
sud protabe Willingness Of tho Church Of ths Pill
~ caafe aua Ma 5u 10
piled that II tAn Invitation vsre cordta ono from
to accept II, and presumed tint thiA church would
jusuvnt Of le matter to bo brought bcIose tho Conn
hsso snterea prot.t 'gainst our being Invited e mo
rrss.Ion @ '1 hit to ehcrcl you'd l 'sAs It ones nee
svade " autS Su LINK na. tna At Su;y Sls
would require e!thtr The church Io;.elf 70 accept
t,ia hn4 loc,,. So you Will pleasa consider ~
expressions Of assent Eade 10 sou tho othet day q
V Vesy trul5, % and With graz. respect,
nuprNaroN'8 nzp1y.
The following was tho sspty tnado by tho noy.
DR.. William h. Dudngton:
DnoorLrn, jan. 1a-IAs Hon. !. II. ran Colt
Of wnieh pastor wou acrept Invitation 10 thu
s,. e. snr.;.,, rsSa,a ;I',.s, /, e9s 10
.ssept .asa Invitation 1bsn ealled for important pns.
poses aud ia regular manner. navo since heard
CHURCH Lave protested sgu tic oanx i: of ths
Clinton Avenus Churrh, anu. N .iew ot this fact.
uaeasma a II ,he lts e antual o3unsis nd 20
tho nc1niescspce:I s1rzsssed aud say thAt thtnk
gunt0a Avenue ooaEsa woa!a no. .ecspt the tn,7!a
ton noder teac circumstances. I'll certainty should
@' '>e '@'''''>' VIZ. II. pun1xa4ox.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH MEETING.
trHk ~ l.
dsnssly crowded last evening long bsiorn tho
| hour tor tho opening OF the prnYc1-Maatiuc had
| arrived. Nr. Beecher entsrod tho room
with 4 autI!ne eouatouancs, md during
vivac!ousness that he has raroty dlapiayed OF
Into. When be had concluded le announced
that, Immediately Aises tho pravor-maatiug Al-
journed, business meeting would 10 held. He
Ing down, commenced to address tho alldtauca
| In relation 10 tho bintnal Council. 1Io WA
gIad, 10 said To inform thern that the other sEdo
hsd withdraw. and had thrown up ths Mutual
| greeted with loud applause, aud tho speaker
continued. telling ihum they know nothing about
tue anslr, and Should not e1psoss eyea . peda!
q rut al tue t,oubte possible On tho back OF
Plymouth Church. that poor ca,asl OF Con-
grssRsaonalism: We simply. said tlas those
eshargsa should be examined. aud they
have now b:ehed down from that o.
Of their churches. Tho speaker never belovbd
that tho Council xaa psked tur by Airs. Mou!tan
with auy dexsoe ot HiDcstity. aud II WAS newer
docnod by the church. This decllua.lou
on tatir rarl to 10 ou made II impcsstiyo
70 invoke tho Advisory Council, which tho
church had adjourned 10 investigate tho masser
aud dete. tulnu whether or not the church had
actcd properly. Thn. should isauo ut this esrt.
cut possible motasut tho lettcrs snlaslrs cau,ug
/ It. II 10 mas 10 consult hls osu te,n-
permanent hs would opon a church s,.a
preach III II cntrol. dfYorous way 10 that wl!t.il
La was uoW pursuing. Tho church Va, willing
to accept suGEeal.ons ftoIu Tho w.so men III tho
| bro:neIAood about It. an4 would ouiy a1i, "l.es