The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-03
MIR. BEECHER,s COUNCIL.
Plymouth's Amended Letter Missivc ss Sent
Out Monday.
The following is the amended letter mis-
slve az sent to the III churches invited to
Plymouth Church's Advisory Counctl

slve as sent to the III churches invited TO
Plymouth Church's Advisory Council;
,,..,,,, Rno1KLySs N; y, Feb. I. 1870.
,Q,cynt9nm Chntd gen IN grceiigd
ence OF nearly thirty years u great usefulness
9 cd maine called IN qu III N IN aceou Il 81 NE pril e.
Gen u t. mt rna sf,,r" '' '''' W. '"'
FOR the purpose Of more fully disclosing 10 the
tr Il thi. church, its rules. and proceedings under
i,o1i our tnren der the irving crtuinst nees IA
49, we senoG we scpy 9u w. w AMI gu c in
ss.s, Al Plymouth church, brooklyn. s.y1on. Tae.-
sideI and advise rs on the points following.
in als m teli II, any case another mode o. ter
mnnting the CONNECTION - memoers with this church
than death letter " dsmission' or formal excomnunI
ii. Rue No. 2 of this church is in the following
Dropping Observation-Disclosures be dropped from
NAV BE- deemed just BY a twothrds vote Of the
Som sPo@ ,th her npon thcr own Sppcasn orr IN
Gee tbry have abandoned their connce ion WIN Tho
arphcauoi' of any other person.
parry ean ps FOUND ana 10 nora him a. iu hesp, tne
before The church II desired as would be afforded upon
subjected to express ccnsur ana TO no further i'm
pied censurr than such On any, As n"ces9ry arises
rule the church does not usually urocccd upon written
ale Icd imm5r ,l,tyi unless specIay desired by the
mcmbcr who ease Is under con liberation. III TINS
81 tcnty WITH ne word u God, or the principles Of
iii Whit 'uric ought THIS church to adopt concern.
INF ne i,,,owins e. ssrq Of n.'n1Sr,
MEETINGS OF the caurch without asking Tor letters Of
d'snif3ion upon the ground that the church has /
"a en- certain steps mot affecting them reasonably
ought to have sakcn but winch they never asked II 10
second Members who absent themselves IN like
manner unon the same ground WITH the difference that
the church with substantial unannity dcclln,d to
Thi.a-Mcmbers who absent Themselves in ike man
ncr upoa the ground that thcy believe ~ pastor Of g
chlren ha made complete an exhaustive an nycsti.
Into the facts church could make ant mas
SCOUT ed anu sustained lie pastor Without dissenting
ner Tor some or all OF the reasons hef ~ stated.
reved to nave made charges or insnuiu M OF gross
immortality agsinst oth.r mrmners q ne church aud
Reports Of such charges, when properly questioned
BY suitable brethren Tor the sake Of the purity aud
II. Ought this church to nave called a mutual or
Ting ths character Of It's pastor when requested 10 90
% BY member Of the church wno has never sgomlttei
charges against the stor and when such request
Is male for the nrst time more thsn year after an m
pastor ma. been sustained ov a unanimous voice
V. Has the course OF Plymouth Church and the com.
brtwcen The church and Mrs Mouiton concerning the
S ~ - mS. na a s or S seq
any error On the part o. the church In this matter
VI; Has Prmouth Church in the PRINCIPLES and rules
which has provided for the maintenance VI order
tie adu lnistraon OF discipline, suv known ciscl
OF It, amnistraton under those pracplcs and ruirs
gore neyond ne rights as Church Of CHRIST 90 ~ {,
u ~ iorie - cam l9 o." confidence and fellowship
Fraternity yours ~ the truth and hope 81 the gospel
HENRY WARD BEECHEH. IA tor
Hutchinson. Augustus storrs. VIM Mckay. 5. V. White
! Commit e.
Appended to tho letter Is a note saying thu
Plymouth Church lie preuared to pay tue ex
penses Of pastors and delegates, and to provide
fir their hospltable entertainment while In
! ala Tod tn rou
municate the action Of their churches soon a
POSSIBLE to Mr.. HALLIDAY.
Tue letter Ia changed from the original 4
allow the question relative to the church's deal
| ings with Mrs. Moulton, and to modify the on
| little sentence that was introduced before. tina
| the tull inyestigation uf the charges against MI
| Beecher might Ue allowed. In the first draft II
| the uTst article the church asked advice "a q
whether It h d gone beyond its rights ma
cnurcn OF Christ In the rules aud principles
which 1t has provided for the maintenance -
order and the administration Of disciplne. an
q, - ffsftuff1u under fbnSr f1ll,s and prfci
PIES In the amended answer II wishes To know a
To- its rules and principles. or In any knOLr se
OF ITS administration unoer those PRINCIPLES an
~ the same In substance as That produced
Mr.. Beecner In the Christian linton, which o.
its face Is a true presentation Of tue case. Tn
letters were ssnt out on nday.
A we'll known Congregation minister yesteI
daV. examining the li-t ui.churches elected %
checked OF one-third 81 them as being know
alherents Of the PYmou IA pastor. lie note
the FIRST Chutcn. In Rockville. Conneauc a
being especially PARTISAN, the pastor. MIR. Bna
ham, hene a ,us'n Of Henry ~. C!evelind Nj
minister, 80 Mr.. Beecher'- son in.aw invite
and his brother, Thomas X" left out In th
Ia -
A member of Plymouth Church said last NIGH
that a letter mad been received from r. Heur
&. Bowen bN the TX mining Cpmmlttee, In wnic
he'Gupoiute next Friday afternoon AS the tim
NJ winch he would suomi ms answer To- Mr..
V. Whites statement II rrev noes. Mr.. howe
last night declined IN foreshadOv hts reply. n
id that ~ WIS ready, anI that L. all he woul
say. The church members are on the alert {,
MIR IloMeu's ausNer.