The New York herald., 1877-08-27
AMERICAN FREE CHURCH.

REV. G. p. MCCARTHY REPLIES TO THE STATE COM
MITTEE OF UNIVERSAL IsTs--A DISCOURSE ON
THE RES URaECTIoN OF CHRIST.
Ye-erdsy morning Rev. c. +. McClrthy p cache | in
the G. &c, OF the University Building, Washington
squ,r,. Mr. McCarthy has recently had some
uolble VITA the trustees OF the Bleecker
Street Unversalist Church, where he formerly
oificiated pastor, and which resulted in
a report OF the State Association Committee
recommending that he should be publicly reprlmanded
at the UnversaIist State Convention to be held this
week at Watertown. Prior to the delivery Of the
Mr. Mccarthy read tho reply to the report of this
committee, and which is TO be read in the Convention
TIE reply was addressed to the Committee on Fellow
ship Ordinances and Discipline OF the New York State
Convention Of New York Unvcrsalists. 1t began by
stating that according tho rules and bylaws of both
the General state conventions this committee had
no jurisdiction to try Mr.. Mccarthy having lille.
gally ana unjusty condemned him. That IN the spirit
partisausuip they had hurled against him their an
atncmas oil Suspension. That had been four
resolutions passed IN Bleecker Street Church.
ond, lie appeals against this decision because II
not honest ana IT was an unpripciplcd decision,
might be seen by mere pcrusai oi the charges lie
was accused OF not preaching in accordance with the
doctrines of the Church, and also oi making state
mcHts in which the whole denomination, and
Beeckef S,ree' oSn osarcn spec" was charged
accused OF putting himself outside Of the
pale OF the DENOMINATION by .stynng his church
..Tnc American Free church" Although these were
tue charges he expelled from tue ministry but
II Is recommended that the President admonish him.
TINS was decison that on IT'S lace very ridiCuloGs
Mr. Mccarthy also complains that the report oi the
committee has beon kopt To whiG nno days OF tho
meeting OF the Convention, thus preventing hin, II
possible from having sufficient umc to reply Tho
document concluded with very severe rcbuke to the
Rev r. NJ. Atwood, OF Boston, editor OF ono OF the
denomlDatiOnai papers. .
Before commencing his sermon Mr.. Mccarthy ex-
plascd that The trouble between himself ana tho
biceckcr street Churcn arose out oil an expression
usDclie OF Que OF the trustees III tho fesurfcc-
ton u Christ. TINS trustee had been asked Dv one oi
SunGay SchoUi ch,iuicn II lac believed tnat Chfst
rose rom The dead Qhe reply was that he DID not.
That circumstance ieu Mr.. Mccarthy TO preach me
sermon he was auou, TO cad Wncn that sermon was
preached It then became question us 10 who should
continue In the churci-Mr. Mccarthy or the trustee
IL resulted in Mr. Mccarthy leaving, put not untli
he had been compelled 10 sue them Ill tho
courts Tor saary that he had earned anu was
due 10 him. That money he obtained, and then loi'
lowed the persecution which had Cuihiinatcd III ths
report.
SERMON.
Mr.. Mccarthy announces MS text from Romans, L.
16-"l am not ashamed oi the gospel OF CHRIST, Tor IL
IS the power o God unto salvation Alter tracing thc
growth oi Cbrstanity the world i-om It's birth TO
the present day. he said that Its mighty power was