The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-19
MEETING OF ECCLESIASTICAL
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CHURCH.
In Pursuance of letters missive from
the Congregational Church Of this city,
an Ecclesiastical Council was conven-
ed at the place Of worship Of said
Church. Tuesday afternoon, April, II,
1877, &C o'clock, to advise in reference
to the resignation Of the Pastor. The
list Of Churches and ministers invited
was called and the Council was consti-
tuted by the following roll.
Presby. Oh. Racine, Rev. D. e. Bierce
Pastor, and S. B. Peck, Deleg ate.
Cong. Ch Racine, A. II. Adams,
Delegate.
Spring St. Cong. Oh. Milwaukee.
Rev. Geo. T. Ladd, Pastor, and Geo. j.
Rogers, Delegate.
Plymouth Cong. Oh. Milwaukee, Rev.
FL. 7. Rose, Pastor, and Willard B.
Johnson, Delegate.
Waukesha Cong. Oh, O. z. Olin, Dele
gate.
Wauwatosa Cong. Oh. Rev. G. W
Nelson, Pastor.
Wankegan Cong. On. Rev. E. III.
Baker, Pastor.
Bristol and Paris Cong. Oh. Rev.
Thomas Gillespie, Pastor.
Rev. Luther Clapp.
Rev. Luther Clapp was chosen mod
orator, and Rev. D. e. Bierce scribe.
Prayer for divine guidance was offered
by Rev. G. I. Ladd. The committee
OF the Church then presented the
Pastors letter Of resignation, together
with the record of the action of the
Church and Society in relation thereto,
including their resolution, of respect
for the Pastor and OF regret at his
leaving
The Pastor was then called upon by
the Moderator and made an extended
statement of the reasons leading to his
present action.
Judge Petit, Of the committee in
behalf Of the Church was called upon
for further statements, but remarked
that nothing further seemed necessary
The council then voted to be by itself.
The council being by itself, Rev. Geo.
[. Ladd, of Milwaukee, Rev, Da,iel E.
Bierce, of Racine, and Deacon Geo. +
Rogers, of Milwaukee, were made a
committee to embody the sentiment Of
the council in form of result. The
Moderator then called upon the mem
bers Of the council to express their
opinions upon the case as to which
they were now asked to advise this
church and pastor. Several members
hesitated about consenting to the re-
lease OF the Pastor. There appeared
to them no sufficient cause for a disso-
luton Of the relation. On the other
hand, from the resolutions o. confidence
and other expressions on the parG Of
the church, it seemed rather the duty
OF the Council to advise the Pastor
to hold on. But other members
reminded the Council of the st,eng
terms in which the Pastor himself had
indicated his desire to exchange his
present passionate Tor one la which he
felt confident the same amount of
labor would accomplish more for the
Kingdom Of the Mastec. Finally it
was chiefly out of1ega1d Tor the per-
sonal wishes Of Bro. Hitchcock him
self that the Council voted to deliver
the following Result.
RESULT OF COUNCIL.
''The council of churches called to
give duVlc3 20 the congregational
Church OF Kenosha concerning the
resignation Of their. Pastor Rev. FL. G.
Hitchcock, AFTER hearing such facts as
the committee Of the church and soci|
ETY. and their pastor have seen fit to j
present before the Council, affection
ately submit to them the following as
constituting in the premises, their best
advice:
Feeling that only q very partial
insight Into The facts calling out the
resignation has been given to them,
they still fcom their confidence in the
conslderate christian Judgment of the
pastor and in the concurring Judgment
OF the members Of the church and So
clety W hose counsel he has taken, eem
It on the whole best to approve the ac-
CeDJanCe of tho I,nciOn otion