Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-27

We have iakrn tie written statement Of said
party (!.roihrr hrmsay) a3 Indicating the Diff
itrcn causes nF complaint under said general
items
tipon :. calm .ni praycrlul consideration of
the evidence relating to them, we have come 10
the c1nciu.ious which arc hereinafter briefly
set lDrta.
Specifications under the lst item OF The call,
Which relates to personal difficulty between
Rev. Wu DinwidiiG and Elder Ramsay:
t'lrst---AiIeeei iiscourtcSy on the part oil MIR.
Diuwidlic To Eide: Ramsay in the Bible Glass
The evidence is ret conclusive that there was
even seeming diScourt1sy in the case referred
to- Eut W. ihrk shat Brother Ramsay was in
fault in That he retained the supposed grievance
in lis lnlud Tor about twelve months without
Communicating it to his pastor in accordance
with Matt. xviii, w. Ii, lG-and that tie
prompt disclaimer Un Tic part Of MIR. Dlnwld-
die OF any luicniDn to offend (which lie has re-
pcalci in his statement before the c0lnmlttce)
ought to nave been, aud Is considered by us as
q sufficient ground Tor honorable reconciliation
and should have been so accepted,
Second lrrrGuar meetings OF the SeSSGE--
Il is admitted that some meetings OF the session
were ;.y!d without all It's members having been
summonci 70 attend and without public notice
beforehand, and 1t tunes other than those up.
p5i;iG,! loi is regular meeting. Such meetings
wrrc :@w IL number and held under clrcun.
sanees Of peculiar urgency, and Immediately
upon compliant Being made 10 Mr.. Dinwldlie
aus!t meetings were discontinued by lis dirsc
ton aai 30 Ion:ct hrli-.nd further apologized
Tor b; tin We DO Dot deem ii proper that
under he circumstances a0y Ghlsurc should be
Inflicted
Third The election Of Elder by ballot with
0ut ncminaIor--s;o Jar aa Dir. pinwlddle is
charged witt. faiHc ih3 originator or proposer
of this Frsteln 81 election, there is no evidence
to support ,hr charge. bnt tho evidence Is clear
that il originated With AID was proposed by
another Even ii it were established, the COM
mtsaa Is not prepared 10 consider tan unscrp
ural OF uuP!e-bytaria1 innovation.
f0nrrh--I:a 10 the failure TO discipline +. +.
Wilmer, IT,, for ianeiug-We find 10 connex
iol with this matter M Just cause OF complaint
against lic. pIuw4die, who seems TO have &C.
counriIshcl by mora! Suasoa, as directed bY The
sessOn al the cuds 81 discipline.
!7iGh-lIr. DinwdIic'a conduct w!th regard
10 Deacon Winners resiguaion--ln the oplG'
ion ot the committee Mr.. Ohwidde's conduct
10 cou0ecIicn with this matter was net only
regular hut colnTcDd.b.c
Sixth !,rraklug up rhe weekly rraye, meat
ua On Monday nieht-LhiS measure Was neither
proposed cor urged by Mr. Dinwidd1, 50 far
a. j. 3hown hy the evidence, but ordered Gg
tic e s:ou a. Z regular meeting and acceptable
- dc h0j7 Of Tic church. Nc: do we Thick
the change made 10 have been necessarily or
actually injurious ID the cause OF CHRIST.
S,7rr:h - ilr Dinwiddic' answer to qu2s-
-, I.,.; E--h NJ u f. Hntb
he had ever heard him iRamsay) say anything
unbccon,;ns gentleman, = Chrisii4o or Elder
Ipdc: fia circumstances ~ find nothing cen
suraE,ic 10 Tie reply made to the question
F,ch;h $50 I. d7isiug Mi, Ramsay 10 resign and
lhrea,au;!lg him with 4 eOngrcgationsl meeting
10 max Kim r25igu, a.. -~Iie evidence or this
noiut - il s0mc respects o)Allctjrr, Elder
Ramsey :cstiiying on one side, ahd Mr.. Din.
wiiciic and Elder Wii;ncT tthc only other par
tic. rrc5cnt) on the opposite side. 1t Is nr0gsd
that an this OCCASION Brother Ramsay was
greatly cTci!a1 The records OF session. subsc
uuonty approved, Confirming iho statements
Of tie tTo lost named parties aa 10 the object
oi he ca oi thu concr3 gatioaal meeting. We
refer t. CIR Genera! remarks IS 10 aneh cas's al
cobdici. hereinafter found
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