The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-27

nou,n onur.n mo huonNu ponry destrurtlNc
ton reviewed tho Council Of 1874 called
Go,mc 70 meet this Wow, and described how that
not overcstimated the gravity Of the matter in
their correspondence, and how II left with them
satisfied That plymouth Church had acted con,
onyyoh Tary 70 The prlnciples established by that
from 1t, Gladly would they havo avoid
ed, ed tho issue, bgt il had como upon them
cd for the position which they had taken. and
praised for their moral behavior. Great men
were standing for them us well as for thom-
We cannot. he said meet Plymouth Church in
which we have condemned, and tho world at
largo has condemned Tho Doctor reviewed
q tho " cRurrh toward Mr. Ilton "a and rYs. Mrs.
without a trial; Such principles. take from
Of q tho s sburch af@rdss him. !" He ddd ddSred
say that Mrs: Moulton was cut off from
against her, although in the very bosom of that
church she had made the most frightiul charges
council by a protest against two Of the church,
es she had chosen. aimed TO strip them. on
their entering 2 council OF all thcir mora
such n body. He should hang his head in
shame If his church had not at once repqdiated
mouth Church in Mrs. Mouton's case. A
womans voice was II slender voice. aud ho
should stand TO the end 10y woman and child
Il put out Of II church on pretense without trn
Was there no one 10 say To this suPpliant
woman That lhoge Nsre those WI regaIr,dssd s her
| claimed with emotion, that lndy Is us much
entitled to membership in q Congregational
never. will. and you mover will. recognize any
principles OF Congrcgationnlisn that VIII put
Sgt S@y % T'hV T % nS or ay sa
Plymouth Church when We say TO them, your
principles are not ours. We cannot walk with
you. We only ask TO loose ourselves from all
responsibility for you; you go your wny. ana let
W. go ours. pray, you don't accept this invita-
Dr. Burlington in conclusion spoke OF tho
rios Of tho Home and Foreign Missionary
societies. He was not surprised to hear that
many wills have been changed. The principles
of the council Of 1876 wore disowned by conf
who had Joined in them before. have now dis
covered that thcy were only made use of 10 for
iSn %"'S S pTFSp1 pTym5pni1 cRurc6 cSi H. lad sdr that
! in twcnty y-twO years he hnd mover met a subject
! into which he had put more cthoughtand prayer.
| All he asked for was the pence which comes
! from the maintenance o. principles such IL We
believe r. to be true APp,q1aseI nooor no,
preiudged Mrs. Moultons cqsc before IN, invi-
| tation 70 the proposed mutual council of 1876
Mr; Burlington sad that h. had net; ,...
views with Mr.. and Mrs Moulio, before that in
vitation 2" Dr. BURLINGTON replied that he had n
|
that his wife was about 10 be- put out ol Plymouth
! Church and he gave him. n was his duty. all the
] Information about congregational lOllty which
| would protect his rights.
Brother Wood. who remarked TINT no had be-
| lonEed Ia Plymouth Church before he lOincd this
| church. and that he had bern baptized by Mr..
| Bceeher and his children 10y DIR. Burlington, de-
clarcd that the real reason at the bottom of tho
| action which il was proposed to take in reject
ing this invitation. was That those in favor oi
! su h artiun believed that the pastor Of Ply
mouth Church wns guilty Having himself not
! considered tho question of MIR Bnechcrs guili
or innocence he could only vOt" to accept the
| invitation. MIR. Beecher had been tried and
acquitted. md therefore lie stood before this
| meeting an innocent man. tAppausc.l - Ii
any man knows that Mr. Bcccher is guilty" h.
exclaimed. let him stand up hero md say SO. D
| There wus another burst of applause and an
| instructive turning of heads ns II everybody
| expected his neichbor to accept the challenge
| but no one spoke.
Mr. 4. Barnes said that II provoked q smile tc
think that 1000 persons In Plymouth Church
! w"re engaged IN q conspiracy. Mr. Parkart
said Tint love and pearr could not be ob
mined ly |.ng confined T. q bon
| crh1f -Gid that Plymouth Church stup,
~ tive -uuir relation 10 tuu-r' Eufiuhul priuri-
pl.s n- "a rr'W uu a vessel ~ .tI ilag ins rihrl
/ Loyalty to this particular ling h. NOT required.
/ Mr. Wilder said plynuuih Church should cs-
On DR.. llulchinslnS call of the previous
/ qu --tion. Mr.: Iwells amendment WIS adoptod
10 To 26. The originN' resolution declining
! u" invitation was ihnn ulpuied-llj 90 60
There was division OF applause ana Kisses.
! I'm" mc.tns ih'n cul-p"t.i - work ny
/ adopting. hy q vote ~ - 10 81. the following
/ offered 10y Or. Hutchinson:
R'aini That tr cefN of th- church bo n.'ru, ted Z,
SEM cory d" ti. nNnni. n' am answer O. aA l't'f
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