New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
MR.. BEECHER on NEWSPAPERS.

A CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL CALLED I'd RtCou-
ME- NEW CHrRCH-PLYMoU1H CHURCHs
LIST OF COLLECTIONS REVISED.
At his Friday night talk in the crowded lecture
room of Plymouth Church last evening MIR. Beecher
incidentally referred to newspapers in The following
manner:
ItaLoun \ ue,yspaper AID ! see one page which
may he called the iail page. aud sometimes wish
the Editor himself were behind the bars. IL CON
tains the record of all the crime. Then there II the
hospital page : a man has broken his hecK-Shu hI 81
The RIGHT man. And the wranglinG page, where all
the fauGndng and grumbllng gets IN prnt; l1eIe
and there ind CLEANS OF knowledge ana Isht'
Gases scattered III the desert, read one
two. three, four newspapers, and all are
much alike. What a world this is II the new
paper is the fairest blossom OF ne b3t
il Is not far exponent Of the best life True lie
is hidden behind household doors. 10 be sure oil
one part of life the newspaper Is 1alr eNpoS'''Un'
although life Itself Is worse sometimes tnam ,Ic
pictures of It. We yet a sense OF the unSymheuY'
OF the siufulncss Of the standings ana OF the ot-
icct> and Il is comfort to reflect that TINS lsh
fate aud Il necessity. can rise above IL.
After the close OF his talk, Mr. Beccher read let
ter signed by three members Of the Grace Congrega-
tiona Church asking Plymouth Church to unite in
a Council t. be held in the church edilce, at Lewis
ave. and MonrOe-st., on Wednesday, March
TO- at p. H., the object of the Council
Icing to have the church heretofore called
Grace Church and now TO DO known
as The Lewis Avenue Congregational Church,
formally recognized rs ConaTCg ational oigahIa-
ton. The church claims TO have been organized two
years, and to have sixty members. i is the one
which was formerly a Presbyterian church. ana OIL
which the Rev. James l.. Hall, Methodist minis
ter who refused to obey the di'ecuph OF ms
Bishop was pastor until he resigned recent y
ON account of the trouble hc had. As the Preshy-
terv would not rccogu;Z, the church with MI lial,
Az pastor il became C0ngrcgat iona hut never nae
the recognition from other churches which II now
seeks and fourteen churches are invited 10 the
couucl Plymouth Church voted 10 iako part ID
the council and Or. Edward Beocher was chosen
| ~ delegate. -, III.
At Inc business meeting of the church held after
the prayer-mcetng, :. Y. White presided ana 2i rf
the members proposed were accepted Pastor HAM
dav asked permission to bring up special business
which cannot he brought up al these ueellh's reg
ul.ny This was granted and be called for Tie re-
poIt of the committee appointed 10 Ict Use
the list OF collections in tho church Ia.
r,port which uuanimou,ly adopted. SET
forth that only five of the twelve objects wclt to be
| retained. namely, for the American Home MISSION
arv Society, the American Missionary As,ocail"n'
The Western COLLEGES, the American BoAid oi Com
mlssloners Tor Foreign Missions and tbc American
CONGREGATIONAL Union. Among those dropped 'hc
most important are the Bible society and the sea
mans Friend Society. The report provided tiai aii
other collections shOuld be decided upon ~ lac
Rolrl 4. ipggOnS.