, 1880-10-25

THE lEY, L. U b1lkl'tANV
d.scou,scd Inst evening nt 0ruco Mothet1sat
Church on Ito work Of tho Itock ltlyor Confer
eVcc, In which It was expected That ho would
have something to say by why Of criticism vi
tho cnso Of tho liuv. DR.. ThOuas, but he dl. not.
confronting hlu,stlf with revlewiuK tho work
toue. t!e took rs hls toxt tho fa!lrwing wnr.'s:
AMI tho Ais,stles and Elders M c.u.c nc saRctheFfor
Tho toxt, be sald, WIS tho tirdt mention :nf
Chu,ch Councils IN tho Scriptures and tho Krcat
matter tllpp Ut issilu bud boon tho aiborty or
luntlREe OF tho Church for AlI future R9os, And
tho question whether or not the forms or Ju.iIt-
tstM should bu poruotuAte.l III Christianity. ratsI
l,nl met with opposition OH the rHrt OF tho jew
ish converts, hls llhcratlty III dispensing with
circumcision havlng aroused thulr hittorest
lruIuGfccA: hlt ho hnd heltt TO tho ppsitt0a lalt
Christianity wus nut a jewish sect, but i sl|p'
''' s,u ris tsncI'iig nni l'rs.ctica ha brnlyi!t
Nb4t tho Council Ut tho taxt, aud Tho lsss!p ut II
hati pern III tnvor " to'crlnce tho tsss'!Gt neInK
tkult 1t Wus tigt wtao tn luy ulA'n thG uentltea
burdens tlat oy0H tho Iuws wcrDunahlo tn DeAr,
Fsn. ihIa Tho ruvornlt gentleman rrocsptir.i
aS sssk a % 81 af tas ias sk Il ,Ss tae
III particular. Whiiu tho cInfsrehee hAu Hcef.
Hn.'pt,sti Erpspay % n 81 e ,n ~ tan HiSr q
CttliscryAt0rs III tho thuru!. to whom % tctl-
ingly uluAcl, aud fn,n, whlet hg went on ,rt t.
sal,i, was tho rulatiol Of tho !tevt Dr, Thoas 10
tho Church Htl 1k6 dDCttl1leS. 1tIH NfGthcalcn
frUM tho Church .!uutrtn!a WIS rAnvnssSh
| ly tho speaker frvWl lsah nP tn Inn
present tliAn,-whEch M'a nl;reiy histoflca,,-
frrc,Uo wura. ,lctall.l. nnh tho atltt,ie vi tho
i,Nlurity and mltnrity III IN 'Iiesnhcrs t0W.tl.
| tho VliI,als resolutions exp!Alntsd jio Wtlt!
mt erItlUtae what Ind been done, but h1a ttst;
| ton ht,l bcen with tho niH9rlty, " was W.!
kyuwu. liu had stAltsl IA cnnfctriste. ai', ~, ~
| ruIIeatcA IT, that hu beloved TINT thntu tIa
bu,,, Il Hauiuur thrown about Tho cas9 tht4lllga
| uesxyilavOr Uutnri0ty thlt rendered u ltlltA4'
sttlp 10 1ulHu 0f him falrly il Tho 1tllt!iuf p,
lusetl III the resolutions; that o1nnfs tma .,tr ~
Thntl,us, II exposed to thu s;ltlg snra'mS;
4 might huye Guun f0tlE'l h!ttfNiu4 Ill ~
sonio points f19n tho ,rs! 0nolnl Glrrr,1'a ai'a
iroM their b.ethrpns that thorS wa y ,.vHsnr. \ r. M
~ t.tlera,ca il b. 1xorcisesi, NJ llustratc " tao
caso Or tt,shup Foster. who hA! tAflotl tioi tho
ttunturyls Ut tho Church on inc n.sp1tSt u " % eno
yostIrrcctiou; md tAut, ~ my esont, Sao 4u&es- r.
don U,ltlur discussion was }ilt!ielal oieo, w.
! 1nandj,K tho treutInDItt uf oP!ucnoe WIZ AiA.
nnrisnm o; IeNgtou., Ia ur'lcr that tht Church
i5miuilt Io ulyisl! a3 kH what oxtnnt LOU pE0ther
imi .ltyeryud 1lunl tbs accredited !!o1trtno ~
ibV Church, an! whak Werl. tho Mtlits
iMs.io il dealing with tne eslsa ha1 bsci.
inviting lIr. Thomas 10 Withdraw, :Iot only from
tho u,fnIntry, Int from the Church wien. ~
tN,l,,t Of fugt, hn did nut stnnd Outssnc OF tho
rruui1d prescribed BY tho articles VI religion ui
l. fh1 Church, llur tho Affirmative ntiaWer " sns
questions asked 4 canltdute Oh admission X
! church membership. III lhit u'nttGr Ut 1uelnnef
! ship, " least, tho Church oketcisSd tue Wsucsl