New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-11
The ANTI-NEWMAN OOUNOIL.
SESSIONS TO BEGIN THIS MORNING.
WHO WILL BE PREsENT-ATTITUDE OF THE NEW
PARTY


| MAN PARTY.
| AT 10 o'clock this morning the council which
was called by the sntiNewman party at the Harvard
Rooms in January will meet In Association Hail. There
will be nearly seventy delegates present. and they will
hold morning. and probably evening, sessions until
decision Is reached. The first business win
be the election OF a moderator That position will be
filed by either storrs OF Brooklyn, Dr. H. NJ. Dexter
BostonOr Dr. Taylor Of this city Then written state
Of their case will DO presented by representative
OF Dr. Newnan's opponents. Mr.. Cummings, IL is eI-
pected will selected for task. Should the council
decide hold evening sessions IL VIII meet In Dr. His
cocks church, LexingtOnaVe. and Twenty third st.
Association Hall cannot be obtained for the evening
or the thrtyone leersmissye which sent TO the
"neghborng churches" all but have been answered
The delegates from each church will be the pastor and
member who has been elected regular church meet
ing As far as can be ascertained the council will be
made up follows
Oi.rgynen-Drs. r. 8. stOrrs Thomas b. Mcleod. A. J:
/ Brooklyn DIT william NJ Taylor Dr. A. r. CIapp s. H.
Virgin and H. Mcfarland Of . this city DR.. P:o n
dent seelye Of Amherst College DR.. George l. Walker.
Of Hartford Dr. p TerSpne s,u. Sf spn bS
y. smart Of Albany J. R. w,I BansSTth.
City; H. W. Lathe. of Northampton, Mass; Dr.. A. Mo
Ks1 Of ca%Odse Mass sI Dr. ar Plumb g, geSt%9
NewHayen J. F. Lowering; Of Worcester. Mass and
A n. II.
stuart aH A6eri PerEins C. D. Wood s. s. Marpes
mos o. a h w city, Par!ons 81 Fhng Par
sons Hartford; WV. Lambert, Of Philadelphia; d. A.
Thompson, OF Albany, and Dr. D. f. PEABODY OF ASH
ington.
WHAT THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER.
The expenses of the council viii be paid by DR.. Ran
ney's friends. who for time have been holding
nightly meetings FOR the purpose Of arranging details
The ladies' will extend their hospitality and will endeavor
10 dol hort In
possible. OF testimony has been prepared fer
submission 70 the council, and the length o. time the
DELEGATES will consider the questions placed before them
viii depend upon whether she Newman party holds alOOi
from them or not The three questions to DC considered
will be: % What IL Dr. Newman's relation TO me
church, o. Is 1t desirable that IL De c0ntluedt 90
Has a Congregational Church right 10 hold business
meetings by itself in rs hOuse The council has only
power advise. should its decisions be adverse 10 the
persons who called IL they may refuse 10
questions viii considered in regular order and will he
discussed by the members OF the council in meeting 20
which the public will not be admitted. Admission to the
council viii be hid only by ticket Clerk Barnes has sent
out many hundreds OF tickets;
the Newman faction, said yesterday afternoon that bis
friends would regard the council simply as An
in When If NV was called was irregular Neither
Dr. Newman nor his friends therefore would regard t1e
decision OF the council binding, and whether II should
find for or against them they would pay heed TO IT,
Not all OF the members the had received tickets,
he said and wncre tickets had been sent they IN
packets OF two three and were not available. few
days ago DR. Henry NJ Dexter or Boston, had written 10
him instrucng lin 10 BE- present at the council with
sufficient number OF friends present Dr. Nevmans
properly. Mr. Foster had thereup0n written 10 Mr.
Barnes FOR seyentyhv tickets and had received hYe
THE NEwMANIrEs To IGNORE THE COUNCIL.
There was a meeting In Mr.. Seymour's house IN the
evening all the lights and lesser lights Of the Newman
faction we're assembled. There thirty OF them and
Deacon Foster occupied big chair at rhe head OF the
table After PRAYER offered by DIR. Newman, cigars
were handed to his friends by Mr. Seymour Reporters
we're told that the meeting simply Informal one;
nothing was done; few friends had assembled 20 In
du IN and cake and cigars aud forth but
business-on, no.
himself there to answer to letter which In
formed him. did rest OF his friends, that import
ant business transacted. protest had been
written by Of the trustees and printed form
meeting for action. IL Il 10 De given
council to-day. IL urged first that the council had
called and that s decision could have no influence upon
the questions at II decided" said one OF the
trustees after the meeting that we should attend the
cOunc only 10y representative, aud we nave already
signed paper the effect that believe IL 10 be
other parte council. shall take part in
siDns IL feared at first that when the Ran
new people stated case, there would be few OF
people present, who made indignant at the manifest
fasehOod- would arise and demand that DIR. Ranney
should examined This would be recognition
rights council aud not 10 be thought Of
considerable discussion AT the meeting;
OF persons present being In favor or Joining with the
Rauney faction and making d mutual council or to-
mprrow's meeting; but they were Oyerweghted by the
majority, and II decided 10 oppose IT. The representa-
tive OF DR.. Newman at Association Hall this morning
will probably be Sunday-schoo superindent Brush"