New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-14


TIE VICT uN. .,.,.
Ttc conversational Council called TO consider me
,rogblc, IN Dr. NeWm""s Ch'l'" IN. i'm The
.,. room nm tlr church buIdna. 60 receive ne
Tcrort OF tht committee appoint .. ti. ,,,oril in
~ itt'gt-,. .~,,ye The friends Of d. Newman 9I I
al Dr Hsaacy were as.cmh.'I DID ti'"P' m tIo
lorre audience room of the c4W'." ', tr,,,a5
,'.,.,1, DAVIS al the council l"c women t"It
Ii,t IN. whole assembly. IL was cNprcitl l"tl
ibc conn % voud adopt the rep"j Gl "a, .""''t,'id
oltcr 4 shout discussion, but '"N ,-,1
.i,1u,- AWAY and disappeared ~, lie Gay '1-
SSwrcI AID ever, l.w minutes the report anne IRON
the trustee, room that tAe couh'n N""'" 'o"' '"'
A. n"on iLc people began to grow inpatient ~
71.(pp On. their ranks were ulN''" ny N,N 40
,,Lo,yrnt homo % luncheon VI Ina l"oh "l res
donation BEGAN To appear n an lp'ii 'a",i' ~,
ana ~ ~ (L.;7 tlc saudVi chcS of Dr. NcwmauS
s,r;.,;rc friends had disappeared symp&' eng
male supporter OF the pastor brought ]" Il poN Vi
candy and passed it around. ......,..,, room,
Al 2:}~ p m. the council leit the iH>,'' IiH,"
onl orcupitl the seats directly IN front OF the puPlt
The groups about the church moved ha>l'N ,'W'l"
the platform. and when 'r Dexter rose 10 '',",,,
that the report would OG i'u oE .''' as I
scribe the Row DR.. Mcfarland large anu 'N-
trcmely silent audience VAS waiting 10 ''''"''''
word OF II.
Tur CoI-vCII'S ANsWTE TO TIE CHUECH.
IN Mcfarland real slowly and distinctly. lie
oc,1njcd ahout forty minute, in DELIVERING lnc
answer ol the council to the church INC p'''' '
a. follows: . .,,.,,.o.
Cacd to,tnor ly church in 'clicwSp Of churches
20 ,Iviso M To- uulaupv differences existing lue,' s
members Of this council nave seya boI Give might
Divine guidance that any advice the! ,,Iu' of Thc
icnd 10 the removal Of alterations ana the Ing 6,v
y t that these differences between brethren OF one
household should have p,ch sc';o,s 3uenations
e1d cVelop INFO public scandal 10 the diShonor OF the
church ana ,nc However to the Christian courtesy with
which its own work has been assisted hHt "nl ~ the
leihrrn moi participating in the call ot the council ic
latter have kindly come before Us gwen u3 nt
,rtio, mai W. desired and made extended Ia0h
Of their own views and understanding ~ ldcIs III ~ %
same line of courtesy also was the re1oJ n Te0nesf
~. the housc of worship The Rev DE- Newman
9npeaTcd before the council upon our invitation
caiine lis own position. Nor has the council seen man
fIed before ii any uch spirit Of alienation as TO De be
lOndstEc nope OF a ready recohcl""o"'
TIE cmUECu CONGREGATIONAL
The church which has called us together l. Consre{a-
,C' I,d Declaration OF principles given in It's
Manual adopted by the church both as 10 eG1oh U
the fellowship of the churches are the u51 n ana
S9 S cSr '@eP a the iSl d iGG@ Of our organ
Nation and is recognized and re'oG9nlIgs or ny
is first pastor was dismissed by Congregational
Church COUNCIL; its late pastor was inN3,eu anu as
missed in the usual mGtaPa ~ s
cording Oqr uniform aud c5;.oilSnen ni' St An
e~v insisted that tins L. CongTcSaton1l cHuIfh 3l1
ec eT D and INSISTED upon the loyalty of TIC church
TO Congregational fellowship and Pn"clPe' MGatGTer
wee wears 'H' have passed since its poiy was
open to question That the church has nGyenGess G{
certain serious errors violated some OF our hpOIL"t
principles which have led 1t INTO grcVQus touoig5 @
We fcc bat for which our poly Is noS IN the rules
caused by omission Of rncs' YIN Se nec, "Igu
council was bound to answer to the can OF tn SJet
church init distress, and the actions oI lo cIn nat
which tne church processes to love.
How TIE COUNCII WAS CALLED.
mi. coupci WIS convened by the lclt Tnis i've IN tie
in, q name 81 \
nn1i.ati,.a tAurch and signed by committee III us
hcIat Ur"n me Of Of i li and ihr come
tery al lis further action was presented ny ONT Oh l"c
,,s irt.,. IN his own behalf and in behalf Of some
o. i- ,s0al.s in The office ANA majority OF the
irlstecs church AMI the society, ne eo-
WIN con II appeared to he i'm evidence, after care
IA hearing of the p'9ea'Pt ann 81 .n' camg the
council wa. issued by the unanimous VOC OF "a Eeeuh5
on The evening Of February H. 49, ny lhe FvtiI,tson
otlmdory Of the deaGon anu 'L n t % m menu
lrs oil The cLurcl-al whose addresses cQWd DE "s-,i
iaiucd-snd published in six daly neWSl3p.4I4i' ine
s.,li tlr church GuJr9 tut Dcln~ una 10 oHjt 't
lS.ian to the uu.llu-, were tln and there ca!ed to
foa bail iG OH. vicinity whore Or-oAlltu'h WIS tlt.'1
lytle cAoyo 'l proper officers ana r.o.''o' vas
.1o.t. y 90 vote oi 10 church nen}e' Tor ca. %. ai
,..t.- council 70 con l,r tir bActO'7 cN~iIi-
in hc IuusoL Avenue CudoI ana ioi "oN4,e concerning
sa,ilsg can o1ly be jr lcr.taod by the remembrance
g. tic lrl that W yilus church NEE us c4let b. inc
tn. iela ON th. Ole, Oh january previous, A.d Dcen
,l.r,,,. 'r,I by tIc presence therein oi a
49,, uluif rr OF persons not WCuDCTs OF tac
1I..I.b w.Io Iu'srfuIy insisted upon voting upon
0n@'tol. and by noisy disturbances, preventing me
1r, t.c ,iou Of any business nccsssit5ed the as
t1ition OF an. 1uc. ing without amy lc-a action sln-l
T. fc rl, of tho Board OF Dctcon. AGAINST lhr FIq"F
.fte mo, ling OF February H. aud me p"lI'f OF tH'
councils call ana pro cduie uhdrI IT, -e t'I'.' ' ~
ciyed other protest imam iha OF -o-l' Oh ~. . l
Tire cnurch or COL-r'G'. Jon a'lc u" -".-.Ht III ~
nature OF church action adverse 10 VI. ' U III i
having been ia any quarter uhu-IltAtI OF "i4'-'..'
Nlu tlclcOrc, u Wis manic u" it7 '""I ~
ftli gr.y, Disbursements existed ht'"rtI u4i,IfHu
rI.cr. and li .I,lt m ncr- or the chOlt1, ana N'c
some of the aniccrlclt5 %. this meeting were uhu,ui'
f..tf ftr.. tl q. f B D i 10 d.