New-York tribune., 1889-10-17

desired TO do So because OF their theologlcai pe
lief ,..r,,ioraI
The second scandal was that no Congresd'ion''
minister can be heard in the vote oil the -iihe
Board unless he comes as corpor"'e l'' -,
iIo ,,ortod n SOC the day dawn when the Board
Ill no, disgr,co a man who applied 10 1t to
- -, os a missionary lie also wanted TO
COO the secret tribunal which. adroitly' or mala-
1uoi,l,, oxomined a man in such way that ne
,,o,,, ronrc men VINO would not lower their
.oo,l,ood bv goinn before the Prudential Commit
,oo Tho brand of n hereto had been stamped on
..,,,,o mon hv that committee. DIR. Grlihs gave
Lis norsonaI views of eschatoogy, ana sald that
hocb no ,yos consccrated to the mission cause De'
fore he was born. he could not stay IN japan ne
oause he know that his views were al Variance
with the policy of the Board.
mn. MEREDITH LIKES TO SEE DIR. sToRiss FACE
After Mr.. Ety. of this city, had suggested pos
siblc solution Of the vexed problem, Dr H. H. Mefc-
ditb. Of Brooklyn, rose and addressed the prcs'-
don't DIR Storrs invited him to the PLATFORM
This is what DR.. Meredith said
Mr. President and Brethren: This Is the hIst time nlle
have ever lifted my voice IN meeting "a NV, J m ~,
T6etber ought 10 do It now; but feel the eOnViG C.
tlon upon me that l ought TO ssy nd S"so G onc Com
rdcr io he true TO my convictions, ana a. U%no % IO III
CceSatonaI minister 10 let the world know !lst now
am feeling in my heart & Deie,1 oo1,s nn "a and by no
ance o ,s & d,,,y was committed to IT,. did not
believe that this committee Woe h Hoard and still
am hound TO say that ! do not thlhA hY ~ VI
that committee fairly represents Ut Tbere are not
boisand men or thousand chirches CsiieSS on goo @
suoIeG9 s G zoo IN he other by no manner Of meens
have Just come from the meetlns mbcb lad in IL
tlonal hodrd representatives from all over the
countrv and with this meeting anu nv .ho 'g oors T 7
Ii grSeat society in view have opened my ears
ms gdGa. gd y-,tS men ! have questioned them have
said very little ana listened g0o9 & So
@ Lost week fairly represents the profound Ieel-
ing of that body. 1t seemed 10 me, as That ali
those brethren from all over tho conEI T. comnar r
other questions had lost their pporsnSS IN a ~ be
son with this great onnegrqegstona churches
@ u nerfecfIy free TO say. Mr.: PresidentLor
have nothing TO conceal ron 9or rcreSatioSa ny al
sirn ~ mi mi s;onarv society and cannot be mad one
! Am in favor OF making Congregsu%9nal % l0rsn STt
annismeet | want sr as Congcgaiuna,ist VINO
SpisveS that ono church amounts 10 very itte @ DH,
maj one church I'm organized refatlons WIN 5'voo
nSor ~ ahIc to shake the world, to say that be
icve in a Cong egl st focgn ma rnot h
~ 10 tbot inst As nuIck "a ever the wheels can no
made 10 90 around then wani such d III. H'ooa' &
nnrictv THAT is the way feel. hir PTcsidcni ana
I'm tbst National Council at worcester las, Mcoh Hane
that feeling very deep in their hearts lId' 10 on0
II Is strange thing, Mr.. President that oo1 am
beIe 7 am nothing in myself; amount to noth-
i nere' d am worthy OF no recognition anywhere
hm1S a The pastor OF Congregational church, ana
oe eucb worthy of recognition anywheFc IL Is a
stroprn thing that | here OdaN. anu SEE Noh
r,rn vour bacls on me every time thai you take
vote on anything that concerns my chuIch l, Is
al yrnnc and Tho quicker the committee can get 10
yor, al that problem and solve II me sooner VIII
bev satisfy the churches and settle this unrest For
tLeye k unrest: YOU may to Sleep upon II u you
| Ule Oaughter--but there IS unrest IN oW SonEe,,
gstonaI cburchrs When the letter OF the honor
Trcslent OF this sOcctv came before ths CpnFIga OF
| churches some months ago. my heart was Eiau aHu
~ that letter had been accepted in Inc spirit II,
,rbicb n was written and had been actHd on IN good
| fatb The unrest would not have been as graz 10
day as II is And the sooner tho brtifcn Ihat ele
charged with the interests OF this society open ur
eyes and their hearts and their symplthes am ieel
The nuisc of the brethren and sisters IN the chuNhcS
about them the sooner VIII thoy come 10 a iarct.
broad omen and manly statement OF tins Whol9 IN ny
so that we can together WlthoIt any hecu ol
,an,latlon so a. 10 conduct the lightning from the
clouds into the earth. afraid that IL VIII sha'er It's
all TO pieces! ApplsuseJ
Not onp word in rebuttal Of all that was pilef
mn aoainst the Board and its Prudential Commit
fee was uttered by the conservative members wil'
were largely in the majority. NO one 1urther de
string to speak the motion was carried unanl
monsly. By a suspension of the rules the bylaw
mentioned in the report was amended. and here
after the president and viceprcsdent OF the Boarf
will he eX-oflicio members of the Prudential Com
| mittee. - -, 3.
| "Whv didn't the conservatives answer thci
| critics ?" said Tribune reporter to one OF tn
| former class. - o,,.;
especially when il is an explosion OF natural gas,
| was the rejoinder.