Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-22
m1LFoRD,s CHURCH WAR.

Another Meeting OF the First Church
Society Yesterday - A Council Of
Churches to be Called-Resolutions
Presented by the Grleved Members
Further Action to be Taken Next
Sunday-Fuu Proceedings of Yester-
days Meeting.
In view of the proceedings at Fridays
meeting, lively times were looked for in
Milford yesterday at the church meeting of
the First Congregational church. The
fact that such meeting was to be held
Immediately after the morning service had
the effect of bringing out an unusually
large attendance at that service, and the
attendance at the meeting was considerably
increased by late corners, members of other
churches and few of the members of
the church who did not attend the preach
ing service but who came into
the church after the sermon was over for
the purpose of being present at the church
| meeting. The pulpit at the morning ser
reference was made to the existing difficult
| ties except in 80 far as the reading of the
call for the meeting Those persons who
| expected to witness stormy and vituper-
| alive meeting, such as had been held on
the previous Friday, were doomed to dis
! appointment, as the proceedings were con-
| Quoted generally in q very quiet and Or
derby manner. Several times the differing
members of the church, becoming excited,
| would commence to talk about other mem
bers and every one would be on the qui vive
to catch what was coming, but in each in
stance Moderator John G.. North would
call the member to order and the meeting
| would proceed in its usual quiet and or
derby manner. Immediately after the
preaching service in the morning Mr..
| North came forward to the desk and stated
that he supposed it was the desire of the
members Of the church that he should pre-
side at the meeting, but that he did moi
want to do so and would positively refuse
unless he was requested to do SO by thu
church. Deacon Merwin then made mo
ton to the effect that Mr.. North b.
called upon to act as moderator
and the motion was unanimously
carried Mr. North then took the chair
George F. Platt, one of the deposed dea
cons. being clerk. Mr.. North said that i
was the usual custom to open churcl
meetings either by prayer or the reading
of the scriptures, and therefore he would
read shortselection from the scriptures Fl
thereupon commenced to read the porto,
from the Bible beginning: ''Let every
thing be done decently and in order.
After Mr. North had finished reading tn
scriptures he called upon Clerk G. F. Plat
to read the minutes Of the previous meet
ing. This was accordingly done. Upo1
objection of one of the members of tn
church, who was of the opinion that the,
were not correct, the minutes of the previ
Gus meeting were left to the clerk and stand
At this stage of the proceedings the stand
ing committee of the church presented tn
following names of members for delegate
to the conference to be held in Dixwel
avenue church, this city: Deacon E. B
Clark, Nathan E. Smith, A. G.. Nettleton
) Miss Sarah Allen and Mrs. Charles Smith
, The names of the delegates were read an
approved of by the meeting. The mex
. business brought forward was the resigns
ton of Mr.. Charles A. Smith as membe
of the standing committee of the church
!; Mr.. Smith stated in support of his desi1
to be released from service as member c
that committee that he felt, for variou
!, reasons, it would be for the best interest
of all to accept his resignation.
Remarks were made upon the subject b
various members of the church, and by
vote of the meeting it was decided not I
accept Mr.. Smiths resignation as a men
Der of the standing committee. At thi
point the clerk of the meeting handle
Moderator North a resolution for mutu,
: council in behalf of the members undo
discipline, but Moderator North ruled
out of order, inasmuch as that was not til
, proper time to present it. The resolutio
presented by the clerk read as follows:
J To the First Church of Christ in Milford:
Dear Brethren-Yon have placed the unde
} signed under your censure, as t seems to us,
without charges hearing or trial. We therefor
respectfully request you to unite with us in SUI
, hitting the case between us to the impartial r
view Of an ecclesiastical council, mutually chose
! holding ourselves ready to cooperate with yc
, called, to submit ourselves to its advice.
[Signedl