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ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL.
Record of DismissinR Council Held In the
Chapel of the College street Church,
DnrIingtOn. VI. Sent. ~. 1SO3.

Record of Dismissing Council Held in the
Chapel of the College street Church,
Burlington, VT, sept 22, 1903.
Pursuant to letters mssve an ecclesiasti-
cal counsel assembled at the chapel of the
College street church in Burlington, Vt,
Sept. 90, 1893. at o'clock p. IN. on request
Of the above mentioned church to consider
their acceptance of the resignation of their
pastor, Rev C. +. Carter, to advise them in
the premises and to dissolve the pastoral re-
lation.
The council was called to order by Rev.
Austin Hazen of Richmond and organized
by the choice of the same as moderator,
with Rev. Clarence Pike of Jericho. scribe.
After prayer 10y Rev. f. f. Herrick of
Milton the roll of the council was made up
as follows:
Burlington, First church, Rev. f. Halves,
d. D., pastor.
Burlington, First church, Prof. II. A. P.
Torrey, Del.
Essex Rev. L. B. Tennev, pastor
Essex Junction. Rev. Theodore Bacon,
pastor.
Essex junction, Deacon F. p. Sawyer,
Del.
Hinesburgh. Rev. T. J. Harris. pastor.
Hnesburgh. Brother George j. King, Del
Jericho. ID. Rev. Clarence Pike. pastor
Jericho 2d. Prof. j. :. Cilley, Del.
Milton, Rev. f. +. Hei1ick, pastor
Milton, Deacon l.. \. jackson, Del
Richmond. Rev Austin Hazen, pastor.
South Hero and Grand Isle Deacon \. f.
Landon, Del
tnderhill, Rev. Clarence Pike. pastor
Tnderhill. Deacon l.. A. jackson, Del.
Westford, Deacon B. F. Lawrence Del.
Williston, Brother Charles johnson, Del,
Brandon, Brother c. NJ. Whslow, Del
Rutland Brother j. W. Norton Del
Rev. j. T. Goodrich of Burlington.
| The pastors letter of resignation was read
to the council with the action of the church.
accepting the same and resolutions adopted
by them with reference to him and his de
parture The concurrent action of the so
| cietv was also read. After some further
| statements 10y the pastor, and by President
| Buckham and Deacon II. q. Wheeler in be
half of the church, in fuller explanation of
| reasons for their respective action the
| council requested to he by themselves.
They then voted to approve and recognize
the action of the church and pastor and dis
solve the pastoral relation.
\ committee consisting of Rev f. f.
Herrick. Rev r. d. Bacon and Prof. H. y.
| p. Torrey reported resolutions concerning
the retiring pastor, which. after discussion
and amendment We're unanimously adopted
as follows:
while the council regrets the changed
| method of interpreting religious truth which
| makes the separation of the Rev. {. +. Garter
| from this church desirable and cannot follow
| him in his new views, we heartily commend
| the sincerity and earuestncss of his ministry
| We fully appreciate and highly approve hi
desire to verify truth in his own spiritual cx
pericnce and in that of his hearers. We con
| graduate him upon his success in attaching to
| himself many hearts in close bonds of spiritual
| fellowship and upon the success of his work a
| shown by numerous acCessionS to the church
OF which he has been pastor and by abundant
| testimonials to the value of his services
not only in the church itself but also in the
| broader fields of Christian work in the com
| munity. Al the same time we concur with
him and with the church to which he has
minstered in their Judgment that ON account
of want of perfect spiritual or rather in
| tellectual accord between them. the pastora
relation should he dissolved. Notwithstanding
| the deep regret at this step which has beer
| expressed on the part of both"
The council then adjourned without date.
AUSTIN HAzEN. Moderator
CLARENCE PIKE. Scribe.