The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
REV. BROWN NOT A HERETIC
THE COUNCILS FINDING IN THE
 MADISON CHURCH TROUBLE.

"rhere is No Stay" Declared One of Yale's Theologians-Words of Adv ce> to AL Rev. MT. Banks Quotes From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"-The Full Text of the Decisi ,r.
 The Rev. William T. Brown is vindi- cated and the opposing factions of the Madison Congregational church pledg- ed their hearts across the consocia- ton" to abide by the decision of the council yesterday afternoon amid what appeared to be a most impressive and imDressing scene.
 Long before the train bearing the majority of the members of the council arrived the villagers were astir yester- day morning.
 They had rested well after the discus sions pro and con the evening before, and from what the Courier reporter could learn all had agreed that before the day was over the matter of heresy, so far as the Madison Congregational church was concerned, would effectual- ly and forever be buried.
 If the minority had ever any ground to stand upon it was easily to be seen at the close of the session on Tuesday that none remained.
 All that could be obtained from the leaders was the concession that their only hope lay in the delay of the council in rendering the final verdict, showing conclusively that they were ready at 6 o'clock on the evening of the first day to receive the verdict of not guilty.
 The leaders were asked, What would be the effect of such decision if the minority would attempt to set up an- other congregaton?"
 There is no such idea being harbor ed" said one of the most enthusiastic of the minority.
 Do you gentlemen wish to exonerate your pastor emeritus, the Rev. MT. Gal. lup?" was the next question.
 We do, most sincerely and hearth ly," said Deacon Wilcox, D. E. Smith, Charles H. Redfield and F. c. Coe al- most in one breath.
 Later Chairman Marsh of the minor ity substantiated the remarks of his colleagues.
 The supporters of the Rev. MT. Brown were buoyant in their hopes and ex / pectations when approached by the Courier man, and their convictions gathered strength as the morning wore away.
 What the conservative element of the church has thought during this contro versy is perhaps expressed by the re marks of John Griswold, one of the old est and most respected men of Madi- son. When asked for his opinion he said:
 T do not agree always with the Rev. MT. Browns preaching, but he has been useful to the church since he came here, and I should be sorry to see him leave"
 This may be taken as the sentiment Of men. who have not taken active par ticipation in the fight which now has so happily closed.
 DELIBERATIONS OF THE COUNCIL
 It was a few minutes after 12 o'clock when the moderator, Rev D. M. James, called the council to order in the chapel of the church. Most all the members were present. Discussions had taken up all the time of the session Tuesday af- ternoon, but it was known to the mem bers what was to be formulated in the resolutions when the council adjourn ed. From outside sources it was learn ed that at the beginning of the secret meeting some of the delegates 0ay) were in favor of administering a mild reproof to the pastor. If this be true, and it does not seem to have been borne out, this sentiment was soon dispelled. When the council adjourned, after an hours conference for dinner, the reso- lutions had been unanimously passed,
 THE OPEN MEETING.
 It was 2:20 D. m. when the council re- turned from dinner.
 A large audience had already gather ed to listen to the resolutions The front seats were reserved for the coun- cil On the right side sat the chairman of the minority committee and his SUD- porters. Occupying similar positions on the other side were many of the Brown ties The Rev. MT. Brown wore an earnest expression and was not at all like one who knew that in less, than sixty minutes his vindication would be
 
 ners of the world. And 1t is fact that MT. Brown did not know it, however much he might have felt almost sure.
 The exercises were opened by prayer by the Rev. MT. Clarke of East Haven at the invitation of the moderator
 The invocation being over. Mir. James said: "The friends present are familiar with the proceedings of this body yes terday. We had hoped to conclude our work last night and submit the finding. But we found the matter of such vast importance that it was advisable to ad- journ to meet to-day for further delib- erations. After careful consideration the council is prepared to give to the consociation the result The Rev. pr. Newman Smyth will now read the de- Alterations of the council:'
 From the first settlement of New Eng land her Congregational churches have always insisted on the importance of an educated ministry. Being a denomina- tion of Christians without a prescribed form of doctrinal belief, the liberty of each church has made it a matter of necessity that it should have a pastor and teacher able to expound the word of God, as it is found in the only ac- knowIedged authority for our churches, the scriptures of the Old and New Test aments. For this purpose it was re- uuired that they be learned men, ac- ouaiuted with the original languages in which these scriptures were com ,,osad and q lln to tell thpir YaopIa of