Year: 1875


the objection OF assuming iacts was the case IN ner
former proposal offers an opportunity 70 secure nv
tual council Of which this committee glaay avSnt
IL self while her proposed questions arc somewhat
Objectionable in FORM not IN substance YET snc con-
mttee unanimously recommend that these oolec.lols
should be oyerIQQked and that for the purposs "
nQ the POSSIBILITY Of further contf0yersy Mrs houl
toms questions should be adopted ~ tnlR S9nIfn,
word for word and that tho letter missve should be SO
slightest alteration Notwithstanding the course
of Mrs Moulton In refusing 70 comply with
EXAMINING Committee tor conference as to the number
and names OF churches 10 be called and in undertake
ing by correspondence to TX the number OF churches
seems the committee unusual and irregular yet they
recommend that the number Of churches be invited
be at once fixed In accordance with the number speci
fled by Mrs. Moulton.


The committee had hoped to make such arrange
ments as 10 allow the council be convened in the
rst week OF January but as circumstances appear 70
assembling Of the Advisory Council be postponed until
after the Mutual Council be held, which if fur
ther and unexpected delays occur should be on the
The committee recommend the adoption OF the fol
lowing resolutions


Resolved That this church accsdes to the request
Emma Mouton for the call Of mutual council advise
this church and Mrs Mouton upon the questions sub
Which are in the following words action Il the
church in dropping % me from rs membership as + dSs5e are
staining long from the services and sacraments Of the
Resolved That special committee Of five be appointed
the name and on behalf Of this church 70 prepare
the Mutual Council hereby assented TO- and that the
are directed to % mes. a. snch time % and place 10
the committees and the clerk Of the church hereby directed
such meeting and invite her be
her representative for the odrawnG and signing
Resolved That the said committee are hereby fully
be convened in mutual council the number heretofore
specified BY Mrs Moutou and TO issue the letters mssye
equal number churches and ministers named by
Mrs Moutoq and they are further directed 70 appoint the
Resolved That the CLERK Of this church is hereby instructed
to forward OF these resolutions immediately 70 Mrs
The report and resolutions were accepted and
adopted


Dir. Beecher then offered the following resolution
Resolved, That committee OF appointed to call
advisory council in the Of the church hereby in
fix the day for the assembling Of that council AZ
which this church has agreed TO unite.


Mr. Raymond then asked If an interval of one week
between the calling of the councils would permit the re-
result Of one council to become known before calling
the second He thought that there should be longer
interval.


that there had been time specified for the meeting
Of the Mutual Council that the resolution calling for it
providing that II should be at least week after the
meeting OF the Advisory Council


Mr. Beecher Endorsed this Interpretation OF the
luton and Mr.. Raymond was satisfied.


Rossiter w. Raymond asked whether any day had
been liked by the committee Of the church for the
meeting of the council.


Mr.. Beccher replied that no date had been fixed,
although by the way in which the document was
printed appeared there Ii the fault
Of the reporters that So for II appeared the
resolutions that the council TO be called the
ond Tuesday in January. 'But,n he added, 'that
was only for consideration and / think
it was pencled in the margin Of the document
which handed to the reporters and they took il
they found 1t, without being that the date
optional


Professor R. W. Raymond stated that there had been
a marginal the effect that the date not def
nte


Mr.. shearman moved to amend the resolutions call
ing for the council fix the date of that council
at least week later than the date which may be
fixed Tor the first council The amendment ac-
ceped


Mr.. King aid:-Suppose the first sits more
than one week. shall we have them both together2


DR.. Edward Beecher explained that il the inten-
ton or the committee who drafted the resolutions that
at week should elapse, and many more as
may be hereafter thought proper.


BY request the resolution offered by Mr.. Beecher
read again.