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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 147
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THE EX-PAETE COUNCIL. 137 rights that they not only voted themselves, but also depos- ited votes for absent friends, thereby showing what irregu- larities are liivcly to prevail on exciting occasions, if the practice of female voting obtains. But the Committee have endeavored to strengthen their position by an argument from the covenant, wlwch as they claim, by giving every member all the privileges of the Church, must necessarily give to females the right of voting. This argument proves, if anything, that females have the right of being appointed deacons, acting upon Committees, the right of discussion in business meetings, and of prayer and exhortation in prayer meetings. The right of perform- ing these actions is granted by the covenant as well as the right to vote, and has never been denied by the Church. We hardly think the Committee would be prepared to fol- low out this argument to its logical conclusion. Mr. Carroll's " utterances" in a certain letter addressed to one of the petitioners, are brought forward in this reply, to disprove the imputation of his disloyalty. As it is im- plied that this letter was withheld from the Council, it is due to this brother, as well as to Mr. Carroll, to state that Mr. Carroll's whole letter was read to the Council, and he has received all the advantage he could derive from having these utterances of his laid before them. That the public may understand the reasonableness of the demand which the petitioners make in relation to this point, the following extract from the rejoinder to Mr. Car- roll's letter is here given. "I know of no one in our Church who desires to have • party politics' either preached or prayed in the pulpit. I know of no one who wishes the 'Shibboleth of a party intoned in prayer,' but I do know of many whose loyal, not PARTiZAN, feelings crave at least this concession, viz : a decisive reprobatiox of the rebellion, and a decisive ap- probation of the Government in its efforts to maintain its own integrity. '*Thoy crave an admission that the cause to which their fathers, sons, and husbands, and brothers have freely devoted their lives, is a just and worthy cause. I do not see how this can be construed into partizan politics, unless the partizans are secessionists on the one band and loy- 12
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0147. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 147. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n151/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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