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140  THE  EX-PARTE  COUNCIL,
the  same  purpose,  aside  from  the  contributions  of  one  indi-
vidual ;  and  that  if  those  who  are  friendly  to  their  object
will  provide  them  with  a  suitable  buikling,  the  petitioners
will  have  no  occasion  to  depend  upon  the  contributions  of
the  old  and  wealthy  Churches.
Whether  in  view  of  the  foregoing  facts  the  complainants
were  wrong  in  asking  to  be  heard  in  the  Church  ;  and
when  tliat  was  forbidden,  in  a  private  conference  ;  and
when  that  was  declined,  in  seeking  for  a  Mutual  Council;
and  when  that  was  denied,  in  calling  for  an  Ex-parte  Coun-
cil— the  public  will  determine.
In  behalf  of  the  Petitioners.
SOUTH  CHURCH,— AGAIN.
Remarks  on  the  "Rejoinder."
Messrs.  Editors  : — As  the  Standing  Committee  of  the
South  Church  have  not  seen  lit  to  reply  to  the  "  Rejoinder"
of  the  petitioners  for  an  Ex-parte  Council,  and  as  the  peti-
tioners miglit  deem  themselves  slighted  if  their  production
was  wholly  passed  over  in  silence,  permit  a  member  of  said
Church,  not  belonging  to  the  Standing  Committee,  to  oifer
a  few  words  by  way  of  comment.  He  will  be  best  under-
stood liy  quoting  brief  extracts  from  the  "  R(*joinder,"  and
then  adding  his  own  remarks.    The  petitioners  say  :
"  On  consulting  as  to  the  best  moans  of  providing  ;i  place  of  worship
more  congenial  to  their  views  of  duty,  they  were  advised  that  a  Coun-
cil convened  to  form  a  new  Church,  would  have,  as'one  of  its  first  duties,
to  inquire  into  the  reasons  for  their  leaving  the  South  Church."
So  this  Ex  parte  Council  was  itself  the  result  of  counsel  ;
and,  although  called  ostensibly  to  consider  the  expediency
of  forming  a  new  Church,  was  mainly  designed,  at  least  l)y
the  "advisers,"  for  another  purpose,  viz :  to  get  a  dig  at
the  South  Church.  [We  had  no  doul)t  that  such  was  the
fact,  but  did  not  expect  the  petitioners  to  confess  it.]
Accordingly  the  discussion  and  finding  of  the  Council  in  re-
gard to  tlie  South  Churcii  occupy  almost  the  whole  extent
of  their  "  Result,"  as  given  to  the  public,  while  in  regard  to

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0150. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 150. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n154/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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