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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 175
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THE EX-PARTE COUNCIL, 165 lar, — for this, among other things, — he assists in cutting off the South Church from its fellowship with other Congrega- tional Churches. Well may he saj', " To my mind the argument is not very strong ; " that is, the argument from the general customs of society. Dr. 1). well remarks, that against female voting no argu- ment can be drawn " from the nature of a Chicrch, as com- posed of renewed persons, and as having the power of self- government," "but rather the contrary; for they are mem- bers of the Church." Yes ; they are members of the Church, as much as men are ; and therefore have a right to all the privileges of members, — subject of course to any restrictions contained in the Scriptures ; but voting is not one of them. Dr. D. gives us some further information as to the prev- alence of female voting. Besides the Chapel-street Church in some instances, he mentions another Congregational Church, where, in 1856, such voting was sometimes prac- ticed; and expresses his belief that "among the Baptist Churches, (which are strictly congregational,) the female members generally vote." We were aware that in Pres- byterian Churches voting by females was not unusual, but were not so well informed concerning the Baptists. As the Methodists allow females to pray and exhort in their meet- ings, voting by females would follow as a matter of course.- One would think that a custom so extensively prevalent in Christian Churches of different denominalions, might be tolerated in the South Cliurch by other Churches of the same order ; or at least, not be made a basis of excommuni- cation. And here allow me to copy a paragraph of a letter from the gentlemen to whom the above letter of Dr. Dut- ton's was addressed; dated Jan. 27, 1864 : " At the time of Rev. Mr. Eustis's call to the Chapel- street Church, I remember being present at a week-day evening religious ineeting in the Lecture Room of the Church edifice, when, at the close of said meeting, Dea. Whittlesey (now Deacon,*) did then and there rise, before * Noi'E DV A Member of South Church. — "A Member of the Ex-parte Council" makes a great ado because our •■blundering iutorni- 14*
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0175. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 175. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n179/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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