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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 181
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THE EX-PARTE COUNCIL. 171 rejoice. Well, this field of the world is still open to the South Church, and is likely to continue so. There is no repulsion here, except from Satan and his emissaries, but the Spirit and the Bride say come, and whosoever will, let him come. 10. We are not aware that the action of the Coun- cil has conferred any real benefit upon those who invoked its aid. It has separated them from their pleasant religious home, where they had their full share of influence and of privilege, as well as abun- dant opportunities of usefulness, — ivitJiout providing them with any other. They are now scattered into different Churches, mostly at inconvenient distances from their residences. If this was what they wanted, they had only to ask letters of dismission and recom- mendation, in order to secure the accomplishment of their wishes. But many of them preferred to go without leave, — thus unnecessarily disregarding our Standing Rules, to which they w^ere voluntary parties. The consequence was, that, with the help of the Scribe of the Ex-parte Council, they were nominally members of tivo Churches at the same time, for a period of about three months. At the annual meet- ing of the South Church, ifov. 22, 1864, they were all taken at their word, or rather, at their act, (ex- cept one or two who had been transferred by the Scribe of the Ex-parte Council, contrary to their own wishes,) and dismissed, f7'om that date, "in the same sense as if they had asked and received from us letters of dismission and recommendation in the usual
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0181. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 181. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n185/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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