Show BEECHERS DEATH all but one of congregational cherchis Chur chis reunite new york times when the beecher trial began in brooklyn the clinton aven avenue ua congregational church of which the kev rev dr budington was then pastor withdrew from the congregational gat Kat ional council and decided not to take part ia in any of the pr proceedings ocee I 1 of the council while plymouth church was a member several other local churches took the fame same action and they have all stood by their resolutions ever since soon after mr beecher died however a plan was proposed by which all the congregational churches in the city were to be again united and the advent of the key rev dr R R meredith as pastor of the tompkins avenue church was chosen as a time for the execution of the plan invitations to be present at the installation stal lation of dr meredith were sent to all churches irrespective of their former relations to mr air beecher and to plymouth church the first answer to this appeal for a reunion ha has come from the clinton amenn e chu reba hose pres ent past orthe announced at the prayer meeting friday night tha the had some thing of areat great importance to announce it t was a great sin he be thought ht for the chur churches clies to be separated it was time that all should be in christian sym sympathy a t h Y no past defection should be aft allowed owed to separate institutions established for christian education it would be a great pleasure to him if the congregation would rescind the motion of 10 years ago directing the clerk to return all communications to the congregational council thereupon alexander robb moved that hereafter all invitation invitations to the meetings of the council be accepted even though plymouth church was invited this motion was adopted unanimously and with a great show of enthusiasm the only church which still remains out of the council is the church odthe of the pilgrims Pilgrim of which the rev dr Ric bardS S storrs is pastor |