Mr. Pierpont's Remonstrance Against The Action Of The Ex-Parte Council, With His Offer Of A Mutual Council - Softcover

John Pierpont

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461434245 ISBN 13: 9780461434248

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

Mr. Pierpont's Remonstrance Against The Action Of The Ex-Parte Council, With His Offer Of A Mutual Council; The Committee's Reply To That Offer, And His Answer To The Offer Of The Committee, February 15-17Th, 1841 by John Pierpont. This pamphlet records a long ecclesiastical controversy in Boston (1841) between Hollis Street Meeting House and its pastor, John Pierpont. It comprises Pierpont's Remonstrance addressed to an ecclesiastical council, arguing against proceeding as an ex-parte Council and insisting on a mutual council approach with clear, specific grounds for any dissolution of his connection with the Hollis Street Society. He defends his rights to explicit charges and questions the breadth of the Council's jurisdiction, given prior engagements between parties. The Proprietors' Committee replies, proposing that the mutual council be agreed upon and empowered to hear and determine both current and prior grievances, with its decisions binding. A subsequent reply from Pierpont criticizes the terms, stressing the necessity for precise scope and final, conclusive authority. The document sheds light on 1840s church governance, governance conflicts within American Protestant congregations, and the tension between mutual negotiation and ecclesiastical adjudication.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461434245
• ISBN 13: 9780461434248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 38