Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-27

THE BowEN-rILroN STONES TO BE ,

The BowEN-TiLroN STONES TO IA FULLY
INvEsTIC ATEn.
Early last summer. when the Beecher scandal
was ~ its height. announcement was meto that
the authorities OF Plymouth church had taken
the matter in hand with a view % thorough
investigation. This investigation it was pro-
Rosed 10 secure under cover Of charges preferred
against MT: Henry c. Bowen and Mr.. Theodore
Triton, both members OF Plymouth church, who
we're Jointly accused OF publishing aud circulate
ing SANDERS against their pastor
lhe formal charges were preferred by
aiming committee OF the church for in
vestigation. This committee held several
sessions 20 consider the subject. aud finally
accepted the charges, which action brought
the matter regularly before them. But there
the matter has rested since, aud much
curiosity has been manifested % know why
the Investigation was not proceeded with.
Il now transI Tres that one reason for the
delay was an intimatiOn from Mr.. Beecher
20 the committee that it would be agreeable
60 him ~ they would let the matter rest until
the end OF bis usual summers vacation hi
Is slso urged a. an additional reason Cor
ay that the influence OF the accused par
iies has been eNeIted 20 ipOsipone action As
long as POSSIBLE. However this may be, the
committee met on Thursday evening OF last
week, when The subject was brought up, aud
the prorriety OF proceeding fully discussed. Az
ter a uTCtractCd debate IL was resolved that the
matter should be disposed Of with A. little fur
thcr dClsy a. possible; and a WAS also decided
that but one CaSe should be taken up az a time.
10 was then decided 20 take NJ the charges
against Mr.. Theodore TiltUn first, and the clerk
Was instructed 70 issue the proper citation 70
that z uteman 10 appear D. fore the committee
and make his answer % the charges. This will
bring the case against HIM directly % issue,
when the investigation can proceed without the
waste Of murc time.
TIE tribunal selected for the trial OF .hese
charges, the examining committee. h. one OF the
standing committees OF the church. whose duty
it : 80 act upon questions OF church discipline
ana The admission OF members. Il j. composed
OF the dcacons and dcaconesses. with some OF
the more deyout and prominent commandments
OF the church, aud numbers about twenty. rs
authority, unlike that OF the session Of a
Presbyterian Church, Is merely advisory
Plymouth Church being a Congregational or
ganization, every member In good ana regular
standing Las right % participate in the ad-
ministration OF IT, discipline. The committees
duty will end when II shall have heard all the
evidence IN the case, and submitted Il, with its
recommendation, 10 the assembled church for
final seton. The proceedings before the COM
mittte are, however, strictly private.
A COMMUNITY OF MOMENT Tgran, Nr4
Need Not IIT'g.-Thc establishment OF a wO-
mans community within the limits OF the town
OF Wohurn, about u miles from Boston, was
begun last week by the formal raising Of the
frame Of the first building. In this community
all the land is 10 be owned by women, aud 50
far as the management OF the affairs OF the viii
lage Is concerned, woman suffrage Is 20 be
realized 10 the extent of the utter political dis
qualification OF the sterner sex. The members
Of the community are obliged 20 assent 20
constitution which Is O. govern u, but further
than this they are uurestrained; except, how
ever, that they are expected 90 attend at least
once week upon the unsectarian service % be
held. The occupations Of tue residents in
Aurora village will be varied, and Industrial
schools are provided 10 tt persons for the differ
eut kinds or work 60 be done. ncluding a do
nestle school for instruction in home duties.
Each homestead l. 20 be accompanied with a
garden, and gardening and fruit-raising will be
faverite occupation. Cooperative schemes
are also planned. One OF these, and that which
has been pushed nearer TO realization tlan any
other connected with the enterprise, Is the es-
Enlistment Of a laundry where fun facilities
are to be afforded for doing work on a large
scale, and bringing money into this thus far
decidedly needy village by competing with the
committed 10 the enterprise, though they are
not all women, and not % be residents. The site
OF the village II a wilderness. and Dc oilers an
manner OF obstacles. The community Is called
The WOmen's Economical arden Homestead
League" and il Is established by act OF tue state
legislature.