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man, will not appear.
The next number Of the Christian Unio
will contain the following authorized hi,
tory of the demand for an investigation
= On the 7th Mr.. Beecher addressed not
: to an executive committee Of Plymout
church stating that he had requested Gel
tain gentlemen, members of the churc
8, and society, to make thorough and dc
tailed examination into the rumors, insin
uations or charges made respecting hi
: conduct, and asked them, if they approves
of the selection, TO them add their oflicia
appointment to his personal request. TIL
letter ssking the gentlemen to serve wa
as follows -
BRooKLyN, June 81, 1874.
Gentlemen: In the present state o
public feeling owe it to my friends anc
the church and the society over which
am pastor to have some proper investiga
ton made of the rumors, destinations OF
charges respecting my conduct as com
promised by the late publications made by
Mr.. Titon. l have thought both the
church and society should be represented
and l take the liberty to ask the follow.
Ing gentlemen to serve in this inquiry. and
do that which truth and justice may re.
quire-and | beg that each of the gentle
men named will consider this as if it had
been separately and personally sent to
him namely, from the church, Henry W.
Sage. Augustus Stowe and Henry M.
Cleveland from the society, Horace b.
Clafin, John Winslow, and d. V. White
l desire you, when you have satisfied
yourselves by an impartial and thorough
examination of all sources of evidence, to
communicate to the examining committee,
or to the church, such action NAV then
seem to you right and wise.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
The examining committee, recognizing
the representative character of men thus
appointed, unanimously adopted the &C.
ton of the pastor and formally authorized
the gentlemen named to act as commit
tee on its behalf. The Copgregationalist
lately suggested that the charge against
Mr. Beecncr should be referred for exahl-
ination to several distinguished men in
several parts Of the country, but Mr..
Beechcr seems to have thought that the
m after might more appropriately be re.
ferrcd to members Of his own church and
society, whose interest in the purity Of
its ministry would make them do their
work thoroughly and impartially, and
who, having been chosen to official trusts
by their fellow.members, would especially
command their confidence. This, how
ever, is in accordance with the principles
and the genius Of Congregatiopalism,
which imposes upon every church the du-
ty Of settling its own difficulties, without
needlessly troubling others. Mr.. Tilton's
publication, it will be remembered, was
made, Thursday, June %. Mr.. Beecher,
coming to town Friday, conducted his
usual prayer-meetiDg, and, Saturday,
wrote the above letter asking the church
to investigate the matter. The committee
has entered upon its work, and will pros.
ecuto it to the earliest possible completion.
The second letter of Mr.. Beecher, also
addressed to tho examining committee,
md referrnd as above, is not contained in
the above article. 1t is as follows:-
BROOKLYN, July 6.
Dear Brethren: inclose to YOU the
etter in which L have requested three
gentlemen from the Plymouth church,
gentlemen of unimpeachable repute and
Who have not been involved in any Of the
rails through which we have passed dur.
he year, to make thorough and impartial
Examination of all charges Of insinuatiops t
gainst my good name, and to report the I
anne to you, and now respectfully re. t
uest that you will give to this committee o
he authority that to act in your behalf n
lso, 1t seemed wise to me that the re.
nest should proceed from me, and with. 9
ut your foregoing knowledge and that YOU Il
Mould give il to authority to act in your 9,
ehalfin so far as thorough investipa- Y
on OF the facts should be concerned. .
Henry WARD BEEcuER. r
MIR. Shenrman says the committee 70. hi
'lved the letter on Sunday, and went to to
ork, next day. Their action received tn
Q unanimous approval Of the examining III
mlnlttee Of the church, which met on =
Q 9TH, and the six gentlemen were made \
Of the examining com.
't'ee. They expected to finish their Ia.
rs this week. although they may be de- Nj NJ
yea BY the difficulty of getting witness. 0y S
not because Of the unwillinppess of COZ COZ
tlnesses to testify, but on account Of tho
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