, 1874-07-24
THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH coM6r1rrEE

We trust that tho Plymouth Church lnyesti-
eating Committee realize that they aro on trial
rs we'll as Mr. Boechor. He is On trial for erin.
con.-thoy, by the mode OF their appointment,
aro on trial as accomplcos aftor tho fact, Dy tho
course they shall puraus they can cloar theu,-
| solvos Of any charge or suspicion Of conniyanco,
ind 1t is to be hoped they will do 80.
When Mr. Boochor appointed this Committee
he spoke Of them as 'gontlemon Of unimpoach-
able roputo, and ,cho hare not been inuolucd il,
any Of The trials through tc1ich tce haze passed
during tho gear" The most prominent namo
on the Committee is that of H. B. Clafliu, tho
head OF tho second largest mercantile establish.
nont in the United 6tntcs. It may DO that
h1r. Claflin ha8 not been involved "in any
OF tho trials through Which We have passed
during tho gear" But, unless wo arc mis-
informed, ho vas Involved In this particular trial
more than year ago, in acapaclty not dlahonor-
able to himself, hut yet in such q why that ho
cannot be regarded as ono who is receiving tho
testimony now for tho first timo When A1r,
Tilton wan dismissed from tho editorship OF tho
Brooklyn U,lio. he claimed, undora consua6sylth
H. O. Bowen, thelproprietor thereof. sailiss,ahs'
salary by way Of forfeit, which lozsdtJ j somo
roason declined topay. Tilton threatcneda lawsuit
to enforce the contract, but tue matter was finally
aotsled by arbitration, hr. Il. B. Clafn boiue
ono OF the arbitratora. Now, tho question ia,
whether this arbitration did not involve tho yory
matter now under investigation by Mr. Claflin
and Ills aBsocintes, and otAor matters Of similar
import. II 1t did, then 11r. Olafin, though 10
ma5 10 rightly designated as ia gentleman
Of unimpcachablo reputo," cannot bo in
c'udod In the category OF those WHO
Aavo not been involved in auy Of tho
trials through which We hayo pasacil." Tho
addition OF tho worda "during the year" was
dslngonuous On Mr.. Bceohor's part, because ho
know the public would understand that all of tha
Committee wore fresh In tho work to DO UNDER
takou.
Another member Of tho Committee. Mr.. Tim.
fy Wssage. Is. il NO miatako not, QUO Of tho
principal ownors Of tho Christian Union. of
Which Alr. Boocler III tho Chief editor; wh,e
another nombcr, h1r. Horny Ii. Cloyeland, was
Until recently an cmployo OF that paper, Tho
existence of Plymouth Church and congregation
I'll at stake upon tho result Of thls trial, and It
III noticeable fact that tho Treasurer OF tho
church md tho Treasurer OF tho congregation
arc both mombora Of tho Investigating Com.
mittco. Five mombora OF tie Committee aro
thus accounted for. Tho sixth we know noth.
ing about.
question of varacity having boen raIycd bo-
tween Doocher and Mrs. Tlton On tho ono h,n1
and Mr. Titon on tho otAor tho Committee will
naturally Gull In such other witpouHoa aa
are available. Two persons aayo hmm
prominently named ca the confdontt,,
friends and advisers Of both DcceAer aud 11lton
We refer to I. u. Carpenter, the artist, and +.
". Monton. It Is noetlesH to rocapitulato tl,o,r
association with tho affair. Mr. Carpenter IN.
pears aB the boaror Of information from Doeobor
to Tilton that 1t ho would 60 to Europe with
ais family for two yours his expenses would
20 dofrayed. Shortly after tho Woodruff
publication. II we mistake not, Mr. Gar