The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-11
BEECIIER'S BOSOM FRIEND.
TUE PREACHER GIVINo mrs oPIN-
ION or MR. SHERMAN.
Tho Tearfui Adviser Reelected Clerk Of
Pivmoutb Church-Tbc Society's Present
Condition According to its Own Showing,


Tho fearful Adviser Reelected Clerk Of
| Pivmcutb Church-Tbo Society's Present
Condition According to its Own Showing.
| Asouvenlr seeker had stolen Dir. f)eecher's
favorite Bible list evening, and when no eased
himself Into his velvet covered chair and reach
ed for 1t, he looked around for Brother ii Halliday
| who Is held responsible for all Shortcomings In
tho church machinery. Mr.. Halliday was 80
packed In the great throng that nllcd every inch
| OF loom that no could scarcely move. lie
| erumbllnelv said, "Nothing Is safe In Plymouth
| Church" He gave Mr.. Beecher bible, but rs
| 1t had no concordance. he spurned II, az In tho
trial DAYS he refused TO touch 1t In making an
oath. After the usual songs. PRAYERS, and talk.
tho PRAYER meeting was changed into business
meeting.
Mr.. Edgerton was called to the chair. Mr..
Sherman read the minutes OF tho last meeting
that recorded the fact that both the letters
from Deacon West ana from Mfs Noui,on that
were addressed To the members Of Plymouth
ChurOh, nad been consigned to The Examining
'oum 10y the pdStur's motion. All hopes
81 those athirst for scanoal were dashed by Mr..
beechers motion for IA meeting on next Thurs
daV evening TO receive the report - the Exam
tninR Committee on topics uDder their consld.
ctllion. Ine motion wac oauied, ana the seats
were soon thinned out. In Nj. Sncarm ms an
nual report as clerk OF the church occurred the
40 ,moi,nnMlns nN iac,s ,s- Smmref oi church members
10; number removed %. or which were drop
ped frum tho IOll. Iutat membership at pres
ent 24yO, an IN rease VI lOO. or tins total
nunucr l5sJ females, and gl5 are males
There are 2,s4i puptls In the schools. and 2j5
tescher'; tlll,ill were raised ~ the past year.
exclusive Of personal contributions. OF this
suin SilNO was from pew rruts The pew rents
Of tue last hve wear has bcen sU6.CO), more than
tlUlOl OF which hn- been dev led - charity.
Dir. Suearman reported IN ADDITION that not.
withstaDding tho church, unpatelleled diflcul-
Ties, IT. Inward prosperity bad remained un-
changed; the unity aud h 'rmony VI the cnurch
was unch tngcd, ana the feeling between pas
tor and church had been strengthened. Zap
Mr, White, the treasurer. reported a balance
OF tl35to, against the bilance Of $50 ~ OF last
year, Inc Music Committee Iepor ed that Of
tiJm appropriated for uusi", 81 solvent to Mr..
Ldndei. and the rest to the paid choir. Mr..
Beec cr strongly ur ed larger appreciation OF
the labors OF the voluntary choir. He was al
ways proud to have some ~ them 90 TO other
churches 20 sing, and for that matter he is al
ways glad when member OF his church goes
somew hero else on iuvitatinn. bee uso then he
liallots were prepared for clerk Ia place Of
Thorras q. She rman. The Rev. Chas. Morton
n9ml ated MIR. bl4ir. Sir neecher quickly sald.
" nominate Mr.. Thomas q. Shearn IN" Jap
plause.l Mr. Shearman Dlushingl, SAID that 10
had sad TO many OF his irends that he greatly
great amount OF work the ONCE entailed. At
any rate. he could not serve all Of the year.
MIR. beecher said:
"Nevcrtheless don't want to oppose Mr..
Shelrman Think II Is very essentii Al to tho pros
perity OF tho church that he should be reelected.
aud never so much 80 as during the next two or
three months. No person who has not been
familiar with the internal condition OF al rs ~
I'M. church ; ans idea OF the amount OF work
that has been done by Mr.. Sncarni ali. No per
son except one upon whom the wise conduct OF
affairs has fallen can understand the help that his
wise experience and good Judgment has been.
should feel as though n srmor-beafer mad been
taken from my SIDE ia the dispossession from
that ONCE Of Mr. Shcarman Iwant TO sav' sill
further, that wide experience among good
men aud wise ni,n and honest men ana obsti.
nate men have never found a man who. when
nXel and clear In his own opiDion found that
lac was Overrulod by his brethren, that went on
NnfTN frh "a 4.
report as Mr.. ehearnsn did when bis Judgment
was set aside, .lmost invdfidby. he has laDored
20 make the alternative judgment successful.
lie is Ia possession Of more fac,s about the
church than ANYBODY ei.e. more tnan !. or than
any two members of the church are, AMI re-
gard u a. very essential that he shall be son
unuei IA the once. | may say further-I don't
tinI"us assaults that have been made upon hun
under various circnnsl tnce-. have been CON
N~f-ant WIN Tim personally, have known his
inward history, and have learned to love and
rust him IA much as uny living III IN, and Lean
Say sine, rely that ! am very proud. ia spite OF
all that has been said or one, TO say tnst he 10
NY personal Trend. and tint love him, and
that honor him. tGtoat Spplause.l MIR. Blair
fMd that te had consented to run, Just to be
beaten. There were 3l8 vDtes cast. or these
bir. shearman received ssd, NJ. Blair p, aud
votes we're scatterins. Mr.. Blair moved To make
the election of MI. Snearnan unanimous
lllother Hill objected, and the vote was not
Mr. s.v. White was reelected Treasurer be-
cause be paid the CHURCH interest on Its
Brolners Ropes, Cnristiansen. Geo {. ROBIN,
aOn, and ID ,venport were elected deacons. tha
lAst-n med iustead Of I'd. Ovington resigned. In
thu progress OF the ballot. amotiOn WIS made
to elect Jno. Howard, ex-BrotSer Joe's father,
by hcciamution. half dozen orjeutions over
ruled this. Mrs. Jos. 'itney and Mrs. ]. H. Ab-
hott were elected De0cone>ses. Mrs. Edward
Beecher resgued her position as DeAconess,
and Mr.. s. II Halliday wss elected IN her place.
on Mr.. Deechers motion, other elections were
deferred.
There was secret meeting Of tho examining
committee in Mr.. Halidav's house yesterday
afternoon 20 which MIR. West was summoned 10
explain wny he printed his letter To the church
IN advance. aud to apologize for this premedi-
taied Insult. Mr.. Vests reply was that he was
not fully convinced that MS letter would reach
tho members OF the church directly II sent In
the usu ! way. He refused to apologize for his
action. saying that he believed that hs was right
and thai he should 20 ahead