New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-08
BEECHER TRIAL SEQUELS.
LOADER AND PRICE lNDlCTED-Mk.
REECHER'S SALARY RAISED.

SPEECHES BY PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE
CHURCH-MR. BEECHER TEsTFIEs BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY AGAINST LOADER AND PRICE,
INDICTMENTS ORDERED AGAINST THE PER-
JURERs-THE EXAMINATION IN JUSTICE RILEYs
CoURr-EvIDENCE OF Mr. BEECHER-JoHN J.
PRICES NARRATIVE OF THE CONSPIRACY.
The Society of Plymouth Church at an enthusias-
tic meeting last evening voted to raise MIR. Beechers
salary for 1875 to 100000. In Justice Riey's
Court in Brooklyn. yesterday morning, Mr. Beecher
testified in the case of the people against Joseph
Loader, and both Loader and Price were committed
20 await the action of the Grand Jury After giving
his testimony Mr. Beecher went with the District
Attorney before the Grand Jury, and indictments
we're ordered Immediately against Loader and Price.
ACTION OF THE PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
aKNRY W. SAGE MOVES TO INCREASE MR.. BEEcnER's
SALARY TO $1OO,000-THE MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY MEETING TIE COST OF THE
TRIAI-REMARKs BY DEACON HUTCHINSON,
HENRY W. SAGE, RossITER W. RAYMOND, AND
s. v. WHITE.
At the annual business meeting of the Society of
Plymouth Church last evening to fix Mr.. Beecher's
salary for the year, il unanimously resolved, on
motion of Henry W. Sage that the pastors salary for
the year 1875 should be 100000. The heavy RAIN
made the attendance small, so that the lectre-room
was hardly half full, and there were very
few ladies present. But it was representative
gathering Among those present were Deacons Free
land, Howard, and Hutchinson; 5. V..Wmte, Henry
w. Sage, Thomas G.. Sherman, HoTatlo L. klng ana
other prominent members of the church. Addresses
Sap
Rossiter w. Raymond, and S. V. White. The utmost
enthusiasm prevailed. In the course of his speech
Mr. RAYMOND thanked the members of the lnvesti-
eating Committee and Mr.. Beecher's lawyers
for the faithfNlness with which they per-
formed their work. and was loud in praise OF
them. The trials of the pastor and the
church we're referred to by all the speakers 5. V.
White said that attack on the pastor an attack
OH your wife and mine, and on every man. woman,
and child in Plymouth Church" and the people APP
plauded The sentiment running through all the
remarks was that the trial was perfect indorse-
ment of the verdict of the Investigating Committee
in pronouncng Mr.. Beecher innocent of the charges
made against him. Mr.. Raymond made an attack
on the press generally for chroncng the details OF
the scandal. Mr. Sage was interrupted in the read
ing of his resolution to make Mr.. Beechers salary
100000 for the year by loud applause, long con-
tinued and when the resolution finally carried
without a dissenting voice, there was storm OF
hand-clapping for fully two minutes
The meeting was called to order at o'clock by
Nh Chaplin, the Clerk of the Society. Mr.. Shear
man moved that the reading Of the minutes be dis
pensed with, and that when the meeting should adj
lourn il adjourn subject TO the call of the Chair Ii
was moved and carried that Deacon j. b. Hutchin
son be the Chairman. On taking the seat on the
platform Mr.. Hutchinson called upon Assistant Pas
tor Halliday to offer prayer After prayer by Mr.
Halliday the Chairman said
81 read the call for the meeting "A special
meeting Of the Society of this church will be held III
the lecture-room the evening OF July Z, for the
purpose of fixing the salary of the pastor In ac-
corlance with this CALL notice of which was given
from the pulpit last Sabbath, are met this even
ing, and as the object is thus fully told it is I'M
necessary for me to offer any further explanation.
We have passed through and got the trial
thanks to God-but what burden, and sOrrOw, and
anxiety il has been upon all our beartsl 1t is only
the Lord that has sustained us and our pastor, and
helped ms to bear this great load and burden We
are thankful that it is over and that we now have
rest and peace The necessary expenses attending
upon this trial have been very large more than our
pastor is able to pay in his present need He has
expressed no wish that his Society should pay these
bills, but we propose to do something about 1t.
While it is not proper or legal for us to
pay the bills directly it is in our power
70 vote more. money for his salary, and this we pro-
pose TO do tonight. And we must take hold of this
subject brethren, in way becoming the members
of old Plymouth Church. Let stand together side
by side, shoulder to shoulder as one man unitedly
thus to show not only by words but by our acts
appreciation of our pastor, our sympathy, our
love. our admiration, and our respect for him. and
thus show to the churches and the world that we
will stand by him. IApplause.l Any motion or res
olution on this subject is now in order"
Henry w. Sage then rose from his seat among the
audience and said:
REMARKS OF HENRY W. SAGE.
The purpose for which this meeting has been
called is not unusual We have gathered to discuss
the salary of the pastor before but never under cir
emstances 50 extraordinary, never before when we
felt, as nOw that there a burden on the pastor
and the people, never before with the idea of inva
sion to repel, of sympathy deep and earnest for
the affairs of this church and lis pastor-so earnest
that are welded together as One-we the 5000
people of this glorious congregation lApplause.l
We all know well, Sir the history of the past
two years. II has been burned in our hearts and in
our heads 80 that shall never forget it, We know
how the elimination came. And when the church
al his request appointed ac0m,nltee OF men, whose
charter and instructions were to investigate the
scandal and make a report TO the church, with such
recommendations the truth should require after
a.labOrlOns investigation which lasted nearly two
months they did return report 10 tins church. stat
ing that the scandals had no foundation in fact, and
recommending 10 the Church and community the
CHRISTIAN character and integrity of Henry Ward
Beocher. lApplausc.J
But this was not the end. Although Theodore
1lton accepted the arbitration Of the Church Com
Mlttee by appearing aud testiylnR before IT, he ap
pealed to the law, and during the past six months
there has been carried on i'll these courts a litigation
result has been the same that reached by the
church Committee. But out of this salt have