, 1875-12-30
THE SCANDAL REVIVAL.


THE SCANDAL REVIVAL.
MRS. MouLToH'6 LAST LETTER
Tie following IL tho letter of Mis- Noutou.
rcnI ut Tho busincsa meeting ot llr. Eecchers |
church Iant Monday evening:
I}nooKLYS, December. 13.5.-DEAn 6fR: / |
hays been very reluctant TO write sny further 70
the members OF plvmuuth Church. ~ my last |
letter waA re1nrea reading before them, tn tho
motlon OF Mr. Bcccher, alter tue clerk had told
them publicly that it "as III hiB hands anu a. |
mMs 1Gions s.ya e
and st.!! WISH, to have tho pgoisosa contained IN
tho incloscd memorandum considered by the
church or tho Committee. aud to LnoT II thoy
will agree to ii. Will yon therefore. hayo the
kindncHs to Ersacnt it for tne and to inform no
~ '''~'' ' I:MmA G. Moc17ox.
MF. TnuMAs ]. TlLsEY. Clerk of Plymouth
Church.
l know very we'll, mud have known from the bc'
ginning, that eau only 1uHtIty myself Tor my
long sud Intentional nlscnca 'fto1l tho tcrycea
Of tie church by showing fully the reasons
which moyed me 10 it. This, therefore. pro-
nosed to do in my first letter 10 the church, in
wlch asked for council, CHOSEN by both par
ties before which tho church should ststo tue
reRsons for its action ana l should state the
reasons for mino, and which ahaulI Judge iu,-
partially of both.
Tic church appeared to aeree to this proposal,
but at tho shno meeting. without tho slightest
conference with me. aud with haste which
struck MO M strange, it adopted the questions
| Winch 1t would iusist on having presented
| to such council. / llsvo considered these
auoet,o Ms, and I'd / understand thom, they
give me no chnnce at al to show why l
1 waa no long absent from the church. do not
| feo how they could we'll have boon framed moro
carefully to prevent ftoul doug this. Yet thla
| IL tho most important thing In my whole case.
| Still did not object to tlleHe questions bat
| asked that othera he added to them, under which
| could show Just Why I had done ~ had, aud
so gould justlty myself it In, reasons "cTe found
Thia reauept tho committee detiberatel upon
good whlle. and then recommended that II 10
refused. Tho church, accordingly, refused 1t
with good deal Of yehemcuce, AK. teeM 10
| quest,oua which nre to be submitted for myself
| - we'll aa foz tho clutch 70 tue Council. |
An1 not curtain that know what my rights arc
| in Euc!. matter but this really Boemn to the
oppressive nn3 wholly ono sided. cannos even
tell the Council what 1t is on Which want 10
| s,ll dealre, however, it possible, to state my
| case, and to have tho church htato IL cane, hu-
| foro such body chosen by butE 51arlet, alld NJ
large iu number aud respectable III character
that 1t will secure public confidence.
Az, thon, the questions arranged by the church
are not satisfactory to me, Esylng me lit opI,of-
tuuity to show tho reasons for my course. anu aB
tho questions proposed By Mo arc not acceptable
to thu church, / propose thHt tho Council be con-
yepod With no distiurs questions bafore 1t except
these two which arc both contaiA6A III my Ilrht
letter. to ul1cl tho church Was understood to
sg1ee:
membership ~ 1t lid-a1e lis rcnsous for this
valid and suflclons? ..,
Ny action III abstalnsng 10 long from tho ser.
| vices mud sactamcnts of the cl,uJch white did
not wish to withdraw ftol, its membership
were my reaeons for this valid aud snillciont?
Eithar tue ona or The osaeF of these Questions
might be considered tEat By the Council, III 1t
should doom bost. But l Should wish both to
10 considered, and such Recommendations to 10
made By tho Council " elthuf rnLs} a. It hlou!l
SOC tit.
| atood 1t to be, to ines. mo oh tl'a ground. be-
fore such Council, shall be glRd. II II tB not.
suppose must seek other means tor tlae yiu-
| dcattun Of myself, Of which. in tie oudt fcu!
~ sure as do OF Gods justice.
think that ought to ada that tie latest nt-
tack mado on In tho lcttef Of lie church. de-
claring that had been az irregular aud uncx1o-
ful In my church attendance before 1b71 as sfsce.
IL wholly without foundation 10 fact or III nhy
testimony whclh ha1e given. 1t seems to lliu
to hayo boeu = moro afterthoughs, ~ tlle pres!-
otis letter OF tho church Mado no mention VI
; any auch charge. but 1t tho Committee thsnk
ready 70 have il presented to tho Council.
deaaro to add. also, that my statement thas
had 1opE ago declared to a leAuing member Antl
olirar OF tho church that Alr. Heaclet'a ctiH'o
waa adultery. and that both hs and MrA. Illton
had confessed 1t 10 inc. III strictly ttro, and Inns
been conlTIned moro tilau ouce by tue Beu.!t'
man to whom l refersol. .....
fI'he report Of tho Examining Committee OF
tho Plymouth Church. aocediny to Airs. Aloat'
toa'a request, has a!ros4iy sypetre'l among our
telegsaplio dispasches.-Ep. THsuvAx'l