The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-03
STIRRING Up THE SCANDAL.
PLYMOTIH CHURCH ENRIGED OYER
DEfCON VESTS LETTER.

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Renewed interest III the scandal was ex-
sitcd In BROOKLYN Yesterday by Deacon Vests
letter to Plymouth Church c.lling for a council
" consider the question of Mr. Bcecher's guilt
Of charges u adultery aud perjury, and the
prevalent opinion was that the scandal was des-
tnrd to BE- thoroughly reventilatcd. The timely
movement on Mr.. Vests part gives him the
mastery of the situation. and II the church
drops his name II VIII do so under the odium of
attempting to crowd on an investigation and N
It takes no further steps he has the right as
ohur member to call the council, either with
or without the churchs co6pcration. 1t Is also
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1serted aa i'ct III 'no Vuu'Vn governments
that even though the church should drop his
mama un,v L, bnaa rlsh' To proceed As though
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be WAS SUN Weu"'r' "'''n- s'ch no''Se VI MS
Intention TO summon council.
rh, ,x,.,.r,,i,n ~ Tho plym outh Church
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memoers over thelt uiS"lNan'aEe"us SITUATION
was not I'm the luaat concc aled. nnd tho policy Of
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hitherto has largely esca ed abuse. Mr.. shear
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In. used. lie thought That Mr. west had not
sufficient ability to stand alone. MIR. West had
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ho' "'"'N g" ~ wv '"u'e" VI
the charges against MI Beecher. Indeed he
hau made aCgusatipua. Instead pf ~
,inct,, ,,,,h tha pxnmini,,, Co,,ri,,cs ,c.o-d
l'"u'"s "''" Nv O''"u''''o' a'Vo'u-
Of a lawyer who carried his case to the Court OF
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hPpe ~ ",S'' hi' 'uoue"' 'na' 'ne "uoie 'n'ns
was done for the newspapers.
WHAT DEACON WEST sAys
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M '''V"" " eS' saiu yesterday tnat no action
Of Plymouth Caurch could deter him from
calling tho council and nothing vould hIndar
him from prcsentlnc to the council for Their da-
cl.lon tho ,ucs,ion ~ Mr. paecbar,s .,,II, 80, In
nocence of the charges OF adultery and perjury.
He told the examining committee on wednes-
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the cnurcS's attitude 10 the scandal and that Sha,
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sau tnat we po,ht Oh tneir rght 10
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cbrrb wrnid serve i, hest intsrssfs NV nay ,n ,no
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,uy 8, Un w. w. "r"Jner su,ii' ne "on,u SVh'lnue
,S nate ths tlsh' 10 can the council, even
tu.'-n w. tuv mcaut'mo hls name va.
j, lt,l"',n a. n"tcn uhIeu lhu win MN ana
So"iu ue,lue eNerNtnIng' re hsu heard u IN
,l,i.ttu tnA' @ we chHruh Woud JON win MIN,
h,, iei irIs , ,el oers iet tn1t tne Question nag
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inn II. nad hrnrd ecriasi,stical i,,v cxnia,ned
by many eminent ministers. and lie felt tnat he
WIS proceeding In the night way. IL was very
main was convinced of the pastors Innocence.
aud II the members believed that II would stand
the test OF a codncil, all difficulties could be
could te restored 10 good fellowship.
In council TO pass on MIR. Beecher's guilt, the
testimony ~ Nr@. Bradshaw, Henry T.. Bowen.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Richards. nd other persons hither-
10 unneard could be taken.
WHAT Nh pn,ypS sAva
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w. mad ns 70 tbe s1re,ath - NJ lys,. s,uuy'
tIon Is - "a ,hs, he Al no, 49,, w ~ ",
And of co1,rse h"d moi sn"Esn 70 bi'n NJ
Sherman hai called him al tool I'm some other
hnv.n s,ns 1ne me- Now ~ sdin S,i
IN New YofK bank heard Thai the President
ws a defauIter he would not make charres
with s3ccIftntions, but would saw To- the direc-
tor, Fx mine ms and d. eide Tor me So A
churcn member, who henr~ tnat comm n fame
attributes i1 hi, pnstor q lines tnat forbid In m
% "A per.on with self-re,pect 10 receive com
muriIn from nis hands. lns "A tirht TO call on
the hi,he,, chiir,h trinlnnl 10 aeteruine the
tl.th ~ tLs matter Tor NM Mr. Bowen added
In "a he could take no credit for III. strength Of
Deacln Vests position.
SIR. Wet t. "A Dookkeeper for a brokers' nrm at
? Exchange court. lie IL Young anu neat. HIS
eyes are blue and are nllcd Win an honest. frank
look. He has a mark ed mOdesty m his manner,
but /, Arm In an OF mis- actions lie was formerly
Of the TX mining Commttoe. and II was then
that he tried to crush Plymouth Church's policy
Of silence
3. V. WHITE IN bowen OFFICE.
On Tuesday afternoon MIR. :. V. White, the
Wall street broker who served On Mr.. Beecuer's :
liYe,tig tttng Committee, & lled on MIR. Buwe
IN the hdep'ndcnt Office u talk over Plymouth
Cuurch troubles. Mr. Bowen called IN a witness
- the conversation, and MIR. W mite said that he
came to Mr.. iIuwen member Of Plymouth
Church to tell him that II he knew anything
a. lnst Mr. Beecher he owed It to Mr. Beecher
aud tine church to mako knOwn what IT was.
lc shi that he Understood Mr.. Bowen's posi-
tiun to b" that there WAS just one too many in
Phmoutn ChuIch, and thai either Mr. Beecner
DF q IA IL IA nR ~ a