Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-10
More Beecher;: Trouble.

The scandal in Brooklyn has been re-
vivcd. The way of it so far is this:
Thursday evening, after an adjourned
business meeting of Plymouth church, the
names of Deacon West and Mrs. Moulton
were dropped " from the roll of members.
The reason assigned in each case by the
now famous examining committee was
prolonged absence from the service and
and ordinances of the church. Deacon
West was not present, and an official
brother who had waited on him in behalf
of the committee reported the deacon quite
willing to be dropped; he had % no dispo-
sition to resume intimate relations with
the church,, Mrs. Mou!ton was in attend
arce accompanied by Gen. Pryor. Before
the vote on her case was taken, the general
rose, Instantly the room became as still
as death. He proceeded to read in meas
ured tones Il statement to which Mrs.
Moulton had signed her name. Her first
notice OF hint of the contemplated action
had been received the previous evening.
Having had no opportunity to appear be-
fore the committee, she now appeared be-
fore the church. She was not an absentee
in any proper sense Of the word, nor was
the rule of the church meant to cover such
a case as hers The statement cOntin-
ueS:-
crime adultery committed by Henry Ward Beecher
which know to be fact through MI. Beecher,s
Titon and through conclusive evidence Of the crime
from "ta1T &c appear bsiTr cb 1s ehrsh
and hereby declare my d1sEositon and desire to dis
are all the dnf w a amsr,
of the and his false swearing with regard to It,
Mr.. Sherman demanded that Mrs
Moulton should be questioned about this
" inSnuation,' - she has no right" sale
he. " to injure Us with her insinuation.'
Gen. Pryor replied that there was no " in
situation in the statement, but a distinc
charge; Mrs. Moulton had been summoned
to appear and give her reasons for absent
ing herselffrom the servicesand sacrament:
of the church and had Obeyedth summons
The discrcctcr brethren choked off Shear
man with L point of order. the motion
to drop was put and carried, Mrs. Moulto1
and Gen. Pryor Withdrew.
The day before. the New York ant
Brooklyn associations of Congregations
ministers, after 4 few hours debate ant
against the determined resistance of Mr.
Beecher's partsans, had appointed a com
mittec to investigate and report whether
Mr.. Beecher was a tit person to be mem
Der of the association. The instruction
of the committee are said to be: To ex
anime as well the rejected rs the admit
ted evidence on the trial; to obtain all tn
new evidence procurable; in word, t
make thorough work of it, sparlng n
pains to get ut the bottom facts.
The motion to investigate Mr.. Beechcl
was originally made year ago this month
/. At the earnest entreaty of Mr.. Beecher'
next friends in the association it was lai
on the table. Last April, these friend
made an unsuccessful attempt to get thu
record that such motion had been brougf
forward expunged from the association
journal. The association includes all th
Congregational ministers in good standin
in the two cities. 1t has no jurisdiction
and pretcnds to none, over the churches.
: The case of Loader, the upholsterer VIII
r is indicted for perjury in connection wit
the scandal, came up again, Saturday, an
the motion to quash the Indictment wa
. denied. His counsel moved for a commits
sion to 20 to Montclair. n. j.. and tax
! the testimony of Joseph II. Richards. Mr.
= Titon's brother, and his wife. t. bot
> whom she is understood to have confcsse
y her guilt, in support of Leaders story
: The Judge reserved his decision. TT
, committee appointed by the Congregation
al association of New York and Brookly
ministers to investigate the Beechcr matt,
consists of Rev William VI. Tavlor of tt
. Broadway Tabernacle New York: Re-
!, DR.. William Ives Budingtor of the Clinic
: avenue church, Brooklyn; Rev PROBES
:. ors Parsons and Martin of the New lol
:, theological seminary, and Rev. Charles |
> Everest of the church of the Puritan
y Brooklyn.