, 1876-01-22
The Plymouth Pastor Scores Van Colt
Severely at the Friday-Night
Moeting.
Nrs. NTou1ton Denoninnted tho
JOIN of Arc of Brooklyn.
Naw]y.Discovcrcd Testimony Brought Out
by the New York "sun."
Prot HOSES Coil Tyler Figures consptcuous1y
In ihe Developments.

NLH 4uAAt NAAs SAs-4Ak kA0 NulAlAIuEN 4HAu&l
meeting Of Plymouth Church Tonight Mr.
DoecAer made leugshy address 10 raferepco 10
tbs lottarH OF Mrs. Moulton and Judge Van Colt,
recently published. Hs ailudod To The recen.
death Of . daughter OF Judgo Van Cott M tho
resson why 1t should have boon impossible for
bin to have pepned letter cor
ta,n!ng falsehoods arra!guiug Plymouth
Church, and Which man wiki tile inBtIncts OF
gentleman would not have written. referring
10 tho e1preaslona in Van Gotta letter about the
coarsouesa Of tho PASTORS Bpeeeh, ho said there
has not single communication csmo from tho
other side but that has boen rocking With tho
words ctino. adultery. perjury. and every other
Offensive opithet. Il lad boon the stamp OF
that co1respo2denns, aud they had bosn
obliged 10 sls In chur.h and listen
to tue reading Of lcttcsa which no woman eonId
hear read without bfushsng. It was proper In
bis (Judga Van Cost's) Judgment for = woman
to read al ttlcso ettars Of tl.a c1asa. but It Haa
improper for tho speaker to Bay = word IN regard
to them OF their falstv: Ii ! man, said be in
long ~ have, and In church al larga "a
this which bars built uo under God and. aftor
going through trials for flVe years, Ia . woman
to be permitted to lash ilm with her tongue,
nnd It L tast aa wion 70 st.ndsu to say vofd' is
1lr. Boocher denied TINT Plymouth Church
had broken up the Mutual Council. and
said It hsd never IT, asked That auJ church,
naoa ~ tho ron1d ether sdo shoud
with tho Council whether thoso CHURCHES Will
drow or not. For A1r. Van Colt to atato that Ply
mouth Church Ind broken down the Council vas
ABSOLUTELY false. They did not desire to 70 On
with two mon already sworn IN on tho other sido.
They had complained that tia Council did not tako
tho evidence OF Franktin Woodruff. Eraucis .,
Moulton. joseph Richards. Mrs, Bradshaw Eu:k,
Ie. and Mrs, I.ton. tue ley. Storrs. aud tue ncv.
y. y. Patton. tue evangelist Of tnIebe'iet from
tha Northwest. Il WAS said that they would nos
call hirs. Triton. She appeared twioe. and Mrs.
Bradshaw had refused 10 como. Mr. Richards
eanc aud SAID lie would not answeF. llo held
in his hand . lettcr from Mrs. bradshaw con-
txiuing her tofdeal; enc from Frank Carpontor.
in which llo piousy refused to appear, and
others Of tho samo ctaas and now Mr.. Van Cott
caarges the Committee With having afusred over
tho evidence. Thop. said tho tpeakor, strongly
emphasizing each word. al wouicr however
that + man bowed down with fatheriy grief
should hare gono 90 far Ho WAS tho paid
counsel Of Ma. Moulton. and was no doubt
acting tightly tor her. Blood would tell.
ftself whether he vas acting ~ %
ex parts COUNSEL ornos. 1t WAS an lnfamy and
d shame for him to lay the pail over Ills daueh-
tor'a face md to ohaxgo his own partner, John
esery day with trying to avado the truth.
Tho speaker shen won't ou Titus letter very
dtly closes With d strain OF piety preaeliug.
You have beon TOO long and 100 weii.kuorn il
y,ndlcate yoursnt hero" uo aavs, .ddrosa1ne
this Joan Of Ats Of Brooklyn, .end ycntura
the opinion that before this painful controversy
ends your trlthfnineas and Christian integrity
will DO recognized by all tho world, You hayo
properly cared for tho good name and
h,. fano ot ths be- ccons1egat4i0DaI Church.
whether its monbers eau bo driven from its
pale without heasing aud tr1al after they had
gtsyed away. Tor Two yeaTs. and whether tbs
iniquitv eau be securely et,:rouched within itA
Tnlls !. that Inquiry e1nnot drag 1t forth to tho
Inquiry 'ia Welcome 70 drag forth. rhat
u esn; Mr.; s,, Van cots v speaks 3 Of ~ ~.
mon3 In tue sources from Which the other Nsa
| taken, but there IL no evidence
| Congrsgasionntism ttaetf IL NOW on trial, the
latter stated, md no was rory willing to step
Aaldo and let something else be trictL Tho ques-
tons now on trial were sheso t: Whethor neigh
boring churches may iutarfero with tho
discipline .of snothsr church whether
thoy may violate the proprlatses Of tho neigh
| boring churches; and whether they may act un-
| charisably and iosnchraly, aud then call al
ex parte council to ras1{y their conduct. Il naa
not on t.inl With auy doubt in his mind ~ to
tho issue. Couucia might die, but the ConYrega-
stonAl Church would live. ho thought, until tAe
When Beecher had concluded, Mr. 1hearman
ouerod tho following resolution:
Etso,ped, That the Committee on Advisory Council
b authorized to amend The killer EIssiYo for that
Council by oitt4ng such portions thereof thar may
deetn no longer nccesssry.
This wan unanimously adopted, and tho meot-
Ing adjourned to meet next Friday avonipg.
SOME RECENTLY DISCOVERED TESTIMONY.
.seu FORK Sun. Jan. 70.
Tho main element In tho dofenec OF Honry
Ward Dcecher against Theodore Tikon's charge
Of adultery hAs been, that It WAS q conspiracy 10
pull him down; and that tho basis OF the con.
sp'sacy was tho charge Of improper proposals
which 1iton nada up to the tima Of tho publi-
cation OF Ills letter to Dr.. Leouard BAcon, In
1874.
eomo testimony has recently been discovered
to show that, on Dec. II, 1870, over two weeks
boFosc Frank Moulton know OF tho Charge. aud
had met Mr. Hoocher with It, Oliver Johnaop,
tl,en 31E. Tilton's associate aad frleud In tho
Iadependen! otsloo in Nsw York. 4sll to Prof.
sty. tia: Dir. TtI.oa had discovered that Mr.
Doecher had oonlmtttod adultery with Mr. Ill
ton. -.
Prof. Tylor entersd tho lu.epttlens oflics on
desk, ,ttth his head buried 10 his arms. md an-
pagoptlY In great trouble. He aakad Mr. Tiltun
Whist Tho trouble was. Mr. T,lson said that il
was private w.--tho terrible catnm.ts OF
his careor,--and assed him mol to quuatou him
further. Mr, Tyler wont into Oliyes Johnsou's
room. Presently both geoslemen oamo to 1iton
and AsHed him 10 20 to jupcb. lilo refuaad. NJ.
Tyler then pressed him 10 disciosa tho cause Of
hta trouble. ats. T,l.ou said that ho would give
Oliver johnson hls consent to tell hin ovory-
thing.
Atlnneh, Ms. johnson told Prot. Tyler OF tho
fu!a That had hoea wrought by Dir. Doacher la
Yllton's home. adding, III has nearly killed
Ttlton. Wo arc turning heAvon and earth to
quiet him and kocp It fEou public knowledge,
and you ,aust Aalp U.s." Ms, Tyler Joined ia tue
attempt TO enforce the policy OF sIleoco. lie
wns taken Into tbs Chr1sEtaH Union office as ous
who knsH tbs bottom facts. sud could greatly
aaaIst Mf. Johueon In tbs management Ut tint
paper ln tha Light Of the knowledge Of its ehiet
odItor'a crime.
When taa Bacon le,tes uaa published, al who
knew TIlson q story ,rambled at tbs prospect of
ita full reselataon. 3ir. johnson was especially
ths sditositi rooms Tor Iii, Johuson. iIe VAS
lying on THO sofa wheu u was landed to him.