, 1876-03-11

ChurESH4
kste York Tinsss llareAo.
Tho Special Committee OF Five appointed. by
Plymouth Church to try tho charges presented
by tho Examining Committee againat Mr.. Henry
G. DoWonl mot last evening at the house OF Mr..
IL. L. Pratt, nt Hicks and OEango 8troeta. All
Of tue members OF tho Bpocsnl Committee, con-
elating Of II. l.: prast Aaron IIealey. A. Q.
Davidson. Samuel Delchor, aud r. III. Spelmau,
were present. liosBrs. T. q. 6hearman u. i,
1lhir, Marcus ". Robinson, q. i. Halliday, md
8. '. Whito, Of tho Examining Committee, wese
Ciork Of tho Church. aud III. X. moody and K.
II. Garbntt, who had mAao oharHos agninst Mr.
BoWou In ooujunctlon with 1Er. White. At 1850
o'clock Mr. bowen. accompanied by his sons mud
Dr., Ward. Of the Independent, mado his appear
anco and waa followed by several reporters.
Members Of tho Committee having objected to
tho presenco OF tho reporters A1r. bowen said ho
hoped thoy would be allowed to Ycma!n, es-
pectalty as tho Committee had o ssonographcr.
Bowen's request, aud the reporters Withdrew.
5lr. Bowen, IN reply to the charges pscferrol
against him, rcad tho folloslng statement:
uasr1EMkH or THE COMMITTEE: Tho charges pro-
outh uaurrh hs1e bee reeeivs daiy eonsidsss ~ sud
Sssy sssy = .ss a:.s se..ss a.s
Church BY my silence when Questioned as to my
knowle1ga Of Mr: besehers guilt ~ bccauso tue
- p9
donyins TINT had information which couy1uoel nc
of Mf. gcechsE1 guiis, since such densl would hsss
H. nrst BY ii. facs Tint had sds written ooveaant
with Mr. Dsechcr that never would do accondly
hid received castala oontdentis Information apd
thirdly, by my iodisposttioa 70 damage Plymouth
Church OF any of iho pAgttea impieAsed to bring
fu1thst public dshooot u Rs> Church Of Christ iii
because my si'enca bonasosns nloacs, benshnia(
to Mr. Deccsr md Plymouth Church aud Il to 10 70
thea t.
deuy that knew sach facts hayo since lntonel
. To s1pos.a...ons q 70 Examining comutttee ND
deny tho second chtrse mado against mo Of - nn.
chrtzuan, dhrcputshe, mud uiahonofable conduct Ia
"a W. no 1seesnaed osuss 80 q
written cory Of Mr. Whites oral statements Of srioy.
aas tsa 70 nms T. p s.a
6elus true, hs accusations made could moi be in-
famous" Ia auch that any iafa.ny ebould II
msds seseia Te7a 20 senss s.a I'd ospl!e
they wero not "tnslnnAt!ona": {a) becsHs tho said
not voluntarily 1uad0 by mo, but ln thS nature Of
the Examining Committee tha Il ii was ID oeuss
that required BY tue ocers Of tho Church In an
action psrtatsag Of tic uauro Of ooctesasca pro
to complatht m.de A8anst no tharafor By tho Ezan-
ming. .eanmtttso; ~ beeanss u u no o6cnao that
- Wac not volunteering 70 appear prosecutor,
bscauas had received part OF my Information in
such wsy hsa did not think Il right, oven on tho
dsmant Of tls COMMITTEES, 10 g1ys Il totthen, espe-
aay when other important Information woa aYalahlV.
wefv an ulfenss tlat did not at that tas reveal tbs
facts aud names Of wsneascs, have anra partially
pntgwi tnJself OF that o1eusd o-wt In u7 commu-
etat!ou feh+ ~; h) because II the above weeo N
oneAs~. did sttlt further purge myEsf OF II by my
uhof 70 &ff1 I'll ussnea anu fAcss to COMMITTEES Gf
@ sutss iMiasial nacn, not members of tbs church,
Aad ~ furtlsf BY my oGsr msds Feb. =, 10 grye al
,n,, ass w a.mea to oommittoe Of tho church,
Wn2m haa neen n4+ao complaint s8anpt me, neih&s
Of Which oncts 1cra Accol III tec1pso lhn usfu1
Or Permitting Of my ktstcmeus Il Teb l. IL ha n1i
lshtd IL not rcoo8nizad o1ouss, Enn hAesusH Il II
Mcsa such An o1rRte, tho RctIon of tha {;horrh IL
causing ot permitting to be published my much morn
explicit and circumAtantal al1tomsnt OF rYb35 l.
bar 70 t ttesng ~ an odHus4 tho aoFukaid pupilca
publahcd and beliese thsa Vas thao uuder pTocess
OF docsplon And fat thai bad thB ttxAI to III tny
tsply ha known.
dsny that an guilty Of the third charge us er,v,
ocatton and falsehood bscaass IL " not false but
true thst 4d vary fully occupy tho tan dsys skksd
for by mo III consulting wtncsse4 auA referring 10
dates, tpcuneuts and u1staorands snd In preparing
lo) because Il net t1uo that promised tha4 wu6d
AnaHek Any md III Quts!loa th1a might bs put TO me
by tho E1aIntninx OoIDmsses. On tbs contrary did
explicitly Aaats that would undss 10 cl1custaun
Fys to that cnmMitte anything than tho caseu-
itil fsct* ahA for th4t Eoasou thea proposed fals
tfhnua constituted foF tuVAra6ty and ssceo y, 10
which could give MI Aauaus AID facts without 70.
CHURCH 10 statu sny snh sysfy f4et Within my exn
knowsdgo sn naks ny EssuaAl 70 do 70 stae. eulyo.
Gallon 0E f&lsthoo1.
Iuery That an gully d tho charge Of tlaudtr ial