Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-18
MIR. ssc>cs,c: ssukcs an flo .s.c:si
speech.
And Challenges the Truth from God
Himself.
Brother shcarmnn, AS Cs;,ai, sheds
Some Tears.
Beecher's Examiners.

Beecher's Examiners.
NEw NoEK, Feb. 1S.-A letter
from Oliver johnson to Henry 9.
Bowen, dated January 18th, 1871, and
marked "private and confidential" has
been made public, thescause Of WRIT
ing il Sas< the removal Of Theodore
Tilton from the independent. One
passage is as fellows;
.You probably know something
that do not Of charges against MIR.
Tilton, but | also know something
that yoll-do not, of evidence
against Mr.. Bcccher, and if he
denies his guilt in theX mat
ter wherein tic -~as accused ON Nthal
Christmasday interview at your hoasc
he lies in the face OF evidence that
would convict him in court of JUS
tice; N,at ecidencc Ihnre seen. MIR.
johnson now writes to the public,
explanative OF the private and conf
Dental letter to Bowen, in which he
says: 81 confess with regret aaaemor-
tiieat;en that upon purely e.rpa,te
evidence | then thought Mr.. Beecher
was guilty. was not then, nor am
now in possession of any evidence be
,oua what was disclosed in court ard
.ttsi t g s--: Y. i.:ss as;:t:e-i:-
l'cste suffrll ,:apet, liaiffa;sti sti4ls-sa!zAls:
Bowen, Mr.. Tilton and NJ Mr. Asli6atlte,.- NJ
In the advisory council this morn
ing, Deacon Capon: Of Boston, intro
aaced u preamble and resolution re-
| questing Rev. Richard IL. s.orss, y.
d., and Wm. Ives Bualington, ID. d.,
to appear before this council and state
| the reasons, if there we're any, WHY.
| Plymouth church had forfeited its
claim TO the confidence Of fellowship
The deacon said he did not see how
they could couscicl,tiously vote on
the question without tiyst having
heard. statements OF the other side.
He said he hl1 come to the cotn1r1f
with the determination Of thoroughly
/ Investigating the mattero plymouth
church and those connected with it.
He had suffered severely and he
thought that the matter should be
silted to the bottom.
/ The discussion of the resolution
was interrupted by Prof. t. Abbott
who desired to make a report on the
business Of the committee on the
Bowen letter received last evening.
j He read the communication and said
tue committee o.--Plymouth church
have an opportunity to make any fur
thcr statements in regard to the sub
jcct.
Capon's resolution was laid on tho
. table, that the discussion ofthe Bower
matter might be resumed.
Sherman made statement inrcgart
), TO the communication, referring to til,
!. words -..adullery, ,, .pcrj.lryn and ..hy
: pocrisy.o He said the committee de
manllcd Bowen bcfore-tl,e council
After protractcd discussion, the res
olution that Bowen should be invitet
to appear at the council this cvcnin,
S was adopted.
5. 4 II. NJ. Slows said he thought M,
N Bcechcr should answer the questio
j. put by Mr.: Fesscnden yesterday
i, whether he Beechcr, was willing
- have the interview between himsc
. and DIR. storrs made public NJ
.. Bcccher said inreply he was gla
that tesseaden had proposed tn
question. and answering the first pa
of,;t lie would say, he knew Of i
sd interview whatever, about which suc
id ia question. could be asked.
ng After parting with DIR. storrs {
81 tho night Of the silver.wedding
ar Plymouth church, With one cxceptio
4 he never met him till two or thr