The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-19

unanimous in the desire that it should o.
adopted. Should they shut out any body
they would be doing an injury to Ply
mouth Church.
Judge Withey said he considered
it more important to hear
these gentlemen than any other;
who could be invited to appesr before
the council.
The moderator, Doctor Bacon, said
from the first he had been impressed
with the fitness Of inviting these two
brethren to appear as brethren before the
council. They should not be summoned
as witnesses, but as brethren, to come
and make any statements in relation to
the questions before it.
Considerable discussion followed this,
in which Drs. Farley, Brown, Walcott
and President Porter took part.
The resolution was adopted, and
Br. Bacon, President Porter and DR.. I.
Slurtevant were appointed as Com
mittee TO invite Drs. Storrs and Bud
dington to appear before the Council.
The question of adjourning over Sat-
urday was brought up and for time a
heated discussion was kept up. 4 mo-
ton beng finally adopted that the Coun.
ell adjourn tomorrow and that it assem-
bic again at two o'clock Monday after
noon.
Opportunity was given TO the Plymouth
Committee to make more statements and
Shearman SAID he had been instructed by
the committee to lay before the councila
a paper which haG not yet been present.
ed to the church, for the reason that r
meeting could not be called since it had
been read. He then read a letter from
the AnIover Theological Seminary
Church to Plymouth Church, containing
a proposition for a mutual council to in
vestigate the charges against Henry
Ward Beecher. This letter provoked
a great deal of discussion and was even
tusllv referred to a committee of three.
Deacon Isaac Clatiln, of Lombardclces,
wanted to have it stated in the report OF
the Committee whether or not the
Andover Seminary Church had a right
under the rules of Congregationalism, to
call this Council. He made long ad-
dress, end was interrupted several times
by delegates rising to points of order.
Mr.. Cox understood that one of the
delegates present had letter from Prof.
Phelps, of Andover, in relation to the
Council, and that they ought to hear it.
IL :ranspired that the letter was pri.
vate one, and that it could not be pub
lished.
Mr.. Shearman said, in relation to the
further investigation of the charges
against the pastor by the church, that
the first reason why they had not open
ed the case again was because no
charges had been presented.
Mr.. Beecher also spoke al length on
the subject, his point being that he was
tired of committee who had not the sense
to give the courts report ofcases, and to
stop continually sending complaints that
they had not challenged the world AS
witnesses.
A resolution was adopted providing
that all future questions put to persons
on the platform be given through the
moderator.
r. w. Raymond stated that further in
vestigation was not required by any man,
woman or child in Plymouth Church.
DR.. Bacon, on behalf of the committee
to invite Drs. Storrs and Buddlngtor, re-
ported that they had been seen, were re-
ceived kindly by both gentlemen, aad
that both OF them had said they had
nothing to communicate to the Council.
The report was adopted and the Coun-
Gil adjourned.
The crowd that attended the evening
session was so immense that it was found
necessary to close the doors about seven
o'clock to prevent anv more entering.
1t is estimated that there were about 1000
persons present. Several witnes 'e',
among them IL. &. Bowen, were exam