The Morning herald., 1876-02-10
BRECHElRHR- BOWEN.

-"~- PlymOtth ChurcAsssE EA0 9t4-
hs Y Advisosy Ceanc1l.-. ,Eig a. Il
"a .saaA List II l1e ~ ...s
,isi3i a, Churches.
By American Press Association.
iBRboKLYN, Feb 9.-This morning, Rev.
J. B. Halliday, clerk Of the Plymouth Ex-
smining Committee served the appended
etter on on H. G. Bowen, at his residence.
The COMMITTEES will meet at Mr.. Halliday's
rouse tomorrow evening for the purpose of
,earlng any answer Mr.. Boweu desires TO
make. .....f-,s.
BRooKbYN, February 8, ls76.-Henry g.
Bow ea; Esq.-sE:-The Examining Com
mittee haye instructed me to say in reply to
your Letter, received this evening, that the
grievance complaint of by Mr.. White Isl
that you have sought sometimes by open
inuendo and sometimes by frequent silence
to make the public believe that you are In
possession Of facts affecting the character
of the pastor of this church, and that upon
application being duly made to you by
brethren, who were entitled to know the
trnth you have failed to satisfy them, either
by stating any facts or by denying their ex-
istencs. Whether such were or were not
the facts, prior to the issue of your letter
of the 4th inst, the Committee are clearly
Of the opinion that this grievance now ex-
lists in the most aggrava, ed form; you were
invited to listen to Mr.. Whites statement
and to reply to his complaint; under the
cloak of that invita- tion you wrote and pub,
lished letter, in which, without pretending
to have personal knowledge, you make in
famous allegation and insinuations against
your pastor, in that letter you
stated that you we're "now ready to
testify to the essential facts before any pro-
per tribunal" The Committee being itself
the proper tribunal, constituted for that
purpose by the rules of the church, which
you helped to found, summoning you to ap-
pear this evening thus to testify before IT.
In answer to that summons you have re-
fused to appear, and have sent written
communication which the Committee con
slider uncandid and evasive. The Commit
tee again call upon you to appear before
them to testify to the facts as you volun-
teered to do and in case of your persistent
refusal they will deem you the sole author
Of the calumnies which you, published, and
will report your case to the church for such
action as may be wise and just. They
therefore direct me to summon you again
to appear before them, at No. IS Willard
street, on Thursday evening, February 10th
at 7.30 o'clock. Then and there to produce
any evidence in your possession, tending tt
throw light upon the character of tho pas
tor, and to state without reserve any fact'
within your knowledge upon that subject
and further, to answer such questions al
may be properly propounded to you.
Signed, 8. B. HALLIDAY,
Clerk of Examining Com. Of Plymouth
Church.
Tho following churches have accepted tn
invitation to participate in the Plymouth
Advisory Council: 1st church, Noun
Clair, N. j., Rev. A.. h. Bidford; Is
church, Chester, N. j., Rev. F. A. johnson
1st church, Jersey City, Nj; Congrega
tional Church, Amssbury, Mass; Plymouth
Church, Farminghsm, Mass, Rev. u. B
Eastman, Jr.; 1st church, Rockford, ILL.,
Rev. Wilder Smith; 1st church, Elgin, ILL.,
Rev. G. E. Dickinson; Mayhower Church
Indianapolis, Ind, Rev. n. A. Hyde; Is
church, Michigan City, Ind, Rev. Evart
Kent; Trinity Church, Orange, NJ j., Rev
In. G. Greene; LIST church, Dover, N. H.
Forty-seventh Street Church, Chicago, iii
uois, Rev. Edwald T. Williams; 1st church
Kewanee Illinois,, Rev. Jas. Tomkins Is
church, Springfield, Illinois, Rev. E. "
Bacon; list church, Lombord, Illinois, Rev
Charles Caverins; 1st church, Kalamazoo
Mishigan, Rev. Francis Russell; 1st church
jackson, Michigan, Rev. Noses smith
Central Church, Bangor, Maine, Rev. Geo
lW. Field; 1st church, Danbufy. .Connectl
cut, Rev. Joel J. Hough; lot church, NIL
ford, Connecticut, Rev. J. B. Biddle; IL
church, Bristol, Connecticut, Rev. Henr
IT. Stats; 1st church, South Norwslh
Connecticut, Rev. Horner N. Danning; Il
church, Bethel, Rev. Geo. 7. Waters; II
church, Cheshire, Connecticut, kev. inc
NJ. walcott; lot church, Mystic Bridge
Conaseticut, Rev. VIM. Gilt; 1st church
stonington, Conn. Rev. P Couch; list churc
Unionville, Conn, Rev. Thos. E. Davie'
ID church, Waterbury, c., Rev. E. 6
Beckwith; Pearl Street Church, Hartford
c., Rev. VIM. L. Gage; First Congregs
tionsl Church, South Port, Ct., Rev. Gst
E. Hall; South Church, Hartford, c.; Il
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