The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-26
NOTTHROUGH WlTHB0WEN
ANOTHER SUMMONS TO APPEAR BE-
FORE Plymouth CH UkCH'

; Auo,s the plymouth Brethren-mrr. TiI-
90, .,a Mr. Frank Moulton Examined
Tbcre was a feeling in the plymouth
Church pr.ycr meeting lsst night that the scan
d,i sky was clear Of every cloud in which thero
wa any lightning. The room was packed al
o'clock. Mr.. Beeoher spoke Of the problem OF
life aud the attending troubles, and OF what ne
called our own little trouble" In all OF "hiou
they bad lived with themselves In rathers JOY
fui mood. The fact was they loved one ano'"e.
90 much a. ere that when one was In trouole al
Of the hous, hold were in trouble. The cnuron
had been all the better for its TRIALS. God had
ohsetened them b, cause he loved them. lie
had not caused them to wait very long, Tor now
little tlmo it all was compared with eternity.
The Lord would still care for them' and would
make hie Righteousness az clear as the noonday.
After Mr.. Beecher had announced the pames
Of half dozen persons who Wished to lehvethe
church. he gave up his seat to Brother Edger-
top. the standing Moderator Of the business
meeting. The interest quickened at once In the
PROCEEDINGS. for there W. 8 general expectation
that Mr.. Bowen would be SUNNI riy expelled.
The Examining Committee, through MIR. lhos.
J. Ttlnoy, the clerk OF the church. made brief
report OF the facts, already familiar In the at
tempt 10 discipline Mr.. Bowen. In describing
the meeting OF Wednesday night, the committee
reported that Mr.. Bowen had made a statement
defending himself largely, and in II he asserted
that he had received a confession duplicating
Mr.. Bsecher, ten years ago, from woman whose
name he did not give. When the committee
proposed to question Mr. Bowen.he prec,plt, t,iely
withdrew. At this the cOngr, gation ughed
heartily. The committee submitted the follow
Ing resolutions;
now PLYMOUTH VIEWS IT.
WAeveds, Az meeting Of the Txsmi-ing Committee
sed on FEB. 10. instant, Henry c. Bo~en apnearsd
before nid Comm lt And, ha'in. be- u r,q estedoy
tndng to subsianiiate the sccus tions and
der tine 20 Consult wnr,sss srd refer to dates doc
unent, and memoranda 70 enable hiG to answer such
WAsrea., The church; at : meeting held Feb II ,
MD Bowen !ns Si0s asked nm S1d @ 1,ils
II, ps Cs 10 s any ina a sfe
acns or issiSsssicns s1a 20 eyo TIE names Of al Wit
within his psrsons knowledge msht proved. and 70
m,asSo 20 ene" 10 s, be- nenry md proper TO s
the "a lest poesoe Investigation Of ,ueh aecusaton or
WIerees fbe SAID Bowen. having been so notin ed.
Mite al a. reetiis bSld 90 The ssd inst and read
me- S sn ee. q2en s 1sa% SS
suoh aYcnsa.ions or insnuatons might be verified Or
seirmed MS accusations ana insnuations against the
Esstsas, The ..ia Bowen sitter reading such state
cssd precpiistsy withdrew from the presence Of
Rssoi.sa. That the said Henry G. Bowen be summoned
the osrk 70 sppesr before ne church At business
sysnins of wsdnssdsy Gorch IL next % a, 1Sc osoeS
oe pot to him pertinent to The secussioss Or
communication TO the committee OF FEB 23.
TALKING ARoUT IT.
Brother Mckay said that he thought IT was a
mistake to adopt such a resolution and IN { the
inine Committee. TO invite Henry c. Bowen.
Or any one ese, to appear in the lecture room
would hive to get sixteen hippodromes
60 hold tue people who would come. The only
persons really In interest would not be able to
shove their noses into the room. lLaught r ]
no. how mhat ere yon Gon9 TO 90 about W.
take my way and shut out from these meetings
those VINO have no business here. The pasto OF
ths church is In favor Of h'virR everl DO Is In
the universe here to see and bear what goes on,
and even thing has been oone TO faclitats IN tt
stste OF things, and now you've cot It Laugh
teri lie q on me we'd that Bow6n should be
heard before the Examining Committee, .nd
that that committee should report TO the
church next Friday evening.
Mr. 5. V. White wished To amend by providing
that Ia default OF Mr, Bowen's appearance he
church as slanderer. who persists in a flacrant
offence against a fellow member In open defiance
OF good order and OF his covenant obligations.
DR.. III. II. White sorry the Examining
CLOSE. they had been trined with long enough.
Oniy one other CHRISTIAN community had been
so hsmpered and bothered and tried they
had, aud the man In that one bad decency
asnry Q. bowen. tAp5laassl ~ -
II.
1t was very solemn thing To cast out any mem
Der and 10 this case IL was especially solemn be
cause OF MIR. Bowen's relations to tue early his
torY Of the church. II was more in the nature
OF an execution than Of funeral.
BROTHER RAYMOND EXCITED.
The Rev. Mr.. Mckay urged on his amendmen Mt
and Ross" RAYMOND called him order,
thinking he was not spe ikinS TO his amendment.
hr. Mckay insisted that ne was not Out OF
order. " Brother Mckay Is not in order" ex-
claimed X. w. Raymond, again interruptin9
him In half angry voice, q" 10 Restculating at
have not SAID. Brother Mckay is too often out
Of ordoT IN that way"
Mr. Mckay projected, without being runied,
60 say that U expel Mir. Bowen in the way pro-
posed would not be oignl1ed or proper. 4 he
proper way would be. he thought to nave the
matter referred tark 10 the Examining Commit
Zee, which Should make thorough WORK with II,
% end not handle T. 10 The gineerly manner in
tie was opposed TO threatening Mr.. Bowen, and
hoasiter RAYMOND agreed vi him In that.
MI. iief Cher opposed the reference to tue Ex.
nmniDg Committee. He did not want II said
that a committee com posed Of his personal re-
latlVes and friends had set led the case. lie did
Bowen's nakedpess. lie was IN favor OF bring
ing the case into the church that night and end-
tng u. but The advce OF Others oveTruled
him. Al this hint from the leader, Mr.. Mckay
a. usual withdrew his motion.
sBHRNAN GIVING BOWEN SEND OFT.
Mr. sherman then pSyfuly said that he want
"a TO hold on TO Brother Bowen-in fact, IN the
last few days he bad become more attached 10
him than ever before 1he Examining Com
Had they not got hun TO give his chief fact that
a.yomhn had confessed 10 MIN "ADd," he
added, " viii stake my reputation for ssRaci, y
that that Ia dead woman lLaughter.1 Ano /
will undertake TO say that know almost TO u oe =
talntY who that woman is. know II from what
know OF LIS history, from what | know OF
bis efforts In dragging the grave and the
brothel la this case" Nr. Bowen had hxed g. q
time between ten and twenty. hye years. That
was an advance OF ten years. They had rather
got Brother Bowen on his facts. too for be fixed
On the study aud the morning prayer meeting as
coeThting circumstances In this story. and tney
kMew that they mad not existed together since
looo; Mr. Bowen, a. a member OF the church,
could have tie advantage beyond all ds-
pute OF making privileged communica-
tVt 70 the proper tribunal, which he Lad al
Iehuy suggested, and winch the council had ad
Nbed' mr. Bowen couid Oe heard nuw by such
auDunal, ana no hoped that Mr.. White would
Keep his oorkscrew going until he got from Dir.
boWonb mouth all that II mad got To tell. The
oOmmittees resolutions were adopted.
The Council Committee, the pestor DR.. Ed
ward Beecber, Rohsiter RAYMOND, ana Sir
bhoarmAn reported the councils Ending TO the
ehurch, with the following resolutions;
PLYMoUTns GRATITUDE
Resolpod, That Plymouth Church hps reoetyed with
profound thankfunees 90 God, and under MIN TO th /,
ADVISORY Council TIE puoisne0 resul. q that council
that thus church recognizes ITS profound oOlgatlon IL
ihe bIotnren who come 70 It's al with se
faithful, and impartial advice at tue when adv
was 30 muon neeued, anu Christian sympathy wei.
e0me and that u returns 70 eaeh church represent