Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02
PLYMOUTH CHURCH ADVISORY
/ COUNCIL.

On the 18th, q resolution was adopted inyit-
Ing Judge Van Colt, Mrs. Moulton's counsel,
10 appear and state his views of facts which
led 10 the failure Of the Mutual Council. In
response 10 this, Mr.. Van Colt attended ~
the evening session, aud made length adj
dress In which he claimed that the blaine for
the failure Of the proposed MUTUAL Council
rested with Plymouth Church, lie said he
believed, on his honor as d gentleman, that
Mrs. Moulton desired such council 10 be hcld,
aud he desired II also.
A communication was received from ar.
Bowen its reading Was objected 10, and II
was referred 10 The Business Committee. The
| communication stated that be fBowen) was
never invited To be present at the session Of
the Plymouth Church Investigating Com.
mittee, nor given any intimation that he WAS
wanted He says In conclusion: !" propose
to give next week to the Examining Com
mttee Of Plymouth Church my reasons for
believing Henry Ward Beeeher guilty
On the 18th, resolutions were adopted invit-
ing Drs Storrs and Buddington 10 present
themselves and aid the Council with any facts
which might be within their knowledge as
touching the questions before this body, and
inviting Mr., Bowen 10 appear 10 the evening.
MIR. Beecher, In an imprisoned speech, chal.
lenged any man on earth or angel IN Heaven
who had anything 10 ray To his ti3eeeber's)
detriment To say It. and he added: go
beyond that, aud, In the name OF our com
ni0u Redcemer, and before Him who shall
Judge you and me, challenge the truth trom
God Htmsellln Al the evening session Mir.
Bowen was questioned IA TO his course In
connection With the past troubles OF Ply
mouth Church, especially regarding his
non.nppeafance before the investigating
Committee appointed 20 inquire into the
Beechcr scandal; among other replies,
Mr.. Bowen stated that the reason he
a
because, although he was aware general In
Htatiun had been EXTENDED 10 all who knew
aught concerning the matter az issue, ho did
not know that any time had been liked. A
Long examination WAS gone through with In
relation 10 the tripartiic agreement. An
nounccment was made at the afternoon ses-
sion that Messrs. Stor-s and Buddington had
been waited upon, and both had said they
had nothing To communicate 10 tue council.
On the 10Th, MIR. Sage, Of the Plymouth
Church Investigating Committee, stated that
II was considered unnecessary to call MIR.
Bowen before that committee, as he Was not
supposed 10 know anything. Mr.. Sage said
such investigation was as thorough AS II was
possible to s,ake IL. W.
Mr.. Beeeher made some dennnciatory re-
marks In reply TO an account by Deacon
Howard OF a former interview with Mr..
Bowen, during which the latter had declared
that II he communicated the knowledge in his
possession II would drive Mr.. Beecher from
Brooklyn in twenty four hours. In the couise
OF some subsequent remarks Mr.. Beecher
challenged Anybody In Heaven, aud any.
body In hell, that has any document that
have ever written, on any Information that
touches me In any manner 10 produce IL.
A secret session, lasting about three.quar-
tiers OF an hour, was held
A secret session Of three hours duration
was held on the 2ist Committee reports
were made, which, the Brooklyn Eagle states,
sustain the general principle OF Plymouth