The New York herald., 1876-02-09
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
THE SPHINX AGAIN CHALLENGED TO SOLVE ITS
RIDDIFs

THE SPHINX AGAIN CHALLENGED TO SOLVE ITS
RIDDLES
On Friday night last hour after the delivery OF
Mr.. Bowens letter TO the Examining Committee Of
Plymouth church. Mr. Halliday rung the door bell OF
the Bowen mansion and placed the following letter in
the hands Of one of Mr.. Bowens sons
THE SUMMONS.
|. No IS WILLOW STREET
BROOKLYN, Feb 4. 1875.
Mr. HENRY G. BowEN:-
sIR-The Examining Committee have directed me to
summon you e appear before them Tuesday even
ing next February 8, at halfpast o'clock No.
58 Willow street. Brooklyn, state the facts f any
within your knowledge which tend TO sustain the
allegations contained In your letter of this date
swer such questions as may be put TO you and TO
await the action of the committee upon your case.
The committee instruct me TO remind you that your
words and deeds the subject of investigation,
and that your request on that point is superiuous If
you desire IL the committee Will secure the attend
ance OF an impartial stenographer, 10 be mutually
In the meeting and furnish You with copy Respect
fully s. .B. HALLIDAY, Clerk.
The committee were hand last night, but Mr..
Bowen did not appear Instead, Of his came,
delivered the following reply from his father and I'M
medatey Departed
MR. BowEy's REPLY.
No. 90 WILLOW STREET
BROOKLYN, Feb. g. 1876. I
To THE EXAMINING COMMITTEE OF PLYNoUTH CHURcH:-
GESTLEMES-I have received letter signed by 5. b.
Halliday clerk summoning me 10 appear before you
tins evening ito state the facts tif any) within my
by me IN my letter TO the Examining Committee, TO
answer such questions as may be put TO me and await
the action OF the committee In my case. I"
Permit me, in reply, to say that have very care
fully read the statement OF Mr. 5. V. Whites griev
against me, presented to you, and that be-
lieve have made ful and complete answer TO the
same. IT. however, n Is thought Otherwise, Will give
the matter further attention
In order TO save your time as well as my own, and
also that may make mistak5 in regard to what Is
now wanted of mo- will ask you TO request Mr. White
to give writing the questions he wishes
presented by him TO which In his Judgment calls
Tor a more specific reply than have already given.
In your summons Tor this evening you state that my
words and deeds the subject ofinvestgation" of
by your committee. Excuse me, gentlemen thought
Mr.. s. " Whites "grieyances'' against me
because Of my silence on the "Beecher
Scandal" and not my words and deeds. F"
mated to before that any other matter
except these specified grievances had been even
muncaton that your committee, which has never
adopted Mr. Whites grievances as charges against me,
and which had right TO presume was impartiay
hearing the matter and advising both considers
that IL has put me trial would like more light
this subject aud will thank you 70 inform me II Mr..
White any other person has been before you with
grievances charges. II SO, ought to know IT,
when the present OF Mr.. White Is disposed OF
shall be quite willing attend any other grievance
complaint provided tie same is properly presented
Very respectfully, HENRY q. BOWEN.
Shortly after the reading OF the above letter Mr..
Henry Ward Beecher and u. +. Tracy entered to-
gether and when the matter had been discussed thor
oughly letter prepared, signed by the
mittce and will be delivered TO Mr. Bowen to-day The
substance OF the document stated last night 10
HERALD reporter by member o! the committee. II
characterzes Mr. Bowens evasive; recites
the charges against Mr.. Beccher, attributed TO Mr..
Bowen and which he has denied declares that he
tell the Of the parties from which he got
his Information consent 10 have the authorship Of
the hbels imputed TO himself hc Is summoned to ap-
pear before The committee at the same place omorrow
evening at haltpas O'Clock with all the evidence
IL any Ia his possession tending sustain the nsinua
ons made orally by him and reiterated in hts letter OF
Friday last The summons concludes with the state
ment that II Mr.. Bowen lails appear IN answer
this call lis Will be brought before Plymouth
church for its action.