New-York tribune., 1876-03-25

show that they above suspicion VIII % ie u'Da,
inst q. Nr TitoD knew that OF three or ionF iuuS
and Twelve ont OF five hundred Jufynen Wodu ~ nI'
case II IN the OF tho civil courts men Ne,e "a o
fusc to maize charges have tucn causes trtu PC
canse of 0bectins Ike these have only 10 say the ho
courts would very soon &c. INTO Snt s'tS and The
profes sion would find itself with noilnE 20 ao VIZ,
are we to thnR 81 ne NE tSr one of whom Prot yh
speaks who Informing the public ihat uey hns III
nor,rnt testimony but that they will not volunteer
icl What 90 they think OF such men III AnaoVef Oh III
Chcagoi
DIR. DEXTEB'S sAKCASd.
DR. Dexter in a vein Of sarcasm says Neither known
TO the civil law to the gospel II must lack moral as
well as legal ability to gather testimony" am not
familiar with the laws OF the state OF Massachusetts, but
have never supposed before that board OF referees Is
an orcapizstion unknown tho civil arrangements OF
that State II so, would invite DR.. Dexter II some
convenient opportunity to visit Connecticut AS Tor tho
gospel on the other hand have had some occasion to
look into its provisions, and should be very grateful
never having found the place myself II Dr. Dexter Wou
inform tie part OF the gospels n which we may
find tho authorization OF tho AndOyer proposition or
which he understood to have been one of the Original
tors OR II we are speak OF moral aud legal ability 10
Gather testimony. | have thought that men like
President Hopkins and Gov NashDVin T%oulu %
have the requisite moral power, ana that JudSe
ShIpnan Senator Foster, and the lion. G. j.
Waller were likely 10 possess legal anllly US
the Rev Messrs Jones ANA Brown and the Othcf MINISTERS
aud delegates VINO might be assembled N hutnai OF
or pdytc council. sit at Dr. DeXtcrS itet Ill an tHS
legal power gather testimony from Christian gtnte-
high position and rcpuio, who say MAJ ny nav
til reading Dr. Dexters article entertained the iea tnat
no body OF men except civil tribunal posed ts power
psIy faird in ths case Perhaps DR. Dcxters pgrte
cornell rIght get at their testimony without ielr NO-
dcpshs OF his own conscousncss krowledec OF Mr..
Bceoers quit which y equal to his kuo"euSooi oi h'S
own future salvation"
ISVENTORS OF THE QUAKER Gun.
nh. nr : with that trgltuIs ana pol
isLcd rhetoric OF which be ia universally considered
matter takes np the same strain OF criticism by ssyng
with ref renee those who suggested TIE plan OF hc
Commission: II Iught not perhaps. bc wholly unjust
n She shrowder minds behind the scene TO suspect ihat
they thought 1t adopted 10 give show of feaHlheS I'd
meet hostile charges without involving serious dangers
IN ecclesiastical Quaker gun which looks ready Tor any
service bat ihraph whose silent wooden month no shot
ce, psa 1t certainly too much to fay that no re-
svlt IN the least likely 10 be attained by such conis-
alon O. Ito any hns Important toward 'rishteils hd
,ptfync tie fetld darsnos- In which the churches of
Brooklyn and ho land have long been valn' r. Ihc'e
coueratory words refer to certain persons but do not
mor;'Cn who they asc. They cuy describe tacm a mo
sllrew,nr minds bennd the scene, who oH-na',u & Hc
plan. II Ulay not b. unhtrsc-ilE- 70 uc PAplt
ave so trnt they may give them due honor. /
have been hhlo 10 sroyCr two OF uiSn cc! 'h! alu
in o secular ana the other in the ecclesiastical sphere
II jpa,od they aT not both in tue miter reer 10 tho
i,rcjTi o,Jis IN letter addressed TO the ESaMn!ng
Committee % Plymouth Church some t"o "era+ P,r-
vio3s 20 tre Assembling oi The ADVISORY t'.h' .' VIZ ~
G. nn,ye, af.r tus that hc would not give hi- to-ii-
mony to toe church. made formal Suggestion I'M, =
naaasS Prr % Wo"stJ nr Gopn aud Ahcu.
Hardy shorld Dec caird together ana ne 1irr"I q i'i
thom All he hn.w. and 10 al'dc by t'lr decision.
Is u Fo,aios wa, ~ 'l - h,,yyccr n,irls" WHO
,yoS "c.hhtng show oi rrid'lcSs' !" meet
lus enemy 'vitlout. knowing serious DANGER hal
dil not nbe To- ni,urun l.H n1mo 10 t!o 'Aei s'le
! Los. fH lT-ff ~ a
;ni,s,on which ever entered ny mind. Nory near the
Dcg.nuia1 oi al public Nv est i-a'A 0 'h' s'lh' '"p
y,ls al be ought olt ia h,s 'aua'r paper tl, hh9
- ~ ~. ,,, ,r,s,,r Woolsoy Dr Hopkins. and
Gov. EacEiLg1aIn t1nkl. aud should mat" lh'n We
- W -, m ~ -crtttv Irun ow fcIng WIS tlat 90 the
,a,liril ~ nm coudcu, thai II Wa NAY state not
on. fos ~, self hut lur az tee Wrnn'iH E4' o s't Id
10 sdoIt iIo pan oi .,.i',,'nl , y, % ,
,,,, ,tr ,,~hrr 10 Le guilty. aud tHu~c wAD
tiap sn,c., the C,uncii adopted theiT proposal.
sGi''" ad ,rey s,'' now s,e tat der own Invention
was "QJak"r eun" which viii aayo no ~ 90 a.. =,
srooAiyn" Dr. siOrls a.so CgirCl7cs tbc c'inssuh d.
cause IT = 20 81 IA s,c,i lAs 'a."'c,y 1"n, 20 ~
H. y' i5o,ee. for tl,cc D. rong said lb"u secrecy
IN The C1cuinou. Eut II ne pon,'iaiei th' HlI""''i
] H''' "'I'.' % .Ir n rrni,l him tina Nj Eoy,u, Who
regards himself h9yu- IN hlS in-st--l'h W'lh DIV
c,lsi the bottom facts las so.emy declared ta1t ne
vii not pu.lats ls Ssnsl;.yo soa and h,,rV sacred
ccnnd nee ~ E'i'G hl' l'. ~ ~, @ , i'., M = 49, I
opn srs.ioas aud failing tn cin nay knowledge ot
What MI bowen has 10 sy, mlh ~ hisAt DO. H., ", .
into ,Lc center OF "tLc fcid darkness IN Brooklyn.
BRING ON IRE CIiAHGTs.
Finally Prof Mead brne, forward ~" most t-Fn''
c,rgc of ailth0t the Council presumed NJ 10 were, Ia
act after 10 was Gc9d. a counr'" he f'y "after II
has alior ned sHe de- has no longer any cGitience.
Consequently t cannot tc represented by committee;
with
act after i;stf u dissolved for that commie' Irr
.uiBr nolng bui "A noucniity, is rc,punaDc 90 Hp oAc
soul suggest Prof Mead that q, ir- pei +lIa some
iia1s make provisions for period ta1t icii""' ArF
d.tth and 80 We ~ The Council thought we might riyc
advice tat should I've cw weeks az least rii'r or
Adjournment. W. were moderate 10 our hopes, rs we
nuoi fpr We trn,drn only cD DAYS Bui ~ -ecn-
,hnt NO were rfesumPiUous and that We became @
r.G,J rnu,,,1ttr. of three bcrnmc even more thor
onshly dead than the body which aIEpnioh 1t. 80
Wonder that d. nrytcr thinks the C'iLc:i G'N tI pan
for "nndma how not to do H." l have induced th'
opipnn however thai, while te Council ttrnihaoh 10
CtI,tcnce The day of it, nnt adjournment "" Senbc
incn whom 1t advised plymouth CHur,h 10 employ ih
aiBs th.n in Ic,poct !" new hysSii2"."h couii thl
aii them - long a. they Should themselves De hih|
Ana wouli inform any renters Wio NAV nHyo npi, ~ y
ne by reading wLat have wi1ten up I" tbs pp4'' 1'
! not now dead. and so ier as Know, me olrt tN9
gentlemen who are associated with me aIc also n0t dead
SO hope live 10 thc end OF the 90 dat anl be} 0l
that time and # charges arc brought against NE soL
of Plymouth Church by Io'ionribie ptis.na oheIihS
proof we propose to select the members oi Inc cohns
uyiGed IA Tie result Ol ir 'nuhtl ana l'>'ht
fLrir NAMES To mOuth Church thrt u may accept hhd
empower thc commission mEeD II Is hcccpcd ana en-
pov,r.d IL wiz become body representing hOt mon
eutitv" but a church OF 900 members who give II It's
nfc and power.
take my leave OF Prof Meads criticisms by asking
him. on behalf of committee Of tbroo, 10 read the
following words Of hS friend Dr. Barteti, which ne "l
find In he OOagrcDdt0ndSt of Fob. ., 1876. lie Is
speaking of small aud wise council Including President
Woosey aud Dr. Hopkins which he thinks higit sat-
faciorlIy investigate the scandal lie Ii WOUid
perhapj be wise for Plymouth Church t. pdi the
shaping Of tho whole subject into tho hands OF some sc
board OF referees Drs. Palmer tlapp and Coe, Ur
Others ike them request them To designate Io com
ell ana Then 70 adopt without change. their recommend
atom" 1 wonld aso commend the,e sinifcnnt words
nr nriptsd only weeks before the meet