New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-18
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Church 10 call a Mutual Council, and whether he had
ever prepared any charges against MI Beecher' nos
sitter v, Raymond, behalf OF The church, nSpoheu
that Mr. West had never prepared any charges Dat INA"
he had requested the church 70 call Mutual Council
He sand that Mrs Moulton the Council was aware,
had made accusations ana that she gave that as reason
to ner course.
The Rev Mr.. Twchell-Did the Committee of this
church hayo suppose that she considered that
charge had been made in this reply
Mr. Saearman-The Committee had nothing 70 do with
that Mrs. Moulton never app AIRED before the Com
mittec She appeared before the Church and she sad
her enforced one because oil the CRIME o
the pastor.
Nj Twichcll-My question is this Have the Commit
tee any reason suppose that she considered that as
charge II IL 81 lay IN her mlndf
Mr. shcarman- think that she had some vague idea
that that might considered ought 20 be considered
as charge; that is an we know about It, We tnmk tn't
she tongnf that the Church upon her making tna state
ment of the reason would proceed or Ought 10 proceed I'M
modiaey to drop her and take up the case OF the
pastor.
Mr. Twitchell-so that in the mind Of the person it lay
RS Charge although it not Interpreted as charge
10y the church'
Mr. Suclraan-We can't intei pref that Sir.
Mr. TwitcheI ask whether you mad reason to suppose
thati
MIR sbcar1nan- Sometimes we thought thing and
sometimes another We thought she wanted 10 scI rd
~idcratiOn of her ana us W PcA
up the consideration OF these reasons which she 10
signed.
Mr. Twitche- Did she offer at any time to adduce
proof bearing upon the character of the pasto
Mr. shcarman-At that time, being asked II she would
make any sttemc Il in support OF what she sad' she
said she would decline to say anything more on that
question: but that other OCCASION Indefinitely
not stated- the church would call upon her for PROOF
Of charges she would be prepared to make thel' OF
sunIethl. OF that kind.
BROAD SCOPE OF THE SIXTH QUESTION.
In reply to inquiries of Dr. sironS Mr. Shearihah SAID
that the object OF the sixth question Of the etierns'lNe
was to open the examination of the Council every case
that had occurred in the history OF the church Wheh
the question had been framed, Mr.. sherman continued
and motion de to make 1t operative. the pastor oil
the church and inquired whether II Che intention
of tire author of il 10 throw open To this ConncI every
possible in the history Of the church. and the mover
Of tac amendment answered that 1t was Tao pastor
then inquired whether 1t intended 10 thio" open !"
TINS Council tine investigation al TOOK pace ~ 80
ana thc mover OF amendment replied inai we.
Inc as then sad tnat lee was IN favor 81 Inc aohu
ment. and the church adopted IL imam "a. u-ly. - -,
Dr. S!Tuns-WHh regard 10 the IHes ti%t naFI 49,, i
1dpurd y the cndrc.-werc the rules 0i IN'l dIVIucl
prev .Ous tie Brooklyn Council 0i 1874 or dil'i"n
Sir Shearmn-a! decided nnp ,rn"n I, ND, ,,
TIE modes trying InsmD ~ was Adopted Ia rs its'i'
,l,c IN Januny. 1871. Tno Council was held ID March
Dr. Strong desired to know whether there had been any
case IN Wal po had oDou Restored 10 nlem1T'hii
gfttr Layln- been ,NcoIiau heated ur dropped Nj
snearman said mat 40 cX'ommnm aied lnem"ef h'u
been restored Il, bui imt PIsol's ".o h"i pc.
lropioI had amer time been restored 10 hehp'i"o o.
To an inquiry of DIR. StrOn; ~ TO whether II wond be
deemed dIScuurtc t1e part Of sister cu.ch u
receive 4 member oi Plymouth thu4cd VINO h'h pe,h
dropped Wituoat letter nom tid thuicI MI htt'"'
slid mat # tnc Examining COMMITTEE o. tie ,huch'
alter an application MA boeh maze ana S'" III i"
prcscH.od 10 L"ch q" ich ti' 90 '" o., ',' so"
person ou- To 3e received. tHen II would not De con
sdcrcd d~courtesy. Bot 81 % were done Tor 10, lI-
pose oi rcDuamS iiym'uth Cinrch tia cui On VOL"
deem .; "a ass ol good t..Il7 IAN ic4o"-'iP
DT. Eacon-DJcs the Fymo"h th'Icn 'Ni'ct 1lH,ii
.ation 10 recognize IL acts OF dsci
ll lo It's .ots @! receiving meinb r. -
clam to o5r cA cine, oh, We rc eve and We ooh
proclaim 10 otner churches hon We drop Therefore
every must come az ah a sI, cliu cast
Tit GROUND FOR DROrPING MRS. MoULioN.
| Dr. T. raer-I woud Ike to ask the committee about
! the action OF Plymouth Church with regard to MIS-
Moaon At what any action in the nature OF
| ilsciI inc taken IN that easel
NJ. SLeannau-Ab About t.c first OF November, 1879.
DE- PaIker-Wbat action WAS then tdSoD
MIR. > earn.ln-Ihc Examining Committee adopted
resolution tla her name be dropped aud the matter
| was referred TO Tie Church.
Dr. Paracr-was she Summoned to attend that meeting
| invited 10 Tend III
Mr.. ,h.srmaI Sit Wa invited.
| + Pa koi-Du sic aticndf =,
| Nh. shoInHan---ic did. she came accompanied by
| her coui,cl. Nj. Pryor VINO Was not member oi
! any chGIrh. " waived any 0igcci"E. against
ni,;ee presented. the Chairman oi tn" Commit
Tee walled 20 hear jFS. Modit0n. Her co"n-ei rose
oIfl a u per sI-ued D., ANA manifested grcit Tc
uctancc Ia 10 il lnisci. lie asked iLc Moderator
lac would read it, and tho Moderation declined anu .o,
colOquy sent to VINO shOuid read II. Al length
cen. read II. she dd not 0Jcct 10 me fuc sAr
DID not complain OF s.."lhc's Oi h0ce' se Sdu Una.
thoint'sc N Iht Iup,anlng of tne rue Tnr
usIH'seor 4" them aS.rI IL she wOuii an
syer questions put t. her concerning her statement,
Her said declined 10 answer questions on
upOn iol any statement support OF charges she
WOu.d lbs rcady to aAc H. IAerrup0n the mouOh was
oaeIed tat sac should required any qucs
Ia =
cred Out Of oruer Inc Cnuich iAen voted 10 drop her
| Dr Puker-will you please state. Mr. Shoarnan what
Was TIT ground wDich this a'ion VAS ldAen-sinpy
the abandonment OF the chuIcAf
hi. oncarmaIi-o.mpy that
d. Iaskcr-Did you consider That TINS Abandonment
al was cisc.
! for accommodation
MI snoarmAnl before stated Sir, that we never
in DRY vi the church, had cAcOm!niiicated on
that glOund Dut We theoretically coiSidercd II would be
1"Hn W.uslow OF the Plymouth Church Investigating
COMMITTEES 1874, ticn. AT the suggestion OF Mr.
Beeoncr, called to me platform and eAhausuvcy a.
lnned gard TO the proceed ngs OF tnat Committee
MI Noble o NCw-iaycn having Ia IA question alluded
10 tne ruiOr P moath Ciurcu Close corpora
tOn Mt oie.Insh oa tl"I t"c "i!1Hcn. "'s oiiiicJ
untrue and Mr Boccicr further SAID that tdis report
uEl no most others. III lha IL "IS not Indie 1ut OF
wnole elotn. When Plymouth Church was founded. the
funds 10 build 1t were raised from comparatively poor
ana scnp Issued Tor their subscriptions winch
10 BE- accepted a. payment on pew rent IhlS scrip
bad however many years ago boon iodeenod ot par W
f! Tho ROY. Dr. wooley asked Mr.. Beecher II he were
neiol,s OF anything IN himself way lac ANA DE- otOs
Same as la (tDe speaker anu Mr BeOcEer loved ciG1
| Mr. Beechcr SAID had only say reply that
II opportunity gwen hIn. he could that
ilen Le. tne dead bury tier dead. lot Tie past he
sLs.lu,y iOIsOtten. without explanation without
apology, without anything but simply drawing the ffne
the past" and could give them his
| hand and his heart from that moment.
MR. BEECHEK's VISIT 10 BOSTON.
Mr.. Mears-I hold III my hand n statement which has
appeared from Boston In one of the NewYork papers,
and in which II stated That Mr. Beecher Boston
to pack this Council wish To BAY through YOU Mr.