The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-17


sumgc sumc IT," ,o.o,y ycro.s-oue.,lonea by
DR. Wuolto't. Dr. Marsh, LYMAN Auoott, Dr.
Porter. President Sturtevlnt, Dr. Willman' ana
others wto nut all shades Of questions relative
to tho committees protest against Drs. StUlrS
and Ijudinrtnn In Mrs MoutOn's council. Mr.
Snearman was equal to all oi the questions Tho
ministers pursued the interviews between ex-
JUDGE Van Cott and the church committee to
the mtuutcsi details. the questions eliciting the
fact. that tho protest against Drs. 81 rrs and
lIudlrgton was not made uniil after let
ters of invitation had been sent to
them that there was nothing in Mr. Van
Cutts letter TO indicate tina. he act
ing.foT Mrs. Moulton, or that the churches
which received his invitation were acting In her
behalf, and that they did not orer 20 20 on with
the council IN spite Of the protest until after
Drs. Sturrs and Budngtun probably knew the
protest had been entered.
Mr.. Shcarman was next questioned upOn the
disciuline of the church under its Troublesome
rule providing that members may DO dropped
from the roll on their own application or that OF
some othcr person. Ana the driit OF ne ex-
animation indicated that whatever might be
done about the scandal. the council Will advise
that the phraseology uf the rule he changed so
as to read that the church shall Withdraw
watch Ire and fellowship from certain classes
Of members
Tho opiuinn II the council was RAPIDLY franz
ing itself against the rule. at least as phrascd.
Mr. Beccher said that they contemplated
change OF the phrase list December at the an
nual meeting, but they allowed II to pass Out of
respect To- AN approaching council. The meet
ing had been Kept alive partly for this purposc.
and he in'imrted that the change would he
made soon. The delegates nodded their heads
-
QUESTIONING DEECuER.
Thor was \ long session In the evening taken
No 10y questions bearing on the scandal, put T.
Mr.. Shearman and u Mr.. lleecher. Dr. strong
asked wh-ther the church used the r.lc for
cropping members as mid wa' OF getting It'd
of offending members, thus avoiding eNcOm-
muuicatun Mr.. Shearnan admitted that such
Dr. bacon sail that in tho letter missiye the
assertion was made that the church had made a
complete and exhaustive invest CATION INTO the
scandal Was the council to dccideiwhether this
TN
Dr. Bacon added. " II seems. then. to he desired
that the G uncil give a verdict on the church's
tnVestigattOn Now. when was this scandal
heard OF before its public .tion in that Infamous
paper published by an Infamous womanI Was
ike bucket of slops. lLlughtcr.l The figure
Is tOrruwtd We have evidence that IL was
brewing before. Now want to know when II
MIR. Sneafman answered that to nineteen
tweniieths o' tine cnurcn the publication came
like tho Aforementioned bucket. Loss than
nity mcmhcrs know that such n thing was on
| loot Nr. liltOns name VS. connected Wt'h
the publication. but ne denied all responsibility
for u. lie did not Gcny other stories how
ever. which he VS. aid to be circulating. Mr..
| Shcarm 10 70 another question answered that no
! Committee With en-, rres or compi unts against
| Nr. Beecner, an that no momher, Mrs. Moulton
want asked Mr.. Bee her II any person
lad asked him In The proeress OF tre
puipit sr r@'' thnmaoreh aq''si Mr. eeebeT tae
Not even Nrs Noultont' asked DR.. Sturte-
want. Not even Mrs. Moulton." said MIR. Beech
| er; Tor KNOWING. IS she did, what the truth
was. she i'd. Go to your church and let It ali
| out; they VIII forgive YOU My friendship with
| Mrs. Moulton was not based On the ground that
| / was an aiUlterer. but that she believed that
| there was NJ crime. and she knew that bl1med
| myself very much because | allowed myself TO
| stand 10 such relations 81 TO ~ the affection
| OF wife anu 20 break up family winch loved
very mYch, and II live To ie "a old Is Meiausa-
| leh shall So blame mNself.'
| MIR. AND aRs. RICHARDS.
| DR., Parker asked Were the brother in aw OF
Mr.. I'll on dos. Rich ,rdsl aud his wife asked to
| testify tefore the luye-tigating Committee :
| lie said that the qu stiOn was not us There
| upon Dr. Henry Storrs said he was opposed 10
| receiving IN ANONYMOUS question. The Rev.
| MIR. Bradford fathered the question with some
| show Of plgck. Mr.. sherman answered that
Mr R.chsEds had teen 20 called. His wife had
| not
The Rev. Mr. Capen Of Boston asked, as It or
| Ia ~ not a fact that the pastor of this church
| and the church nave not tried to shield mem-
| ber - no bias conn itted % great crime, md that
| tie : l.tgr was tearing tiis burieuf'
MI. b rchcr explained at lenlth hs recent
! Ni-it o. ii1,t ~, Ia wiich he hhl W adc known
his wnh4S;ness - be tried ~ an ccelesiastical
iuai tNere was a de-r, - have ,.n,
| thrown On trnaiu dlculutnts in q Case In
| which great wrong hld been done, hut the
Woman CT ont Of the way Tor fear. thai s9e
| affair But it WIS not new case; There " no
rev ovlde,ce because there could ae no evil
| dence OF what never occurred, and he uld sav
| there was no new tcs intuy; IN re was not a
| single other pOisoa W, back-hiiirg lea than
!
! from Criuef No. He w2s very generous man
and very magnauimous man. but he VS. not a
! fool lGre.t applause, twice renewed, IN which
| tNo-thirds OF tie members JIined.
DIR. DACoN's NEXT CONUNDRUM.
| DR.. Bacon gravcy asked whether the repre-
scntatiy Of alrs. Moulton bad been asked to pre-
! sent her Size Of the case to the council, Or was
| it 10 decide on the case cX p.rie. Furtherm
| what are the relations TODAY between Plymouth
| Church aud the Cnufch OF the Pil-r.ns. and the
| Clinton Avenue Church--arc the, m cOmmun-
| ionY This council VIII h.vo held ITS sessions
In vain II hat sore /, not healed, for II It l. not
| hsied 1t will continue to int ime. what weight
would the Lndiug Of the council tie II IL was
lased on cX p1rto tesiimonyf Il will Oe not
worth the PAPER On which II l. written.
Tnis led 10 tue most vigorous discussion. DR..
Porter condemned the proposition as lmuracti-
cable, aud Dr. NoolcOtt Of tue committee on
Mrs. Moulfrn's ca-o sid that the question had
been r. iected b. his committee.
Mr.. Heecher sad that he had felt that as
regards tue two churches named his had
been the most injured parry. lie exonerate1
lrs StOirs and BuDlngtOu from a uuri.ose the
effect OF their speech and silence had ben Oh .
same. ihe church might have been oyorsen,i-
tive, out lcir life wus att cktd. 1t Is some
thing to have hell open bcne tn you, and hAvs
influences cr1wdlng yOu TO the DOrd Of IL.
he man who has hold Of tie handle Of tho
whip has nu idea how tho fellow feels u the
o.hc. end 4 ~.
Mr. -aearnan, for the committee, was willing
aud 80 into the question Of th- relations with
other cA.icae3. Ex-Julse W.the ooDused to
Iropo-iuon u Dr. Bacon. Ihe council ad
io.lltd at lU:D