The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-11
HENRY G. BOW EMS SECRETS
PLrNOUTH CHTRCH CiLLTNG ron
THEM ON 4 DAYS NUIJCE.
rhe i.oliey ol r..,.-!on-.. -an.Ible rropo.Ilion


At half past seven o'clock last night
Henry =. Bowen, his sons, Henry and Edward,
and Dr. ward. ejitc- OF the Independents saunt.
cred down Wilow street, BROOKLYN, aud turned
In at No. So Pastoral Helper IIalllday's house.
where the Plymouth Church Examining Commit
tee were gathered In secret. MIR. Bowen was
provided with n package OF papers, rs though ho
was going to reply in earnest to the COM
mitteos summons to testify to the facts
which led to his solemn avorment that
he telievcd the Rev. Henry Ward Deecher
To ho an ldutcrcr, a rcriuror, and hypocrite.
There was q curious knot OF SPECTATORS on the
corner watching for tho Troublesome church
member, but he 4rtcd so quickly through the
assistant tastor's doorway that they had to DO
content with q panoramic view Of him. The
green window blnd4 were tightly closed, the
win lows above stairs were darkcned. and only
f4nt hncs Of li.ht could be seen through the
par shuttcrs. Everything h d a ar chamber
OF Mr. HALLIDAY pariofs except MIR. Sh. armnn,
who was said 20 be IN cunsUltA.i ID vita his
client the u ft0r Ju.t rs Ar. Dozen End hts
associates took their seats. the Rev. Edward
Beecher called the committee to order. ana
MIR. rinlcy sgii that no noticed reporter in
the room, aud NJ Bowen eNpaiued that the
p,i on wa his Nen ara. hei, whom he had fe-
relieving that 1t wsio more than justice that
b" should nave verbatim report OF VIVA, was
sail. Ion. discu- loo followed. IN which the
.nmtie, insisted that Mr. Bowcn's stcnogri-
ph'r must quii tie room. Mr.. Bowen then
urged 'hnt the committee stcnuer' 'pher also
be Excluded, bit tte committee reiu.pd to eX.
c' ir tim. MI u Owens sfcn,gr.pher then
manod.
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