, 1876-05-15
DEECIIER VS.. BOWEN.
Plymouth Christians in a Frenzy
OF Rage and Violence.
The Display Of Intleccncy ut Last
Friday Nights Meeting.
DR., r. s., atorrs and the Home MiH.
sion aociety---Plnin Talk by
Budiugton.


BROOKLYN, N. T., Mdy 11,-Nevcr before,
except poeaibiy On the evening when Mbulton
was assa!ted, has Plymouth Church been tho
scene Of suelI sil.urnccfu1 conflict as
last night. The aud,cnce-room oi the
vchtsy wis mt more than h0lf full, owing
m tho etnrtu, hut that handful Of
brethren and dtstcrs male up In yivntdty wl'nt
they lacked in numbers. 1t was tho ofkad-
jonrnesl annual mcctIng,-the perenril. annual,
SO " speak. The special business WIS The oft
postponed mater 81 sx@ll.ng Mr.. Bowen for
AZ l,nsf.hlst o'clock, when your correspond
cnt appeared on tho scene, t1e usnnl dran,atis
1'vso'us were present, md tho grouping vas
i clcar-eycd, quick-,Flttcl, pra!ding officer,
whose iinpastla1lty md 1cclsion during tlsc
scnslo, prevented pvrHonal collisions that ~semed
syey Mq o%s II Sn e Gs9s1sc s p1" s
l,ts counsel. the Rev. Dr. Ward. MIR. i'owcn IL tal
and bald. solemn, calm, tclnsratc. positive. witl,
his father but hotter and quicker impellea by Tho
dc "f youth Dr. Wssl 4 equq!Iy remarkable to5
Ifaees. aek s,cv ana as 81 b asve w @
tic low and Hobc1 voice tl1at belongs
esfgsss e &c .,s, Il % an ats Il
naddercd crowd, becaure hls unngstessiEe man.
uert eonsta1sly tend to tleteat ths rs violence @ Of
con Iiowa!d bald claoin: IS paie ,hininS T. tbs
ga.ght like an inverted RANGER lie Ia quick -ts'li.
percd, perpery. irreprcsslb!c. notorious non
trcac len os Tie platform sin M,. yecsl'er, rosy
and Jolly ienuing aRalnst the wall. while in front
II Witt. sss rfat S King, Da1 and % the ssrr"oa.
Xireaiy thc repart of the Committee had boen
and specifications except onc,--tbat charging lin
with ''lyiug!"-and recommending
| his EXPULSION YnoM THE CHURCH.
II was receiycd with loud applause anl stamping,
thc ...poIats" in Il being ercetcd with dciitIyc
laughter. Whenever Mr. Bowen; or hir ron. or Dr.
h.ses @e r e shss eSsa sea
not prevent. Tho whole audience welo on ttptoe
with excitement. They were unanimous In favor
": sha%e n"sf" T. K n
,ir bowen ia. asked II ho would now retire to
another room with Mr.: Bceehcr and Mr. Pratt, and
that, advised BY his attorney, ho must decline.
uulcrs he could also have awitness. This was
ss w 'e'sf eF nn asF'o otse, 'na ae:ss ssss
| epttl,ets. Mr.. bowen. when he could Induce them
= hear lin. added thnt iS would retire .'noE noEs;
him - oil TINT know against Ills moral character.
though he knnwa It all now, eng hss fo5 tho last
jeers @ md .snomln!ons sp!thets were again poured
on him. Mr.. 1,ccchcr declined to mec. Nr. Hover
elono: .hecnuse," he ta. havs learned % y. thn
csecrs s e aai and sloats nj Heart ilenrI'' '
Dr.. Ward md Mr. Becchcr rose and nddressct
e chai5 st the SANE te d. Wn IL, Mas 1Hf"g
charged With monssrous crime" DR.. War
added calmly:
THIS t,al often been fa!l before. Indeed ".
Bowen had ra!d It half dozen times during ths
evening, but It ila. never been uttered gnltc st
epIEra.nratically as this. i was nnpntdonab1.:;; h;
ra.c. Deacon 41owasl. with one yell Of anguish.
rushed towards Dr. Wnrtl. who stood cninl,
With his hack ngnnas tho PLATFORM. but le was n
fia h. ray tay @ S'Sf dr. yoa 20,
sas" 'sput Him outt' = Expcl himr' ''lnfamou*
infanot1ai' And thero wcro ht+~ef, mud grnahs
| and unroat. 1t looked for moment ns II tn
spirit was that congregation "a It WIS on snn,so
| III hta wrath, and hs II victim must b
sacrificed. Hut rolnfnay moved tho offenders sm
the phrnrr" he snId ''1ecauHe II Is true, hut
will withdraw II. for i was uttercd tn an unparla
! nnntary nnnner. think therG have been othc
things done II m nnpafl,nmeMtary manner. hut
am snrry 70 incrense tl,om." The church would nc
!,e nrpcasea, and hs WIS expelled tsom the room
unt cloreto Mr.. l1ccchcr
50. all thsoMEh she evening, the ltowens wet
nrose. At last Mr.. fowens nomination Of tho lfc,
l}r. Taylor wnH accepted ly tho church ~ the on
nn, whn II to hear and Judge tho story Ut Mr.. Bow
In presence Of the accused, and the meeting AZ
A. the close occurred the most dsgrucefnl fcc1
: | ut tho cvcnlng. hsthn Bowcna paasea out thronl
tho crosd, numbers rushed around them. calls
tho old man liar 9na coward Bnd fDHF Or fl,
t'ladlcR" left thc1r husbands aud followed NJ
1iowcn through The lons afleyway To t!s strss
. lesng IN hls snss, "ol; yoa doRa" :" loa ,at, !,
J ,,ostna' factsi". ~ Wish vas \ nani Oh, u
I tncRn old sat1" For the sake of human natur'
especially female nature. eepecialty That which
developed under sanctuary rOoft wish this lnt1t
wiiuesseli. JEROME.