, 1876-02-22
BEECHER,
Secret Sessions Of the Council
Yesterday Afternoon and
Evening.
The Committees, in Charge
nf the Several Cues
tions, Report.
Everything Is All Right, and Plym-
outh Church Is an Emblem
Of Purify.
The Original Plymouth Investigate
ing Committees Action
Was Final.
Daton,, ut Last, Gets Sick, and Says
Id Isn't Going to Stand 1t.
MouIlon Writes Asserting His Readi-
ness 10 Prove Beec1,er an
hdutterer.
Bowen Writes, in q Cold, Cal
culating Way, TINT Eccchcr
Is q Liar.
Dason,. ut Last, Gets Sick, and Says
Id Isn't Going to Stand 1t.
Moullon Writes Asserting His Readi-
ness 10 Prove Beec1ler an
hdu[terer.
Bowen Writes, in u Cold, Cal
culating Way, TINT Eccchcr
Is q Liar.
THE SECRET SESSION.
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1HF ercpEr cecc,cM
'ne aeInEt S>r,T .xc, SESSION
SoLA"cE'
op1f'at 0..pa@" ~ !" 1ms ca'faas aF'oaat'
NE" 1oaR, feo. N'-Ihe delogssea to tho Ad'
ofplymouth Church between 1:s0 and p. n,
nnaer I'm c1osost scr,tiov ~ ,.cn nn ,i,rnts m hr
p.asa. ,7.,,,s.,. ~ e.,'. ~ aa ,.oeuts ~
1.as.t aalaaA, sna o.no1 Fly"outh Cnalch
membesa delegated TO net on tho outside In So
curing secret session, while group Of ,nspoc.-
oss from tho Council fully e.amined rrsJcntta1s
snd vara anonaor. fnr t,e connait,s !. t,.,,,. .,r
.sN,"s ~ e0"n" po'''s Wy
HseA W 'ne lnSloe' R1eat manJ pesaohs cRn1o
be an open session, and q erost many reonrtnra
uaaernbled In tina fohhv md rcn,tno,l .horo ,,,,1
Ms. Halliday bado them pdieu. After tho
Council bad boen called to ordor. devotional ex-
esc!aos wers opened. Thoy wero oatnest md
ferent, and continued for harf.hour. Tho
minutes ct tho Frovioua mentiug were approved
sfter which, in tho language Of delegate. tl,a
"councl took dno-tooth comb and com-
uepccd search for roportera." Altar n carc.
1ul "'e6.'eauon "lthous Aodlng any a delegate
suggested lighting tho gas, uudor tho Impression
11~ 9 1o'ou'e"S o'e'no@o
Dr., Bacon read several lo.ter, con,a,n,r
WHICH ho hnd TeootF Fed-moBt anonymous letkera
inomhats Of Tho 0ouncit. anj cntasnriano dainD Io
gatos havo e1tonted this aoasrh US far a. Now
torBey snd Connecticut Onn ri +ho ict
fem contatnod tho mann of hail.
driTor Win II w.a "aaortoa ns,,',
tross that ho iad A driven aA'!a.' Mr. Dssehor "Sn
70 p'nce OF ht-fapnto: rue hack.ttriser was
sought out, and sadd that within his romen1-
tinnna-onee hnfsnt Inn ffown AZ FIN fncrv oroo
At te denns md Il, 1ase Tina al at liz 1mor Vp H.
cnu1ch. ,.--.-
Aou1To'Es LETTERS.
oo 1ro %sfS G nog g'ad'y snd Dr.
from Mr. Bowen, as follows, but we're not M road At
tho afternoon seasioa 0N' WV A'' ''~N ~
astas Rss ksonaza nateo p ., ,dtraios o.
slse had mt supposed y9nr resesena body VIVA oot
r. @iesnt ,e 70 eontadet Or determine tt" auestton Of
may possieiy be ma.aken IN ny eonatr.eston Of tho
.Ilo7ed to introduce iii owl proteststions Of in.
hocencs md aome eorroboralise dccaEaiions by liz
1iaasren: isa IT. neesnor invoked LUG pey and ebal.
rh1sn a.fa3t dsel,fsisa ths Go9Rs accepted w;
spntsase. aond tals coMmu ncation to tho counsi1
neeehss EnltY Of adultery and perjnry b. ovidenes
M o a: 1ns
ST ~ e make good .h!s assurance then an xi-
aag 70 he tserca!ted and denounced ly 1aantiad ~
hus ,soeon 1h ;os o
saat' fn4SoI" D. AouIroa.
M1- nowEs'a LETTER.
~ tSs y Re-. leonard ia:o. D. B., aioatrater'sn:
Thers wess some statements made 10 ths Council on
sopsss e r. s e go that
Mr beseher il repo.scd saying: atr. Bowen IL
ss e e Is .s IT, md he ,s % 5.s
1ny moral lnpur1ty Ia ne, and ho ncvcr did )" II IL
6 e.. e. y; sss 9s s. 5 s@ S ss 5 M3 4 %
r Be&css AaI learned tlia& II vxa reported es com.
I'D fEo1a H. Carpenter thst lad n.rrstea I 10 lin lin,
nor1 impus!ty.. Mi. Ieeehss wrote to Mr..
Msoaton. y " le.s.E whls, las oeen pul.led,
barry 70 hunt oazpentse sna warn him 10 fe careful
.;Rsaas r. sSss . ~ Govesua
sttsr ~ t.Esl o!sr md tha result i given 4iy y
aasset hase tone usid asi'tF VII" H. i:
In Wiling to Iaye Iii. bsoehos como heEs aud e wtjl
sontruut hnn. Ill. Claain vounteerel to 70 snd Hst
Ulsin. III 20. liz went oot ani van unno III AZ.
t.4n o. tvsaty minutes. liz returned without III.
III s S snx
kody. This vss shnast 1o.11 nlock Air. flsatr nm
lid ~W.u thins iSs Ses1 | tportaa. T hat IT, IT,
Bowsn aud liz. Ueeuhcr alio Rave priyate intor.
sisx hefoze tlts matter goss arthsr." Mr. Dow-
70 Plsassd ti.t le xould b ..seay and willing to
s s.ta ~ D. tss 1 mofang sna 70 ososk !: nsht Mr.
tns md Ss.sne saeh ~ iatesyo .ad re few ,I
n.se tsf, " isft il. i nosss ' sssidsnee ii II % &C.
Mpotaaaes M With h,a promise. Mr. 0l.I,n s.ted lii.
RsseheE 70 aaeet me- - the following letter VII, ahow
u,a asT Yoax, NAY 24 la1s,-Ftttt.d 1orta-slx DEAa
r. FL , called q NJ ~ housa ~ cams oscr, but ha
Lin e aeass .oas 20 = s iy M aI.nno WIN bp Is
did aos Tsh biu 10 .sa % 1n ~asat hncwnr In n
3sct ot ny cail. Truly yo1rs. II. i. uItyIIN
fhs roault gtyau bslow by Ms, Carpenter from ths
san: report sgrees with my mstnory:
In 70. d.9s atteE thIs tC4spentes] saw Ar. claf