Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
REECHER'S COUNCIL.
It is Not q BeAy Of White
Washers. for the Moderator
Tells Us So.

It il Not GsinE into the Main
<(ucStien, and 40 Will
! Not Furnish Spicy
! Reading.
Mr.. Beecher Makes a Speech
He Defi"s Men. Angels Or Sod
to say he has Done Any
/ thing Criminal.
/ NEW loRK. Feb. l:j-Dr. Bacon. ol
New Haven. was nominated temper
airy Chairman. Clark. of Boston,
Howe, of Terrc Haute. aud Eovnton,
Of Newark. ScribeS.
After some preliminary business
DIR. Bacon was selected as FIRST
Moderator: Hon. Ill. Nelson Dinglcy,
of Louisville, Me-. second Moderator,
and Gen. Bates. Of Illinois. third
Moderator.
| After Scripture residing DIR. Baker
!! offered an appropriate PRAYER. The
! Moderator then said il was proper tn
remark
/ /. That We are not here to white
wash either this church or its pastor.
If they need whitewashing they
| should have called others thanus.
? We are not called to revise and
correct the judgment Of any former
council.
J. Not To amusc the public by
drawing off their attention 10 side is
Z sues.
/ 4. Not TO decide or try the main
question, which has agitated Brook
! lyn. and all English speaking christen-
dom tor three years. We have moth
ing to do with that question. The
main question is not submitted to us.
1t would he prepesterous to submit
such question as that to an assembly
like us. Why, we are more numerous
than the Presbyterian Synod. and
more unfit for any judicial function
than the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church itself. Laugh
ter. We are not here for the trial Of
such ease as that. Let il br UNDER
stood at first that even il this church
BY its committee should invite rs to
try aud decide that question. we have
nothing To do with il. We are in
competent.
In the 9TH place. we arr, here to adj
wise this church concerning the man
ner in which il has dealt and how il
ought to have dealt with what is
known as the great scandal. and TO
revise all proceedings "f this church
in relation tn its acts on principles.
not facts.
The following business committee
was appointed: LYMAN Abou. Dr>.
Warren. FairchiId. Judge Whitney,
Grand Rapids. Mich. and President
STURDY.
The Moderator announced that he
had received written protest from
VIM. +. West. Laughtcr.) 1t was
referred 10 the business committee.
Mr.. Bcecher then read the statement
Of Plymouth Church, and spoke OF
defending himself and the course Of
the Chnrci, in dropping Mrs. Moul-
ton name.
The business Committee then re-
ported in favor of appointing six
committees, each to examine one Of
the six questions I" he decided.
Adopted.
MEM NoEk, Feb. l6.-Ailcr dnyn-
I tioual exercises. br. Leonard Bacon
! in the chair. Rev. Dr. Bell. Of Mans
field, Ohio. offered tie following rcs-
olution-:
Resolred: rha, ii j. "ur tirm he
liet that u. W. Bccchcr is innocent
Of the sins and crimes laid ." hi
charge.
Resolred: That We regard with
profound admiration and gratitude
the mistaken and loving faith. trust.
and devotion of the members OF
Plymouth Church. Brooklyn. to the
pastor. especially because hy these
we have been enabled To arrive at all
at the faith b, which we know he l.
innocent: and especially 81 because
/ thus they have eNempliiicd duty. IL
! dclity aud glor, of the faith a. it is in
Christ Jesus our Sayiorand our Lord.
i DIR. Bell. attempting to speak on
the resolutions began by saying nnu-
kind were waiting to know the opin-
ions Of this Council in regard to this
matter. when he was interrupted BY
the point of order that the. subject OF
/ the resolutions was not .ermain IN
the business OF the Council. The
moderator decided the point well ia
ken and his decision was sustained
on appeal by DIR. Bell who alone yot :
cd III the negative.
EX-Deacon Vests protest. present
ed Yesterday. was read against tho
submission to Council OF any other
questions than the guilt or Innocence
of Beecher and asserting that the
whole cause is contained in the extra :
ordinary conduct OF Plymouth
Church on dropping from its roster
the names of Tilian and Mrs. Monl-
ton. The protest was referred to a
special committee previously appoint
ed. Mr.. Becchcr announced tha,
Mr.. Shcarman would present the
case for the Church and said he OF
either of rs will be subject to such iu-
quiries a. may suggest ihcmSclve-
10 tho minds Of the Council.
Shcarman made an cNhan>ting
statement of tho case OF Plymouth
Church.travellingo overall tho ground
gone over yesterday hy the pastor
and DIR. Edward Recchcr. and taking
up in addition the subject ofa mutu.
nj council arrai"nin@ Mrs. Moniio,
for her action.
NEW YORK. Feb. l1.--Thc Advise
ry Council was called IT, order thi,
morning hy Gen Bates. Assisian,
Moderator. Rev. DIR. Sturtcvant. o.
Illinois College. reopencd the discus
sion of last evening, saving when i
was interrupted he was on the poin
of Offering II resolution inyitin.
Judge Van Colt. Mrs. Moulton'
counsel. to appear before the Counci
and state his views of facts which lc,
: to the failure Of the Mutual Council
! 1t was very important that the,
should know whether or not Ply
mouth Church Committee was cen
,lrahlc for amy action taken in rrla
ton Ia the Mutual Council. tn
! Mutual Council failed and the, want
/ ed to know the reason.
, DIR. Walcuti. chairman at the Co,a
. mittee on question number five. >ait
{ The Committee this mornin" nnani
! lmou>lv decided ,o write I" .iurlg
, Van Cot To present It statement Of In
case before il.
Stnrtevant was arguing in favor "
: Van Cott appearing. before the Coun
, ell. when the death ot Rev. DR.. bush
nell was announced. Eulogic> wer
pronounced and resolutions OF rerre
, ,, adopted, and Hcecher offered up