The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-11
Ward be asked to rctract what be had said or be

Ward be asked to retract what be had said or be
expelled from the meeting.
Ross Raymond preserved his temper and
shouted, F." Let II be done in order" and quieted
Deacon Howard and others. The motion was
bling with excitement. Their mode OF voting
by upraised hands gave them no opportunity to
show en,susIssm M r, IN what proved 10 Se ansni mi
vote announced the congregation settled to
a abreathless stiffness, and the Moderator read
the resolution to DR.. Ward, who rose TO an
sweI II.
NOTHING TO RETRACr.
Facing the greater portion Of the sssemblaee,
but more directly facing MIR. Beecner. he said
slowly but distinctly and nrmly " / have acted
before the examining committee as becomes a
man who believes Mr.. Beecber guilty. l have
SssSS IT, eus y order and Sorry
for y but can retract nothing."
DR.. wards that the decision Of the Chair2
Moderator-It Is.
DIR. Ward bowed and passed out.
Mr.. Beecher, who had remained standing,
yielding the floor to q point OF order but hold
Ing his right to It when that should be settled,
passioned denial OF Mr.. Bowen's assertion that
he had been crowded by Plymouth Church
to reveal anything, but that he had without
pressure used the press and every other M oans
Of circulating his charges.
Mr. Bowen as strongly denied making any
CHARGES. 81 kept my mouth shut" said he.
!" Mr. Whites committee could not ind that
had told any one. Nor can one OF the 2,6OO
mem bers OF this church say told him"
A disposition was then shown, by means of a
point OF D der, to bring up the main question OF
expulsion alreody understood to have been dis
posed OF by the motion for adjournment to
Thursday next.
For a time the idea carried many with II, and
had the question been put on the motion to dis
miss MIR. Bowen IL must have been quickly
carried.
Tue excitement again rose to fever heat, Mr.
Bowen and his son loudly protesting that tho
question was tacitly understood to have been
laid over Others asserted that no action had
been taken on It, and all business done subse.
quent to the motion could have been stopped
by point OF order.
The Moderator ruled that the point OF order
was well taken.
had not been interfered with, the Moderator
said that he was not bound 10 notice such things
until the point was made from the floor.
This seemed to please most OF the audience,
but Mr.. Raymond and Mr.. White urged that a
spirit Of fairness, especially after what had oc-
CURED, required that the specified adjournment
should be considered as having deferred the
consideration OF the question Of exclusion.
Mr.. Raymond moved that the question be laid
on the table.
Just then Mr.. Clarence Bowen had occasion
to tell toe venerable Deacon Howard to "keep
STILL" The Dcacon's ire was much excited and
II was feared that Young Mr.. Bowen would have
to follow DR.. Ward. as he barely controlled his
temper when the Deacon danced toward him
and vociferated, " How dare you talk SO to me,
sir /"
Two resolutions were then banded up in
writing. The Hrst approved DR.. Tayior's NOM
ination as one OF the council of three, and re-
Quested that he and Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. Beecher
meet, Mr.. Bowen to tell all that he knows de-
rogatory to the moral character OF Mr.. Deecher.
The second was:
Resosed. That since Mr.. Bowen assents to the fore
gong only condition that Dr. Tayor b. restricted
from dvugins what he hears, that thi. church reluc
tanty accepts that CONDITION.
Both resolutions were carried, and the meet
ing adjourned.