, 1876-02-05
Mr.. Bowen Mentions Other
Clinrgcs Similar to That
Brought by Tilt0n.
And Declares His Solemn Belief that nj,
Beoohsr Is Guilty Of Adultery, Per-
jury, and Hypocrisy.
Leonard Bacon as an Advisor to tho
Advisory Council Churches.
BOWEN.

New yorI, Fob. 4-To-night Mr. Henry, C..
Bowen presented Il testgr to tho E1aminicg
Cotntlttce Of Plymouth Church In aunwor tu
tho erieya nces of Atr. 8. V. Whie. q member Of
tho ssid Com,nistao lie cornmeuccs by saying
the church. o,lce unanimously acquitted him OF
al,adevtug tho pastos. At that truc he was
charged ynt.i talking too much. Now the charee
4 ho - talking too little,-hiH silence barad
upon TIM t1ipartitH agreement to burg The past
aud kc,sp ellcut iu tha future. Ho rela.es tho
HnbBta,ico of interviews Wi:a AIr. Hhl.o, and
aaya:
1ftilt 1t first, aB do now, that Mr.. White, tho
Exai niniug Committee, aud l1:morth Church
cou'A be batter employed In .nYeatigssing
-u.E DIRECT cHAH1Es AoA1asr TuE PASTOR,
m ado In tho plaincss Observation-Disclosures enbrac-
If II tho crimes Of adultery and perjury,-ru.hcr
Ian In skrmishing about in new fields to e,o II
4 fer u1o,o perspus could not bo HcAred OF In
so.no way drawn or driven into the difficulty. In
my mora than tweuty-,lvo years' connccs.o with
Plymouth Church, I hare hoa,d many sad
story from mauy = aad hcar.,-son,e for loss Of
property, BONO for loss Of their daaross earthly
friolds and some for losa OF character, = great
or loss than alt. May God forgive me II have
aver ]ono wrong In listening to Que aingie cs&e
t1,a ronraoon,a.t b,t for tina dining. and thnt
'nus toltesca,ea' uH. .o .."s aau s.a'
onls' assef1 aste pee'. uuss e14oI'e"s'' oo.
moucd to appear before this Conatnitteo, and
hero and now mos: sol omnly declare tha. there
Ia no other basis for Sir. WhIto'a grievances
,rof,s. mn Wtafhar he will have <,.hrs erier-
H.3 ~ - 49,. .<,a. ,,.,r;,, ,uo =, mis- I'm.
aheea "sa'as' 'ae t|e. nea'4ns 'A' - ."'s "'A''
remains to 10 seen. But lot TIC no." ask
FEE QUESTIONS:
WIN connes l,aro to ouote words OF alepder
,~,,,,1 h,,o avn. ,,tto,aa apa;pa. thu ,.stor ,
wv mn'eu uN's o.3 49,. ~ .,.n 49," -o.,,
VINO says ha'o ever oftce, ~ Ely "as' eAeers
by silence, Injured him? Let mo ask. Has H.
ii. Bccvhcr any edeyaucas aTnlnst inc ? II co.
h,u In own, hro,,clt +he,n l,cforc this commi,tee
D.' ~, 80, 49,. -. ~ ,,,.;r,a. w..
otne1s, u soo hoo"' n~'o ~ tAo p.s'uoss ~"
sA1i charged Nr. beecber "tsh bosh aaa'sesv
and perjury. They hAye cha'leueoi an iuvesti-
eation In court or In COUNCIL anl hardly d
o,ia,o- In. hoou hcn,., In raulv. Where wss
"n''p.. 80 r ,,-.ss.. -, .I' .,,,a wt,o,o
Ito vhllans III. y '. "h'te aa' sns ''ne "ne'o
Is lo no"7 pAso tho Centleman OF any Of you
nn,t thoro demand liz, cyidsuco Oh which theso
| ",.. - .a,,t.o-r .ra ,,.,,,~v ,,,,n.t ar
ehA4Ee- ~ ' ,..,,..'1,, ,,,.a'
Ecoclcf arc maaeF ~ Ao 's apsoiutey 'uno'
| cent, why do you not act rs II you belioTod It..
| and thus nut ap end to this horrible scandal !?
Itts Ia r,ro ,o,n bora ia n, a,,atrht road
| ~ ,.,n,'.,... -. ,..z. u.,a,4,,,ts,x
QUE o. o.! a.assu.s, 1ou nse .'. ~
MUS sa5s ', s"e.s wv =, =, ,o,x,,o,-,,, r,,pcu
o"E iuo MAss - IL! II r., H.. ~ st. N
| a. ut'o cla S ~. tt1 osAt' ~ T. ~ tas ..aS @ =,
| That ~ ohe aua "a tuo ehu1eu nlAnas nsa -.
| openly char2ea WIN auehetF' pe.!ns3' auo n5
! poc11sS' aI4 ~ toe otues euu tnAn to"gfu y
only MIN sae more Efe'ancg " t,, t.isneu' taS -.
does uo' ptoposs ~ a!ta'ss aua .S. aa'ta1u"f
the oiae enatEeu WIN lug n"'u. ~, ..alo ". ."as
| teri. W, 20 ulss pe1p5G 3on 1le 'usp rpn ~ ~
SILENCE haa astnaay !eu pcenle W " pes',s IT,, ~
d'u Sno" sonettlns aoout lt. oeeene.. ia. 1usu
sslaense " 1uesce. MapA'sssss' uo'noy :,ss,i w.
And !alr dcalsab' comnieha " soaE fcspeetta'
consldefatioh.
Wan lons aso .oia snas ). ".s .ue sessSs ", ~,
toHt on o1 iyMousn ausGn ~ oos1uf wv :, F.,
po.aloie, hna taAt WA ~ ans esen. ~ ,,s oS
driven IRON lta COMMUNION. cou!a nos then
oe!ieso t!.ls, uut 10" api~ats slss o.ns.s nss
betteF aniotua.iol shan haSsea. Eos nosa soas
ayear Gfsti mas oeen esluohs 10 ne Aaa ~
others that tlis serious thteas "oa'a soohst y
later 10 pns ius9 o3ecntaoh. hus ho" "4s ~ so,.
to 10 dono iaa tohu"toE seae sue "1yse !'.s
story: iENta tuAt unv " ltts nass ueen atsA
edly anu ina1'snantaF Ss4''"a u wy pus'ues
4uAfa. AL eotts OF crimes t1la 1neaeo1eAuo5t