The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-05
VOL. XLlll.-N0. l45.
rEECUER'S DOOM SEALED.
nr,py q. BoWEN's REPLY TO THE
rxtuINING COMMITTEE.

with Mr.. Bowen 70" ' -,
mosih Churcb"-A very 9o'e""
Mr Henry c. Bowers reply 70 o. '.
un,.s abatement OF grievances was submitted
a. ,he Plymouth Church Examining Committee
.,koc,ock Yesterday afternoon. MIR. Handav's
"a h,,cL house at Orange and willow streets
80 x,,v be,wecn the residence Of Mr.. Beecher
.,d M, Thomas O. Sheafman's home Is tho
..,,nr n,.cs for the plvnou.h Church com
on,e.. A asineular coincidence in yester-
s.,,.,,ocesd,ngs. 1t IA the house In which MI
,.,.on ,vns parried TO tho daughter Of Lewis
T,nra,, .lso tho plsce where he first began
homssLesnIns and the birth place OF two Of bis
80.
rha p,,r,ining Committee. which had been
..,,.d ,o,.iher by ,ir. II lliday In pur,u nee OF
AZ, no.en.s note TX uc the tine. met promptly,
su - - o,s,,le clock ,truck g. Dr. Rdwori
snd a. INC nh"''c ''V' - -, A. Mn
Beeeher. the pastors bf"'het' hskeu WI hhi"-
S,xto open the meeting with prayer. As Mr..
Halliday closed the prayer MessrS' u renco ano
Etwnd Bowen entered the pnlor' MI Henry
-, ,..,, s,,c,y NJ Roh,nson alone offer
REQ ''ed ,n'm s'"'', '',, .a "I" , ",v". ..Ies
.,.ou ~ the members OF the Examining Com
-. n,..on,,
Mr. Hallidav-No I guess not, because the
,.t,er from Mr.. povon appointed such a precise
'e'''' "' ~ ~
hour.
Nr Sherman-Mr. Tllney, the clerk OF the
hua npf Vaf cd
0"u''", '"' - W 49, 49,
DR.. Edward Beecher-hs ih a. Know "o
% stor snd Deacon Hawkins will not be present.
pdv.r, nowan--Ara van readv. gentlemen.
Su"".u ., '
Tor my father rsrepNf
Or. EDWARD Deecher-ws are.
Edward Bowen handed the reply to Clarence
men uho began ,nmed,a,.l, 70 read the fol-
lowing documents;
fibe nrst document was 8. u. Haliidsy's letter
summoh'hR MI no"eh 20 appo J. oeio'e '"e
Examining Committee OF Plymouth Church and
,Se pfOce,us oe,or. '"e e s0"rp, Tha o's ,oo yn
~ ." puohsneu w ihL SVN' i"e" io'o"ss
statement OF MIR. Whites grievances. the i'm
nortsnt portIons OF which We print, with Mr.
po'e"' po' ' ""N- '''''
Do"eu r. N'l
MIR s V. WHITES GRiEvANcIs
Ih,dsn tn.erviey with Mr. Doven in ;be lat
~ ~ par a W ,hn, ,e ~ ~ IN - I'm he conrsa
A. 'r ,sS,,i ., tn meters connested with Plymouth
Cnurcn ", Gu.neVu'ou ~, 49, sno sns,. % 20 IL
poa.s Va az s,bIs crnduc1 on The mar, 81
,hs nsstor / sr,d that wanted 10 Iaik with
kne pas,9,, % ~ i,Ia, III IL lii 'vet bs swd ill.,
,oh h w vs he son nSsssnt Is,id II was nertectiy
,....Sta 80 ~. 10 haze him there
..ees'ir ~, W ~, - Ihai,ayad ,h y, s..t
,,n,, 10, verv niatniv thers vs. one TOO many
inf very p'ahn. ."eie ""e ~ ". ,na
". "",is ,,,i.r. ~ axoi 'tood .wa, ca,,sin
sSinss Weighing on nv mind; that either the
pn,l 1o y" aSo,S b,s no.i,ion ~ "ns NOT Lnonins
,nith'nE dSerse TO the pas.ot' OF ,' .ns, sn3ui
vas tha, common r,mor hsd nss,cia Ell his
naue largely with the reports with respect to
70. nasr",, rs hssing ~ oe s,'sn'ents . ,na,
NJ Hsecher was quilty of prosa tmmorelti "a
Th.t s t"s IT lnHy = had ne, her r,rnsd
o., dcntcc ,n.n. 'i,ho,, n ths cond,,ion ~
things wac su, h Ia, eysry member 81 PlvIn ,,uth
60, .,,,a,,,, =, a., a. ,,sa.a ant nnr,tv wantad
..1ron, stn1v'nG ~ peace rna uur,ty, "snteu
4, nIs knowIedra sdy ~ 10 30 chs,sc
ie- = Mr. ech-r or II there was NJ
"R VII ,us e"''I = ! sd bis at"sr,ion ~
-. to h'h :" - ~ -" -, a.. nj ~
~ rrnorteeo ne 10 nave ueen uitue ps 49,,
snHi as 70 heroGa.Oty teanarks Oh III, ~ pa h,n
w i"s t"e rnaI,J ei ". wy "a, VI wi" @ n'n
NV u'u no, pr',tnu d LII eheSs ,x,ts M slI viz
49, 81, Nv a ,"c IVA, :, va oe S, h.h,a
~ En tne 81, C, w % %nuu n''',nt 'ue ~ " ", " .
=, i,n,,,,,'.n ,nuiOn tna' he hAS Seo rnese
he TO- tie moral character Of the pastcr. md
cnl,rch wa'a ai,s,cttv t"terasted In Lnov,n ,
t se it ,r, fscs IN resrJ "a " nil m,,,Is ~
rn, m.te t te Nv .a,, 49, -, a. sl,.. ~ ~, ~ @ H
tne' h,is ha ,n',h, ~ ona s,oro NC eriv 'h.ya
Esn; Mani np ha mniist I'D pIo net cry
IL ~ nnbiIc n"tnr,s,r Il vas nn,r rsse copcern
ing which W. y.rs si sSt,Isd 20 tnow
a. msmher Of Piymnntb Cnvrch " xsn,so ,n,
InoN ,Si,,t there ,xas rosinst ,hs ch"rsrter ~
N, n.sche, sna ,shs az not We % ay,h,n o
th.t he sho ID set The V mai ~ AZ req, "r,nd
nnnn hin Thar h,s cnnrse VS. no1 fr .tsrnaI :.
N Il ne wns not aud yino The mace or n,ritv 81
he chnrcS III, th Ie , nT,tv dsnsoded ihs ~
naace demsnded that ~ he Lnsw snytbi"s
es,ns s "n,teT ne shoud msks 4,
Ina, II be did moi Know ANYTHING he should
' 90 NAVY ,x,,ors pxop,x
Ua heard me. and m de M renIv. .,o.n, N
Isv that "A good many p-oDle had het n u him
with the same 2 quest tnAt he al me was Judge
o. tho tHCts, and wds judge Of wnst his duty
should he that ne could only tell me, a. ne told
other people, tf knew all the facts would y
that h1 was acting cunsci ntiJusly; that no
nnsi be the judge OF wat lac should com
nuniOu0.
The conversation continued. strove to urpe
| upon nm that he wa. IN error in his
turse' winch W one OF armed neutrality.
tlo"iug people 70 believe IN / ne did know
| lon-thng bnut Mr.. II echer and when came
4 70 MN 10 the interest OF the peace and purt "f
We chuIch, and asked MIN what that was, he
4 tNa'h rrrled ihtt ne was the Judge IN regard
70 ihaI, Hnu that his conclusions must be trusted
" rrglri to these TUNES lie askc me why
II ~ bn' 60 ana ask Mr. Beecherf told him
II hh' lnd could get no sallsf elton from \ r.
II ech'r. lie I'd he h I'd been ready for years
II 70 tak WITH Mr. Beecher; that Nj, Brecner said
II sutre were not men enough IN brooklyn TO
bfhg them faoe To face. said wanted him to
ueu ne what there was and let me see II Nr.
beecher could not be brought face To face with
~ me iicts, II there were any, tna. tue wnoie
pntier might 'e brought 10 rest
mas n, Edward u wen, took part In the con-
L ttts tion, lie said his fathers mil fully
L tstred WIN me tnat there was one too many IN
tlIm9u,h Church. lie aiterW ri said he was