The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-09
MIR. BOWEN,S ANSWER.
lie Postpoues Meeting Becchcrs Committee
and IL Accused of Sinnder.

The Plymouth Church examining oom-
mittee met last night in Pastoral Helper HALL
daN's house. and awaited the appearance OF
Henry G. Bowen in response to the following
summons:
Nm. iESEY c. nowEN-Sr' The Examining Com.
m.ttc have licetcd me 10 summon you 10 appear be.
O'Clock, a, IS willow street. 6roSRyh. 20 20 Sad, te
to sa,n ' Sl ss @ ssS ,n TsSa Hsnr .eg+
Si ins date. to answer sucn questions ls may
committee 1pon your case. TIE cSmn1ittce 'ie in.
now The 4 ~ y1 W. @ SSar w} s .HS S Serd, are
on IA nutl D. supcrfg1us. II yor H. the com.
.ienosrgphcr. 10 BE- muiu'lS agreed upol Who snail
tNe iu notes Oi what the meeting anu fur.
fc0. 4. 1870. 5. D,h,lLpAY. Clerk
Mr. white. who made the statement OF
grievances, awaited with tho committee. Al
TIE appointed unc Mr.. Boweu's son handed in
the fliawing reply;
To Tue Ex,viNrNq COMMITTEE ov PlYMorru
ShthqH - 4heheH | have received q letter signed
fore YOU mi evening 10 state the facts ~ sn, SitS,n
ny ny si Nlcese Nh,ca tend TO sustain tue a gallons
u 9 ee ee, o. 20 ies s1n,1ns omm;tee
tlc act.un Of the committee Ia uy case"
read ' ac s ss,1sP n Of y & 9yG Ws yy S9rstuy
a;SiAst me- - ~ pTsssn,ea i2 YOU and tat believe
.eN,'sr' u L. ih usht otherwise vii give the matter
In .orlerio save you- tirc. a. wen as nv own. and
S%iso % ,sat may maSe no M axe Ia regard T. what Is
20 s'e me ~ wruns m, exact gnesuol' he ~ish-s
70 hHs satNg th-t portion o. Ills giieyannes
more specific reply tnan / have already given
In TOUT summons ior t. cvcaig you STATE that my
wo H. and de- arc now TIE suj ct % invest gaion
eh your c,mmii Tee. Excuse me- gentlemen. thought
my silence on the :. B-sch,r scaaia.r and not nv nv
Ssss u9s ana 9ddi % e s5 SS5' yoq sS "a: ss s
m-ter except these specified grievances % been
o. even ceuli now o. considered by YOU. / zee by
your c0umunication that your committee which hss
never adopted MIR Whites Grievances az cheryrs
ag in.t ne ann which had Right 10 prc,une v a
NV coneiers mat II has put ne On trial 1oad ntc
M. e "a 81 s..s ss; 40 ".l a.. tha4@ y'u t. n ru
you VIA ne" eTeNaHees Or charges. II 60. ought to
Mnep ne prescn, case % NJ. Waite il disposed of
shan be ga te wllng 10 t,ud 60 alv her .uc,ancc
or comp int rroy reg the came Is u rerit pr ntcl.
-. NsIy respectfully, HESEY {. BOWEN.
The committee sent for Mr.. Boechcr who
went TO Mr.. Halliday's house at uiue U'clcck
with his counsel, Gen. B. f. Tracy
AIter session nearly four hours long the
cemmliter adjourned. :. V. White slipped out
OF VI. HallidaN's back gate, and ran at full
speed down toward Colombia Heights Mr.
SheArman shipped by. saying that there had
peeu reply 10 Ar. Bowen agreed on. but he
would not say what IL was Tho Rev
Edward Ieecher, however explained that
had SAID that he had eyaded their investigation,
and that he h id by his own acts aggravated Mr.
whites or-inal grievance, ana tina, he had un-
der tue cover Of a reply TO Mr.. Whites grieY-
other member OF the church. They cite him TO
appear before them on Thursday even
lnF, at half past seven; and should
no iall then to produce facts to sub
stanti tie his charges or bail to respond, they
say that taey shall conclude that he assumes
the responsibility II his utterances anq they
viii report him to the Church for di.clpline. on
the charge of having slindered another member.