The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-26
The city is rapidly filling with strangers
A Business Meeting al Plymouth
Church.

ShuEths
New York, February 25.-At busi-
ness meeting at Plymouth Church to-
night the report OF the Examining Com
mittee was read by Brother Tilney. II
reci,es Brother Whites grievances
against II. @. Bowen; how the latter was
asked for the essential facts relating to
.Beecher, and in reply he only read what
was nearly all a vindication Of his
own conduct, with report Of confess
sion made TO him ten years ago by a
woman not named or identified, and how
he refused to answer their questions and
precipltately Withdrew. Great Laugh
ter.
In conclusion, the Examining Committee
recommended, in view OF Bowen's refusal
to answer, and, his precipitate withdrawal;
that he be called before the Church at q
business meeting on Wednesday evening
next, to answer the questions to the accu-
sations made against the pastor in his let
ters Of February 4th and 2Sd.
Brother Mckay moved that Bowen be
summoned before the Executive Commit
tee, and give him another chance to ap-
pear and vinnicate himself. q,
s. T.,White moved an amendment that
in default thereof Mr.. Bowen be cast
out as slander acting in defiance
Of his allegations. Great applause.
That he be, summoned before the com
mittee and notified that unless he gives
the names, &C., he would be cast ont at
the next business meeting. Applause.
Mr.. White said they would stand
trifling no longer. There was no other
example Of achurch being so hamperOd
by brother, but one other brother had
the decency to go and hang himself.
[Great applause. He thought that
Bowen ought to be communicated. Zap.
plause. y 'pl
Mr.. Beecher here interpoSed these man
ifcstations ofapproval or merriment. He
said that while there might be ludicrous
features connected with the case OF the
brother, yet it was solemn thine for q
church to cast out any member, and
he (Bowen) was one OF the founders OF the
church and In member, and the more
tantalizing his conduct the more sad the
spectacle. He hoped that they would
deal with the matter with solemnity. In
his own thoughts it was in the nature Of
an execution and funeral.
After more discussion, during which
Brother Raymond called Brother Mckay
10 order for gesticulating at him, Mr..
Beecher said that although most ques-
tions ought to be settled by the commit
tee, he was opposed to sending this mat
ter back to them. It was peculiar case,
and he did not wish Bowen to be able to
say that the committee were his Beech
er's) relatives and friends, but desired TO
have the whole matter disposed Of by the
Church, which could not in any way be
called packed tribunal. Applause.
Mr.. Mckay Withdrew his resolution. .
Mr.. Shearman said they wanted to deal
with Bowen as member. They had
more affection for him than ever, and did
not want to part with him Just now.
[Laughter.l He gave them as his chief
fact a statement by woman, and he
(shearman) pledged his reputation for
sagacity that she was u dead woman.
rLsughter.J He Judged this from Bow
ems heart and history and his dragging
the grave for evidence, and relying on
the dead 10 support his honor and word.
They had succeeded iggetting him TO fix
the period at between ten and twenty
| five years, but unfortunately for him the
study and prayer meetings TO which he
refers, did not exist together. laughter.
They had got their dear brother Bowen
on the facts. Bowen declared his will.
ingness to go before any three men that he
name. These are now appointed. The
resolutions Of the Examining Committee
was unanimously adopted.
| Adjourned,