Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-18
CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL.
Beecher on the Ragged Edge Again
Brother Sherman SkirmishiDg
to Shut Up the Eyes of the
Cherries.
" But faint No GO"-Mrs. MOultOn,
Deacon West, and Brother Bowen
VIII Have a Hearing
Latter Spelling for
Fight.

NEW YORK, February 17.-After the
usual religious felVlces this morning in
Plymouth church, Brook yU, the adj
visOry council Yves called 20 order by
General Bates, ASS ant moderator
Rev. DR.. Sturtevant, Of illinois college,
reoperei the discussion OF last evening,
saying, that when it was Interrupted he
wSs on the point OF Offering a resolution
inviting Judge Van Colt, Mr.. MOul-
toms counsel. TO appear before the coun-
Gil and state his views of the facts which
led to the failure Of the mutual council.
DR.. Walc3tt, chairman Of the commit
tee on question No. 5, said that the COM
mittee this morning unanimously de-
cided to invite Judge Van CJtt to pre-
sent his statement Of the case before Ii.
Mr.. Be cher said the committee were
not only willing, but anxious, that Judge
Van Colt should appear before the Coun-
Gil or committee. The following was
fiDally adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee invite
Judge Van Cot to appear before this
body and state his views relative to the
negotiations concerning the proposed
and abandoned mutual council between
himself as the representative Of Mrs.
MOUltOn and the committee OF Ply
mouth church.
AT the evening session Df. Bacon an
n0uoccd that Judge Van Colt would ap-
pssT before them this evening.
Rev. G.. B. Spsuldlng then began
further examination Of the Plymouth
church committee,
A somewhat lengthy examination
followed on the subject of the West case
and he Investigation which took place
in 1874 Iudna NNinGlnuJ Ctnootin
in r. z ard to the latter, and said that the
committee did send II Henry G. Bowen
through II. B. Clsfiin. He was at
Woodstock at the time, and couldn't
come, but sent word that he had nothing
to say. In response to the question as
to whether or not the committee had
refused to hear any witnessee, he said:
Eyes, they had refused to hear one wit
ness-Mrs. Woodruff" The report Of
the conclusions OF the inve Jtigatipg COM
mittee was read by ROssiter w. Ray
mond, and was greeted with applause.
Shearmsn and Mr.. Baecher replied to
questions touching to the lstter's con-
nection with the Christian Union, and
10 regard to an alleged close corporation
which was said TO exist in Plymouth
church. While on the latter subject,
Beecher said that, as they were in the
kingdom of money, he desired to state
that the trial OF his case had cost him
one hundred and eighteen thOus and dol
lars, and he Gidn't care about going
through many mora such trials. He az
terWard gave long history Of the Or
ganizatiOn of the church.
DR.. Willets asked him whether be
knew anything Of his own knowledge
that would prevent DR.. StOrre, Budding
ton and himself loving one another, to
which he replied that he did not. He
could there give them his hand and say,
"Let the dead bury the dead" Mr..
Bsecher and Mr.. Sherman explained
why it was they had not gone out Of
Their own church for al investigating
committee, the main point being that,
according to Congregational usage, the
church ought to be the proper tribunal.
MI Meares referred to an article copied
from Boston journal snd published In
a New York morning paper, and re-
feIring to it, asked Mr.. Beecner if he
(Mr. Beecher) went to Boston to pack
the council, and il he had list OF the
churches.
The following is the communication
OF Henry G. Bowen to the advisory
council, presented to that body to-
night:
BROOKLYN, February Il.
Reverend Leonard Baker, ID. D., Moderator:
SIR - The following appears In q
Brooklyn paper this evening: "Mr.
Warren-Did you send for Mr.. Bowen?
Mr.. Wiz slow-Not by any written
summons. We sent Mr.. Clsfiin and the
answer came that he was at Woodstock,
and had nothing to say. Not that he
didn't know anything, but that he
would not say anything"
In reply to the above, permit me to
ssy that l was twice In the city during
the sessions OF the Plymouth church in
vestigsting committee, that / never was
invited 10 be present, nor was any word
CT inlimstion given that l was wanted; ;
OD the contrary, l was told by one Of
the committee, that 1 would rot be
called. l could not have given, II sum-
moned, what ] propose to give next
week to the examining committee OF
Plymouth church, my reasons for believ-
ing Henry Ward Beecher guilty OF sdul-
terry, perjury and hypocrisy. Very re-
specially, HENRY C. BOWEN.
The reading Of 1t was objected to, and
after considerable discussion, It was re-
ferred to the business committee.
Adi0UTnFd