Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
The Advisory Couucil ava Reecher

I The proceedings of this Council a
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. .on tin
18th inst. were exceedingly interest
ing. y Mr.. Fcssendcn had. on tn,
preceding day. put the question Il
Beecher as 10 whether lac was willing
that the interview between himself
and DIR. StOfrS should be made public.
and by the ruling Of the Moderator
Bccchcr was not permitted to reply
but on the following day a member
insisted that as Mr.. Beecher greatly
desired 10 reply. he should have the
opportunity. Part of that reply we
give, rs it is very remarkable, and its
delivery caused the most profound
sensation. After having spoken as to
interviews with DIR. Storrs and i'm
substance said that he recollected none
at which anything of moment trans
PRED. he said:
Now, / wish to hear the other part
of the question, sir, whether ! am
willing that DR.. Storrs and DIR. Bud
ington should state anything they
know-any facts, / should like to
know how much longer man need
be ut the focus of a popular micro
/ scope with the sun in the heavens
concentrated upon him for six months
and everything that could be raked
from the north pole to the south pole.
and around the earth forty times cir
cuited. raked up and brought il.-
how much longer does Il man want to
have his Willingness to have the truth
come out, vindicated. If there j. II
man on earth that has anything to say
/ to my detrimcnt. am here, and now
challenge him to say it. Cries of
'Good, good" and loud applause. /
. go further than that. If there be
an angel of God more prescient and
omniscicnt, challenge him to say
augit. go further than that, and.
in the name of our common Redeem
er. and before him who will Judge
You and me, challenge the truth
from Sod himself. [Great applause. I
And what i, all this going to do? To-
morrOU morning IL viii be said in
The luminous journals, ;Wfll, Mr..
Eeccher. how rItctorically he managed
the matter and 1t will be put in The
religious papers. '.Oh yes, that was n
very plausible statement, but.-but."
] am in Judgment between TWO dew
il-, "bnt' and ''if.' Laughter. II
Nothing that ! have said is taken TO
he true, and am put on perpetual
trial for my velacity: for. although !
am willing io be tried. don't dis
guisc from myself the Snppressing of
every sentiment Of natural honor
that pertains TO Il gentleman. know
perfectly well that this whole process
is continuous trial, and cruciiixion
of every sentiment Of honor and eve
~ scnsjbiliiy Of my soul. and that
am questioned, and questioned. and
questioned. and questioned, as ! have
been through months agd years, on
the supposition that The truth hes not
been got at, and suppose II will be
so TO The end of my life. don't look
with any hope for the result of this
Council. don, look for any hope
from the result of any Council or tri-
bunal. think there Is hope in the
SIdN y anu IVY ohu out ioi me- IA
.pect to walk with cloudcd head, moi
understood. until go to heaven, and
tina, il moi far on-that is, not far
away,-agl J mn r0nient 10 bear just
that loi thai my dear Lord has put
on me. lie knows what is best.
have accepted. Though lbe Dajural
man rebels once in while, and bBb-
bles out. yet grace in the nature pnts
ii down. But am content TO walk
so. All my sorrow is that the pre-
ciou>ness OF the Gospel which il has
been given me 10 preach is bindered
somewhat by this trouble. but TO
work for Christ and save men Is my
calling, and not 10 yindicate myself.
LApplause.l
The special correspondent Of the
Chicago Times speaking of the effect
Of Nr. Eeechcr's remarks said:
Never did man protest his inno-
cence more powerfully, more grand
! ly. more boldly. No mere record
can convey any adequate idea of the
effect which his words produced
when uttered. as he reached the eli
max, wherein he challenged God
Himself to prove him guilty, many
delegates, forgctful vi the restriction
which had been imposed, broke
forth into rounds OF applause.
DrS. Buddingion and Storrs, on
being invited TO attend the Council,
notified the Committee that they had
nothing to communicate and thus
ended this matter. Henry c. Bowen
who has SO recently charged Mr..
Beccher with aduliery, perjury and
hypocrisy. was before the Council OH
the evening Of the 18th but declined
to give the information upon which
pe founded his charge.