The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-15

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60 suppose thar the counsel thus chosen would never
select As one o, the Judges r e case hls own church.
of whose entire sympathy he must have been conn.
& at sc ss crcn ssd 9 p I c % or us ge9 ne
consultation We needed time To consider. We hoped
tie pain Of an objection by themselves declining 70
cyi9e cy5er for s.o9s Which seemed TO- US scld.
trr,icw unui We learned that they meant to
which seemed tn u necessary. our delay Is not mat
ter To be compnned Of It " necessary--is wss N
motNcr, ne well As b, just caution.
our the ry oi mutual council differs widely from
vcw they might have selected ten churcucs which
to dls6Wn Plymouth Church and We might have invited
Mnuton ad pativ AS vd haye Eod the r,r6
toutIcr word u criticism. rscnt' churchrs cQuaiv
On idea OF TAR council Is one no member OF which
IN Re IL dnicu for hun to iec,de nlon the e,iccn.e
t'e ground 9f ANYTHING short ~ iaigr"n Of tors
s o. Sn.g M & sH ~ n't M end l 90 nov .Wy W n.a @
% crr i that We consider them fair and nj Ju,g,s OF
Moreover, offered. II Mrs. Mculion for any reason
M nc t,9 ,ciu,, ,e r ra r mum lha, oi
thr council nccd not have fallen through for .ck u
tard' o. pfo,e.i cnirc, prysts SO LAX # the two
chaiches G .r ini2 tle council, no ote ~ ihe,r
tnli an, unicru % had lc0u made botu oilers were
v ~ d. mat ar ohl ct ns YER, rade urcau-e W. nr.
hcycd TINT Christian cantor required them to be- made,
ing III ecuon ,lthcr of Mrs Moulion or oi the two
Tie precedent " Jonaihan Edwards. which Mr.. Van
COT .ts Il ~ i un ofunste 9ne Tor nis cause ho
c1eof that nstr6us mai we're cue etcusveiy to the
tabh itwas because cnrches afcied hy local feeling
were inNtcd because majority " the ministers call,
pre- judged his nat thcJ were aDe to secure bare
and holy man INTO the woods. gave Pfcsb,teriansm
new .ueng!u; and cast o,isht upon 1ongr' gatonal
recollection Of this yer, Whlca weighed heavily IN
SSch SS6 SS SSuttts unSsSy wsvse i"o
We snail not attempt to isno~ Mr.. Van Cott in the
elsewhere were they not with refusal to
of nscrtn..a Observation-Disclosures speccSes inpenic tor
council thaIfs not 10 be called Rut 1t T.. pehars ap
leper effect should terminate asAu II a newspaper
in conclusion. the committee recommend that the ad.
yl-orl council To- be- Gale by ls c.urch be quc.ed
e e ne ior mltea .oan, j. aad TO- ad, lss @
Aad theiefsTe year e9minrtsc ask e. be DISCHARGED.
EDWARD hEscuER, i. BLAIR
COMMENTS.
The report "a whole was joyuusly received,
hut MIR. Van Cotts lettor was laughed at. Mrs.
Becchor's face assumed the severe eNtressiOn Of
scurn that marked 1t so frequently In the pro-
gress of The III i. The condemnltorv sentences
were laughed az ~ though they were almsnuo O
jokes. Mr.. Beecher received it with an express
lhe Rev. Edw4rd Boccher. whose Z CO had
from the beginning disclosed the feeling which
was made hnuWn Ia his sIoech, said that the
policy adopted bl the other side must result, II
nrrvtnusly rlrdred' wno could come To- no
just conclusion. The ony question was whether
tie on King OF such suggestion to the
Uther-lde. 10y which their ori0i n Of certain m
yitsd churches would tie recorded was fraud.
auc,icc. nd an attempt TO che.t the other
party cut of ~ rigits. lsc Thought th TIC
Side that could not stand what had been done,
bore testimony against itseif.
MIX. BtEtHER's SprrCU.
Mr neech.r clo-ei, followed lia brother, and
! w. received with much ~p.ltu-e. iiu wished
/ nc'ed tnai me voices oi ~, u.s." rhufc h's - %
/ ken ui u.l hut ever been ttttY taken since l-l4
! A. that iue the uDruulnNt- ere prclar. win
! ku'Mlrd-r q n4t 'he-uiilttn the inen ltrs ~
/ Ir. -tNrr-'s ail Dr. llIIu- tun's churches. e e.
! ,Wien A''n1e 'hurcn 'sllet Wa- tut up M thc
ik. hN Ecn air"intcd hN thr 8 nr hnd II
| was passed uoon "A, an unnun'tnrrd mtcftlg hN
a hantfGl Of on!hers tho ~ idnum OF sm1l
praN meeting. II Is hpi lar % -y tI'n, tNul
tlc clinton avenue nud tie thurrh OF the lil
riims mean t. Do 40. lie had reason to believe
that scores aud scores OF ftmilies Ia both
churches deeply deplored tn action OF ady-r-
sary churches In rcsIrd to Plymouth Church
ohufches b, liove so and so. then It Is correct
As for the ministers, they come under tle old
scotch rule Ibey doutile-. acted ccordlng tC
! their CCusceucus ihe believed thuttheY Old, bat
at Poe same time he had no doubt that they had
acted W. NJ, aud u would ono cay 50 appear
Tor All the uisaGocted members ~ Plymoltl
! Church, md Dr. Storrs had ou New Neli's DAY
received n. cnlls f3m 1,i. Franz ID Moulio,
they would be welcome under his root
lie afrh.ucd Dr. Budington NIX for sayn-
of his contr,y"rsy. "Wiii he say, numbered
| Mr. Bcecher, thut ne did not recently say t1
| \. :. Barnes ihai Frank Mnulton mad that d ~
| cen TO SEQ HIM r. The dciudicati1n of these
men, no sid, would ie like - advocate IN couf'
! who would sum w, then bc Ju. ge, ami tnen b.
| Jury, AL Oh the snl @ case
READING sToHn,'s LETTER.
Much had been sad against him f'r the sud
den end OF tbs relations "itD Dr. o!is. lie tao
~ WI Inc Doctor. tho fact helns tnat ~,
| Doctor VS. not IN MS house FIR Two years OF
account a. visit H. Europe. Mu ID ref renc'
| had been made 10 "a letter iricIdlN and sNmpa
/ theii which lr. Htorrs sent l. him. liz
| proposed nov t. read tuis letter.
Mr.. lieechcr took out Of iis pnckethook
ted ie tor, ana READ II ~ tIe one ne hau re
ceiycd from Dr. Stufrs II was substantially
thlt DR.. Storr. had heard ~ unpleasln
So udals ana annoying publications. ma
mad been made about Sir. B-echer, an,
offered his rid, saving tnat Le would gladl
do anything for ui % he cpult. Mr.. Ntrchrf OK
platncd that he uidn't answer IL bee 4us0 nj
counsel had advised him L. let the scand b'
Mr.. Bcccnet was hlled 10 tne brm with hi
subjecf, nnd his passionate speech over awe'
the COuCreg .tiIn until nli was still save nj
laundering tones. He said that ms nrst ain
would have succeeaed but Tor the treachsr
on morals and On deccncy TO huye tins RCHnua
tOistrd uuon the ountry IN all ~ It's reVultiu
OethlS. Ills COngttE tlon tuhlu Dear Mltnth
that he bad not stifred up the subject
NUCH ABUSED MAN.
He had resisted every suecies OF assault. ii
had been hunted Dy women from tho street
hunted by their puremours, hunted b
church courts and civil courts, hy news
papers, spteakiug the scandal over th
country. lie stood almost alone in the world
No denomination was interested la saving hln
lie had been hammered at fOf Thirty years
stripped bare standing In the glare Of publ
gaze, every woid printed,every ac noted "and, A.,
he added, hfting himself up 10 his fun height
utt,ring the words with almost npphlilng force
" How ,an "A man stand under all tins II lie be
Oheersl How II II am hbe to stand unuer al
of tnis enormous pressure II IL Isn't tina Go,
Is with me, and TINT am right" lApplause.l
Again, IA referring 10 r.. MOullOn, lac salt
tn he wished 10 sprAk tendtrly. HIS chlNHlli
allegiance to the other sex had not ceased OF
account Of its severe trial4. lie iid; Mr.
Moulton In her testimony periured herself ovc
her heal, and NV athWtrs ~ lhe courts Wel
true, 80 hold me GodP lAppause.i
la speaking Of uiS Intercourse with tho Moul
ton family, he said that In tho time sue 81, tn
he was u confessed adulterer he h ID no botte
or more hosptaule friends. The oouycrs
ton was as dcOate as he could inHk
II, ana II she had had the braltl
lace to roll " adultery" Ike sweet motstl an
Ger her tongue, as It had been repeated In th
lctt. .rs which unnuppiy re heTnamt, ho Woul,
hAyo hlushed crimson, for no had woman
sensitive nature under mans ribs.
He W.ntrd a Trial II COO would give MIN on
before impartial Judges and he was not airdil
Of auN tuuunN IN th' CLONE; but no wouli no