, 1876-03-19
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

The AONlSQK1 tOuNkals
WHAT PROF. s. c. BARTLETT, D. D., OF THE cH1oA-
co THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, sArs.
From an Art4ete by Prot. Bartlett in the Ne@ ToFk In
dsutudcnt Of Aarch 9,
r am ona NJ f. great companv who
1;aht ~, VOW d.rr ,nair
simply VAIL mote Asat VI 'o'5 "AA ~@AN'
Scores Of times during the TWO geata past nave
declared my belief in Dir. Beecher 8 innocence OF
o-;,,a and 7 never vet have expressed the be-
-. - 80 ,n,;,t- rrt I am brnneht nov
1ei 4AA1 uo 20 e!.A.-1o.;+-, --.o- o., on,v
into q state OF ulto1 pes "n5a .o o.,1'
say: "God defend the right" Great multi
tudes Of persons stand in that position to-day,
.,a uov That This horrible cloud must be dis
A:"~; D. othar ,nn1t;traea IN mt sson thare
sipa'eu' noe o'uol A 49,. a.. ra,s,;, j.,
It Ii most unfortunate tna' '17 eooneA' -
their own personal and s5mpataes1c eaus-
faction 20 strangely failed to comprehend
NJ poocbc-'a real1y dreadful position be-
~ ...,,,,;t- 1h.v mint hac, IN
4ofe sno ,o,. ~, ,-1,on,. to~,.o+
an inVestgatlon OF 1o'7' anu Wildly AoAees
that the world moves; and that, II that IN
vost;oat;on vere then al that they believe,
..,, a1,racna ~rioencv has come. Since
10" an0 ~-;.:o. ~, ~ oo,oo r.a.
thas tlne %ne .ico ~ op,o'o- -a;.,s.
aon, been setting steadily and solemnly against
Mr.. Beecher, till his defenders now seem to be
otr,,at Az fa8 IA his accusers then. Within .
weak u wideIy-acauaiutcd and lending minister
~ smother great denomination said to me that
ao fa az hA know. not more t03D 0D1 IN ten Oh
; A1 hrot1ar 1n;nieters helieyed hr, Beecher ill.,
nocenr and thew we're growing silent A
rbr;st;ao LAWYER OF still smother CREST COM
1onn;on aa;d r., ma that not mora than one in
~ ~ h;a econa'ntances held that opinion"
aso ~ ;oto,,;na,,t nnwsnancr reporter said mot
ona IN ten" / hear keen men OF tho world in
oue al .ea o.r, .nd elsewhere nrofegsed admirers
- ,,;a oa1;na and inf3nenca. express the noss
vnnnht;n" on;nion Of his deliberate perjury.
sJd;nT thst Il vas the only course left for him.
acn-9n'ate and searchinc Investigation BIZ body
| aborc nlI possible suspicion OF weakness or bias
;s nv concession to the foolish, but an imperative
uec51.s ~, n4t =. 1arir cnrcted hv Wr' Beecher
onft ~ III. fr;enda If ho be. indeed. the innocent
a" auu 10. 1xa hon. And If this almost universal
nan 4a .u - - - Fconrch and tha world uass nm
uoun Ins - ~ ,nv .o1n;ras m cift of prophecy to
H usa, .bot Svhor 9he noasions md partiaauehips
anr sh II hsva nassed away and tho calm
H4 no - t,.oo shaj he hcard 31r. Beochers name
III, be conarned tn a fate az much eadder Us hiB
.as+ w." c.raar tas heen brighter than other men'B
p1IEs r. ,nret he Te,nemberad. too, that he is not
| ,,o-o1v ~ tho defensIye. He Las publicly ut
,nraa },,n oravest accusations agalnss 1fr. Bowen
nnd ,frs Moutop. and used expressions con-
Gaming his brethren and former friends in the
,n;n;strv which it is needless here to repeat. Let
snoaii cirrle Of his friends can stand hero be-
tween him and the great cause of truth and
richt. The Church at large have voice in this
matter. He will be, tried and acquitted BY .
| court wisely selected and definitely empowered,
| or he will be- inevitably condemned by the gteas
| mass of men outside of Plymouth Church. :.
| The Council have, unfortunately, proposed an
| extraordinary and Wholly un-Congregas'ona!
| way, when perfectly Congregational methoa