The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-12
THE POLICY OF BLUSTER.
BELCHER Gamma MIR. BOHEN a
SLdNDLRER AND Liar.
Piymouth's Pastor Using his Choicest Stock
Of lnvectives The Committee Giving MIR.
BoMen Another Chnncs L O Prohuce Encia.

PIymouth's Pastor listing his Choicest Stock
Of lnvectives The Committee Giving MIR.
bowen Another Chance to Produce Facts.
The Plymouth Church lecture room last
night was almost solidly packed from wall to
wall with its male and female members, while
hundreds crowded into the side gallery, groups
nlled the window opening into the stairway on
either side of the main entrance, and long
tongue Of tip-tooing spectators stretched into
Cranberry street. The buttonhole bouquet brl-
gade gave up all attempt to seat the pressing
throng, and ranged themselves close behind the
pastors chair All Of tine pastors advisers were
close at hand. Sexton Weld had fixed rustic
bracket on the stand and in the branching arms
Of the ornament he had placed a shell, overflow
ing with tuberoscs, cxotics, and struggling smi-
lax. Mrs. Bcccher was In front OF the pulpit,
and when the surgine multitude was at rest she
was surrounded by Edward and Clarence
Bowen, and DIR. Ward, Of the independents VINO
was there In MIR. Dowen's interest. Miss Gather.
inc Deecher sat clore by Mrs Comstock, the
Quaker revivaist, who had been invited to the
lecture room tp follow MIR. Brecher IN the usual
talk, but when tie castor entered, he sent word
to her that there WIS TOO much business on hand
To permit any lditional talk. After the nrst
prayer, IN de 10y VIM MCk1y. (whoso physical
resemblance to Mr.. lleecher makes him popular
IN the church,, and the usual songs, Mr.. Beechor,
taking the new Bible, whicn has replaced tho
one stolen Hs souvenir rcud from Hebrews,
Eth chapter. the first nine verses, beginning
Wherefore seeing We also are compasscd about with
weight aud ihc sn which doth So easily 3 set d. aud
let Us run with patience that Is before
Mr.. Beecher said
wish tonight to speak few words to you. TO en-.
day past Tor fr m heart / eau commend you that
10 the Gays to come you may carry out aud ennooe tns
diliea,,ii,e; y9g have lei And my beloved. beware
son, synp,thy beware lest are drawn into KIND
u cliuniSh feeling AM OF human anxiety, FOR your
der brother. 10 be slrc kn " your love, Know
yoqr ymp,tp and SNOW th'' AN prayed for
on your part /; viii be very b,d you II you .unr
tuis mere human slmpathy toward an lad vdua "a to nl
:S ,se 70 m ra9S SS va & a 6s ss Af' 1T nay r D
sealed on hill aud cannlt Dc Ind len aad your bust
- tcrc IT, the maniitstlon OF J sus Clrist to the
hignrr experience. YOu ought not iOflct ior what
nave trlei to teep OUT Of PRAYER meet ngs, sund y
sec urns. and teaching any suci lcrsonatp ,it eF oi
and ost cgi ying iru Of our common faith, and. by
ii anti any oac reaiius me sofiioas hat nave oc
prcac cd. one or tNo executions - cill fol the
suaeiirs through vine ,ac caarya 6a, lSne.
ENcounAGING ruE BRrrHRrS.
on vour par do not say that It J., 20 sbic for you
no to spcae ~ ~ ln Nout families. aud not ore cor lees
TO con'cr.e " IN each ttuet .u "a may d. 100 uuc
nc out to g5 f5pus-l in tnc vo,s = lie i'fa JcsS.
Crsi. D. ro' iorg :, thore.ofe u.ier the "a teAent
nuotner sort than That Of wnrAls rOuAI about -.
s iii your s.ons 2 ana scnoo- Yof oas,
= rrgacn Chrss ior the awakening OF men, or the
la puisun tAis course. it b,hooNtr you 10 remember
pec. You not only ia BE- consisriy uaab sa d. but hat
You vii kt"M Yea, uore 'piiit.a, aud IN ,,eti way
iun in ne d.pos tisn Il lne GO 81 tnln Is slycn
Win sons And no" We are ON tue eve VI memorable
In Is7a great council WAS cale in BROOKLYN to sit
upon our affairs ~ wlI,h We we're not TO ricipuc
fsr. ana IN this We must needs pariiepAte ana III re
aeu ae Ths O to tas ess the from Vr road
your housenold. ought ~ 81 70 pwitnn you, se
brethren that come together upon tus council come
mpar',ay rasy COM To- Lar ahI 10 s'Ts sgss vsN, %
shal be presented 70 thei' aud Ia sOe sense teT are
uch anu ou must not attempt ~ your houscboli.
70 ias tnem ~ insif .,npa,ees nor n y3uf lnsnent
charge oftae.r auty Eyenii their juirnant SHAH oc
VerJ plany matter Of Clitsuau ~ "a the, should
be ia your families without being biased Uy social iaau
now 10 ACT TOWARD THE DELEGATES.
Aud secondly. whcn me council assemble, ncseech
spbroysl dur1g II. dc.lberations' iii Wish TIA.
'aoSe sSal Y eSe yed % n e,r and i9 ss
That coulc ou.ht to De aJe 10 ~ Ia tue must oi
nor feel one vaft OF lnilenee eIerted uon them Ne
,a.eI ar 90 ,nSn 1l1 1,Inill S Ime M zee To- !,
sboute 4O'tenuon from any expression OF thought or
IN ,he 'hird place beg Of YOU bo'h now sna wheE
9sy % so be to SsS Sf bao4 @ r. e c eT%' Il
pray more for men you viii hsve lie occasion to DO
by T se SH VT B. mode de OF SI4hs an S
enee uIon theA that you may indulse ~ % you pe
you believe 10 praycrp Dont You believe ta 1t ia IN
nnd 10 create "a summer atmpsphcre Ia aud around
themp 4 SO. you must PrAy mu, b Tor them one ia't
c- Hcci AM dissolve. While tnt IaDers fuil Of
ffo a idr ' q he sns @ r Smem6er yoar dSi5 f is
% ins s rom SSaiq voar MIND ake ese az OF yof
Ga 49, our sehoo,s laAS ea,r VI hiI oar oehrhc,nt
s,na hohgr lives 9eter men. and b ter Cnh.tian'.
When too ma.h Of n, storm ~hi Ties Ia / rougn the
live nearer. individually ami co.iecivcy. 70 Chr {.
lime, past so will more a6u dainty IN the future,
70 Tue Joy VI your hearts and he uonor Of his own great
name.
CAPT. DuNc.N DISMISSED.
Mr.. Tnney, the clerk, read report from the
Exaniuing Committee 20 the effect tnat {. G..
| the chutcn, ~ fecOninehdeu thtt he he dis
missed at ms own request and that his name
To dropped from the roll" he motion, maze
| In accordance, was carried. MIR. Iilnev then
| read the report Of the committee ON Mr.
! BOwen's case. while tbs audience eagerly
| listened. The report was a recital OF the fdCts
alre idy printed in The sun. beginnlng with tue
meeting Of Jan. II. when Mr. ;. V. White n-
formed the committee that he hal grievances
to make against Mr. Bowen, continuing with
| Mr Bowens attendaIco on Jan ~, wnen he de-
manded written statement of grievances,
| and his long letter OF Feb, 4 which
the church having read In the newspaper the
committees forbore either TO characteIize or
| rehearse," including the meeting Of Feb. s,
when MIR. Bowen's letter, which the committee
call evasive, was read, and ending with the yer-
| batim proceedings OF the meeting Of thursday
| nignt, when MIR. Bowen was commanded to
| stand and deliver all facts In his possession
| without further notice, aud when he refused "a
| disclose them unless ten days' time was given
| him to consult dates, memoranda, and wit
nesses.
| LAUGHING AT MR.. BOWEN.
Most OF the members took the frequent refer
| ences In the report Of Mr. Bowen's remarks Ia
| dates and witnesses a. Jokes, and subdued de-
| risive laugh kept company with the reading Ia
| the end MIR. Tilney, on coming to Mr.. BOwen's
| letter In which he proposed TO submit the case
10 three eminent CongreRatio onalists, passed II
with a simple reference to the fact that It wa,
IN the report. Mr.. Whte called out Read,
| and then three or four other voices said
| "Kead," and the letter, AS already printed, was
| read, and the proposition was laughed at BY
| the church mem ers. Further on In the report
| where MIR Bowen had told the committee that
| he wished to screen from the public names and
| incidents whlch must ecess.riy creep out III
| such an examination ns the committee pro
| posed, there was q loud laugh among the mem
berS, as though they were sure that Mr. Bower
| WAS Joking; ana when In his own words his pro
position was explained, that he desired to choose
one OF the committee, the second member o
which WIS to be chosen by Mr.. BE echer-tht
two 20 choose a third, who with them was tC
listen to all OF the Testimony in secret, and x
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