The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-04
TIE BEECIIER CLUSTERING.
MORE SCANDAL TALK IN THE PLY
Mourn PRA YER MEETING.

Fenrina that Everything IL not Understood,
MIR, Shenrman Submits n Few csoiutio Ions
The Kind of an Inquiry the Pastor Wants.
There were three meetings in Plymouth
Church last night In quick succession. At the
first, the prayer meeting, MIR. Beecher talked of
the recognition OF trouble In the New Testa-
ment. ITO you, brethren OF this Christian as
sociation," added he, applying his talk to the
church troubles, 81 hore can ssy to you that
the night is far spent. He in whom you have
believed and for whom you have waited SO long
Is coming. think that the stream which has
been so long out OF its banks, overfowing all
the meadows, is coming back to Its natural
channel, and as every spring freshot leaves much
slime end Nth, yet this Is enrchlnR, as every
farmer knows. Be OF good choer, brethren, the
night Is almost spent"
Moderator Edgertqh and Assistant Secretary
Henry WAid Deecher Howard organized the
monthly business meeting after prayer meeting,
and the church voted to admit twelve members.
Two asked for letters OF dsmlssion.
The adjourned annual business meeting was
nt once organized. Mr. Tilney announced that
II. W. Ropes, f. 7. Chrstansen, and Il. A. Sc
comb were unable to serve on the special com
Gse &on m Hsa nd snsn e"s 9s au
Mr.. shearman, to correct, he said, a wide-
spread Misrepresentation that the councils nnd-
ing was Intended to mean that no charges were
to be considered Ly the committee provided for
which the Examining Committee did not think
worthy to be Investigated, offered the following:
fsOIssa That iqr the purpose q rsnoyins al Pc.
Il has aiways The pan Of sub
mtted by he ate Adyisory Council "a leaving to this
presented under tols plan efcspt to forward them
to the committee appointed by that council, leaving
whether such charees are TO be iad before conmls
hes.irs, That hat Examining Committee are hereby
n,1etea % upon tne receipt py mat s1mmtes o, ths
claims 10 be within the plan Of the council 10 forward
The request Ina they take such action as 10 them shall
ofcef thereof.
Mr.. Beecher said, with much force, that it was
most extraordinary In the history OF church
or anybody that q great church like tbis, after
striving through two years to secure by every
means In its power the development Of fact and
OF light, and after various attempts to investi:
cato satisfactorily, mad called council and
made II plain that not one man in the 800
| failed to understand that Plymouth Church,
VII its pastor at ITS mead, desiied above all
| things investigation, not by rambling, self.
| constituted lnquisitors, out by an authorized
| tribunal, that now any considerable portion Of
| tho press should represent the church as either
seeking or putting itself IN position 70 hinder
orperyert the truth. "lthink," he added, ALMOST
| In rage, There never has been the parallel
| Of such monstrOus Uhen after pause ignorance,
for will not say purposed msapprehension.
ne desired the most occurring Investigation, and
the church didn't want TO have anything 10 DO
with y Ia any such rol"'~- "a .,a,, no s,,scenti-
NJ, v,o y, niS'' -.senta,ion. "In regard to the
] 49, cent so-caled charges as they are not"
1 add Mr.. Beecher, referring to Mr.. Bowen, "
| desire Ia my remurKs to cover them. don't
Know that u Is Ia order, sr, 10 say, but do say
| that tho sewerage that has been running through
| the ears Of eminent gentlemen Is nothing but
| on securing and sewerage, false in the begin
ming, false In particular, false In general IL is
| not In proved 10y lying IN that gulf for twenty
| years aud ID false to-day IN every pertiCular-is
| foul, f.iii, and nendish. tApplausel
| Dr. Edward Beechtr called the nisappreben-
sions "wlles ~ the devil. which bad their first
| statt In that paper which ilumines the world
| with darkness" lLaughter.1
| Mr. shearnan's resolutons were adopted.
| Mr.. llgcchcr said that he was anxious that the
| committee on Mr.. Bowen's case should 10 quick
| work, and for fear more would fail to serve he
| asked for three altefnates. and L. c. Davidson,
| o. B. Davenport, and Dwight Studwoll were ap-
pointed.
| The Committee. after the meeting, appoi inted
| neIt wednesday evening as time to take up
| hr. Bowen's case.