Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-05
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likely to b revealed Last n'sn' hsn''
Q. Bowen presented a letter 70 INC
aiming Committee Of
which strikes a heavy blow Al IN A.'o'
and makes charges which u 10 us
proved. or what remains OF the one'
splendid reputation OF tho brooklyn ora
tor will DO crushed out forever M
Bowen was one oil the sisne's o. 'he
famous " tripartits Covenant anu uui-
ing all the discussion regarding beseh-
er's alleged crimes. intending his INA
last year. kept his faith ~inviolate. He
had promised not to betrsy his trust.
and until forced To do 20 kept his word.
But now this man. who knows all about
tho matters In controversy. and to whom
Beecher hal confessed his crime. comes
forward. and in tho closing words OF his
I..tsr uses this remarkable and unsquiv-
o..l language: snow. being summoned
her, 10 speak, and to speak the truth. the
whole truth. and nothing but the truth.
I.ol.mn,v Give n. II h. nv uuwaver.
j.. .,,,,on In ,;.x n nj, tbs fae,s and
.-,a.n.. n,o,.,,.a "a ma ,ha, Rev.
H. w., p..ch., ,,uho.t n ,hado,c
of.J..M in INV mimi. /. guilty Of a,efai
c,h,s.n, n,,,yy and kynoeri.y." This
4. ,s,,;b,o inJic,m.nt 10 como from
Rov.n I, will stir mn the dry bones o.
Plymouth Church as they have mover been
stirred before. The one man. who with
Moniton, was in the confidence Of the
parties TO this alleged crime Of adultery.
over his signature. comes out at last
and s~ubstantiates the testimony OF
Moultou. Tilton and Richards; declares
that he has not a slado,e Of a doubt Of
Besehsr's guilt. Not only this. but
Bowen in his letter declares that others
beside Tilton had years before declared
TO him in confidence. and ''sorrowfully
begged his counssl,' assuring him that
Bsschsr. ..thsir pastor and mine,
had craftiiy betrayed the sane
tity Of their home" Mr.. Bowen
sAys he Is now ready 10 ''tsstify 10
the essential facts before any proper
tribunal" He charges Bsschsr with
dishonorabls conduct in business;
trsacbsrous treatment Of friends; break
inc NJ uri..sn covenants: untruthful
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Chr,ch N .-nnoin, n. own eommitte. to
;-n,..,i,.,. an.r,v and ,;,o,ou.lv nj,
fpo,.n.., vo,,, a,d deals either in or
a,, =, +. .,,,,, :. t,or an. d.v M INV
h;,,h ~ an. r,...,, hou," This letter
Of Mr.. Boveu.s cannot DO overlooked.
Plymouth Church has now somewhat
different material to deal with than those
upou whom II has heretofore placed the
ban Of i.s displeasurs. II is no weak
woman this time. but . man OF edu-
cation, reputation, wealth and experience.
one who has for many years been idsn-
tilted with the church as = leading Of
hcsr; and. moreover. has been closely
associated with Beeeher in social and
business relations There will be
s~auirmina. INIT the ,r"'h "uss come.
From the dispatch. giving the
particulars above. We learn tna'
the Examining Committee to whom
Boven's letter was addressed nave
framed q reply snmmoning him TO
appear before them neIt Tuesday sven
ing to give proof OF his chargos. Ills
not 10 DO doubted that Mr.. Bowen Is
fully prepared. No sane man would
afiI his signature to . letter containing
such charges without being prepared
with proof to sustain them. Plymouth
Church has. since the great trial Of last
year. employed itself In ostracising from
society and srpslling from the Church
those who testified against Bseehsr and
Who. knowing or claiming to know that
he was guilty, refused to attend hi. min
istrations or to receive communion at
his hands. Mrs. Moul,on was expelled
and protested. She called for a council
Of churches. half 10 be selected by
Be.cb,r's church and the ether half nv
hsruslf. To two churches select.d b,
her. Plymouth church protested, alleging
that they were preiudiesd asaiu.t Beech.
or. This nut a stop 10 the formation Of
tho council, and 10 rightly regarded BY
many a. n confession Of weakness. dam
aging In effect and injudicious in its
exhibition. Next Plymouth church
resolved to press Bowen TO the
wall. He has for a long time past re-
fused TO attend church, and hitherto, re-
fused to give his reasons. The reasons
for this silence ON Bowen's part are