The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-18
that could be construed as tho article represent
any equitable court.

Boston has teen buttonholine members Of this
council, s.ying that the facts com prised in this
statement about bottom facts were true"
nr strong. who attended the Boston inter-
view, said that Mr.. Beecher said something IN
regard to a professional secret. lie did not wish
to be pressed Beyond that, he did not hear him
sny ANYTHING about the bottom facts not being
ell out.
Dr. Me Grs asked, with much excltemcnti
" vas there ever any weighty evil connected
with this case. sometimes called crime, which
YOU tried To cover upf"
Mr.. Decchof, with great emphasis, answered,
weeks, from his lawyers, that surprised him: lie
had not carried tho secret around for long
time, as sOmo supposed.
Mr.. Meois asked "Supposng that this coun-
ell should make any recommendation for an
equitable inyestlsation, eccleslastical or civil,
what would YOU say to itf'
MIR. Bcccher answered that he would say for
his church that they would probably accept the
MIR. Twitchel asked Mr. Beecher whether he
was willing to tell his brethren what brought
about the change between himself and DIR.
Storrs and DR.. Budington. Mr.. Beecher arose to
answer, aud was asked by Mr.. Fessenden
whether he was willing to have Dr. Storrs make
public the facis of the interview that they had
IN Mr.. Beecher's house, and TO have both Drs.
Budington aud Siorfs make known all of the
f-cts In their possession.
There was an opposition TO this, and DR.. Ba-
con said that N Mr. Beecher gave his side Of tho
case, the gentlemen referred to ought to be
called to givo their side. lie ruled the question
ont OF order.
MIR Beecher said that It was not his fault u
that question was not answered. n Q said II am
willing to answer that question, or any other that
human mind can frame, before these brethren,
or before another tribunal such as hope VIII
BudiLRton as prosecuting Mt orneys ecclesiastic.
foa cluster OF ministers he said. as the council
adjourned, that he never had such meeting
with StOrrs as was Indicated.
Mr.. VAN CoTT HEARD.
In the evening every inch Of room was taken.
Mr.. Van Cott reclted the facts Of the futile nego
ttations with Plymouth Church as he told them
In his letter to Plymouth Church. The facts
corresponded with those recited by Mr. shear
man. They. however, made more clear the fact
that the list of churches including the Church Of
| the Pilgrims and the Clinton avenue Church, was
prepared four days before the protest, and that
| the ten churches were named In presence Of the
committee without an objection from them. On
Jan. the committee went to his house and pre-
sented protest against Dr. Siorrs and DIR Buding
tons churches. OF which paper he asked copy.
| lie observed change from the original aud
when II was handed him he thought that 1t had
been changed In the copying. MIR. Shcarman
had led the council TO believe that the objection
to the churches was oral. His answer TO that
was written paper copied from another docu-
| nent prepared beforehand. As to the sugRes-
| ton that the protest might be u secret, Mr..
| Van Cott said that he made no assent TO It.
| II was a point OF honor With him TO inform tue
ministers that the invitation which had been
| sent to them had been mounted by protest, so
| that they would be undeceiyed II they thought
| that they were to be cordially invited to a coun
gu IN which plymouth Cnurch was 10 have a
MIR. Van Cott was questioned by many Of IN
delegates, many OF them declaring hat the dii =
| ierences between his assertions and Mr.. Shear
mans were not very vital 10 Mr.. W oolley's que y
| ton Whethef ne utd all IN his power To secure a
| council. Mr.. Van Colt answered: pom my
| honor and conscience IA a man, Mrs. Moulton de-
-ired council desired council, and tne break
was owing entirely to the IrOtest which sed
those churches out OF the proposed council"
| There was a possibility o. securing council
| outside Of the churches objected to- but he
thought that he ought not 60 make second
| attempt. ~
The council voted thanks to Mr.. Van Cott
LETTER FROM MIR. BOWEN.
Dr. Bacon said that he had received a com
| munlca alton from MIR. Henry G. Bowen. 1t was
| referred TO the Buainess Committee.
| Dr. Wilcox asked whether the church felt that
| the expressions OF TemOrse and grief in Mr.
| Beecher's letters were grounded on his sorrow
at advising Mrs. Tllton to leave her husband,
Mr. Shearman answered that the other ground
| was that Mr.. Beecner had unconsciou,y at
| tached to himself the affections OF the young
| wife OF an arectonate husband, and had sent a
torrent oi misery into that family, and, lac
| added, the church would have regarded iti
minister as little better than dog II he had not
expressed such remorse.
DR.. Bacon referred to Mrs. Mouton's case, and
| asked Why could not the church have borne
with her longerr What was the object IN deal
ing with Mrs. Moulton at that time, before the
case was OGt OF tue courts, as 1t must be some
timer Mr. Shearman had accurate Information
to show that the case was never to be tried
again, and that II Mrs. Mouton was not soon
dealt with, n council was to be called by neigh
boring churches to Try the question why PlIm
outh CHURCH retained both Henry Ward Beechei
and Mrs. Euma c. Moulton.
MR. BowEN's LETTER.
The letter OF Mr.. Bowen, which was handed &c
the Moderator OF Tho council by MIR. Henry "
| Bowen Just as the.eYening session was opened
Il as follows:
,Ny5 20 wE9w jss srErfT + FeO H. 1870
| SIR; Tue following appears In a Brooklyn paper o
:" Nr Wsiifen--Did you send for Mr. Bowepp Mr.
| Minelow-Not by any written summons We cent r
@ & anu ,he Sae tIas ne a. a! nooas0es
thing out that he would not say snything"
| Ia frpy TO the Aoove permit me- to say that wa
church tomSee hat o Sss ~
~
gwen that Was N0ntcd on the contrary / was TOLD
nv Of the cOulrsttcc that would not De called.
coui1 have gwen, 4 summoned what propose 10 give
next week to tne nnniining tommittee q Ply mouth
Church, nv reasons for believing Henry Ward Beechei
Very respectfully, nESRY c. BOWEN.
Mr.. Bowen . received reply from the Ex
| nmining Conn ittee Of the church, In answer Ia
| his letter dem aiding charges and specification
and although he would not saw last evening
| what the ansy or was, yet he said that he would
! meet the cor nittce on next Wednesday even.
ing. intimati that the committees answer
| was satistact ~.
DIR. JoHSsoN's CAT.
To THE DIToR OF THE SUN-Sir: These
| worthy men are called 10 examine how Beechei
| lct- his mer bers out. They had better iuqur,
how he les .tem in. DR.. johnson, the big die
| tionary Eng nhman, had cat, and the cat h ad
| a kitten. I cat came often to his library door
aud scratch Al Tor admission. TO save himself
| the trouble Of opening the d5-r, lie sent for
carpenter 10 make Nv o holes IN the door, n large
| one Tor the Al, ana small one for the kitten
| After he orc " was executed, IL occurred to the
| learned Dpct Q that one hole would have beoi
enough. for Nhere the cat would come in, Ger
| taiuly the kit could.
AIN informed that Beecher has one big ed
| for believers, one little creed for those wh,
| don't believe uuch and no creed for those " he
don't believe a'4 hing Ia particular. No wonder
lie has 80 many members. S. Is. Ii.