The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-21

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New York, February 19.-Genera,
Bates called the Advisory Council to or
der this morning, and II was resolved
after a long discussion, to adjourn oVeI
from 5 this evening till half.past o Mon
day.
Henry W. Sage, Of the Plymouth
Church Investigating Committee, tool
the stand and stated It was considered
unnecessary to call Henry @. Bowen
because he was not supposed to know
anything.
Mr.. Beecher said he would like some
body to question Mr.. Sage as to the thor
oughness and efficiency OF the. examina
tion made by the committee. ~ M
Mr.. Sage, in reply to such question
stated it was made as thorough as was
possible. He had understood Bowen'i
signature TO the tripartite agreement tc
mean he knew nothing against Mr.. Beech
er.
A long discussion here took place in
regard to the construction OF the resolu
ton adopted yesterday, TO the effect that
questions should be put by the Modera'
tor and the Chairman Of the special com
mittees, and it resulted in the vote being
reconsidered, and the resolution laid on
the table. = 2 - ~ s&&
Mr.. Sage, resuming, said that the COM
mittee had not given the public notice
for all persons who knew the facts 10 ap.
pear before il.
Deacon Clailin, OF Lombard, Illinois
asked il he was so partial to Mr.. Beecher
that he could not give fair decision il
there could have been thorough inves-
tigation, and Mr.. Sage replied that every
man was personal friend OF Mr.. Beech
er, and they wonld have been very sorry
to be Obliged 10 fiEd him guilty; never
theless, had il been their duty, there was
not one who would not have done so.
Mr.. Sage's examination concluded, Mr..
Shearman said there was a public adver-
tiscment in the papers for all persons
knowing about the case TO come forward.
Mr.. Beecher read the letter calling for
an investigation. He had appointed Mr..
Cleveland, because he knew more about
the case than anybody else. He knew
the ropes, and they could not find any.
body who knew anything about il. In
the tripar,ite agreement, Mr.. Bowen for.
gave him, and Mr.. Tilton agreed to say
nothing about what he heard from Mr.,
Bowen, and he (Beecher) agreed to for.
give them both. He said he still loved
Bowen, and he should continue 10 love
him until the day Of his death. Bowen's
language was that OF a man who knew
nothing. 49,
Il was asked by q delegate ii Bowen, in
any OF the interviews had with him,
brought him to feeling OF repentance
Mr.. Beether hurled this answer, "Him?
he can't look me in the face. No, sir; he
never did"
Deacon Howard related an interview
with Henry C. Bowen, in which the latter
said he had that which would drive Mr..
'Beechcr from Brooklyn in twenty.four
hours; that he had given orders at his
home that il he was brought home sick or
in danger Of dying, that certain parties be
called in 10 him 10. relate what he knew
He asked Bown to telihim what he knew,
but he reiusedto odo-so. He then went to
Beecher, and asked him to,give him per.
mission TO have Bowen tell all he knew.
Bcecher only said, "Devilish! devilish p
Rev. Mr.. Walcott, quoting from Deacon
Howards statement OF the interview with
Mr.. Bowen, in which the latter declared
that il he communicated the knowledge in
his possession il would drive Beecher
from Brooklyn in twenty-four hours, said,
II wish to know if, in this intimation Of
Mr.. Bowen, he had such thing in his
possession, which remained mystery in
Dir. Beecher's mind for year, without
any attempt on his part, directly or indi.
rectly, TO penetrate that secret"
Mr.. Beecher-The effect produced on
my mind by Mr.. Howard's statement was
that produced by a galvanic shock. It
was worse than that. 1t was galvanic
shock from an Internal battery. Laugh.
teri The infamy, the horror, that felt
at such treachery-my hand yet tingling
with the grasp and my shoulder not cold
from the warmth ofhis-to have it come
so directly that all that interview which
I had Just carried out, OF which I had
spoken in the lecture room, and received
his cordialthapksa ut the foot Of the stairs,
and withintwo. days after to! hear that he
made such q statementias that-it pro.
duced the sense almost Of swoon. did
not know what next. It seemed to me q
bottomless abyss. There were two or
three points that incidentally occurred to
my mind. Either Of them was horribl
/ had had suggestions pointing i'm whole
or In part in that direction, and I sup.
posed very likely that there might be
some intimation OF them. There was
nothing that I believed-Ik know there was
nothing that was true-there was moth.
ing as ! believed, however, either in the
suggestions that occurred to my mind that
could be meddled with without conaagra.
ton, without serious conflicts; not to me,
but to others. can not tell you one OF
them. regard it, II what have heard
be true, as going beyond the measure Of
Catalinian outrage. There were three
suggestions one of which landed at my
door, and one OF which at his door, and
another Of which at any other door. So
help me God, II l could do anything but
stand still and wait until God told me
which way to go. / stood like a man
walking at midnight in menageric OF
serpents, who could not step on the right
because OF an asp or an anaconda, and l
did not step, and ! waited. Nor am
now sure, In tho light OF all the past, il
were to be put back again I would not do
the same thing,
The examination went on at length, and
II was suggested that Brother Halliday
had something further to present to the
Council.
A motion to go into secret session, Of
iered by the Rev. Lyman Abbott, brought
on long discussion, and without dispos.
ing Of the question the Council listened
to Mr.. Halliday, assistant pastor Of the
Plymouth Church, relate his interview,
already published, with Mr.. Bowen.
The resolutiontthat committee be ap.
pointed to wait upon Henry c. Bowen,
and invite him to come before the Coun.
Gil and present all he knows about the
discipline ol the Church in relation 10 the
charges he has recently made against Mr..
Beecher, was ruled out Of order.
Mr.. Abbott said that as Deacon How.
ard had stated that Bowen had said he
had documents affecting Beecher, he
wished to ask Mr.. Beecher II he knew Of
the existence OF such documents?