The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-19

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aware Of the rumors affecting him at the
time Of the silver Wedding Of the church
Mr.. Beecher said he had heard q rumor
]. that Dr.. Storrs while on his way to the
silver wedding had been very much cloud
4 ed by the rumors which were going
around about him, but a friend had spok.
en- to him on the subject, and he then felt
justified in acting as hedid at the silver
wedding. J M -at ral.i W =.
| At the afternoon session the discussion
was resumed on the resolution offered by
the committee. ,.st 4.a.1s-,,f 80.
Dr.strong, Of Boston said, having been
obliged to return in the session to hear
Mr.. Beecher's reply, and as they had not
time for q full and careful consideration
OF the subject, and as they now wished to
present q substitute as follows: .. ~
Resolved, That the committee now in
session in the Plymouth Church extend
a cordial invitation to Rev. R. Storrs, D.
D., Rev. William I. Buddington, D. D., to
4 come before the council to aid us with
any facts which may be within their
knowledge as touching the questions be-
fore the council. y 20. E.'.y1 49, ..il5.
| A delegate asked what the committee
expected to reach by@waiting for these
two ministers. .b'.ss
Dr. Strong said the committee were
Unanimous in the desire that 1t should
be adopted. Shonid they shut out any
body they would be doing an injury 10
Plymouth !Church.is 90 Elsiys :, .Ii-l ,
| Judge Witbey said he considered it
more important to hear these gentlemen
than any others who could be invited TO
appear before the Council.
The Moderator (Dr. Bacon) said that
from the first he had been impressed
with the fitness OF inviting these two
brethren to appear as brethren before
the Council. They should not be sum
moned as witnesses, but as brethren, to
come and make any statements as TO the
questions before il.
L Considerable discussion followed this,
in which Drs. Farley, Brown, Walcott
and President Porter took part.
The resolution was adopted, and DR..
Bacon, President Porter and DR.. s. 7.
Sturteyant weresappointed q committee
to invite Drs. Storrs and Buddington to
appear before the Council '.y
The question of adiourning over Sun.
day was brought up, and for time o
heated discussion was kept up.
A motion was finally adopted that the
Council adjourn tomorrow, and that it
assemble again at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon. .us.l- 20 zLr-
An opportunity was given to the
Plymouth Church Committee to make ad-
ditional statements, and Mr.. Shearman
said he had been instructed by the com.
mittee to lay before the Council q paper
which had not yet been presented to the
Church, for the reason that meeting
could not be called since it had been re-
ceived. He then read letter from the
Andoyer Theological Seminary Church
to Plymouth Church, containing propo-
sition for Mutual Council to investigate !
the charges against Henry w. Beecher.
This letter provoked great deal of
discussion and was referred TO commit |
tee OF three.
Deacon Isaac Claain, of.Lombard, Ills,
wanted to have 1t stated in the report Of
the committee whether or not Andover |
Seminary Church had right under the
rules OF Congregationalism to call this
Council. He made long address and |
was interrupted several times by dele
gates rising'to points Of order.
Mr.. Cox understood that one OF the |
delegates present had letter from Prof.
Phelps, Of Andover, in relation to the
Council, and that they ought to hear it.
It transpired that the letter was private
one, and that it could not be published.
Mr.. Shearman in reply to a question
relating to further investigation OF the
charges against the pastor by the church,
said that the first reason why they had
not opened the case again was because no
charges had been presented.
Mr.. Beecher also spoke at length on the
subject, his point being that he was tired
Of a community who had not the sense to
accept the court reports Of the case and
stop continually sending complaints that
they had not challenged the world as wit
nesses. "a
A resolution was adopted providing |
that all future questions put to persons
on the platform be given through the
Moderator. r..sv--.r.e-7 s-ss,- -,..-s,r.
r. W. Raymond stated that further in |
yestigation was not required by a man,
woman or child in Plymouth Church.
DR.. Bacon, on behalf Of the committee |
to invite Drs. Stores and Buddington, re-
ported that they had been seen and were
received kindly by both gentlemen, and
that both OF them had said that they had
nothing to communicate to the Council
+ The report was adopted and the Coun-
ell adjourned. 6s,.ss