Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-19
PLYMOUTR'S PEERS.
In Council The Case Of the Pleasing
Pastor Calls Forth Another Pastoral
Speech.
Brothers BuddingtOn and StOrrs Invited
to Speak as Witnesses, but Decline
Brother Bowen Called For.

NEW YORK, February 18.-A resolu
ton requesting Richard r. StOTrs anC
Rev. William Ives Buddington to ap'
pear before the advisory council anC
state reasons why Plymouth church haC
forfeited it's claim to confidence and fl.
lowship was discussed, pending which
Prof. F. Abbott made report of the bus
ipess committee on Bowen's letter re
ceived last evening. He read the com,
municatiop, and said tie committee oi
Plymouth church have an opportunity
to make any further statements in re.
gard to the subject.
Mr.. Sherman then made statement
IN regard to a communication referring
to the words "adultery, perjury and
Hypocrisy aud said that the committee {
demanded that Bowen appear before tie
council.
The resolution thai b )Wen be invited
to appear be'o the council at hsli.pasl
seVen o'clock this evening was adopted
Mr.. 81. NJ, Storrs said that he thought
the question put by Mr.. Fessenden yes.
terday should be answered. TIE latter
then repeated the question which be
had asked yesterday as to the pastors
willingness II havt the interview be.
tween DR.. St0Irs and himself ms de pub-
lie, or that he should tell all they knew
about him t) Il pubic. Beecher, ap-
parently impatient to speak, stepped to
the front OF the platform, and said he
would make his ans ger first, and then
anybody who wished to supplement
questions could do 50.
Mr.. Beecher spoke at considerable
length, and when he concluded the dis
of fho inuifinnr nrC
S,orrs and Buddinggnn to appear before
the council was resumed, resulting in is
adoption.
Mr.. Sheerman raid he mad been in
structed by the committee to lay before
the council paper which had not yet
been PRESENTED to tbs church fer the Tea-
son that the meeting could not be called
since it had been received. He then
read letter from the Andover Theologi-
cal seminary church to Plymouth church
cOntaini1g q pr position fJr mu' ual
council toingestigste the charges against
Henry Ward Becker.
This letter Provoked gr at deal OF
discussion, and was eventually referred
to g committee of three deacOns.
Isaac c. Cl5fiin, o! Lom bRrd, Illinois,
wanted t. have iC stated in the reporI
OF the committee whether or not the
Andover Seminary church had a right,
under the rules of.C0DgregatiOnalism, to
call this cOuncil.
Mr.. Shearmsn, in RELY 10 q question
relating to tie fuither invC stigatiOn OF
the chsrKes against their pastor by the
church, said tue Ii 81 reason why they
had not opened the case again was be-
carse no charges had been presented.
Mr.. Beecher also spoke at some length
on the subj 9ct, his point being that he
was tired Of community who had not
the sense to read the court reports OF toe
case and stop continually sending com.
plants that they had not challenged q
wcr.d of witnesses.
Mr.. r. w. Raymond stated that fur
ther investg alton was rot required by
any man, ON an CT child in plymouth
church.
Dr.. Bacon, on behalf of the commit
tee 10 invite Drs. StoIrs and Budding
ton, reported that they had seen and
been received kindly by both, and th a!
both Of them had said the y had nothing
to communicate to the council. The re-
port was adopted and the council adj
journed.
Mr.. Bowen appeared before the COM
mittee at its evening session, and an
sWGrad the question touching nis state
ment that he was not wanted to testify
in the Beecher trial. CIsfln told him
ne would not be called as witness; and
having seen fhs list OF persons who
would be called to testify, and his name
not appearing, he was satisfied he wac
not wanted.