New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12
TIE REPORT.

BROOKLYN Feb H. 1870.
The Examining Committee respectfully report TO the
church the following their action In tho matter OF the
grievances Of stephen White against Henry u ioWt
January 1876, Mr. = " White appeared and stated mat
he hal grievance against NJ Henry g. bowtn t9neh,nS
Ter OF lie ndal affecting tine character OF fo pastor
Tie Committee, d,cming Mr. WHITES Frl"va"e, sum
crntly serious to demand acton on me part o th H.
,dr,ssrd n communicate II Mr. Bowen smm0nlng HIM
appear DcfuIe the Committee III reference - 9u'
grievances. In RESPONSE TO iis summons Nr. bow.n
appeared before tno Committee on the rvehihg 6 o.
Jan. 10 MIR. White vino was ai;9 present. , n,,,
were ia substance mat hc had called uou Mt Low H. a,
rt alone and subsequently with Two 0thr nlrhD rs oI
the church. ara had stated 10 MN Ii't nc nn rh
grievance against him, arising out OF me iIcI @t Mh
common ruor had "itiDuitd l" mn 49, lis
statements winch were indca,ve oi a 49, ~
part that the pastor Of Plymouth Ghufcn was "a" VI
openly ani.Ined or denied that h. possessed any
slrh huuwled e that II generally beloved ny lhe
,.lhc rnd m Inc church tn.t he lad mad ~ IA stare
mrnt-; that IN ms tNt "iIesl d -n'h' EVER 'i'i
oil III, mouth tluch was urcil5 ihtcrr7c" W NJ rs
what were TIE real facts affecting the chhract "i ~"
pastor aud mat II w's now lhrhlpe"t "Voh ~, ' h
iuwsn). under his covenant CbHSdli"i' Ia slu'{ .'
peace md purity % tne cnuich, 10 siIe oie"IJ va -"
inrH "iiL1n is hhp"'"b' "cs "ka'',' o,. g. -, s
Of tic pastor; or. # he knew OF no snch ic' 70 7y So
ana thai Dir Bowen hpi declined Ia b.aH aLy IicS 10
ham, MS nnd 1t rest d! den! NIX u'd' he pos
So Z sucu facts.
reply until the stt bad been reduced t. wiring
4 Nv Gays atierward me slaenent was "f''''n Out
aud "A COPY fJrWaltird To- Dir. bow II.
on thr evening of Feb 4 q meeting OF tho Examining
Commute, was he'd in pursuance Of request ~ Mr..
BOwtn to receive NJ reply. At tais inrctns N' Bowen
id not appear ia person. bat sct two VI a -n- one oi
hn,n r.,d y Ion ntirtr,l COMMUNICATIVE fgurd by his
ia,Lcr Tl,is COMMUNICATION having b en- iohHhoI III
fun r dtil papers Oh tue following W"!hi-' ana t'
contents being mus already known To- church. the
COMMITTEE fjr,car thcr 10 reiruse or ciiaracrrzc H.
IN RS ronsc to tii' COMMUNICATION the ',n'nior "h
rho .lu,r evening p ldr sscJ . note NJ Bowen sum
moaning him to .,car before them IN tlf ~ ilhS %
l. b. > to STATE he 0f AMI within ti' know 'dte
sHcr such qu 'stiuus tno COmmi'lre miehi PM 10
Inn st NE Il,, tn OF the COMMITTEES heidi oh f'n :,
Sir Bowen Id not aiprar hat s.uta communication an
ls u d
b,, we'd. made "A fui anu complete Gns"'r 40 ar;
Whi. iio, IN - and requested nat ir. waite Snonld
give h.i.i IN Wriu& tnt exact quos,;onS he WISHED
an wrrei In riy u tns tne Conn,,t.e a." Al,
NJ. bow,n. which MS IN substance ttt thr
sii.yauco o. NJ. WLic was that De- tOw"n) MAJ rl me
ninC believe At IL was ~ possession 90 c'S d ~
II ga. pastor ami La 'l''d 10 'dt'aiy
me hrrt-.rn VIC lad called u."n iIm III f'."ii"i
ta,ret1 int slice his letter 81 Feb tnr grew ahrc
,A>tsd m thc most gravatci form; mat tIio Com
card upon n.n Ia IPpsi. b,i"fo em auH te''l!
i..,t- hr refused t' 'o ," 'iry You'd
en- tim "a, solo author Of Tie cumuics he iAi pan
.ar. and "od nioit His 'i7o TO tho church lhs lei
,onc.u,d viii r,iunons 10 .iioAi Iooio '"c.i on
tho cye.i.ns q. lcD. 10.
TnE NEEuNG ant RsDAY EyfNiNd.
In response to ia, sGniaC.s M Bowen accompanied
by his two sons, Dr. ward Of ihs A'0eps"doii. and
a st,noyraIaer. app ared 1AurNaY evening before The
Committee. Tno following 10 verbatim report OF tbs
proceedings;
BRooKLYS Feb. 10. 1875
The Committee met pur'uant to ag3urnm"nt There
wee rr.s,n, Edward I,rc.cr : u. Iit"l"y: j.. T.
ih"i,ihe J. Iiln., = V Wnito lIenry G. Bowen, d.. VIM
H. Ward Liy.f.i \. HoW', stetoIlsp.cr GA behalf %
Mr. Thug or-' - p.rson present. who his
brcn brought here by III. lo"ru ami wnois 3ria $50
reporter. presume ihr rule ad"yt al oui ''' hirc'-
Nr I,v.. -. /, ufurr nj hit, point would ike to
~, that t.c II" ,ct'n.,u r hrrr :rns't tIi't Wa
mere he n4c aui ,trrs.I .nI'i to ,r". know
,.,tI ,i.i.f .iti .rt tat h., - qar,d ',r tnc
t.lri, aud i.r ir,. win tine Nrl o.E. and
sn,r, go 90 luY.rila! t. report rtII-,!5 i-o utu-
Feelings u tlt ,,ninl aud ..-s yoi. a- .a.,,r ot
.l.r %
go mas permitted 10 l. ii.u Ia make Il It, iuu port
81 wG..t,vrr r.a, occur observe !ou !a,c your own
rrloirr tI,nA d IS Ju1l and 'l. iat ona.i Lave
rn, .,sr.i'I understood that mn oIcr W.. made
yuu by ti- 'pn.4t-, 4" mite w.t. ,.ehi IA a." cu'.cr
o a scioitc. and t4at e, did thai va ou,r to su,d
1l', WI. Ji ..,. q, an IA. 49,, u.s., in,t "
iaic- 81 &C.. p, urtcs were "a, ntoIc - Aut mona
cAu.'e 'ui,..t D. u'.r. 'iId ' i''' IL ''''
tb yua hi opportunity ~ Iua n t."ic' !tIt L. so i'
puiors ..ul having awaited A"u rri! oi t "pi'-
tunit' sea- c'inr 90 "a" ni'"- " I'l" u' 9'"' ""H
co Irtly 10 tie rs i..-" dr'iru ot th- b'}, AID %
docs not app tGt % aH cA".ci,o %. .nj ia
ti,uI.t couI.'-J = dIpoN" al t." co"f" "'t" 80"
A.. ,.,., y 90, you allow ne 10 ovpalui When dc
cncd ia@r -" a''"h ia rr-'id to 10. iI"' '.i'"n
made {" ihr a,out reporter, " Y-a n trN
OF w.ni t1 dccii,d H. Uo, and wien th- prop. stor
through go Day and have D'cu >Grn th,i HtNr mott
urt Within luur dct~rn,.no 10 appear irio t',.-
lac time sNcn ne lee" 10 rn - 7'"' ''' u"' 90, MO"
what my oc,-ion w,ld Do IN rr-ad 10 COMING here AMI
wnr Jii decade 10 come u ~, at lai" tn"lrhi, tid
not knowing Inc otrh'ki"P''i h'h' ini i' l"' -"
itl s,n. 10 the sic I'icl whO sought Oh; tds IN
urnhn TO como zero ant report ta' rio''eoihS' mol
able 10 .nc hs iei'nnocs nnd SATISFY you lie 10 a ini
pr,ial man
Mr. Eiair-inasmrch rs we have offered Mr. Bowen
choice OF tie principal s;ono srdpAcrs 90
TIE Cl'l Of Nc"-lDrk AMI have b"nsni h'.o oae Of
tho VITA whom one 0I uS uas any ili!dtonJ what
ever. G.nA ought TO a5iAo ~ that ACTON and eK-
FIR. Bowrn-Hn,n tilat proposition was madc TO mo
pr,r,i ny answer ulJ had put il IN sl,n shape tLai
icccd 40 send IL here ~ iih Therefore did not
wish rclor and, as stated before. dd not Wish
before lst when you gathered tUSrther. aud
d.d know ihIs ATE iLooH thai s.OJlI need
Ib.i, but sent hastily late III TIE afternoon iOr aim 10
be present.
Air Eair-I call attention to the fact that the letter
the iI-t one requesting Mr. BOwcn's prs
cnco here stated th"i reporter would bo employed VINO
would Griisa tu cach SHE perfect copy .ccJrd Uf
the meeting. aud ino'o at too g'nt"inan "nO ~ act
ins IA bc capacity OF frP0ft'', not h'lhs loch dp
po.ntcg by the committee be l'stod ~ Withdraw"
Mr.. 11lnry-i SECOND the motion.
Tao m"loh Was then put ana carried without dis
reporter bc roqursed To wltraw ne In not member
o this body N any way. directly or indirectly ahd
respectfully Icqucst that no be invited to withdraw
Dir. Bar aa opposed To acccd.ns o. that request
MI Bowrn at TINS iio meeting at which he appeared.
rrhichDei cAlicSa'd "a I'Sile tnai Tie proceedings O
stcosraprr ior hat purosr and objected slrenuousiy
iutrrrd IN ihat nm coula me- u: be
permitted and IN compliance with what undeI stood
he Mr.. BOwcus ucs,re, departed from
our rule as We have never done before to my
know ledge and agreed TO the presence OF struO-
panCr VINO slOi. lake record OF all that occurred
ANA hinisn him with copy We thsn rendered him the
choice out OF seven Of the beet kOYn senULr hogs
New lOrh and re not having hiac choice, 6cccicd
of that number, aud have brought hun hero take
record ol the meeiing ana think IN doing have
take action when should stand by. Ii desired for
many reasons that the proceedings OF THO meeting
should he correctly recorded tor bOtn sides cannot
conceive any objection To We have object, Ia
the proceedings of tho meeting being Recorded but do
Object Ia o Introducing of slenOhfaphcr here without
previous consultation with us. 1 iuoyo that
pTOcgc cd To the Dunlurss before
Mr Jlluoy-l sccOuu thc motion.
1he motion hero od without a dissenting