New-York tribune., 1876-02-12
THE TWO MEETINGS.

government. and the,Ha,k Of yeXations that had
afflicted other Churches, he said that il
was not at all unlikely that tho Church
had become vain and proud and self sufficient. As
regarded the Christening which the church had sui
feIcd within the last few year. il became them to
bean in mind that the best gift of God to an indi-
vidua and to church was that kind OF chasiise
mcnt which worked cut virtue truth, patience.
longsuilcring Kindness and fruitfulness in labor.
Mr.. licccher then said:
Iwish tonight 10 speak few words TO You that may
be something signal than W days past Beware lest
intelligent judgement and c"uSccn!!Ol ness III TIE cause
Of Christ shall be absorbed u the form OF personal sym
paIiy. Beware lest lou a:e drawn M" khI
O ca ism fciing OF human aINify Tor your eldtr
brother. 10 be know yonr love, You
symIath~, and know that an prayed ior 1hat sni-
suicf @ inat nunan ip1in5 4 =, m 80 ~ ~ v ~ ora.
bic week. In 1-1i the great COun, Tis c-iici Iii
- ,, iirn,te Ynw we have called a cnlI,.el 10 ac
upon orr own affairs. and in tnis nuo need, pai'-
r rt You that receive me brethren into your Lois,
honor inst Shall have no do"ni1lL The n!etLrrh
ina artiiy Thcy come to hear aud to give such advice
The Lord inspire in them upon tG. re Is iHa, ,,I
your hciischold. TO bias thcn " your kind
ness in tue slightest do@'T" to br@1nc mem .
Tyrn il ti.cir judgment fiould be adverse to
your convictions and {" nine. nryoih'ir>. y },
very plau!y matter oi Christian nom, ma
thrs, men should be IN yOrr families without being
an the slightest degree biased by sotia inhdcn'cs'
The G0Gth LYNN was then sung. and the payer
meeting was adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS IN The BUSINESS MEETING.
The business meeting was Immediately called
to order Mr. Edgcrton in the chair. The
usual preliminary business being transacted.
and the request Of G. G. Duncan 10
he dismissed from the church beng granted,
ted the clerk, Mr.. Tilncy read the long report Of
the Examining Committee, which j. given else
where The reading of the report was lisienrd 10
with many smiles and significant glauces among the
great crowd present
At the conclusion Of tie report s. Y. White pre-
sented the following resolution ~ place of the oIdl-
parv acceptance of the report by the COMMITTEE:
E,s,ired. That the whole matter Of the ir~inniii"nS
and accusations OF Henry G. Bowen asai,t te l'',"l
ue referred back tO the Examining Committee WIN Hl-
,rt maj fnry be instructed To sunmcn sad haven
before be-, r,,' item. having Grst gwen him 10 day,'
no;ice of time aud place OF lhciI h't'nS;
and 10 nofy him viii be asked 10 stale aIl aud
every fact within his knowled;c tending 10 support ID"
in,!nuatIous ana charges contained Ia ms c'lei 81 III,
lh inst, aud submit To such otirr and ni,cI i-' &
amin tOr ~ .s hc necessary aud proper 10 'i't 'h'
fullest poa9sb m' c,,i-1'ioA ih'i""'.
Mr.. Dair proposed as an amendment 10 W.
White, resolution by adding tho clau,c-" and to
Civ, the naincs Of witnesses known fo him. by whom
any of the facts NOT within ms personal hlo"''"e"
may be proved"
Mr.. Mckay here rose, and rcbulingy called upon
the Moderator to qucl the applause that 10 him did
not seem bcftting meeting Of Chri-ts people.
Then Mr. Beecher rose and stepped 70 III" edge 4
the platform. every eye hcing turned or him qucAIy'
and the most eager expectation characterzing the
expression Of al tic faces. He said:
I agree With Brother Mckay in the dnfi Of h'' re-
marks because although am mach interested in nc
matter .n.er dscu.oion to-ngt person can De.
am very from fe, nS coHbdt'o 'crs Iat i9ih ir.
ING In the ~ OF hunor hat inanv ~ me hftlh-h
plt,nnt are controversy bel wori ans two church hr-
Der ~od thns controversy between Di9tIF & W
;c church and nc pastor II -Hd ihng lrrFHid le re-
ja',cu,p,fa pa,tur 10 cAurch not secOnl 10 ihc
relationship Of mother 10 her daUgm'r' or
OF a fa;ner TO IA son. and "hcic, ~ III
hi. case the intercourse bccan ealy and CONTINUED
without brc,L Tor half ,rorc Oi year ana rthl con.
tnued nomin.l!y Tor mere iAhh - h'ni ye'' '' W
hayo fracture. 10 have quarrel Is s'' ,ni'k'
certainly Is 10 me III lc iainIc OF q i1l.Ia ~.
and not The nature OF IN ordinary po'lca spe''h "r
L1rangu' -, ,.. .,.,..--
% ih,t II vas al his house his thrcso!d HAT frt
Sfo.;ed Wien came to q. n1S%Ali i,,oy A r. 9''
ia Hcaven, I received hosptalities which
G. dc.afieibe zeal in In, carlv period Of 'he cnur-h
history wc indebted Tor nucn ~ the ProsprIltI oI
sad than that at tlhs lio day The man , Hith
whom have walked arm ~ @ arm -, W3r.s .,Il.,,,
grew M, and in their early days learned To love ne al
most al Of whom, may .ay gre" up on my hno' sH"u
DESTROYED 1t 10 not thIns Tor smiles; II Is moi mug
lor chccI .,,.,o ., ,rouc ,bi. oucsi,or topjgh,
",
It il not hr tnsI snail do n. only ropo,r t. Say one
words on he matter and one = mar u i'i ,'
of sur rt. as hr uow alicfe, ns letter and never men
toned th'm t. me nor communicated li ~ 70 10 an on '''
lrowlcdgc ol the church se Ec dcf"fy' To hccXp yea
ON The church for violation o hs GOV esn,. rr"t
,plascI II an what am alleged 10 bc and nave been
wiat H. alcccs have bren and he bnt" II ava pI-
mitted it without word warning 10 ne 3r 10 ire
C,urrl hr has committed crime against this 'hu'ri
iI Am "Gsn, c',nd i,oI il Ia nc before cod pr,-
II l
viii no; y oi iicnous crlne bat anoiLer yohtd
fellow black both Of M tcn s@a o0n :" @ as i,In @ lt
hayo been mds sdarnSli larSsi a l IN me his BAY n,. I
rem TO state what these facts were and what
wa ,c evidence OF thca IN hi posses~oii and prd'
tlgt e put on tiial and that he mas mol han th'.
And here Mr. Hrccier snncn"l bis voice into VIM rg
lone uf Ing the last word win stfOh" sarcasm, -"
S,s hi. yg,rr he SAID with great cnergy int he had
,i,nc 10 rlt r letter and chargc before the public
nos h,Tdy hel, aud comlisss AMI having bad time 10
set rl, np s monster and publish il IN the nowspalet-
he l. asked what i. yor dcucc, and be ia- Epi ra
time" OIghl not tnst 10 have been ihougt o ''i0c
lavt slIl another word to say. and that Is -, q:
10 tie tribunal which ne prop!se' - la'"t ur
ti!partite body-lhai ne may hide the n@mcs. hni
then their word I've given ont IN adind.'"uom on
thi- matter Applause care not. do MOI ssy.
would not in certain respects 20 befoie sich c1sh,
matter not exposed 10 the bottom it shall b. bccae
'y my T ne .. 'i' hide aim Em.. H"' nor S4 % S1 pS@
anything be- hd'n ahOut by having rcfcu ri 10
whoever theE Win Tie UNDERSTANDS
ing that shall keep the process before ihcm socr
and only Jet out what they choose. What they thirk
won't satisfy you. What they think wont
satisfy me- And since the matter has been pnb-
lishod in the nc"spapers and his name
il attached to H. he has got 10 face hcse facts, and he
has 90, 10 produce his evidence. Aud ga for uj se
have oulv his to say pronounce AL the msinnatinns
anh aI,ratIons that he has made false and, with
Almighty Cod before and the Judgment Day, ar
raipn him as n sandorer and u liar!
As Mr. Beccher turned away AMI SAT down,
trembling ysibly, and drawing his breath iaborediy
with the powerful cxeron he had put forth, and the
still more powerful emotion that almost over
L., ,Lo yrrouOhf- feelings of