, 1876-05-26
BOWEN.

Ills pfGtfkt---Whnf 1l0 SnyS Ahnnt HIN E1-
rs.lsion-.-Dr. WMrtl anil sir. prntt.
Tho protest which Mr.. Bowen'a IONS handed 10
the Moderator ut the Plymouth Church meeting OH
Friday night wNs lengthy document and stated
Mr. Huwens reasons fur refusing 10 toll hfs story,
us follows:
E1rst-The information zane 90 conadeh.ially.
and from HHch u source, tint conih not honofab'y
sEs secoaSi. d ii wwoa waIb be terrible blow to woman
whom dld mt think Y my duty to enpose e neforo
ii would certainly backen, II nut fatally blast. hcr
reputaiion--a lors grrater than that Of !fc.
4hlrd11ecante Plymouth Church a!d not ., ncen e1
lung II bad neglected 10 inquire about Mrs. TIL.
ion& contctous Ia nearly dozcn different people.
that ,l,e objcct Of 1i,e Officers Of plymouth Church
was not the purity 81 NE church, lnt ths sEnen
Of its pastor, It followed that Sonll PCT, without
cy, seek tha exposure Of the truth, even II hud
brsn Mt liberty 10 1o so.
cncra' nc el,sraccr a,,d ti'en gave Inc following rea.
spt,s for making ao sNsthct upology:
F7rst-it wis uuo TINT had received ench con-
strond-You ne,cv advised mo 70 keep s.ill, II It
wes t1nr; nat 70 tug contrary. .,,,,.. .,,o.
Fourh-Tho fact given hy me. That hud nnch
%ns sa na,ns e.a eaa q y RI f.
Only IN This way could resist Thu moVemont u e1'
FDtH-Ay Hl0lGflEAt uiR Nuk iN1ulE L4lF Hp!uAH
involve,l ni,l nldttl nothing to Mr.. Beechers bur-
tlc,a, 70 i1nE HH lIo was callane to tile evidence
which was Kept ont o. e"a.s " III. .ssasal 70 ;a scW
Next came soltinlnours dsirnru Of htmec1f
eSs!n aia!ns .a t fnS Il. oily Scn:e lid
der. der. TAc doesment eoneluiaa With sona pathetio
remarks e. f. eepR:aa e. geSHss Sssoa ssrna
Henry c. Bownn. fl III Interview with reporter
NtstI plt
cease h!a wnrfare OIL licecher anu plymouth Church.
He wanted Mr. hetche5 to Gndsrstand that tc @ snd
moutI. Church gayc lsowcn. the lattsr aad, would
BE- an additional Incentive TO Acsivits. bowen
thrsatcn. e nake nnothcs statement IT, e,nrs inns
ever, s''l els!m that Doveu aa really nothing 1ew
abaat eei1 IL e erpalsoa % from % rlynoat Church. III
am am PERFECTLY sss!Fets "a raj. lie sxplaInr that
his refusal TO lneet Mr.. BEscler and H. /. prutt.
II G ss III lsaes him aoa
character Of tho latter person. II was to Mt Pratt
two consecutive evenings tnte ut month! II tnss
guilt. After tho wllola had beeM narratcl, Dr W.
II. Ward a1csttaincd tint Mr. Pratt Ind on more
than ons osSion snnoansea S e. .armsr & ,G
hui declared tt to te hts Intention 10 ''rut down !"
one VITO spqse ssanst ~. aSer II eI pfsst
| CuGG. luh. Ill lsCu4 ttis AuM CH |'lht
Mr. Prl,t was UNIT 70 serye AZ Juror IN tue trta!
I OF M1. Beccier, and what hs hftesward heard
attonNhencd thls conytcton:
| AZ thu meeting III plymouth Church on May TO-
H. Hover, had loat eoniidunce ii NJ. Pratt, who.
auy A. eost." Df. Ward calicl! Nj. lc!t the "tool
I Of Mr. Decel,er, and natI that Mir. howun wonld
g. nto !; II Ssd n M is nsssao ss Tths%, s
demanded Mr. Iowcnss rcnson for believing MI:
Pntt unworthy Of confidence: hut pr. Ward saw #
u tepiy yssk lattr In thn following letter to tho
NEw YoMK, May 1s. 1870: :-,ft. II. L, Pratt-
My DEAN Mn: AZ requested, hive lnade inqgi.ies
us 10 the basis If tho Information which led Mr.
tho facts, no,ncwt.nt Of thu fn!i confidence in your
srp2e Il n xf hs xaas saaes sf t @
heri 4 specially Intimate personal friend Of NJ
Bctclcr. mil ny chnsen assoc!ato during two sun,'
said ut yaur own tablr, b4foro Witness, Whose
DsN,s VIII give yDn II yon lcs'lr, That I'VE dent
allow sy 9ne here to % rhy wo51 orr xgalas. n aw NJ; =;
ance;' and thai thu was sud IN e1pans.lun Of tho
treatment received by Nj Mnutun whcn he ap'
A'sn, nftts . }nns I!.igaslon yan hSye heom re-
[eS Tlsn f. 1y% nY 9nts * d aorts u.
sbaso tns sn f to ~ nwas % ii jsJso Sabs II
Ion. In tho easo wl,uro you haA retained w alnin.
istrasaf Or v,Aes,sise ,oney ut 4,9a' Justly havt
bern give" to her, '''y wtsa wy;spss.fqIs y;x. warn
DR.. ward received fto,n legal trm IN ,bnsten
thu Information which Justified him IN mn:lny tbt
niovc utatelnsnls IL, hta letter Ephra{n IT, Pratt,
Of livycr!y, bl"ss., dlsa n February, lK1l', ~.
I With his tYiie'H c0nfsRt. Henry L. Pratt hecant.
tho administrator Of thr cetntr. Tho drccAsc.
broshcr has bcrn IN INVENTOR and manufacturer o
machinery, aRa lett It lIttlu shop at 70 saibMr,
| htTset, t{!rh with n.H1els aul machinery. Mr.
l'ra,ts mot va..,asla surensious had not aaet
puteited. II administrator gat out letters natuh
inr them, ana won't earnestly into their manIfac
ihu essu,e, ho R,ae 40 setarns TT tho wld0w,. 1t
aister inw, aud :. t!.e instance OF her fttcns II
| was ui,l!Icl 10 rEBi5u, TWu suits Hero begun 4
recover tilr prpcecItA of thu Manufacture a,l aal
" t1,u deceased i'rAtts inventions, ona suit by Mrs
Epbrutm Il. Frat, his stsfrt law, and llsu otlr
~ judge Choatu, thu prnhAte Ludsc NJ Essex Cunm
", ati s,lcial wtusc duties cortespotd to ttuse
ihu Surrogate Ia this State, ftath actitus tcsu!se
fuyutally for TIM wtdpw, judgment being obtaipe
| fur her,