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DRs. sToRRs AND BUDDINGToN INVITED II
APPEAR BEFORE IT.

Anu cAGN4er q On .QucFlDE SOUL.
DRs. srORRs AND BUDDINGTON INVITED TO
APPEAR BEFORE IT.
NEw YORK. Feb 1S.-At the afternoon
session of the advisory council Dr. Strong.
of Boston, offered the following as substi-
tute Tor the resolution offered by the COM
mittee.
Resolved. That the council now in ses-
sion in Plymouth Church extend a cordial
invitation 70 Rev. r. ;. StOrrS, ID. D., and
Rev. William Ives BuddingtOn, ID. D., to
come before the council to aid Us with any
facts which may be within their knowledge
as touching the questions before the
council.
A delegate asked what the committee ex-
pected to reach by inviting thess two min
listers. DR.. Strong said that the COM
mlttee were unanimous IN the desire that it
should be adopted. Should they shut out
anybody they would be doing injury to
Plymouth Church. Judge WitheY said he
considered it more important to hear these
two gentlemen than any others who could
be invited 10 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 a.
brethren before the council. They should
not be summoned as witnesses, but as breth-
ren, TO come in and make any statements in
relation to the questions before it. Alter
further discussion the resolution was adopt
ed and a committee of three appointed to
invite Drs. Storrs and Burlington to ap-
pear before the council. A motion was
adopted TO adjourn from noon tomorrow
TO Monday at two O'Clock. Opportunity
was given to Plymouth Church com
mittee to make additional statements. and
Mr. .Shearman said he had been instructed
by the committe TO lay before the council
paper which had not yet been presented to
the church for the reason that a meeting
could not be called since 1t had been receiy
cd. He then read letter from And0ver
Seminary, proposing a mutual council.
This letter provoked great deal Of discus
sion, and wRs eventually referred TO com
mittee of three. Deacon Isaac Clatin, of
Lombard, H., wanted TO have it stated in
the report of the committee whether or not
the Andoyer Seminary church had right.
under the rules OF COngregatiOnallsm. 10
call this council. He made long, ram
bling address and was interrupted several
times by delegates raising 10 points OF
order Mr.. Shearman, IN reply 20 the ques-
ton relating TO further Investigation OF the
charges against the pastor by the church.
said the first reason why they had not
opened the case again vas because no
charges had been presented. NJ. Beecher
also spoke at some length on the subject,
his point being that he was tired of COM
munlty who had not sense to read the court
reports OF the case and stop continually
sending complaints that they had not
challenged the world as Witnesses. DR..
- Il.
be invited ID communicate TO this cOan-
Gil any evidence he might have
in regard to the questions before it, was
adopted. r. W. Raymond stated that fuI
ther investigation was not required by
man, woman or child in Plymouth Church
DR.. Bacon, on behalf Of the COMMITTEES 10
invite Drs. Storrs and Buddington. report
ed that they had seen and been received
kindly by both gentlemen and that both
Of them had said they bad nothing to
communicate to the council. The report
was adopted and the council adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The crowd of people that attended she
eyening session was 40 immense that i, was
found necessary TO close the doors about
seven O'Clock in order to prevent any more
entering. 1t IS estimated there were about
5000 people present. Rev. DR.. Fay, Of
Bangor. led in prayer. after which assist
ant moderator ex-Gov. Dlugley said that
the hour having arrived Ut which Mr.
Henry {. Bowen was asked to appear, they
would proceed at once with his exam:na-
ton. Mr.. Bowen, accompanied by DR.. W.
L. Ward, Of the Independent, had come III
previously and seated himself near the plat
form which he now ascended. DR.. Bacon
pr0po nded tho questions Alter reading
Bowen's Communication, ho said the hrst
question he would ask w0aid be Nv hO told
you that you were not wanted by the COM
mittee ?" Mr.. Bowen sIid tina. he did no.
remember any special conversation on
the subject OF his being presen.
with any one of the members. lie
would ask if what he said in his com
munication OF last evening had been denied
by any body. DR.. Bacon said his commu
nlcation was q denial ot something said in
the council, Yesterday. and he was invited
10 come there for the purpose Oi stating
what facts he knew in relation to the mat
ter. He then asked him ii he would have
fully testified if he had been invited TO do
80 by the investigating committee IN los4.
and he replied he should have testified, bnt
to what extent he could not then state. 10
response to question as to how long
notice he would have required, he SAID ho
had frequently stated that he was always
ready-tiye minutes would do him. Hewas
then asked if he had not kept the examin-
ing committee of Plymouth Church waiting
some weeks for him to get ready what ne
knew, and why the delay? His reply was
that he was waiting to find out what they
wanted of him. DR.. Howe, assistant scribe,
did not think the question proper one
It was entirely outside OF the matter Tor
- had baar InrIfgl and h.
hoped it would rot be repeated. or folloxe5
by others Of the same character. BoEe..
said he was ready TO answer any questions
put to him in relation 70 MS
communication, but ii that had
had been denied he would like to know il.
and by whom. In reply TO the question pus
by DIR. Bacon, as to whether he could re-
member the conversation between himself
and Ii. b. Claain, during which the latter
told him he was not wanted by the COM
mittee, he said that it seemed to him he had
a right to know if his communication had
been contradicted. DR.. Walcott repeated
what the moderator had said in regard to
the nature of the communication and MI
Bowen said he had evidence that he was not
wanted there. 1t was the report OF the in
vestigating committee containing the list oil
those summoned as witnesses. which he re-
queSteQ tne scrlOt 10 Itd1- MS hon.e "e
not among the number and he considered
that ample proof that be was not to ap-
pear The only conversation no had on the
subject was with H. b. Clahin, who san
he did not think he (BOwen) wo1ld DO
called. He then read letter from Claim
v which be had received at Woodstock. relat-
lating to the tripsrtitc agreement
| in which he said that Inton
asked for the papers. He came to
| New York on the morning OF the 2otn
and Clahin called at his ofice. lie sad
that TO refresh his memory he would refer
to the memorandum taken at the time.
which had since lain IN his safe lie was
prepared to prove the authority OF this py
DIR. Ward, who had also made memoran,
dunn of the occurrence in his diary lie read
tho paper which was to the effect that Oiai-
lin had stated that he called by request
Did not say who requested him, and asxei
him if he coald not arrange the WOODSTOCK
letter SO that it would appear 10 relate 20
business. Claf6n asked him II ne woaia
speak if he could crush any one and nc saio
no he had no desire to crush snyoooy'
After answering several other 9usss,ens;
Mr.. Bowen left the platform and Dr.. .Wsfd
took bis place eorroborsting him u ssasso