Year: 1876

PLYMOUTH CHURCH PREPARING TO THROW "THE


PATRIARCH OVERHEARD.


tremendous throng of people wedged themselves
into the lecture of ymouth church last evening
upon the occasion of the regular weeklyprayer meet
ing. Mr.. Beecher much more brief in his remarks
than usual to the end that more time might be devoted
to the business meeting which followed Immediately at
the close OF the devotional exercises.


Considerable enthusiasm was manifested by the con-
gregation which, by the way, very largely CON-
posed Of ladies, whenever point made by any Of
the many speakers in the business meeting debate
against Bowen and other enemies of Plym-
outh church. A strong desire was evinced
by three or four OF the speakers to go for
Mr. Bowens scalp at once they being strongly opposed
to giving him any time, and urging his immediate
dismissal from church membership in a most summary
and enectual manner What the longer heads of tho
church seemed to think was wiser policy prevailed
however, and Bowen will be Afforded more oppor-
tunity to "divuge or right himself


THE BUSINESS MEETING


At the close OF the prayer meeting an adjourned
business meeting was held, with f. NJ. Edgerton
moderator Rosster W. RAYMOND prayed, and tho
minutes of the previous meeting read and ap-
proved. On motion of +. b. Blair, it was resolved
that when the meeting should adjourn it would be to
meet next Wednesday evening at halfpast seven
O'Clock. Mr.. Blair read the report OF the Examining
Committee, detailing the meetings with Mr.. Bowen and
the correspondence between him and the committee
and which have already been published The following
was then oGered:-


Resolved, That Henry Q Bowen be summoned by the
thereof to be held on Wednesday the st Of March ne
then and there orally and all questions that
contained in his letter OF February and in his
tion to the committee February 23.


Mr. Mckay wanted the whole question referred to
the Examining Committee.


s. v. White moved to amend the resolution by add
ing:-"And in the event Of his failure to appear he
will at the next business meeting OF this church be
cast from the fellowship of the church sian
derer persists in fragrant offence against fellow
member in open defiance OF the good order of the
church and of his covenant obligations In the premi-
sesln


II. B. White thought that final action should be
taken in Bowen's to show the community that
they in earnest There had never been, he said,
but other community tried by the ev doing of
a member Plymouth church, and when the member
OF that community found he not wanted he had
the decency go out and hang himself


This sally was received with loud demonstrations OF
applause, which Mr. Beecher suppressed saying It
occasion for laughter; that his thought was in
the nature OF execution and of funeral and ought
be approached with other feeling than solemnIty.


f. B. Blair wanted the matter referred either to the
church q special committed


Brother Mckay wanted 1t to go back to the Examin-
ing Committee, with recommendation to that body
not handle 10 gingerly they had heretofore


Mr. Beecher wanted it TO go before the whole church
The Examining Committee, he thought, could not adj
vance the matter single step till they had taken II
before the church, and If they wanted the question
nnay decided they should bring 1t before the church
at


The amendments were hnaly withdrawn and the
original motion unanimously adopted.


Mr. Shoarman read the report OF the committee ap-
pointed present the Of the church the Ad-
vsory Council Il contained statistics to the num-
Der of letters mssve sent, the number Of churches
represented at the Council and other details thanked
the assembly for its good advice and ended with
eral resolutions OF which the following is the only
Of special Importance


Resolved That Plymouth church gladly and unreservedy
accepts advice admonton Advisory Council
and will promptly carry into effect all the reecommenda
that Councl and that, in pursuance of those
recommendation 1t does invite and challenge and
all persons who willing TO be responsible for charges
against the of this church bring forward such
charges In the prescribed by the result OF the Coun
Gill this church pedgng itself investigation
be made Immediately in the advised by the Council
and under the direction Of the committee appointed thereby


vote OF thanks rendered to the Church Council
Committee and another to Mr. Shearman for his ardu
labors preparing the case Rossiter W. Ray
mond and Deacon GarDut made speeches eulogizing
Mr.. Shearman.