Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-22
LAGER.BEER vs.. RELIGION.
A Boston Parson After New York
Journalist.

Boston Cor. N. Y. Herald.l
Lager-beer Fulton, as he is termed by
the Independent Tilton, made loud and
emphatic defense of himself and his
personal habits in the fremont Temple
this evening. The old edifce was
crowded from pit to dome, and probably
for the five hundred who gained admis-
sion twenty thousand came and we're
turned away. The audience, or congre-
CATION, was O miscellaneous one, and all
were seemingly attracted more by GU
riosity to see how Fulton would scull
himself clear from the suspicion of lager
beer indulgence than they we're to ascer-
tain the true course to salvation and
heaven. Fulton preached red-hot
temperance sermon of over an hour be-
fore he came down to the allegations Of
his own debauchery, and when he did
arrive at these he hurled batch of deni-
ais perfectly overwhelming. He alluded
in sarcastic manner to Theodore Til
ton, of the Independent, and then said
he had libeled him, as follows:
after preaching a Sunday night SER
mon in DIR. Armitage's church, in New
York, he sauntered down the Bowery,
in company with friend, entered a
lager-beer saloon, and during an hours
stay drank-the two together-nine or
ten glasses of lager-beer, of which the
Rev. Mr.. Fulton drank the larger part.
Mr.. Fulton then went on to say: This
statement followed letter to which my
name is appended, and which Mr.. Tilton
admits he believed to have been a forgery.
AT once | denied the statement and there
/ proposed to leave it, believing that my
past life and my present conduct are a
sufficient answer to the charge; but my
friends thought differently. So soon as
they learned that | never preached for
DR.. Armitage on a Sabbath evening but
once in my life, and that ON the evening
of my return from Europe, when two of
my brethren welcomed me at the steamer,
and went with me to the hotel and from
there to the church, back to the hotel, in
company with one of the most influential
ministers of our denomination, they said
"'Your accuser shall prove his charge or
stand before the world as false witness
On Tuesday morning the determination
was made public, Then, from leading
citizens came proffers of help, while from
members of sister denominations as well
as from sister churches here and in dis
tant places, from leading ministers in
States from Maine to Iowa, letters poured
in, saying: "You owe it to Christ and
His cause to disproye the charge" The
proposition to Institute 0 libel, suit was
my brethren's, and not mine. ] could
only stand by and let events take their
course. On Thursday evening, it having
been ciFoulated that. Mr.. Tilton' was
screening himself behind q ao-ealled and
wealthy merchant, a mutual friend came
and said that Mr.. Tilton believes this
(" Have you any idea who the man is2'
/" None.d ".Then," asked, what
would be the effect il went to Mr.. Tilton
with friends and demanded to see my
accusers?" n.f sr.- 81 /
Capital" he said. at will give Mr., |
Tilton an Opportunity to correct his
statement. -l.Ios .11.g
At eight o'clock Saturday morning |
Rev. Z. i. Taylor, Rev. T. L. Cuyler
and Rev. James B. Simmons called with
me on Mr.. Tilton, and asked to see the |
so-called, well known wealthy merchant
He sent for him. Mr.. Tilton and my
self went TO the Independent office,
where | was introduced TO him He re-
fused to meet me with my friends. /
had known him in the University of
Michigan, and had seen him once since
as a Snowman in the Crystal Palace,
New York, where he exhibited a section
of the California tree. said to him:
Had | not the reputation of being
temperance man In the University"
Yes" he said.
aid not befriend a man addicted 70
the habit Of strong drink, and at the re
quest of his friends make him my room
mate, to eadeavor, by way Of influence,
to reform him?
ayes" he said.
when do you claim ] went with you
to lager beer saloon after preaching
for DIR. Armitage, on Sunday nightY'
''In the summer Of 1855, he said.
"That carries me back fifteen years,
when / lived in st. Louis and before my
marriage. Do you say that / went with
you, or you went with me to DR.. Armit-
ages church, where preached on a Sun
day night, after which sauntered down
the Bowery and helped you to drink nine
or ten glasses Of lager beerf'
He replied, Il did not say nine or ten,
but several glasses; the statementin the
Tribane is incorrect in many important
No matter" | said, but you do
claim that Invent into lager beer saloon
With you affer preaching on a Sunday
night and drank even one glass2'
He replied. Il d" ~ea 4
VIII you permit me to send for Rev.
Or. Armitare, who win assure you that
never preached in his church on Nor
Oh street, on a Sabbath evening, in my
ifef