The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-03
From the New York Tlmcs.l
n Filthy scandal.


knowledge, | give this document to the
world, and estop and convict the principal
offender against truth, public dccency and
the rights of reputation.
NY inducement to do this is the fact that
Mr.. Bowen has of late repeatedly declared
that he has never disavowed his charges
against Mr.. Beecher, but that he yet insist
ed on their truth. And now the public can
understand the brave silence which the
great preacher has kept under the protract-
ed storm of Islander. He had covenanted to
bury the past and to maintain peace ana
brotherhood. The violation of that agree
mcnt by Henry G.. Bowen unseals my mouth,
if it does not open the lips of the pastor of
Plymouth Church. SUFFOLK.
New York, May 20, 1873.
THE pIsAvowAL.
We three men. earnestly desiring to re-
move all causes of ohense existing between
ms. real or fancied, and to make Christian
PREPARATION for injuries done or supposed to
he done, and to efface the disturbed past,
and to provide concord, good WILL and love
for the future, do declare and covenant each
to the other as follows:
|. I, Henry C. Bowen, having given
credit perhaps without due consideration,
to tales and in cndoes affecting Henry
Ward Becchcr, and being influenced by
them, rs was natural to Il man who receives
impressions suddenly, to the extent of re-
pcatng them (guardedly, however, and
within limitations, and not for the purpose
of injurng him. but strictly in the conf
dcnce of consultation now feel that therein
did him wrong. Therefore | disavow all
the charges and imputati0ns that have been
attributed to me as having been by me made
against Henry Ward Beccher-and de-
clare, fully and without reserve, that know
nothing which should prevent me from cX-
tending to him my most cordial fsiendship,
confidence, and Christian fellowship. And
expressly withdraw all the charges, impu-
tations, and inucndocs imputed as having
been made and uttered by me, and set forth
in a letter written to me by Theodore Tilton
on the first day of January, 1871, ca copy
of which letter is hcrcunto anneXed)-and
! sincerely regret having made any impu-
tations. charges or inucndoes unfavorablc
90 the Christian character of Mr. Bcecher.
And | covenant and promise that for all fu-
turc time | will never by word or deed rccur
to, repeat, or allude to, any or either of
said charges, imputations and inucndocs.
=. And /, Theodore Tilton, do, of my
free will and friendly spirit toward Henry
c. Bowen and Henry Ward Beccher hereby
covenant and agree that will never again
repeat by word of mouth or otherwise any
of the allegations, or imputations, or inucn-
does contained in my letter hcrcunto an
neXcd, or any other injurious imputatons
or allegations suggested by or growing out
of these-and that | will never again bring
up or hint at any cause of difference or
ground of complaint heretofore existing be-
tween the said Henry C. Bowen and myself,
or the said Henry Ward Beecher.
AL ID Al,
past forever out of sight and out of memory.
| deeply regret the causes of suspicion,
jealousy, and estrangement which have
come between us. 1t is joy to me to have
my old regard for Henry c. Bowen and
Theodore Tilton restored, and a happiness
TO me to resume the old relations of love,
respect and reliance to each and both of
them. If l have said any thing injurious to
the reputation of either, or have detracted
from their standing and fame as Christian
gentlemen and members of my church, re-
woke it all, and heartily covenant to repair
and reinstate them to the extent of my
power.
(Signcd,) II. C. Bowen.
THEODORE TLToN.
II. w. BEEcuER.
brooklyn, April 2, 1872.
MIR. TIIToN's LETTER.
BROOKLYN, Jan. /. 1871.
Mr.. Henry G. Boren:
SIR: received last evening your sudden
notices breaking my two contracts, one
with the Independent, the other with the
Brooklyn Union. With reference to this
act of yours | will make plain statement
of facts. 1t was during the early part of
the rebellion, if | recOllect Alright, when
Won fret intimatnI In mo that Row Henry
Ward Beecher had committed acts of adult
cry for which, if you should expose him, he
would be driven from the pulpit. From
that time onward your references to the
subject were frequent and always accom-
panied with the exhibition of deep seated
injury to your heart. In a letter which
you addressed to me from Woodstock, June
rs, 1868, referring to this subject, you
said, 81 sometimes feel that / must break
silence that must no longer suffer as a
dumb man and be made to bear a load of
grief most unjustly. One word from me
would make rebellion throughout
Christendom, / had almost said, and you
know it, You have just little of the evil
dence from the great volume in your pos
session | ain not pursuing phantom
but solemnly brooding over an awful real
ity."
Subsequent to this letter, and on frequent
intervals from this till now, you have re-
peated the statement that you could at any
moment eXpel Henry Ward Beecher from
Brooklyn. You have reiterated the same
thing, not only to me, but to others. More
over, during the year just closed your let
tiers on the subject were marked with more
feeling than heretofore, and were not UNI
frequently coupled with your emphatic de-
claration that Mr.. Beecher ought not to be
allowed to occupy public position as a
Christian teacher and preacher.
On the 25th of December, 1870, at an
interview in your house. at which Mr.
Oliver johnson and were present, you
spoke freely and Indignantly against Mr.
Beecher AS an unsafe visitor in the families
of his congregation. You alluded by name
80 IA woman, now widow, whose husbands
death you did not doubt was FASTENED by
his knowledge that Mr.. Beecher had main
tanned with her an improper intimacy. As
ii to leave no doubt on the minds of either
Mr.. johnson or myself, you informed us
that Mr. Bcecher had made to you a con
fession of guilt, and had with tears i'm
plored your forgiveness. After Mr.. John
son retired from this interview, you related
to me the case of woman of whom you
said Gas nearly as | can rccollcct your
Words that "Mr. Beecher took her in his
arms by force, threw her down upon the
sofa, accomplished upon her his deviltry,
and left her, =
During your recital of this tale you were
filled with anger toward Mr.. Beecher You
said, with terrible emphasis, that he ought
not to remain week longer in his pulpit.
You Immediately suggested that demand
should be made upon him to quit his sacred
office You volunteered to bear to him
such demand in the form of an open let.
ter, which you would present to him with
your own hand, and you pledged yourself
TO sustain the demand which the letter
should make, namely, THAT he should foi
reasons which he explicitly knew, immedi-
ntply cnasn from his ministry ut plNm0uil