The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16

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sire you, when you have satisfied yourselves by an
OF evidence to communicate to the exauin in e
committee, or to the church, such action as may
then seem to yon right and wise.
HENRY WARD BE EcHER
The following is the second lette,:
JULT 8, 1874.
DEAR BRETHREN: 1 inclose to you letter in
which have req Vested three gentlemen from the
church and three FROM the society of Plymouth
Church, gentlemen of irrepproachable repute. and
who have not been involved in any Of the trials
through which we have passed during the year, to
make thorough and impartial examination of all
char gcs, or insinuations against my good name,
and to report the same to you, and now respect
fully request that you will give to this committee
the authority to act in your behalf also 1t seem ed
wise to me that the request ehould proceed from
me, and without your foregoing Knowledge, and
that you should give to it the authority to act in
Your behalf, in so Ear as thorough investigation
of the facts should be concerned f3flH63rUeE
HENRY WARD BEEcHEI.
''The Examining Committee, recognizing the
character ofthe men thus appointed, unanimously
adopted the sctian of the pastor, and authorized
the gentlemen named to act as a committee in its
behalf and to report the result Of their inquiry for
It's information and further action. The Con0rs-
gaSicaa1ist lately suggested that the charges
against Mr.. Beecher should be referred for exam
iyation to several distngul shed men in different
parts softae country, bat Mr. Beecherg seems to
have thsnght that the ma tier might more appro-
priately be referred to members Of his own church
ministry would make them do their work thor.
oughy and impartially, and who, having been
chosen to official duty by their fellow-members,
would especially command their confidence. This,
moreover, is In accordance with the principles and
t he genius OF Congregationasm, which impose
upon every church the daty of settling its own
difficulties without needlessy troubling others.
''Mr Tilton's publication, it will be remember.
ed, was made on Thursday, June 25; Mr.. Beecher,
coming to town Friday conducted his usual prcyel-
and on Saturday the 9th, wrote he
above tier, asking his church to inyestigat 1.-THE
matter. TheGommttee has comm enced Its work
and will pros ecutelt tothe earliest possible com
pletion." lfAi98 eAi Afi# 5A's3 Fae II
Mr. sherman, clerk Of the church, said this
evening that the committee had been working az
siduonsly since Mr.. Beecher's first letter was re-
ceived and would probably finish Its labors, this
week The result would be reported to the ex-
aiming Committee at once, and by that bodg re-
ported to the Church.
MR.. TiLToN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
He will appear again with detailed statement
Of facts compromising the character of Henry
Ward Beecher. s9a4Iae
NEW YORK, Jnlz 13.-Mr. Beech er's letter.to the |
ofsix church m embers requesting them |
10 investigate his character against TIton's aln-
'ions to an oense and apology in his Bacon letter,
has elected the following reply by Mr. Titon 1t is
az Mr.. Beecher's was to the committee
BRooLLYN, July 13.-1o the Investigating Com
When, on Friday last, /
met you at your invitation, tie appointment OF
your committee had not been made known to the
public. You sat in private capacity Moreover
One of yonr legal advisors had previously given
ne nope that, lion my appearance before you l
would preserve judicious reticence concerning
he worst aspects OF the case, | might thereby
aciliiate through you, such moderate public
Presentation of Mr. Beecher's ofense and apology
scandal. / reoced in this hope and promptly
eciprocated the kindly telling which was report
ID to me as shown by you ell toward me and my
amiy. Accordingly when Iimet you IN conference.
ny brief statement was in substance he two fol 4
owing points =
First, that my letter to DIR. Bacon was written,
not as an act OF aggression, but OF selfdeelse
ri fnrth from nd Orps
yious provocation by your pastor your church, the
Brooklyn Council aud the ey-noderators criti- |
ism on my supposed conduct all uniting to de |
anne before the world and inAict on me an unjust
Danishmen t for acts done by another and second
hat having by atletter defended myself so ia r.,
athought required me t. carry my reply. | felt |
unwilling to proceed further against Mr.. Beecher
without further pubic proyocatiou, or other neoes
ity. Such a necessity is now put upon me b, !
Mr.. Beecher, himself, in the publication of a |
lirect request by him toyou to inquire ofricially
INTO his character, as affected by his offense, aud
he apology towhich referred. He th,is offers to
ne a direct challenge. not only before your com.
nittee, but before vIhe pnblSc, which Thereby |,
accept. therefore give You notice thatI shall
prepare fun and detalcd statement in accordance
with the terms fyour committee 1nvit.tion to me-
10 furnish sueh facts as are within my knowledge
touching IN attic rs which compromise the cAaracie
of Henry Ward Beecher. snail be. ready to lay
this before you within a week or ten days, or as,
soon thereafter as l shall find myself able TO sat
numerous facts and eyideneeiin such strict array
as [ can, cover them each and every one with mY
oath to their truth, sworn before a magistrate. l.
await the appointment by yod ola dAy1nutually I
convenient formy presentation Of this III person
to your committee. Meanwfilel shall make pub
lie my present note 10 you because Mr. Beecher's |
letter TO which this preliminary response. has
been made pubic by ra, go " .'.1.g
Wilh great reapect ! am TuIy yours,
$500 III ~@sg TugolsoRE TIIe7oN !
A special 70 the Chicago POST and Mail saws
Mrs Tilon has beeiA before the Committee of Ply
mouth Church. She denies exp lfcily that Beech
er ever made an indecent proposal to Ler,