Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-29
Enough Glory for one Night.

New YORK, Aug. 2S.-Henry o. BOwel
has again sued the Brooklyn Eagle 10
libel contained in an editorial of yesterda.
laying his damages at $4,000. =
The Prayer Meeting.
Plymouth church was densely packe,
this evening, every available spot of sittin:
OF standing room being occupied and eYer
the rostrum was encroached upon by a surg
ing multitude. At the east end Of the plat
form and on the table alongside
the presiding officers seat wer'
vases of rare eo.ics. Probably
over three thousand people were present
and many had to 90 away for want of ae
| rornihodaiions. After singing and praye
the report was read by Prof. Raymond. L
makes over ten thousand words. 1t open:
with Beecher's letter Of June p, 1874, ask
ing an impartial investigation and appoint
ing the committee; also, his letter of July
6, asking the examining committee of th'
church to vest the Beecher committee with
the necessary authority. The report claims
that the committee sought all ayailabl,
evidence, and gives the following
Roll of witnesses
called on. ssmOst of whom have attended:
Mrs. Elizabeth X. Tilton. Mrs. III. W
BpechEr, Samuel Wilkeson, John ". How
ard, Theodore Tilton, Samuel Z. Beecilcr
Mrs. y. b. Morse, Oliver johnson, Rev. r
S. Sarrs, d. D., d. Wight johnson, Isaat
Ii. Bailey, Mrs. Putnam, John W. Mason
Rev. W. W. Patton, Mary e. AmeS, Rich
ard p. Buck, Francis b. Carpenler, Albert
| T. Norton, Thomas NJ. Nail!e, Nj. Holmes
Hon. n. B. Morse, Mrs Mary b. Bradshaw
joseph Richards, Miss Elizabeth Turner
Francis w. Stiles, NJ. D., Charles Carez-
NJ. d., DIR. Mention, Miss Oakley, Mrs
Elizabeth 4. OvinctOn, Mrs. Wallace, Rev
:. B. Halliday, Thomas G.. Sherman
Benz. f. Tracy, Francis ID. MoultOn, Frank
lin Woodruff, John ". Harrison and Rev
Henry Ward Beecher.
Zone Notable Exception
is Francis B. Carpenter" who it seems did
not appear. The report speaks of 'slleged
extracts from Beecher's letters, but doe:
not impugn their accuracy. II claims that
for four years TiltOn had, in many letters
to his friends, none of which are produced
spoken Of Beecher's Offense as an improper
solicitation only. Tilton has not proven
one distinct case of crinInality, either a
BeecheI'. house or his. 2'iltOn's disbelie
! in Biblical inspiration and loose views o
morals are next cited, which caused his Wit,
much grief, and she naturally sought he
pastor: at now appears, that during Ties
years, Mrs. Tilton became strongly attaches
10 Mr.. Beecher, and in July, 1870, eonfesse'
70 her husband an oyershadOwing Affection
for her pastor"
Beeeher's OGenees.
aOn or about the 10th of DecembeT
1870, Mrs. TiltOn separated from her hls
band, going with her children to her moth
| er's house. She sent for Mr.. BeecheT, an,
| on his visiting her. she made to him
statement of her suferings and the abuse.
which she had received at the hands of he
| husband, which greatly shocked Mr.. Beech
/ er. He asked and received permission {,
| send to Mrs. Tilton his wife. whose judg
| ment in such matters he considered bette
| than his own. Subsequently he agreed il
advising with his wife that it was desirable
| that Mrs. TiltOn should separate from he
| husband. Mr.. Tilton, however, subsequent
| IL forced his wife to return To his house by
sending for and obtaining possession Of tn
Youngest child, who was sick with tn
Group"
Beecher's next offence was his advisin.
Bowen to discharge TiltOn from the lnde
pendent on account of TiltOn's loose relig
| iOus views. TiltOn then extOrted from hi
! wife a confession Of his own diCtatiOn. Th'
| committee confirm The story of MoultOl
| producing pistol 70 recover Mrs. TiltOni
| recantatiOn of her confession, and say II
is
An Amazing Great Pity,
| that at this juncture, MoultOn was no
handed over TO the police.
sMr. Beecher's distress was bOundless
he saw the peril of being even falsely &C
| cused. He blamed himself for much that bai
occurred. He could not tell how much o
the impending trouble could be attributes
| TO Mrs. Tilton's undue affection for hin
which it was his duty to have represSed
Beecber's Apology.
They inslnuate that the apology wa
rather she product of Moulton, to pacif,
TiltOn, saying "This paper isin no prOpe
sense Mr.. Beecher's production or a col
rect report of what he said. No man vii
believe for instance, that Beecher said, .
humble myself before him (TiltOn) as | d
before my God" A very important que:
| tion arises in this connection, To wha
does the apology refer? 1t declares Mn
Tilton guiltless, and yet TiltOn refer
to adultery. Considering the weight {
credit to which the RESPECTIVE
parties are entitled where there is confiC
between them, We believe and propose t
show from the evidence, that the Origina
charge was improper advances, and that a
time passed and the conspiracy deepened
was enlarged into adultery. The importanc
of this is apparent, because if the charg
has been so changed, then both Tilton an
MOultOn are cOHSpiTdtOrS and convicted Q
a vile fraud, which necessarily ends thel
influence in this controversy.
What is the proof that the charge in %
first instance was adultery? 1t Is said tha
it was, and that the memorandum IN u
hands of Tilton in his wife's handwrltln
was to such effect, but this is denied by Dot
Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton, and the WTl
ten paper is not produced.
1t is said further that Mr.. Beecher cor
tossed the fact Of adultery, but this IS agai
denied by him, and such alleged cOnfesslo
is inconsistent with the retTactiOn that l
received that evening from Mrs. Tilton.
he had confessed, what service could u
retraction render? why procure one al al
what then was the charge preferred on Il
evening of December 30. We answer
wasimpTOper advances, which of course M
Beecher denies. All the subsequent cor
versatiOns, acts and letters OF u
various persons directly concerned in dea
ing with the scandal are consistent with IN
view and with no other.
There is a sort of postscript to relractlo
in which the charge Of improper advLnc,
: is especially denied, thus showing, we SUI
nit, that this was the charge that was
the mind of both Mrs. TiltOn and NJ
Beecher and no other offence.
The StOrrs Letter.
In the unwTitten statement of the Oiien
shown TO DR.. StorTs by Tilton and Carpei
ter, which was made in Mrs. TiltOn's han
writing under the demand Of her husoan
who says he dictated the precise Wor
charscteriZing the OiIense, the charge vi
an impure proposal. This statement Nh
Tilton retracted, and SAYS she prOtest'
against it as false when she signed 1t, al
afterwards saw DR.. StOrTs and told him
DIR. StorrS, in letter tothe committee, co
firms the retractiOn.
"'The True story"
Mr. Beecler testifes that he met Tilt