The New York herald., 1874-07-29

80 80 H,iefi,'. he thougnt n there was no hell
Der. cr him who biougat his neiah0or.s Character
INTO jeopardy and disfrace
IA conc41si0l ne enfrta ated Ais hearer. 10 think
wei ~ the common .ia oi SANDER. Al a man ,ook
money nom hls neiga9or ualaNiuy the way "a
God ior pardon u man taxes away nis neigh.
r,,t s, ", 49, =, siaa tne same rule must be
Il was @A
The Mission OF the Churehss
From the cireisnati Enquirer-organ ofthe wess
srn dem0cracyl
Assuming the authenticity of the published lei.
ters OF NJ. Bsecher aud Mrs rlton. which Is not
denied. a certain that Mr.. Beecher has been
guilty OF adultery. The eject OF the disclosure has
not jet been iuily considered while the mist stnl
hung round the charges hr. Beecher has been
Tor many years the representative Protestant
preacher Of the United states Hts church II ortno-
dox. Lyman Beecher and Jonathan Edwards were
preachers in that denomination Men Judge .
political party o. ITS leaders We measure any
movement or cause OF Institution by its repre-
sentative men There s no reason way the church,
a human institution should not be Judged by
The same method aud tue same logic. N does noe
bosoms the scarlet letter. but II does become eyi-
DEM that tue churcn u an organization ike other
rules. Judged by the same standards, criticised
vita ihe same rgor. The various denominations
and Churches stand on a level witn the school, OF
any ike useful institution. The religions OF the
world mas play their part IN the development VI
The schools. the theatre the concert. the gai-
lery; the library. the happy mis- the social
seyes.b e,,sb ps sps "sns ms.senser. ss, sen. ON Il:
same errand by the same high authority.
most of ali, doubtless; ba; the theory announced
Dy Matthew Arnold few wears ago nnds con-
banisa superstlion' Mr.. Arnold declared me chief
end OF man 10 bc culture-the deyeiopment OF that
wnsn n whn na ~ ngs es an se
ment contributing 10 culture. He claimed that the
commands OF culture aud o. scripture are iaenti.
the essential doc rine oI both OF all the Influences
that are nr.ught to bear upon tne ,iie OF
religion 4 doubtless tae grsatesa The
single force In moidilg the liie aud character OF
different peoples. We need only To point " me
venerable Catnohc Church. which has guided nis-
tory Tor centuries IN many lands; 10 the Nazarene
whose three years OF preaching made history stop
and begin anew; 10 the Hebrew church. which
the growing hatred OF 1000 years has been unable
to crush. IN support OF this proposition. The de-
oi living clergy men, will not have been without
Its benefits II 1t teaches men 10 regard the re-
liglOns aud the churches with less OF Superstition.
Tne sorrow is tnat It VIII subtract from the respecs
Justly due them.
From n Caterpillar tn n Butterfly.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
We are furnished by telegraph tins morning with
an abstract or the testimony OF Theodore Tiltou
taken before the investigating committee OF
Plymouth church on Saturday last Theodore
underwent thorough crosse xamination upon has
celebrated statement" and among other inter.
esting facts brought out Is the assertion that he
never claimed that his wife was "as pure as light"
He only regarded her as good Cnrisilan woman.
This last batch OF stun VIII prove interesting. no
vclopment OF tae Beecner.Tilton business ~ one
might watch the transformation OF caterpulas
Into o butterfly.
Henry Ward, Do II or You are ID
(dashed).
tHenry waterson, IN Louisville Courier.JournaI
26th.l
Mr.. Beecher said he didn't, and Mrs. 1tlton says
be didn't. Nobody but Mr.. Tlton says ne did. Il
is much easier TO suppose that one man would tell
lie than rhat man and q woman both would
But, Henry Ward, If you can prove that dif0f you
are taking about, do 1t or you are ID. ~
The Beecher.Ttlton scandal Is to Brooklyn pretty
muen what the great drought Is to the south u
Al exchange sks:-"Is Reury c. Bowen dsadS'
Mucn to the regret OF the puulic ct large, hs not
The Ora m tic Broadsfds.
From the Boston Globe.l
Giving to the three witnesses the same degree OF
credit, the statements OF MIR. Beecher and Mrs. tn.
ton have left very little Of the dramatic broadsids
which was intended to crush them. The direct,
explicit and comprehensive denial they both give
10 every essential charge resting upon Mr.. Titons
own authority relieved great deal OF anxiety,
ann bs mas s1ea nope thas
and honor.
Beecher Bound to Stand by the Woman.
From the Springfield (IlLj Register.l
Beecher is at least entitled credit OF stand
ing by the woman, but after all we doubt whether
he appears as handsomely as Dave stewart. OF
wmicaEo, did some years ago He was bound 70 40
better.
His Life is Sinking Into the Twilight a.
Death.
From the ST. Paul Despatch.1
1t Is useless to dwell upon the narrowing, dis.
tresstng subject The form oil Henry Ward Beecher,
which so long appeared to thousands clothed with
the brightness OF the arcnangel Is crumoling into
the dust. His life is sinking into the twilight OF
DEATH crushed hopeless, dishonorea, alone. Les
US draw the veil.
Institute n Libel.
From the Philadelphia telegraph
HIS good name Is the cnief point OF at.
TACK and he should call upon the courts to defend
1t by instituting suit for libel. This course would
greatly serve hts interests, while checking materi-
ally the growing proportions OF the scandal that II
Delnv brought upon the cause OF reugion ana mo-
rality 1t Is 20 be hoped, therefore, that Mr.. III
toms one sensible proposition will be adopted.
Try Him First.
From the Milwaukee wisconsin,
II he Is guilty he deserves unsparing condemna.
ton lion but let US try him nrst and hang him alter.
Frightfully Mixed.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean,
The testimony Is not all In yet. At present the
evidence Is frigh;iully mixed aud con1icung
Candor compes a suspension OF Judgment and pa
tient waiting until other witnesses nave told what
they know and all the testimony duly sifted ana
weiahed; and even then there may remain DO
little diifculty III arriving at Gear oecislou. Inc
hailn 10 the public sense OF morality, wlcu cannot
but result from Milling every mind with things 50
foul and vile, is partly Offset by the expressed alb
norrence OF vice ana the impression made OF the
infinitely lamentable consequences or IL. A. AZ