The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-30
BEECHER. TILTON.
To Frank Moulton.
On the same day

LOWING:
Fuv. Y. 1871 MY DEAR FRIEND Nc ULToN: I
am glad to send youa book, etc. Many, many
friends has God raised up to me, but 10 none of
them has he ever given opportunity and wisdom
so to serve me as you have. You have also proved
Theodore's friend and Elizabeth's Does God
look down from Heaven on three unhappier crea
lures that smore need friend than these? Is it
not an intimation Of Gods intent Of mercy to all
that each one of these has in you tried and
precious friend? But only in you we thus
united Would to God, who orders all hearts,
that by his midiation theodore, Elizabeth and
could be made friends. Theodore will have the
hardest task In snch case, but has he not proved
himself capable of the noblest things? I wonder
ifElizabeth knows how.generously he has carried
himself toward me? OF course Can never speak
with her again without her permission, and I do
not know that even then it would be best.
Mr.. Moulton. the same day, asked Til
Ton if he would permit Beecher 10 ad-
dress letter to Mrs. TiIton, and Tilton
replied In the affirmative, whereupon Mr..
Beecher wrote as follows.
BROOKLYN, FEE, Z. 1S7l-MY DEER MRS Triton:
When saw you last did not expect ever to see
you agaiu, or TO be alive many days. God was
kinder to me than were my own thoughts. The
Friend whom God sent to me (Moulton)has proved
above all friends that ever had able and willing
to help me in this terrible emergency of my life.
His hand twas that tied up the storm that was
ready to burst on our heads You have no friend,
Theodore excepted, who has it in his power to
serve you vitality and who will do il with such deli
cacy and honor. 1t does my sore heart good to see
inMoulton an unfeigne5 respect and honor for
you. 1t would kill me if I thought otherwise. He
will be as true friend to your honor and happi-
ness as brother could be to sister. In him we
have common ground; you and 1 may meet in
him. The past is ended; but Is there no future,
no wiser. higher, holier future? May not this
friend stand as priest in the new sanctuary of
reconciliation and mediate and bless Theodore
and my most unhappy self? Do not let my earnest
nessfail Of its end. You believe in my Judgment
[ have put myself wholly and gladly into Moulon's
hand and there must meet you. This is sent
with Theodores consent, but he aas not read.
Will you returnto meby his hand? I am very
earnest in this wish, for all our sakes as such a
letter ought be subject to even the chance of
miscarriage, Your unhappy friend i
HENRY W. BEEoHER.
10. That about year after Mrs Til
toms confession, her mind remained in
the fixed opinion that her criminal rela.
ton with Beecher had not been morally
wrong, so strongly had he impressed her
to the contrary; but at length change
took place in her convictions on this sub
ject as noted in the following latter, ad- !
dressed by her to her hus band:
SCHoHARIE. juno 20, toTt.-nrr DEAF. THE.
ODoRE To-day, through the ministry OF
Catharine Gaunt. character of fiction, my
eyes haye been opened for the first time in
my experience so that see clearly my sin.
1t was, when I knew that / was loved, TO
suffer it to grow to passion. A ylrtuous
woman should check instantly an absorbing
love, but 1t appeared to me in such false
light that the love felt and received could
harm no one not even you have believed
unfalteringly until o'clock this afternoon
when the heavenly vision dawned upon me.
SEE now as never before the wrong l have
'0u' nASVen 'iiill0oi"'e1S " ASK
Soul p@luon WIN d penlIence 50 sincere tnat
mo ir,n,Ic,.ir Nv 49, 80 III NJ. 49,, - ~
4horoh ro,. or;,,oua - $50 oH0i0'
ron;ai - 49, sn,,l 80 ~ 49,. =, IN
purity are sacred and holy things to me.
'''' 0O0 WIN Ai0 'of Ca'nafihe Uaun''
rol A'l SURF ieaoiog' % an "ll~"iSe ana loving
providence. Yes now Il feel quite prepared
70 renew my marriage VOW with you, to keep
II as tne savior requiretn' who iooketh at
eye ann ieart.
vow. 'oe'0'e Vou'o near tnlS "nen you