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been a serious error and a great disaster
for Henry Ward Beecher to have stood up
ON the second or third day Of this investi--
CATION, to give the committee an Outline Oh
The statement which he has since made ,and
then. with a wave of his hand, 10 REFER 20
| Frank D. Moulton as the man VINO "uuiu
confirm what he said Laughter Ar
Beecher has done it before. on two or three
occasions. when parties have forced them
selves on his confidence, and said, " We
wish 10 know more than we kD0w-we want
10 fight for YOU" Mr.. Beecher has sent
these men, loyal as he was to his promise OF
| secrecy ..dumb as the dead, :" as he said
he has sent these men to Frank ID. MOuiton,
and they have gone to him. and Frank D.
| Mention has poisoned the minds OF these
men with internal lies.
Here, Mr.. Moulton, who was sitting
at a table before the piatf"rm. arose, look
ing somew hat hurried and angry, and with
great emphasis, pronounced the WORDS
You are liar. Mr. Moulton then sur
yeyed the sea OF faces around, and slowly
at down. Hundreds of the congregation
arose at this point, some Kissing, and some
CRYING .'Put him out"
| Mr.. Raymond-Thc brethren VIII please
| let him sit. 81,
Mr. MOulton (partly rising)-les, VIII
| stay whether you want me or not
Mr. RAYMOND resumed The picture which
| | have sketched to you OF Theodore liIton
attempting 10 convince his wife that aaul'-
ery is a sin is only part of the picture
which his case has forced him to draw con-
corning her mental experience on that sun
! iect. We learn from him, according 10 ms
own story, that after having. on July a.
1870. confessed the sin Of adultery, which
she thought was not wrong, she th1h pro-
HI, Oft lar n m ID
remain in that delusiOn. She went through
the scene Of confession with him, which he
ALLEGES TO have been confession Of adultery
in December, and still did not think
it was wrong; She suffered greatly %
view the pang- of her guilty partner under
the fear Of accusation, and she gave nun
a writing to save him from punishment Tor
something that she did not think was wrong,
and she subsequently, expressed the greatest
horror because her husband bad been falsely
accused by a conspiracy, OF the same thing
which she did not think was wrong and
finally in June, ISL. some three year, alter
the beginning of the commission OF her
original offence. and according to MS story,
twelve months after her verbal confession
and six months after her written confession,
she was suddenly brought 70 the conviction
that adultery was wrong by observing the
close similarity between her case and the
case Of a woman in a novel. who never com
mitted adultery and never dreamed oi aiul-
terry. the only adultery in the novel being IN
the husband OF the woman and not the
woman herself. Applause and sen>atloni
Now | give You companion picture u
that of Mr.. Titon attempting in vain u
persuade his wife through three years that
adultery was a sin. The companion piece
is found in the spectacle OF Henry Ward [
Beecher trying in vain to convince Francis !
ID. MOultOn that d licentious lie can be I
sanctIfed by prayer and blessed of Heaven. /
Mr.. MOultOn asserts that Mr.. Beecher told /
him they had prayed over it and did not /
think it was wrong. Mr.. MoultOn did think I
it was wrong, although fear that even the I
result Of that eloquent appeal. which he 1
alleges vas made 10 him by Mr.. Beecher. 4
must have somewhat shaken Mr.. MOultOn's I
sterE notions Of integrity on that subject;
for we find him at later period, and dawn
10 resent day, talking about tti- little
difference between the men, one OF whom
says, SIT, y0G sedIced my wife 80 and the
other OF y HON says. "Sir. did not ." a. q
needless coHfrcrersy" Laughter
want to say word Or TWO upon the
subject of blackmai \ voice, Let the
stand up We are informed
that thing cauGJ; Oe blackmaIl unless the
party wha pays the money knows 1t all the
time. Now, DO not think that Is reason
able. People can be blackma:ied by appeal
ing 10 their finer, to their feelings, to their
and the cloven-foot may not be
shown until very late period. People who
are ready to biackmail may be satisfied 10
take from generosity what they would other
wise extort ir0u fear. Applause But.
70 this case, the question is not neither
Mr.. Beecher was frightened into paving
money. The question i whether the parties
who trathc IN this accusation against Mr..
Beecher took money. tApplause Mr.
h0ulton has confessed 30 much, and he can
settle with Mr.. IiltOn his little balance of
$500, which i still due. Laughter and
,heers As far as this farce Is concerned, Of
'lr. IIlton not knowing where the money
anne from deris,7a iaughteri, have no
louSt whatever that a great deal Of money
iid go straight from Mr.. Moulton's own
'oeket, 10 Mr.. Iilton's own pocket. give
'lr. MOulton crcdi;--all the indications in
he case are, that he has been one of the
riends VINO has had 10 help support Iheo-
lore. hat i the matter with him and
-beodoreI do not know but il Is very
yldent that however Mr.. Muulton's bank
ccount may stand. Mr.. liiton Is some
80, 600 better oil for the movement asain-t
5eecher and Tor these stOries-whi he has ,
aKen 50 much pains not 10 let become puh-
&c. Laughter Mr. Beccher paid money.
here was no connection between the money
nd the effect. Don't yOn rcce.lect IN the
tory OF DAVID C0pperleld how Davis be-
lTed nora loss her beloved dog Clip"
Ind don t you recolleet that when Clip was
dyertIsed Tor, there came little boy 10 the :
DOR, aud he had no other message than
his: Il knows dog and wants a pound"
he owner OF the dog did not cOntaminate
lmseH by immediate contact with the {
ound, but the pound was paid and ihedog
AS forthcoming. 50 in this case Mr..
'eeeher paid the money. Ii was not said a;
ow 1t was 70 help Mr. Hilton it was not
ma now Mr. Hilton was to get it. PERHAPS /
was not even said, that Elton was II t
now where 1t came from. Bat the money I
as paid, and the dog suddenly appeared .
the other side of the street breathing '
grace, mercy, and peace" tUproariou, Il
.ugh'eF and cheers. My friends. is it
pOa such DIAL, such rubbish a this thar
c are asked u condemn Henry Ward
eecherF l. It upon such mas. Of contra /
ctiOns, lies. exaggerations, garbled letters v
and inuend0es, that We c
e, 10 our work as a Christian church. IN
ar down our pastor from the Christian
llpit, or 70 doubt him for one InanentP o
Iie@ OF no, no, no never say it Y
You, that to my mind his statement Of =,
at story has met all the evidence that has I
zen brought up on the other side in this
ntrOVerSy. This gives the only direct clre b
rough the masses Of apparent eontr,aie- n
lns and inextricable intricacies. u go "
Glory to me and believe 10 all good men. b
III You say an friend, an enthusiasts b
:. 1hen let me read You the following u
ter 10 Mr.. Beecher '''7 W
-EtrER FROM Pies PORTER az VAR .,,,.-. s.
LAKE PLACID, New York. 4,
w Desr Mr.. Beeeier Il have been On the nof-+ y
writing 70 you Tor the last few weeks from tns U
ttle 70 express my undated Confidence and M iii
I eds-hs Impathy Tor you in lOur great tr,.T' a.
have Teirained, knowing that Won W.. T.,
un eup.eu 10 listen 10 thing except neegs- !
; .n' ee, bnt have JUS read your statement v
! an laule thah SATISFIED with il Ii W1uII H. a y
-h' thing 10 sAi that believe IL u De trUe ~ -
rea1 Tor myself, but for the world At mr.. "a
- os rsI.i "e accepted as true by all except .
ilhIt fon IN decided partzanship More tl,sr
tllhk That II Will secure you the warm sym u
ny OF hu4tltudes whom you have not Reached = el
sllShtly, before this and that Won riIl 10 hi u
4 -ueI uOuOr than ever Tor integrity Cf purt4.e /
y ~ se4'-saeritce, au1 that your exam
WINE u VIII teach discretion from vour W L,
s. VIII enforce ia 4 Inaniiestly more i,Inr.s III
ne a. snity aud strength OF a wll.in-ires. ~ l.,
Ter IN silence that others might h. str,r.-t :"
e the Lord VIII make your latter d. -. ~ q
IA IA the beginning tls is said o. job and n ~, &C.,
p, Nililhs % stop doing twice as much Is M ~
-. - 'te7A4Pt' our pr and ulsrlrll in
me- VIII De more blessed than ever III. e.
your friend NJ s, host Vi
ne only question that can arise i, bov n.
'sibly could any man of sense rl,n-;r',s -,
acquaintance begun in that way until !, vi
anne warm iriendship2 How emil H.
: Beeeher ever consider Mr.. AIanItnn an
warm freud after such Commemorate
Mr.. Beecher mas statrj ~ No
exactly what his view of that case is lie H.
SAID that the pistol made no impressian :,
ms mind then; that afterward he was 20
ae 10 believe that Mr., MOulion had come la
IL a' tue outset as an enemy; that he
been won over by Mr.. BeecIer's own
sonal acq uaintance to his side. 10 nron. III
things and to pcrform thinrs IL =. RI