, 1874-06-26

Further Extracts from ME. Tlfton's
Lust Lcttcrs
1lEw YonK, Juno 25--An,ong tho documents
which Theodore Tiltop includes ln his long opon
iotter to the lsev. DR.. Leonard Bacon, on what is
rol,mousy known as the "1oacher-Iilton
scandal, !" Is tho following, under dato Of May !,
1871;
'fsss CO. n1e ar T. ' T. Carpenter mentions to yonr my
bur- 10 him that, under certain coudiIinns involving
scr,aiu diaavownla BY mc, suna Of money would or
for term of years. Tho occasion conpelB ma to sAte
explicitly that long life und seflespcct continue
tceaylua either directly INDIRECTLY prescna or
rtnar favor 1t your Aana Ths reasen for this feeling
lta,atueut Of #, TAEopoRE T1LToA.
Tilton follows this with reference to what ho
deetares IL fpct, that although he had received
from the Clerk VI plymouth Church, on the 18TH
Of Msy, o communication announcing that bis
eritons of1ors to app9qar tor trai RI had eoen
l,aLtor Of plymouth Church, aud sub,n'tted to
au examining committee, by whom 1t had been
rejected, Mr. Halliday had, some forty days
atterward, ompAatica1ly denied to several news
received, aud branded the whole sto!.y as false
from beginning to end. The Rev. Dr. bacon
having, ID his speech, characterized Deecher AZ
tho must maKuanimous OF mon. and referred to
ils '4 puso & to Sas r 'aa tSat IL a.ss ' 1as
in some way q creature Of Deecher's
bounty, srilton etatos that he called Beoch-
or's attention to tho oifon8iyeneHs Of
the atAteuent, aud Insisted ON its correction
Ly either that gentleman or himself. Tson
closes lis remarks 10 tic Rev. Dr., Bacon as fol-
lows: I'll the public hare heretofore conRd-
e1ed my silence AZ inoxplicable, let my sufficient
motive be now seen In tho just folhoa1anca
which fcls morally bound to Hhow to man
who Lad soht mo q sritton aud aoRoluto apology:
lat my duty to continue this fosboaSance ceased
When tile spirit Of that apology waH violated to
nY injury by its author or his egente. These
yulatiouB have been nlultitudinouB, and thov
Threaten to multiply in future, forcing mo to
p:otcct myself against them III advance, particn-
1a.ly agalnBt tho cunning devices OF tho Clerk Of
the church, Who acting attorney, appears 70 be
conducting this busineBB against INC as II It vera
caso ut law. Had tue fair spirit which had y
hight to expect from Plymouth Church, at loast
iar its PASTORS kako. Leen shown toward me.
Would have continued to rest In silence on Mr,
lieechers apology, aud never during the ro-
nlhindor Of nv lie would lnyo permitted any
l,ublio word Of NINE to a'luda to the ofonHo ol
tie otfonder; but ths injurious measures which
tho author OF this apology haA since permitted
Ills Church to take aganst ule. without protes
III hls part, involving gross Injuries to me-
which have bcon grensiy sggrayared by youI
Nri1hgB, Aayo put NC before my countrynlou il
the character Of y base mud bud rnau,-a chnrae.
ter whoh I trust il foreign to my naturo an<
oaium, uniustly bestowed Oh mo. neithe
patience nor charity can demand TINT koe]
sIlont."
Mr.. Deecher Ia now On lis farm at Peokskilt
aud to-day tue cli.ldrou, teachers, aud friends .
Plymouth 6undaY-soooi 60 thuve to congEatu
iata their pastor on the occurrence OF tho sixty
irst anniversary OF hia birthday.