Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-07
What the Religious Press OF the
Csunfry Thinks Of the Great
Sin and the Sinners.
Etc, Etc.

NEW York, August 5.-The Tribune
ro-molraw will publish an interview
sd with Rev. DR.. StOrrs, at Princeton,
NIqssscr usetts, relative TO the Beecner-
nj. on case. The doctor said: at was
TyasL. or ten days after the publication OF
tha woodruff paper that IiltOn came 10
me for dvice. Some public statement
ba thour ut, was necessary as reply,
but in wbys form, or even now IaI II
sbCu j go. he could not OF hlmseI ue-
eide. Upon This point he wished eoun,,
sci. and for this came z me, IS q iIleoG
of NJ. Bseeher, rs Mr.. 1llton mas stated
before the committee. L nad not Inen
read he psper-Of MS. W00dnuh, Dut
roli Mr.. Tilton that ! would borrow
copy Of a friend, Who'll Knew hsu one,
antt read il if he desired. 1 dld thl-, anu
As agreed upon, TlltOn called again /
told vim mat had read the statement
with much care, and that there were
- moi ats in il to be denied-fiist, that
M Rec Der and Mrs. TiltOn had criml-
nj reIs-io a.; secondly, that you dis
covered this; thirdly, that Mr. Bsecher
received 8 pa'per from Mrs. Illton, de-
nvIup thst su,sh relations bad ever eX-
isted: aud fuThly, that Mr.. Moulton
obtained hat pa ,0er from Mr.. Beecher.
I dop't saw. as Nj Carpenter has put 1t,
rnat [ had drawn f1ur CONCLUSIONS, Out
that there we're four ptNtnts to be denied
I was under the impres son tnat SIM
ple aud msteiisl denial by those con-
cerned would probably L.e made, ana
thus an end be put TO the Wnols VIE
story. Mr. Ti,tou. however, ud 10 me,
sSuppo=a these points cannot BE- cenieu
! told him, in effect, that ia thaS case 3
y,lain statement Of facts, or aisOldle Fl
Iepca ga his part, were the only sNei-
natives open to him; that II wouuo
not ans yer to attempt any eva
sion in Il public statement,
since that would Lot silence
the seaudl but instead would keep II
alive aud give it new force. Beyond
this I declined to give him advice unless
ha should be disposed 10 acquslnt
me with the Efficient facts Ia the case,
ID enable me 10 form an Intelligent
Judgment. He did not wish TO do this
.u,t / did not urge him To do It. soon
..ftev this, however, Mr.. Tliton came 10
D, Y pouse, accompanied 10y Mr. Carpen-
~. atod said that he wished TO present
Ia T, ne such facts as would enable me 10
com prehend his position and give MIN
adv, e; az the same time he handed me
= Is+f,,r from Mrs. Elizabeth TiltOn, in
ber mar Nd-writing, which read snd re
turned /. O him. / did not take copy OF
that lett sT, but 1t Of course was deeply
f,,,r,,eszao on nv mind, and after Mr..
lriitoD wen away / made notes Of ii as
Well az of th e statement which be after
yrsrd read / have not these memo
rands with N, 2, but | remember correct
IyaTd 7 think ] cannot be mistaken
recording ID. The letter began thus;
tOpa certain day in the summer OF
gs-O I informed 10Y husband that Mr..
geaeher had asked me TO become
,yife 10 him, with all these words i'm
utv' This was a most remarkable
sriteueut. l was on course shocked Oy
il / demurred to ] st,9n 10 hlr. 1iltoh
statement, but with the understanding
from the letter aud fIOsn MI. I1ltOn
shat il was the wish and I s9uest OF Mrs.
TTllton that l should d. 20, L at
tented to the resGtng Dy
BIr. 1ilton Of paper which include1
,,rtiop Of the letters and dOeumenle
mat have siuce been published. Will
not usd -rtake to ssy exactly what was
contained ia that statement. IL did not
set forth the full array Of the alleged
rscts that make up the case OF Mr.. III
ON before the committee, nor did Mr..
fTiltou profess 10 state u me his whole
case. nor did / suppose that he present
ed il to me in It's entirety. The state
r1ent for the most part was written, al
~ ough be added some things that were
I5ot in writing. The Bacon letter WAS
MT, d-d 20 show that BeecheT had com
Initte,l an offense for which he made an
.p,lor,-, aud 1 think the same part OF
lie an pcy was quoted that appears III
fbe Ba. a letter. The letter oi Mrs.
rTiIton fudI. sated how grave an onense 1.
vas at the best, and might have been
,oustrued as stating the iull eIense 70
H. al improper proposal. 1 saw Win
al = exception, noae OF the oilgihal rev
- OF documents, ana except loI Mis
Tilt, as letter j should nOl nave uetsneo
-, thA 4 tatement since. J was cOnFlhceu
tine subject was not one upon WHICH
- a. advise" In reply 10 ques-
fiop. DR.. ~, 'frs said; "At the nule MI
tT-I,,,, 5 ~ came to consult with me,
and It our suL 5eglent Interviews, ne ns. ia. 10
-, -, "a bs aCtuated 10y any spirit Of
,,,,li.e - Or reyele. e il deserved him close
~ ,,-iib a virw "a discover, if possible,
a ta "a. ipfiueD. aed by any sinister
-,,ot5ya and Whatev,r r may have been
-. -.cf Was entirely disabused OF any
-,,,o,.in,,s lhat may have had IS to his
...oiige- He smoke with no bitterness
n Ar. Heeeher, aud Of his vile Witn a.
lection and tenderness. be was not
-.i,Ieut iB his language, md honestly
apueare8 70 b. seeking some peaoeiAl go
l,'uon, feeling that public answer 20
-. woodruff paper was needtul, he sui
,v-,re ssed anxiety lest any reply that
,.1g,Ia p . made would keep the scandal
-Ii,-s I .Vstead of quietiBg the troubled
- ou,e Of his expressions was, Re
- l,sye turued out He seemed
s-s' =, l.. sal, ana depressed by a great
% m which he Wa in vain irving 10
oulN This was a. bs appeared 70 one
known little o. MIN personal y
!" ~ yal - ,es,-s. may have been "boiiy
iai tsL 80. In, I speak VI my ii2presslons
go n Tih.1n came to my ho1fe iol
men; a., ti1ae one day during last FEB
s,,s+y or March, fully 'eaI ana llli =. y
s-1- s,a had written q let,ef tesAiu I'll ~, !
a. psacher. for me 10 see. Sn'
81, I.l, ir'f ,rmed me that abe was Il
-l.,,se author Of that letter. and ina
~ 9@tatement In it affecting hT. Beech
- utterly false, without q shs9ON
= fo.,ndation. / was as mucn sstohis iies
" -, Ier denial as when 1 read ne
- 3-a - over year before, and aske'
is sbs realized what she had done
- - that she did fully Te@li1s VIVA
LLSE1S c0m mitted. told her that sh
I'D done Mr. Beecher an lncaicn'aoi
ITToug in allowing Ialse cliAi sei =
fsarfIl iu its character 70 stah1 e aiul .,s
bim for 50 long umei sb@osFei u, !.
circumstances which esosed heI ~ iiis' -il-l- =
that n was : terrible Bickedne'
kti = God and a crime against g
agsih. She Knew and acknowledge
ciyty' ~. ~ -rtorrs spoke with much fee
ali. ~ u. S,,a,.v years Of friendship h'
iug ol lSs "a, - Reseh.-r and himself, an
tween tive nat Iir none carried hope more strong