, 1874-08-02

ought. to be willing to }ofray tho amou : d
taxes, i. O., exempt such organizations froE
| taxation. BHEW6ON.
CHURCH PAPFRS ON BEECHER.
| zroS's HERALD.
| Tho unqualified denials Of Mr.. Beccher nn
Mrs. Tllton, whose testimonies the com1aunit
has no ground for challenging, have more tin,
coun terba1anced the portions OF Mr.. I'lton'
paper depending upon his simple affirmation O
| facts. The publication, as wo so press, Of tht
| full report OF the cross-quos!ioulng Of Mr.. Til
ton, also tends to weaken, very essentially, ths
force OF his previous statements. Such q casl
as this involving sucll serious charges and sucI
vital religious interests, it Is safe to say was
| never t1iod in such form before. Whatever
! may be the results OF tho present investigation
it will, doubtless. be followed By some form OF d
legal tlial. which will positively settle some of
the now antagonlstic statements. Whatever
may be the effect Of this examination upon Mr..
Deecher (aud it now certainly looks rs if la
would come forth without serious harm from the
furnace) Lhero can be doubt Of its effect upon
tho public estimation aud position of Dir. 11lton.
The later iutimatious from Mr. Bcechcr are that
in his answer tue secrets oi his own do1nahtu
circle may be painfully opened, and thus tile oc-
full silence will be better apprehende.1. God de-
feud the right! We believe He WILL
NEW YORK EyAS1EL1sf.
This charge is met on the part both of Mr..
Beecller and Mrs. 1itou, with an explicit. posi-
tive, aud tole;nn denial. It il repellod with in
dgnation as . base, malignant, and atrocious
fnlselDpd.
II the case wero rested hero,-if it wore only
the unsupported accusation of Air. Tilton against
the solemn declarations OF Mr.. Eecclcr aud
3frs. Til:on,--the public would not not hesitate
for moment to acknowledge the testimony of
two against one, and Eorld dis1niss the astound-
ing charge as tue product Of Il wild Imagination,
wrought upon by so'9e strange franzy. leading it
to give MI actual existence to tho wildcat pilan-
tasns of the hrai,i. But unfortunately these ac-
cusatious arc iaterwovcE with extracts from let
tern Of Mr.. Ececher, written in a toue OF sorrow
and humiliation, Of repentance and almost
Of despair, which it II very difficult 10
reconcile with the theory Of perfect Innocence.
Probably Mr. Beecaers fsiends themselves will
not clalin that no wrong las beon co:rm:stea
but only that it was not The wrong here c:1:1gcd,
but simply au intcV eronce i'll Mr. YitoE'4 family,
affaiss, which, tho 1sh Teil-neant, resulted in-
asgrayatiug His do1les.ic troubles. ami tho issue
OF which filled hin with such sorrow as led him
to write in tono Of self-,eproach, which dis
interested spectatlr would think wholly un-
deserved This theory might be- accepted hut
for the 1ntense language used, which is 1ery c1-
traorlinary indeed. However, it would not be
just to give. any opinion on this until hearing
tue explanation OF AEr. Bcocber 1imsclf, which
il promised to the public. and which VIC
s.Ted will clear up the whole matter. This We
heartily desire. Tue thing has got to pass
where almost any change will be relief. 1t ls
always darkest just before day. Let us hope it
will prove 10 now.
NEW YORK CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
AS our readers have doubtless noticed, this
paper has ta1d little IN rega,d to the Tlltou-
Bcecher scandal It uas outside our own de-
and it WAS impossible to tell whether
the allegations against Mr.. Beecher were true or
false. 1t was undesirable TO unite with some
other journals in their evident purpose to mako
Is much out OF the affair as possible. We have
preferred to hold the Plymouth Church as per-
fectly competent to deal with the matter at the
best time aud in the best way, and to wait its
action without appearing in any way to inter-
medde in it's aIalts. When the statement of
h1r. Tilton to tho Committee of Investigation
charging Mr. Beecber with tho crime of adultery
that that statement had made it absolutely
for Mr. Bcecher TO speak, and to wait
until the case WAS made up-until all the parties
implicated, aud their witnesses, had been heard,
md all the facts upon which alone lust verdict
could be rendered. were In our possossion.
1t could not be expected that the secular
press. SO carer to outst.ip each other in fnr
nishlng neyB to the public. wonld or could bo
illus rctcent, But it should be said. to the
credit Of the great daics. that while furnishing
iii the facts and r7,u,or. RELATING m thiu p,ttnr
which busy, lynx-eycd reporters could eather'
kbey hare. to q urcat degree. suspendsd iudr.
ment at least With regard to mr. Beechsr. With
Mr. Ti!ton they have dealt less teudelly. and
Layo. With goncral consent, consigned lin to |
nfamy And Justly 80, ne have thought. and
still think. For the more truthful hts prase;,t
statements and charges against Mr.. Heacher and
against Mrs. Tlton shall be found to be-. tho |
more minificd will oe bis own dscernment aud
common sense and manhood.
We bave tried hard to weigh tho statement Of
Mr.. Tllton, nud wa must confess that, while it |
aad at first an appearance OF candor and
strength, n more careful consideration d1ntn-
shes it's force, and reveals the Inconsistencies !
which, il subjected to searching examination
by competent lawyer. in a court OF justice,
would bhatter it to atoms. OF itself. it would |
aot bear the test OF critical examination. What
AIr. Tlton can prove bv witnesses, or by other |
documents, does not yet appear.
The Uartlal statements aiypu In thu nrh1;o hy
Mrs TiItou, and BY Mr. Beccher, have impressed |
1s fayorab]v. Mrs. Tilton's statement to the |
Committee has not yet been published. Mr. |
3eechcr's is, at this writing, yet to be made |
Then will come tho cross-e1amination, the hear
ng Of tho other testimony on all doubtful points,
:he weighing Of all tle evidence. and then tla |