Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-01
The Proceedings characterized by
Increased FervOr for Mr..
Beecher's Welfare.
A Number Of Letters from Old Mem
bers Of the Church.
MRS. Isabella Beecher Hooker
Urges Upon Her Brother 10
Publish n Confession
of His Sin.

New York, August 1.-The usual Fri
day evening meeting was held at Ply
mouth church last evening, about two
hundred people being present. The SER
vices, like those of the preceding week,
we're characterized by perhaps more
than the usual fervor and fellowship,
and references to Mr.. Beecher in the
prayers we're continuous and frequent.
Mr.. Halliday, the assistant pastor, chose
for the groundwork of his short dis
course the chapter beginning, Behold
how good and how blessed it is for
brethren ito dwell together in unity"
and continuing with, A new command
ment l give unto you, that you love one
another" Mr.. Halliday pointed out the
application of the precepts by reading a
number of letters that he had received
from old members of the church. One
writes: 81 shall love and adhere to Mr..
Beecher to the end, loving with pure
and heavenly love as commanded in
scriptures. Being SIS have from early
childhood under his teachings, and re
ceiving so much benefit and instruction
up to the present time, come what may
may, shall always love the high and
noble nature of Henry Ward Beecher.
How much he has been and is to mel
Another says: BLESS his heart, how
you will miss him, and he will miss his
people too"
To friend and acquaintance of Mr..
Tilton and Mr.. Beecher for many years
is attributed the following story, made
public this morning: 81 know that Mr..
Tilton told me that MIR. Moulton having
learned that Mr.. Beecher had got pos
session of a paper which Mrs. Tilton
wrote, clearing him of wrongdoing,
went to Mr.. Beecher's house to get it. l
don't know positively whether he used
threats, but / know he went with pistols
in his pocket, prepared to get that pa
per by threats, if necessary, l know he
came away with the paper in his posses
sion. Mr.. Tilton told me so at the
time"
The Rev. DR.. Bacon, in an interview,
says: My belief is that Theodore Til
ton has for the past three years been
cackling to lay this egg-his statement,
and used my lecture as a pretext. That
investigating committee is, in my judg-
ment, very poor substitute for legal
proceedings. ! look upon it as erparte
proceedings. Mr.. Beecher selected the
men who compose it. Its verdict,
whatever it is, will aot be satisfactory to
the public, unless the public have evi.
dence that satisfies them quite indie
pendently Of the committee. Person
ally, | might feel inclined to accept
their verdict, but the world looks for a
Judgment authoritative and final. /
feel no especial sympathy for Theodore
Tilton, and feel the greatest reluctance
to withdraw my confidence in Mr..
Beecher."
The Tribune publishes the following:
ut has been widely reported and gene
rally believed in Brooklyn that Mrs.
Isabella Beecher Hooker, of Hartford,
who has been on exceedingly intimate
terms with Mrs. Woodruff, has avowed
her belief in the substantial truth of Mrs.
Woodhull's story, and had gone so far
as to urge upon her brother to publish
confession of his sin in Plymouth church,
she proposing to appear on the platform
in his place on the occasion to receive
his confession, and she herself conduct
the services.