Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-29
The New York Scandal.

whole country, 10 greater OF less uc-
gree, have been excited during the past
week by revelations in the Beecher and
Titon Scandal.
Within the time stated committee
of members of Plymouth Church sat
to hear and clear up charges that GER
tain parties wished TO prefer against
Mr. Beecher.
a number of statements and consid-
cradle svorn testimony was taken by
the Committee. Theodore Tiltou pre-
sented sworn testimony his wife pre-
sented a statement; Rev. HeLry Ward
Beecher presented a statement, and
these three people are the circle of the
scandal. They are the parties direct
y involved in the investigation.
The testimony and statements of
these people agree in one particular,
aud that is, that Mr.. and Dlrs. Tilton
have not for many years-ten years
lived happily together. TIE germ or
cause of the family discord is not def
nitely set forth.
Tilton's testimony and arraignment
of Beeeher is classified or specified un-
der twenty-five headings, the sum total
of which Is that the affections of Mrs.
Tilton were Withdrawn from himself
and centered in Mr.. Beecher, and that
Mr.. Beecher loved Mrs. Tilton aud
Mrs. Tilton loved Mr.. Bsecher in a
Platonic sense; but that they were not
satisfied to love each other in that pure
affectionate way, but that they knew
each other as only people who are united
in the bonds of holy matrimoDy should
know each other.
The statement of Mr. Beecher de-
nies the charges of impure conduct that
TiltOn's testimony sets forth, and SOL
emnly declares Mrs. Tilton a vir-
trous woman, and iutimates that the
way be became involved in the trouble
was ty advising Mrs. Tilton to leave
her husband, since it was apparent to
their intimate friends that they could
not live together without great discord
and unhappiness. According to his
statement that was the SUM of his Of
Tending. 1t was no comfort to Tilton
as he expected it to be, but turned him
into bitter unrelenting enemy. To
atone for the mistaken advice, that gave
Linn more heart and mental agony than
any other thing or act of his life before
or since, he sent as humble an apology
as ever one man sent to another, by the
hand of friend to Tilton.
Mrs. Tilton states that the testimony
of her husband as to the -criminality of
her intercourse with her pastor is untrue,
and that on the other hand, the rela
tionsbip that existed between herself
and Mr.. Beecher has always been of
moral and christian character She
characterizes the testimony as ga lam
entable satire upon household where
he himself years before laid the corner
stone of free love-"
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton have separated.
The pity is that the separation did not
take place ten years ago.
These are the developments of the
case before the public at this writing
Monday morning. 1t is believed that
a correct version of the case cannot be
had outside Of court, where all tes-
timony is subjected to systematic scru
tiny. 1t is clear that there is a great
moral wrong somewhere among these
intelligent and cultivated people that
should not exist. That, however,
should not, and will not, cause good and
thoughtful people to PREJUDICE the case.
All can afford to await the end of the
investigation, FOR no characters are at
stake but those who are involved in the
trouble.
1t is true that there is not an impure
man or woman in the land but will be
glad to take it as a criterion to judge
pure men and women BY. They al
ways rejoice at the fall of those who
seek after moral purity and excellence,
aud the sguiltiest lead the van against
virtue and cast the largest stones."
1t has always been so from time out of
date in the history of man, and will be
so till the end of time.
Should it prove true that these peo-
pie have forsaken the path of moral
i'y, chastity and virtue, it only proves
that they are impure, nothing more.
1t does not prove that all other people
are as they have been, no more than
that a common thief, or an uncommon
thief, in community proves that all
other people in that community are
thieves If Mr.. Beecher has fallen
from moral excellence to moral impu-
rity it only proves that Mr.. Beecher
has fallen, nothing more. 1t should
not shake the faith of any man or wo
men it should only lead to closer
examination and determination to be
personally pure. If Mr. Beecher has
fallen, it is the first fall of a great