Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-01
The Congregationalists.

from Theodore Titon, asking that he
be accorded the courtesy of contributing
to the official records correct state
ment of his own position, because his
position has been misrepresented in
their body, to his grievous injury.
He says: First, ia 1850, | became
a member of Plymouth Church. In
1869 | terminated my connection with
that church. In 1873, my name,
which still fingered on the roll, was
officially erased. My retirement from
this Church was executed by me
in strict conformity with the rule of
the church, and the validity of my act
hes since been aignally and repeatedly
ratified by the unanimous vote of the
church, affirming and reaffirming the
principle on which that act was based.
That principle, as [ hold it, is the
right of freeman to sever his connec-
ton with church by his free will,
and [ shall never become a church.
man in any church in which this is
not the rule Secondly, four years
after | had thus terminated my connec-
ton with Plymouth Church, [ was
charged by member of that body
with having circulated and promoted
scandals derogatory to the Christian
integrity of the pastor, aud injurious
to the reputation Of the church. "A
widespread impression overshadowed
good mems minds that whatever other
points were 10 doubt, there could be no
doubt that | bad slandered the pastor
Of Plymouth Church. [ hereby de-
clare that [ had not then, nor have |
since, nor at any time in all my life,
ever uttered slander against any hui
man being"
The Brooklyn Union says Of Tilton's
letter: "In November 1872, Mrs.
Woodruff, once warm friend of Til
ton, and a subject of his biographical
pen, published in her weekly gross
story about BE cher. She named Til
ton, among others, as authority for
her statements. Tilton has never pub
lished contradiction thereof Il e
has never pronounced her story false.
The only thing he has said on the sub
ject he said in a letter published months
after tie disgusting story became a
familiar household word throughout the
country. What he then said was to
the effect that he could not tell the
truth Tor fear Of piercing some body's
heart as with thunder bolt. The
first question for Tilton to answer is,
Did you ever tell Woodruff or any
body else, what she said in her pub
iica;ion Of November, 1872, you had
told or did say, before her or any body
else, what she then and there alleged
that you had said p That question
has never yet been answered categor-
ically."
New York, March 27.-At the
Congregational Church the first four
questions under consideration, involving
church discipline we're decided inAthe
negative by an informal vote. Fellow
ship with Plymouth Church remained
unanswered last night. A letter to
the council written by Theodore TIL
ton. was not received officially, but oc-
casioned much comment by members
of the council, and was the subject Of
much remark. At the regular Friday
evening meeting at Plymouth Church
last night Mr. Beecher preached charity
to all men. At DR.. Storrs' church
prayers were offered that the council
might be guided to correct conclusions
| SPAIN.-MADRID, March 27.-The
fighting before Bilboa, between the
Republicans and Carlists was renewed
early yesterday, lasted all day and closed
with decided advantages to the nation
al forces. Marshal Serrano telegraph.
to the Minister of War that bis troops
have driven back the Carllst lines
capturing, at the point of bayonet
several villages occupied By the in.
surgents on Wednesday. Several of
the Carlist batteries have also been
silenced. il.
INDlA.-NEw YoRK, March 81
| A letter from India says that more ex-
element prevails on the streets OF
Bombay now than has been seen since
the mutiny of 1857. Some Of the
lower classes. Arab and African Mus
sulmen, made an attack on the Par
sees, firing their houses and committing
every kind of depreciation. In the at
tacks, many on both sides are reported
to have been killed. The CITY author
itles seem scarcely equal to the e,ner-
genoy, and the troops in and around
the city are not in sufficient numbers
to preserve order. The cause Of the
| Musselmcn's hostility to the Parsees is
that one of the latter wrote book on
the various religions, in which some
thing was thought to be said against
the character of Mohammed.
The great railway lines between New