New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-27

O YOu say that ner letters lIlIOrmeu you Nhht ui'
Reecher had made twelve pastoral visits at house
an Ave weeksi A. i have those letters
Won discovered that the twelve visits were made
wnen you were away : A. Yes. ,.,,,,, .,a, nor-
haRs rn Tcncv-It was written hero in Mr.. Tlton's
oomnntcati"n sI and changed to fire weeks which Is
eorrecti A. latter explanations II is correct Us
tits there.
MRS. TlLToN's MENTAL AND MORAL TRAITS.
O. You say Mr. Tlton for year after what you state
n. Mrs on's confession she insisted you that she
had not violated her marriage vowi A. Yes Elizabeth
was in sort OF vaporous like cloud. She was
between light and dark. She could not see
mother I'm my presence that she had not
done wrong; she cannot bear to do wrong; sense OF
done wrong is enough TO crush her. she naturally
seeks for her own peace conscientious veidlct she
would have had these relations II she had supposed
at the time that they were wrong Ezabeth never does
anything that at the time seems wrong for such large
hut Elizabeth does at time that which does not
@ Do you that she did or did not insist that she
had violated her marriage VOWS 4 She always was was
theodore, do not now see that have wronGed
O. What do Won understand her as meaning by To
love is praiseworthy but the abuse OF love Is slnI A
rather think she meant carrying loNe u 100 Sre" al
o. Would not that include criminal relatonsi A.
O. Then You understand her. early rs 1863, as say,
ING the abuse OF tie git OF love by adultery Wouu
O. She is a lady of intelligence is she noi A. She is
in respects lady Of extraordinary ntelgencei
she has remarkable giit al times when any poH!
might envy; there Is nothing low about elizabeth
O. Is she lady OF large readngl A. There are very
few ladies OF larger reading sue was edncateu al n9
Packer Institute do not thns she took quite t1l
children; used 10 read cool deal to herr she
good critic Mr.. Beecher carried 10 her sheets o ms
Lie OF Christ' and many chapters OF "NOFWOodi
o. What DO Won say about fhc 'Iafe OF Christ" and
Norwood that he carried them TO her 20 crticise
A. Yes or not exactly 70 enucse she Is not critlc ~
the sense that she can take apaIucl!ar phrase ana
fhp l.uru Of ne
or not n little speech put into " Rose WentwOrths
mouth one woman would be likely TO say.
G lie took those chapters 10 redd 10 her Tor hat pur
ior-uot a hirn regard for her opinion in a strictly
critical sense No; bat ia the whether At was
wOmauy; and larger tnau that whtIhrI toIeIeI hu-
6rst sheet OF Llfc Christi" she 10 say
lie sad he had not read II 70 ANYBODY else.
q WUen did ne write his rrst Volume OF LIS Lac OF
Christi A. III was atter Norwood, thiAk
q. IL was published after Norwood! A. l 90 not know
Q, You know he took it 10 her to read A. know,
because she wrote II IN her Letters; hceFe sue 100 in5
trutn; you ask about Norwood and the Llte OF
Christ; ne bad nToaSAt Tue HPgo.n- ~ ~, ne Inv
) CHRIST ana tuink also Gu pttIs V' NoInOVu, H.,
Y. You understand that he brought them to her for
The purpose OF cuuclsInl a. Yes.
@. You yourself would regard her admirable
Tuc \. On. yes; IaIways Ikei 10 take everything |
grten ANYTHING particularly nice ran down and read
10 her; sue OF tue best OF critics. she never
praised an article because I Was niue Or LIS, Udt Only
@ You found her Judgment not warped by her arec.
ser character; Lady sitting at the piano dni
PLAYING ana + zabetn loved that lady very much she
would tell her dOUut tie p!Iylug-that u was good or
shat it was not-5ut she would snOt say THAI
he playing was good because she loved the
woman; she would not say 20 unless II
vas good; I was always quite certain that II
Elizabeth iked what wrote. she aid not n&e It on my
account, though size was glad when l wrote a good
.Lns ], VIZ an LUavi ] nav, ~ cone , She was al
Nays Ina SORROW that was not "a miuister-vucu the
,n vue Lat posses thqG Goa 40 no, not h 9soH s
septaDle the Committee.
HER RELIGIOUS YEARNINGS.
O Do YOU mean by that Mr.. TtOn, that the want OF
strong religious feature IN your character was what she
missed M youi a. No. Mr.. Tracy. IL was not that;
because though should not Ike 10 say II of myself, yet
{ am a more religious man than most men OF my
,cqua!utance that Is, am a Of religious sympa-
thies who thoroughly hates and dcsplSes religious
reeds; / do not believe IN one of the Ihirty-mne AT
cles nor either o. the Cdechi ns, nor IN the DIVINITY
injunction OF tne I'r II ev b wTiIIns
70 ne eufooded by Divine breath IL wa not that
S"ns of himself: hit DO no, lack the religious spirit
owe God. and am fond OF religious sentiment; but
rate tue creeds taught TO Date them during the
he negroes. and despse a church Now put II down
there TO the reporter; say that desse tue church'
a Wei Was that lack OF reverence for the church
ana lie ordinances and your lack OF oeeI al the CHnD
5f Christ she held H. that s!c MISE IN yOui a.
O. And she CrOaned over III A. On yes, indeed;
o. HHd what sGe found wanting in she found in
MI Beechtr did she not? A. Yes she Gd, ana ne TOOK
The rest OF his life in peueuce and anguish; If Mr.
Beechcr had held me same religious views tina.
Christ could have made any approach 10 heF
and the affection aud love which she pore 20 INN would
oever have existedI mean the strong aHeCuon coud
DOT possibly have done So 1885,, -. -, .
O The enthusiasm for him which she ielt Wouid never
nave existed ID that case a. No. .
O You nave no DOUBT that II that feature in his
,Sr,rter Lica reused her enthusiasm and made him
t1 her sorof poem did IL notl a. Yes, sort OF ApOs
ile think Sic regarded Mr. Beeeher almost as though
Jesus Christ himself hal walked iu that is an extTaya
cant expression. INIT you must not take 1t literally
know that wanted 10 make the Children loon upon
Roman CatnolIc Ike Madame Guion-a mystic; think
.he certainly spends hours on her knees some DAYS;
ElizSbet6, tat the san, If he could peep
though windows wonld not see heI or per hnYes'
and my odess daughter florence thVu-h se Vohs nIA1
me rs ike hrr mother; here has come thls great
calamity on my house there was That publication ast
ocut. She saw II and this morning what uld sue 40
heard a noise IN the house. and found th!t 81" was
down the front pnior paylas on sne D5odeUn ne
rock In The sea she gets that some what IRON me; can
stand all storms sAe sets a.so Iio ,n nv had
genus for religion when you would suppose lht ene
would have been crushed you ueu, Ia "iv n ~
stronger IN the courtroom thah sAe Was 'ns '
that musical Instrument =, ., 90 INV ,o,,,b,or
"ecnius for reglOn does not that express .n1
ter OF your wife A. Yes-even more SO NY daughter
more Intellectual; she j. an adler ana mort staDe
woman thnugh not so sentimental and less demonsra
tive Tncy are both great characters - l..
O. Well sue Is a character who could nave an fns
fin,acy and reverence and enthusiasm ior man OF
Mr. Beecher's temperament ana iehsIous cOnt!clOHs
and teaching, and carry IL 10 an eXtlelne
out the Thought OF passion crlmlnaltyf A 90 not
tbpk the thought Of passion and OF ciinalty were IN
her beast al all thiuk they were altogether i'll MS
think she thought only OF her love and reverence;
O. such character wonld net tAclte the 'nousut VI
eatousy rs 10 herf A. Not III the slightest never Lao
the slightest feeling OF jealousy In regard TO EIzdDeth
O. The tnat she was inanesung thls
aud ali that would lead 70 suspect neT motives
aud pun Is originally A. IL would mol Iatsr ~ Gld
n FIR how long periOdf A. do not know; re-
Xoher wrote her some letters which, II she has kept
them would fix the date there was a time wnen Ielt
tSat Mr. Beecler was using ms influence greatly upon