Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-26
BEECHER.
More Testimony Friday Night.
Scenes at the Plymouth Prayer
Meeting.

a New YORK, July 25.-At the session of
the Plymouth Church Investigation Com
mittee last evening, Oliver johnson testi-
fed in relation to an interview between
himself and Mr.. Triton in December, 1870.
In this interview T-ltOn related, and John
son said he heard it for the first time, COM
plants about Beecher's conduct towards
him. Tilton spoke Of Beecher having
aiienated the love of his family from him,
and otherwise having injured him in his
business relations, but there was no allus-
ion at that time to any such charge as that
of adultery. Hence, in his lette- Of 1878,
johnson did not refer to any charge Ofadul-
terry.
There was good attendance at a
The Usual weekly Prayer Meeting
last night, but several of the best known
members of Plymouth Church were absent.
The hymns given cut were cOnsOlatOry in
their tendency, and in the prayers the
warnest sympathy for the suffering pastor,
and the most earnest solicitations for his
safe deliverance W ere expressed. Rev. Mr..
Holiday the assistant pastor closed the
service by giving out the hymn "Mid
scenes of confusion and creature complaint"
which was sung with considerable feeling.
and the members gathered in groups, Mr..
Holiday remarked so thai all might hear,
81 suppose you are all anxious to hear
How Brother Beeeher is Tonight.
/ left him only an hour and half ago, and
he is in admirable spirits, and 1 believe
weighs mere than he has for year. Hoi-
liday said later that he tried to set Beeeher
TO attend, but the beloved pastor was too
busy and hurried. Being asked il Beeeher
was still preparing his statement, Holiday
replied possibly. | don't know but he has
it already prepared.
The next session of the Investigation
Committee will be held Monday next.
interviewing Beeeher.
An endeavOr TO interview Mr. Beecher
this morning resulted in obtaining from
him only the declaration that the charges
were absolutely false, and that he would in
good time make that apparent. lie added
that he was entitled to the right accorded
to ordinary criminals at least, the right of
being heard before being condemned.
"DamnabIe COncealment"
Mr.. Tracy, of the counsel conducting the
case before the committee in the interest
of Mr.. Beecher, SAYS Mr.. Beecher'S fault
was venial. The stupidity that induced
concealment was damnabe.
Ben BuIIer.
Gen. Butler says he has no connect ion
with the case, Is not counsel for Mr.. Tilton
or Mr.. MoultOn, but cannot speak Of the
future. OF Mr.. Tilton's statement the Gen
eral adds: think it a most unfortunate
thing that it should ever have been made
public. l advised very strongly against its
being given to the world. 1t is miserable
business.
How Mrs. TIltOn Prepared Her State
menf.
Mrs. Tilton says of the production Of her
statement denying the allegations Of her
husband, thai she cloSeted- herself alone at
10 O'Clock at night, and spent until o'clock
next morning in preparing that document.
She afterwards read it to Mr.. OyingtOn,
and the only alterations not made by her
self were some grammatical changes and
alterations of punctuation. Being asked if
she intended TO occupy the old home on
Livingston street, Mrs. Triton replied that
so many melancholy associations are con-
nected with the place she breads the effect
they might produce ON her mind and heart.
She expresses her entire confidence in the