The New York herald., 1874-07-22
since passed between the different parties will yet
be fresh In the minds OF the public.
THE COVENANT AS FIRST PUB
LISHED.

LlSdEU.
| The following communications on this subject ap-
peared in the New York Times OF May 80. lS73:-
To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMEs:-
1t Is high time that the torrent OF SANDER against
Henry Ward Beecher be arrested l have In my
possession copy OF dlsavowai OF all the Charges
by Henry G. Bowen, which was executed on the
"a OF April 1872. without Mr.. Beecher's know-
edge have ned this IN my hands IRON that time
to this, and now, wiseOus his knowledge, give
this document TO th- world and estop and convict
the principal onender against truth, public decency
Ny inducement to do this Is the fact tnat Mr.
never dlsavow ed his charges against Mr.. Beecher,
but that he yet insisted on their truth. And now
the pubic can understand the brave silence winch
the great preacher has kept under this protracted
storm OF SANDER. He had cOvenanted to bury the
past and TO MAINTAIN peace and brotherhood. The
violation OF that agreement by Henry q. Bowen
unseas my mouth II II does not open the lips OF
the pastor OF Plymouth church SUFFOLK.
NEW YORK, May 20, 1873.
The DisAvOwAL
We three men, earnestly desiring to remove all
causes OF offence existing between US, real or
ancied. ana TO make Christian reparation for IN
juries done or supposed to be done, and To e1ace
the disturbed past ana provide concord, good wlll
each TO the other as i0Ows:-
l. l, Henry c: Bowen, having given credit per-
haps, without due consideration to tales and lnnu-
influenced by them, as was natural to man VINO
receives IMPRESSIONS suddenly to the extent OF re-
limitations, and not for the purpose OF lnjnring
HIM ou strictly De the s0a, confidence aSsIs,
ali all the Charges s and impatatiOns that have been
against Henry Ward Beecher; and declare iulIy
and without reserve that know nothing which
% Cordial friendship, confidence and CHRISTIAN lei
lowship. And l expressly Withdraw all the
charges, imputations and innuendoes imputed as
having been made and uttered by me ana set forth
IN letter written TO me by Theodore nlton on the
first day OF January, 1871 IA copy OF which letter Is
made any iGiputations, charges or innuenaoes un-
favorable to the Christian character OF Mr. Beecher
And covenant and promise that ior all iuture
time will never, by word or deed, recur to, re-
peat or alude to any or either OF SAID charges, m-
putations and innuendoes.
2. And |. Theodore TiltOn, do OF my free will and
friendly spirit toward Henry G. Bowen and Henry
Ward Beecher, hereby covenant and agree that
Will never again repeat Dy wOrd Oh mouth or other-
wise any OF the allegations or imputations or innu-
endoes contained ia my letter hereunto annexed,
or any other injurious imputations or allegations
suggested by or growing out OF these; ana that
VIII never again bring up or hint at any cause OF
difference or ground Of complaint heretofore ex-
isting between the said Henry q. Bowen and my
sell or the said Henry Ward Beecher.
8. And l. Henry Ward Beecher put the past
forever out OF sight and out OF memory. deeply
regret the causes Of suspicion, Jealousy and es-
arrangement which have come between US. 1t IS q
JOY TO me to have my old regard ior Henry Q.
piness to me to resume the old relations OF love,
respect and reliance to each and both OF them. Ii
have SalQ aQyCQluk 10 JLe EcpuldtlOu Vi
either, or have detracted from their standing and
lame as Christian gentlemen and members OF my
church, revoke 1t all, and heartily covenant to
repar and renstate them to the extent OF my
power. d: =. BOWEN
BROOKLYN, April 2, 1872. H. W. BEECHER.
MR.. TILTON's LETTER
BROOKLYN, Jan. !, 1871.
Mr. HENRY c. BOwEN:-
SIR received last evening your sudden no
tices breaking my two contracts, one with the
Iadepende7t, the other with the Brooklyn Union.
VI f1 a a.
PLAIN statements OF facts. 1t Was during the early
part OF the rebellion, II recollect arght, when
Beecher had committed acts OF adultery Tor which,
II you should expose him, he would be driven from
eas % the suSec sways
companied with deep seated injury to your heart.
In a letter which you ado addressed to me
tnis subject you SAID -I sometimes feel
that must break silence; that must no longer
su1er as a dumb man and oe made to bear a load
OF grief most unjustly. one word from me would
make a rebellion throughout Chrlstendom, had
said AND you Know NOW Se H. 1e nave ust "a
your possession. l am not pursuing phantom,
but solemnly oroodng over an awful reality"
walls from this till now you have repeated the
statement that you could at any moment expel
reiterated the same thing not only to me, but to
others. Moreover during the year just closed
your Letters On the weTe marXed 0 Wn
quenty coupled with your emphatic declaration
tnat Mr.. Beecher ought not to be allowed to
occupy a position as Christian teacher and
preacher.
on the 25th of December 1870, at an interview
in your house, at which Mr.. Oliver Johnson and 1
were present, you spoke freely and Indignantly
against Mr. Beecher as an unsafe visitor in the
families OF his compensation. You alluded by
name TO q woman, now widow, whose husbands
death you did not doubt was fastened by his
knowledge tnat Mr.. Beecner had maintained with
on the minds OF either Mr.. Johnson myself you
informed US that Mr.. Beecher had made 10 you
OF g na r Si sears r
this interview you related to me the case OF wo-
man OF whom you said las nearly as can recol-
lect your words) that "Mr Beecher took her in
his arms by force, threw her down upon the sofa,
accomplished spon ner his deviltry and lett
During your recital OF this tale you were filled
with anger toward Mr. Beecher. You said, with
terrible emphasis, that he ought not to remain
week longer in his pulpit. You Immediately Sug
gested that demand should be made upon him to
quit his sacred office. You volunteered to bear to
him such demand in the form Uf an open letter,
which you would present to MIN with your own
hand, and you pledged yourself to sustain the de-
mand which the letter should make-namely, "tnat
he should, Tor reasons which ne explicitly knew,
Immediately cease rom his ministry ut plymouth
church and retlre from Brooklyn" The first draft
OF this letter did not contain the phrase 'or rea-
sons that he explicitly Knew and these
words, words TO this effect, were Incorporated In
a second, at your motion. You urged, furthermore.
very emphatically, that the letter should demand
not only Mr.. Beechers aDdcatiOn OF his pulpit,
but the cessation OF his writing for the Christian
letter you presented to Mr.. Beecher at Mr.. Free
lands house. shortly after It's representation you
sought an interview with me at the editorial Ofce
OF the Brooklyn Union, during when, with unac-
c0untable emotion in your manner, your lace hvld
with rage you threatened with loud voice that II
ever should inform Mr.. Beecher OF the statements
which you made concerning his adultery. or
should compel you to adduce the evidence
mand ior Mr. Beecher's Withdrawal from
Brooklyn, you would Immediately deprive me
OF my engagement to write for the Independent
n edit Rr0Okyn TnjOu that in /
should ever attempt to enter the offices OF those
journals you would nave me elected by 1orce /
told you that should inform Mr. Beecher or any
body ese according to the dictates of my judg-
ment, unnnuenced by any authority from my en-
ployers. You then eXcltedly retired from my
presence. Hardly had your violent words ceased
ringing in my ears when received your summary
notices breaking my contract with the Independent
and the BROOKLYN Union. To tue foregoing
uor rra Of apt q m m