New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-24
BEECHER AND TILTON CONTRAsTED.
THE CONTROVERSY ENDED-TLToN AN AMERICAN
ANOMALY-THE GRACE OF GOD THE ONLY THING
THAT CAN SAVE lin.

ANOMALY-THE GRACE OF GOD THE ONLY THING
THAT CAN SAVE HIM.
Mrs Julia Ward Rorc, IN TIE Won1n', Journal
g Now praised be great Apolow
Or rather, praised be the Father of lis all
who delivers HIS saints from the Vaccinations OF the
wicked, and who has given Truth feature OF its own
wLch no nas1 Falsehood is able to initiate Through
all the phases OF mystery aud betrayal. the public mind
impusve heroic. full OF the natural elements OF disor
der. but apparently held IN check ana harmon,zed DIV
according 70 the flesh might have been sensuous
according to tho spirit sat throned above his own
cirnl nature. and made II fuel for the heavenly nie
which nghted whole continent IL was this inner vic
tory OF Mr.. Beecher which made his outward victory
True typs OF Cnstian sacrifice the natural man was
daily offered up TO God an agency to set forward ana
perpetuate His redeening work on earth Toe cure OF
souls the reform OF the age by the rapid inttions or
Preaching of the Joyous Gospel of freedom. the lighting
up OF the whole religious community. II Beecher's
ascec saint His laughter had in 1t a ring OF merr!-
ment which seemed to gladden. the heart that had
made him resemble playful. harmless bebemoth In'
and geelul child. the niilite mirthiulness
Of people. His human smile was white light which
the whole human rainbow coald reflect. His tempera.
Interior life, in what did that luxury consist In
wholesome table, plain house. pictures bo9As; MS
and threw stones for he had no enemies Toe whole
world had to bless his utteranees aud their imper
service "a mans dearest friend could desire for him
But comes one who has fallen from tue grace OF
sacrifice which lie could never make tne saeree Oh
humility. 1.-The meek" says Christ. shall inherit the
one OF long adjournment vanity ana violence nave
their own tempting methods. IL is easier to burn
with The blaze of sudden glory, Mr.. Tton. man OF
fair ability, with gif OF rhetoric and desultory Gull
deity Of the hour. We remember HIM IN his day OF
pieupotence, in which his natural arrogance got the
anomaly. common. smart ia a position OF
emnence aud commend, utterly unit for nm,
before destruction invited from heaven the logical
sequence OF IT'S assumption. For throne 1t as we Will
ness to the ground. Mr. Tton, thess days, WISHED
to play great part with our He said to Woman
you must live die with me-" Tue ADVANTAGES OF his
handsome person and not Ignored by him. TINS was
cry obvious In his public appearances, IN private,
report said that he had narrowed his VIE IeehSs rs
much as he pretends that she has narrowed his We
him. In process OF time he comes before the world
the ndorser Of Victoria c. Woodruff. and lends his
name to biography OF her which would have sunk nny
mans reputation anywhere for common sense. Such %
book Is a tomb from which no author rises again.
personal relations OF the order to find the
secret motive OF his accusation Mr. Tltons private
had been equally unfortunate and as the advo
cate OF doctrines which controvert common morality
had become an impossible thing. Tocounterpaiance tue
just complaints which his wife might have inade' anu
which Others made for her. 1t became important 10 him
to make out case against her. To en- zee the useracc
OF his own removal from literary ONCE IL occurred 10
him TO invent n disgrace so great that MS own
should be small In comparison. Inc inacnha-
tons and agencies by which he effected these
ends are now before the public Unable, with All MS
ingenuity and malice TO carry his point ut the tribunal
OF public opinion, he has to the chieanery
OF the law. His dramatic dIstresses have been ex-
hbited to the whole country The tears he never shed
the sturdy hand Of Truth laid upon his shoulder and
s memorable voice says rhe play Is 0ver-IneOuere
90 home |" Well known all OF these facts Is
not worth while for us to recount them even rs be
have done, except to draw from them the moral
truth which they make evident. This Will enGeaVor
10 do as briefly as possible
Mr.. Tton's facile nature had received and rendered
the good seed dropped by those about him. But the
crop Of virtues correspondngy poor and shortVed
Up to certain point we are glad ~ take him as nah
living In good faith, as one who did and might nave
to do good service But Of the temptations
In which all lives abound he took q false STEP ana
adopted false theory We should call this the theory
OF the human animal-Dar yinsm IN morals might De
better name Upon the plane o. mere aninn an
antagonist or TO carry ones own ends.
The proverb claims tins immunity Tor uesus
OF love and What can be PLAIN thau tnat ur
TltoD considering only the ends most congehla 10 h
self. embttered by his own failure, aud m,uucn,,
the OF Others should have considered nnse a'
liberty to use every means in his power Tor inc o'ti
throw OF Mr.. Bcecher VINO was his enemy Decause no
Ttons folies slowly lost HIM This seems 70 US tue So
luton OF tho whole situation. II 10 only ist 10 @ 70
that he did not come into this SITUATION .no
aid OF evil influences, which no was os,.
less In enconntering. aud culpaOlo In enurr
ing. Evil women have perverted mr. AZ
toms nature and poisoned his happiness put NO o'
hold Elzabe Tilton To have been one OF tnesc ae,
she sacrificed her pastors reputation anu ner OWL 70
obtain peace at any price, She reminds US oi eno
driven 10 throw her children 10 Tue wovcs,o
her life. But the wolves were attet her ~ .no
bitter hatred which selfish feels for the WHO ot
hls Dos0m wnen sne has ceased " please Rl No traW