The New York herald., 1874-08-11
THE BEECHERs AND MRS. HOOKER.
LETTER FROM GEORGE Il. BREcHER.


TO THE EDITOR OF THE BROOKLYN EAGLE -
deem it proper to make the following expana-
tion of what you have been pleased to call the
Hooker feature Of the scandaW:-
& On the occasion Of Mrs HSoksrs visit tc New York
the time Of the funeral OF HorseS erseiey), Dr. Ed
ward Beecner called 70 see her in New York and as
from Mrs Tcn nor from Mr. BescSer thss
il he which with Few exceptions he f pursued %
ss a SSs hs1 s0s snsn s
ShUny Upon this coupled with the
and read Confession which she had prepared for him
lis also desired that lie Would place pi Himself
A NEW woxANs MOVEMENT
and she would stand by and uphold him. Far be from
several WHICH have read. essashe ssndsSsss
q an This respect hsr Views ue on III he Asais mar,
.vs saessh SSe
ssther when hey have ceased g love sno!Ser She
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dency Of me United States, Commencing follows
could
hss IL ae s. In
INA WILD AND EXCITED STATE OF MIND.
ss sae "a @
upon subject and his refusal to deny The stories or
Hs Su. S then # he a SO
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Without making % her eondant % 9th Of the S Whole matter
ss % I % h to DO w s IN ss
shape or manner.
he did not deny guilt to nor but Just state the
heT gave wny ne pursued h TINS course
So SO s S9 s IL % S % r . % H
any srsument with her to prove his nnocense Ae did
EXPLAIN heT IN
matter thing he did not juose it safe e dSsrrcuxp
!. As supplemental to the statement concerning
Mrs. Hooker which / sent TO you, think should
add the following particulars
There letter Of Mr. her that tho
light Of the surrounding to explain it Mr.
B % r IN the ss ndSss hsc to
use motives such as would effect this result and ina
S
% as Dr. swa hsa @
letter ct the time Mrs Hooker read to him and he
urged her to home and have nothing do with the
his Henry ane MS
s aa q a3s ns Ss Gw
sss sns ms,ss the guilt OF her brother SES Is % sE
EDWARD BEEcHRR's LETTER
BROOKLYN Dec; Is, 1872
thst you were sndsaySrng % lnaues MIN to COM
$ III S
%srest deiusl91. His own would not forgive
would not forgive hm, and ought not to DO il On what
o dOs Or ps % g.
ment cannot conceive
condemns divorce except for one cause and denounces
S % & her %
who indorse it. and the views stated by you to me As
sre and then an ezeepcn but tSsy %i
be & I'm af % vet srs w all
peculiar love hum and Of hope for him II he viii only
@ Es oasS pHSS % Ss denying
or sd sss o yoas ss sins IL he s
would not at all his ia His only hope Of saliva
tue
have s, into the mater S and Gy
declared to me repeatedly. And have watched his
With sS'5 God and that
go Sa nd S Is
al In, these ;s,.n 4 he ls guilty
entity; and ARMY believe hs would g my ana thor;
how it would sane and am he would be fully vim
has thoroughly the case Of other ccmpe
tent JUDGES have time to into detail, you
may be sure do not speak careesly without thor
ough inquiry
by you TO believe him guilty And yet you his sister,
and profess peculiarly TO love him. Now, you be
sure Of this the universal conviction only Chris.
tians but OF all men of honor and refinement will be
that II It were necessary TO bring Henry to trial,
bring him to conesson Is not sisters part to voiun
teer to be the accuser and prosecutor and
pairing TO come into collision with nvictons and
not stand or defend yourselffo for moment.
II any should ask why not meet the case and de-
velop at once the reply Is that 1t would result very
great moral injury and diversion spiritual good to
60 into the inquiries involved, and that Henry to
live near to God and manifest the graces OF The
Christian character and to labor for all things and
to produce an absorption of God and heavenly things
his best defence and will cause all slanderous attacks
die away.
When we parted you asked me to pray over the sub
Ject, and have done and have prayed for you.
do not assume that you mean to do evil In your
conception you are aiming at good. But il you act in
fact against the great laws Of God mplan ted in the
moral nature Of men, no sincerity seeming good
intention Will save you. II man throws himsel into
the fire 1t will burn HIM, and sincerity OF belief will
avert the consequences The course you have pursued
any and may be fearfuy injurious to yourself
il is therefore, because love you that have spoken
earnestly and plainly, and hope you will accept 1t
proof Of my love, for do not pray you,
that the dear Saviour may deliver from all error
and lead you into all truth.
am, ss ever, your affec tomato brother,
BDWARD BEECHER
MRS. TILTON'S LETTERS