New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
MR.. BEECHER'S DEFENSE.

BEECHER TO MoULTOs.
SUNDAY M0ssfSG, jane ] 1873
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enponry earned 7o1 be sjoae gorhles. ae vh .braOt
.ay a. al BE deies5 w Ti ss .'1 Sof.eSs
o1y alr hat te should knog .a. ae p9e'u9n Of e ei
caree"t vas made a,e- e inoash you - written s h
@ n. utmost e'r1e.s' ,a ;o-9iy not T. beiy o' se nor
raea thu 81, enes; mo's and nei by aiq L no: ny
neit II .'oo angasooei and rno'mei for aa year
y,tc vher ruba ercd BIN 'uy 'r be eharse,
5an i5cs o 5c, rA aS e Va, rsfe ui M oa, 40
NJ miri Is clear ~, no ia h'st p1sge
mlt m viii bear the LIB; Of Toe ninru d. Goi 81 iass care 4
tie Heaven above morning bressng Bat Oh hat ooli
is ~ 9 ss ote MY s r. n5p '' Yo1r aSoe Re o .s
Gods eomfoHers h il such she ioi; neT' SaanE "h
Now Fas would no. have v'se any more sH''zz on bog,
any depend him Win nature be oei no, taoT 70.
sell With ardent affections he love long that wae ao-' 20.
P 99 f noa .'Sa aS@n % R % he t ~ ha ,5s %
| "A coup dsbH-i. the way 70 lqcoes~ BESIDE, me-c.
named traits m,ie him as,olusy uHrcias'. rnsT.
1s npa me ana brnS. great pe ~ h,, an, .p~nas M et
@ d egiprpk 20 see res, and ,r9mpb The o, Of b D. ba,
monni-e gorT of the e7eas ng enaaro,t - F9r aon
You forever hold fellowship VIII yOa and oos bach a1 ,
a the past Your loving H. ". n.
There are intimations at the beginning aui end
OF this letter that felt the approlch OF death Wh re-
gard that merely refer 10 my previous statement
concerning my bodily symptoms. AMI add that on TN,
day felt symptoms upon me The man point Is that
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have been glad 10 escape by death % which long had
little dread could see no end bur death 10 the accuu.
no time In making matters worse felt that Mr.
Mouiton had better stop too, and let the whole tnIng
statement, which now maze, aud 10 leave the result
with God. Mr. Ton had repeatedly urged me. "a, a,
should be pressed by inquiries from my
rumOrs which night reach them. 10 keep this PROMISE
he 'n,s nxeepsye @f.cIon which his we as had
told had conceived for me- and had confessed 70 MN
Deen such fact IN existence rs betrayal
would have ruined me as well az her. ana pledge hos
10 destroy myself would nave oerh 700 aD-uiu !" ~
mentioned IN this letter In repy TO TINS note when
was calm and reserved rather tndn gloomy hr. Ilton
that day letter OF three and half sheets
Of copy paper. He began ~ follows; T.,
spoken you have written this morning II the ruin
whole published Tomorrow, and Ia my OpIpioh
it shows sel1sn faith IN God"
have perceived that the of this letter was rather
likely to determine me IN my determination 10 publish
the whole than otnerw and az thi was opposed
TO the whole line OF his policy ne crossed OUT ".n cn9
anew, writing the following letter. -, ,.-,
Nv DEAR Your letter makes tbs ar' aOoh Of saume
Oar. AID . b ysg q 5Sa Sa & sDs sa i JAZZ. a oo % ba, po
h' $50 u 1l n, or9 20 he IN tie danger o.ay that 6..
you many before II you now oos ' ;ls'fs 10
that l've never been 10 1 mgag % , I "I lt Ss of n.
mornng cae This mood mss You -tand q
hs .os ea'f a SeTs & Pio 80 wsa1E nG" o bsa you coa
ruth that yon are not fSss1T y 20 I've on eb You sros
thai love You and because do sha 'y 5 Ed 'y 500 1
s aas bm appear as one s1ecy @ g1iDS s D5t,
1Ge it So appear and it this inst be ssaed ief aos
thna i, IN ,0le to Which vii cover 'ae e,e Ar
G'd bless y0ui AD0" on The back cro,'ei oul
FRIEND Yoa know have never been 10 'Jmphy ~ta
when q''a spoken as yon @ s'G D,s.g, sa q,
morr,w "a my opinion shows selfish faith 10 1o4 -
MR.. MOULrON CAUGHT.
In the haste of writing, Mr. MOulton apparently iaei
To perceive what he had written In the hr't instance
he wrote Oh side OF half sheet OF paper ana used
the clean side Of that sheet for the purpose Of The
letter which he sent in shape he had given Buth
will be seen that he deliberately and twice IN success
sion rearmed his main statement that there was moth
ing in the whole case on which could not
safely stand. He treats my resolution as born OF
and urged strongly to MAINTAIN nv falth IN MN III
ton yielded to his persuasion aud eraeloHsy allowed
himself to the publication OF cara ea
Onerating MIN from the authorship OF the base es 20
which the tripartite covenant referred 30 once uore
and this against my camcr Judgment patehed up
That have grievously erred in judgment with this
perpexed case no one Is conscious than am L
chose the path and accepted ulsa'isOts Suu-
ance the beginning. and have indeed traVesi on a
rough aud ragged edge" IN my prolonged efforts 70
suppress, this scandal which has at ast spreal 80 muc
desolation through the land But cannot admit that
erred desiring 10 keep these matters OUT O sSht.
III this respect appeal TO you and To all Cnran men
TO Judge whether almost any personal sacInco ou5us
have been made rather than To- suHer the olas
OF community ana especially W
be cor ruped by the lthy details OF scandaou ise-
hoods daily iterated and ampbded for the eradication
OF pure curiosity and the GENERALIZATION VI every
child that Is old enough 10 read
THEODORE TMToS LEyYING BLACKMNL.
The full truth of this history requires that mora
fact should be told, especially as Mr TtOn has invited
it, Money has been obtained from me in the course Of
these affairs in considerable sums, but did not at frss
look upon the suggestions that should contTbuiotd to
Mr. Tnton's pecuniary wants as savoring Of black
mail. This did not occur to me until I
had paid perhaps $4,000 Afterward | eontribuied at
in five 81 600 hills to raise which mortgaged the house
live IN felt very much dssatlsned win ny'si auou,
me by my confidential friend, that II 5000 more Was NOS
paid, Tton's charges would be laid before the pubic.
fhls saw al once was blackma in It's oodest form.
and never paid cent OF II. but challenged ana re-
But after the summer OF 1873 became inwardy sat
lsfed that Tilton was, Inherently and inevitably q
honor came feel that his kindness was but snare.
and his M 3 SI nor sT 5 Sousehod out
suffered all the this account As e had grown
ND under my influence and in my church. coud never
free my from certain degree OF responsibility Tor
his misdongs such visits father for wrong doing
ing sometimes amounted almost to a mania. -
Among last desperate efforts 10 restrain hIm rom
over " himself, his family, myself the Cnucb,
aud the whole community with the fed Hood OF scan-
DIAL which he had by this time aseuueI acc %sfe @ s.
quent proceedings Of the Examn.ns Conmtee ol ',e
Church. The prosecution OF Mr. IltOn felt Douudt to
prevent. In any form would strive TO prevent t.o 10
belching forth OF scandal; but IN hat form was pc
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| upon which my guilt Innocence could DE tlrd:
| n was a roundabout issue, which Mr. lliton coula
have escaped possibly by showing that he beeyed to
| stories he told about me- that he had not ciicu
lated" them, by the mere failure on me oer s'us 10
nrove thai he had done So by the decision that no
was a monomaniac and not responsible Any ,uca haI
| way decision would leave me in the attitude rover
| ,brow and VET no party TO Moreover, fet
that Mr. Tilton thought l was setting my churon
| AGAINST hm-and l bound he should not
think that for II II had been for me lac "oull nave
heen dropped two years before for nonditendancc ad
Tor his distinct notice that he was out OF the
| church | mad got the Examining Committee to post