New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-11
MRS HOOKER'S EVIDENCE.

AZ EXPLANATION OF SIR. BEkCHER COT RSE-N
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM DIR. EDWARD BEECAER.
To he Efior Of The Br)otiyH Eage
SIR: | deem ii proper 10 make the following
exp a4auQ2 OF what You have been pleased 10 cal tAy
Grs. H0Okers visit 10 Ne"-N1rk AMI Threatened Inya
sion 81 PSnoutA Pu.3t o. vas al lie tine Oh ne lherd
her m New YORK. and As ne can testify she did pre-
tend To nave evidence from Mrs. TItOu, or from Mr.
TAX with her about 10 Uhe which, with few
ccptou he pursued with every Onel, DuC her sole re
Stanton, aud Mss Anthony. Upon this testimony
coupled sin tAe refusal VI her Or0tler 3D. discuss me
wished TO ascend Plymouth pulpit anu read confession
watch she Aal prepare iJf LIN 10 me Plymouth people
sired that be would place himself At the head o.
woman, movement and sac would stand by anl uphold
sst-: f.- her letter. several u vhiJA have read,
bre-.De the ten!crest, nDOlcst sympathy aaf love
they will touch the hearts OF ali in TINS respect Her
views ae N lrrise relation are somewhat similar 20
not believe u prJHlsCuOus free love does Mrs. Wool
lu ,ut that the law should not bind man AMI wife To-
also believes tAat having separated on such grounds
tuey should De al ADctty 70 marry a-in II they ma
Mrs. woodruff, and has never TitAdra"n rom her The
strange fascination which tHs remArAtDie woman
e.tcr wAIcl she wrote 20 Mr. WJOdna about tie tune
VI her nomination Dr. the free !ore wing - tIt woman
Sutage Convention as candidate for the Presidency o.
the United states. commencing as follows; " NJ dAi-
linz Qleeu, aud proceeding ia the same Fhai solical
was published IN the papers A. the timc. II inter-
view with her brother L iwarI sue seemed IN wilt
OF Henry with her, as he slated TO- Us
brother % ,OOthe aud quiet her and induce her 10
return de SAID he refused FOR her sake % cutter
upon the subject and h!s refusal u deny tur stores OF
say anything about them was because II he ali So II
would bring up whole subject Tor discussion DetSee
them, ana she would bring forward her evidence from
these women, which De could NOT enter hto or explain
without making her a cont liant Ot the whole matter,
and, A. she constant communication with these
he dill not Judge best Tor hun ~ DO 50 IL any
A. Mrs Hooker in her letters makes great point that
~ did not deny his git 10 her Is but ua 70 state tue
her brother gave Why DE pursued tins course
n and atr, nr IT, ,i tel her t1at G- briteT-d
ne had the .irt OF God with him. and was led by aim
ne pursuing. bus refused % enter utO
mn ar-luIeut with Lr 10 prov. ms innocence lie AID
lOi deny anything, because that would not convince
her Out would Ony open TIE whole subject she bringing
forward her -o-cdrd evidence winch hr could nOt eA
plain. without making lcr Ls cOnniant IN tie whole
'''' BErenEn
a SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT.
To ne adfor ~ me Edgts:
A. suppem Ital TO Jne statement concerning Mrs.
Hooa-r lcl sent T. yoG tIa sAoI'i ldd me ioi-
lowing particulars There - one letter Of MI BetcAer
her tuat needs me light %! me surrounding circum-
STANCES 10 explain 70. Nh Beeccrs OBJECT IN tue letter
was 10 induce her 10 qiethdr' 10 20 nome anu remain
eec, THIS result ana influence heriu their state " mad
and De4eI II was cale;uy "orieI' without any deIIi
admission Of quit and calculated 70 influence her
even win her belief IN hIs guilt 10 remain quiet. Dr..
Edward Beecher read tue letter al the time Mt, Hooker
read Il too him. and he assured her OF MS BELIEF III us
3
nothing 10 DO with the matter.
few DAYS after sent ner letter prepared IN con
sultatOu with MS brother Henry ana Mr.. owe. cn
OF the three wrote out desirable 20
her, which Dr. t. Beechcr took 20 BIS home, and
receipt Of TINS letter Ms HOOKER. although still
main aiming the gnilt OF hsr brother Iet moved No
further III the matter GEO H. bkLCHEk.
LITTER FROM Dr.. EDWARD BEECHER To Mrs.
BaooKLYy. Dee TO- 1872.
Ny DEAR SISTER: In your interview with me YOU
4 led l- a.
anu you were endc4yOriug To induce hun % cOu
fe,. the lct a, a means OF his salvation To this re-
pIy that II guilty. confession Will not save nlm.
viii fan N all the Christian world as Luciier SON OF
me morning To nope otherwise is the u4rest delusiou
~ - na,,la ,pn1f r,t far,,v. bir, and ougut u1f
30 II. The church universal would not forgive him
and ought not do 10. On what grounds you nope |
otherwise 10 think It could De overrued for good or be
part OF great onward movement, cannot conceive
All the churches take Christ as their lawgver ahd Ne
condemns divorce eXcep Tor cause, and denOunces
even looking at woman 10 lust after her As adultery
Ms NOOihuls movement Will SINK IN perdltOu all VINO
InuOrse H. and the stated Dy you 20 me- as your
own would meet With universal reprobation. Tier, |
may De now and then an exception Dut tAey VII po
In fact then, you are aDOrng with al! your might
U ruin henry and yet make professions OF peculiar
YOU. greater aeus0n possible. II il tue tuat
Henry guilty he ought not 10 lie by denyn- ~ ana
10 practice hypocrisy Bur II ne were SL'it, hht 10.
sake u avoiding these sins he should confess, II
would not AZ all avert MS iai HIS only nope 81 saVa
ton and influence Is Ia the assurance OF the CAlsuiu
community that he Is InuOcent ana pure. have care
fully looked into the matter ana July believe That he
Is nnorent ana pure a. ne hi e1pllly 20 W
repeatedly. And have watched ais spirit IN prayer, Ia
preaching and In social life, ana believe tlt ne ~ IN
with God, aud that God sustains MN, anu
DO believe that God would thus sustain a lar, a
nvpocrite, and hoerne. aud he Is all these II be Is
guilty. ,-..,.
sun further-I have carefully considered what could
be done II any attempt we're 10 be- made N prove him
guilty, and firmly believe he would be fully and thor
OugnlY ylndCaicd. know what testimony there is ana
how would stand, anu SURE he would be fuly VIM
d.cated Ihls Is the opinion Of an eminent il~yeI' VINO
thoroughly examined the case, and OF otheF com
petent judges have time to into detail Dut you
may be sure | do uot SPEAK careessy without |
thorough inquiry therefore think that you not only
inJure Henry by the course you pursue out al those
influenced by you ~ believe nlin guilty. And |
YET you his sister, aud profess peculiarly 70 love
hIu Now you may bs sWs " tns. tho universal con