Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16
TELEGRAPHIC.

TELEGRAPHIC.
BEECHER-TILToN.
Mr: Beccher Breaks silence 1t Last.
New York, Jnly 1O-Two letters
from Mr. Beecher will be published In
the next issue of the Christian Union.
One OF them, dated June 9th, solicits
Investigation into the charges made
against him, and is addressed to the
following members of Plymouth
B. B. Claflin, Henry w. Sage,
August Stowe, Henry NJ. cleveland,
John Winslow and A. T. White. The
second letter, dated July 9th, is ad-
dressed to the clerk Of Plymouth
Church. With it is enclosed q copy of
the previous letter. and the clerk
the church is asked to give all .possi-
BILE aid to the investigating commit
tee.
NEW YonK, July 10-The Tribune
says that Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
has demanded an investigation by
Plymouth Church Of the inuendoes on
his personal character by Theodore
Tilton. The request was promptly
made on June 9th, tie day ofthe pub
lication Of Tilton's letter, and special
COMMITTEES was appointed to conduct
an inquiry. The work of this commit
tee has been In progress since the 9Th
Of July aud will probably be conclu.
ded In few DAYS. rs
New York, July l0-The cxamin-
ing committee recognizing the repre-
sentative character of the men thus APP
pointed, unanimously adopted the &C.
tfon Of the pastor and formally
authorized the gentlemen named to
act 40 . committee on its behalf, and
report the result of their inquiry for
its information and further action. The
selection of members of it's own body
instead Of from the outside Is in ac-
cordance with the spirits of Congrega-
tionalism.
The following ID Beecher's second
letter to the examining committee.
ITO my dear brethren IL enclose to
you . letter, in which l have requested
three gentlemen from the church, and
three from the society Of Plymouth
Church, gentlemen OF unimpeachable
reputc, and who have not been invcl-
we'd In any trials through which We
have passed during the year, to make
. thorough and impartial examination
Of all charges or insinuations against
my good name, and to report tha same
to you. I now respectfully request
that yOu will give to this committee
authority to act in your behalf, also 1t
has seemed wise to me that the request
should proceed from me and without
your FOREGOING knowledge, and that
You should give it authority to act In
your behalf, in 60 far as thorough In
vestigation defacto should be concern
ed.
(Signed) HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
NEW YoRK, July 1O-The special In
quiry in the Beecher-T ilton case has
been conducted privately. Mr.. Tilton
was summoned as witness. Mr..
Beecher has not yet testified, and 1t 10
said he will not appear. The next
number Of the Christian Union will
contain the following % authorized
history, and the consequent demand
tor An Investigation. On the 1st Of
July Beecher addressed . note to the
executive committee of Plymouth
Church, stating that he had requested
certain gentlemen, member Of the
church, and the Secretary, to make q
thorough and detailed examination
into the rumors, insinuations, or
charges made respecting his conduct,
and asked them that they approve the
selection, and to add their official ap.
pointment to his personal request.
The letter asking the gentlemen to
serve 10 as follows:
In the present statement Of public
feeling I owe 1t to my friends and to
the church, and to the society over
which I am pastor to have some prop.
or Investigation made of the rumora
and insinuations or charges respect
Ing my conduct az compromised by
the late publications made by Mr.. Til
ton. have thought that both church
and society should be represented
and take the liberty Of asking the fell
lowing gentlemen to serve in this In
quiry, and TO do WHIST truth and just
ice may require. beg that each gen
tleman named will consider this 90 Il
It had been separately and personally
sent to him. Namely, from the church
Henry w. Sage, Augustus 6to we, and
Henry N. Cleveland. From the soci.
ETY., Horace B. Clafflin, John Winelow
and w. H. White. / desire you when
you have satisfied yourselves by On
impartial and thorough investigation
of al sources of evidence, to commun
icate to the examination committee Of
to the church such action % may ther
seem to you right and wise.
Signed HEHRY WARD BEEcHKR.
New YORK. July 13-1t is officially
reported that the loss at WeehawkeI
fire will fall little short of 500, 900
The total number of barrels OF oil
burned 10 70,OW-l6 or l6 tanks were
destroyed.
A Frankfort letter says the Rhine
has recently been the scene of two i'm
portant congresses held at Bonn
on the occasion OF the union Of the
German Catholics, and one just held
at Mayence. The latter assembly WA
the most magnificent Catholic meeting
held for some time In Germany, and
the speeches there made and the reso'
lutions adopted have created NO little
stir In German Official, Liberal and
Protestant circles. kilograms wert
received from oil parts Of Germany, Of
dispatches Of loyalty and reverence
sent to Rome. There were public and
private assemblies Of members, ban
quets, general communion In the Ca
thedral, divine service at all hours
and in conclusion pilgrimage OF th'
guests and msmbers, led by Bishop
Kettler to ST. Rochus Caputta, neal
Bingen. A great number Of promi
nent Catholics were present One res
olution on the general condition o
Christian society, says: "Moderl
civilization 10 incompatible will
the church !; . consequence of warfar'
against the church 10 . dissolution o
the social and political order. A rem
edy therefore can only be expecte(
when political independence and a
traditional rights ara again ACCORDED
to the Papal SEQ. Other resolution
are directed against the Constitntio,
of the German Empire, the nstiona
l m rtv IoanSk 1A~a MS13fapia N.