Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-12

"Ihsve Che wri-ss) stro--x ,ce,ing won ma.
and u bIirgs great p-sce Via ~, thst I srs
spending ny issf N-Hdog and p-cschinE z-y l2st
sermon ! cic, indeed, write - him, Won
car stand f the whole case were publ shed To-
morrow I I'D believe that, 81 r. haf mate
- be was Edyised % make, fui" AID mani
confession 81 THE whole truth, as BE ead done 10
ne, accompanied by such txpressionruf ccutri-
ton sDd repentance a. be had made ~ ne his
church and the world would have fOrgi-en him
and he world have stood How much moTe then.
must I believe q now when he can s,an6 hefore
the public preachiug The gpspel u Jesls christ
with AL the facts made known. and am d-sven
ss SO sSo sRf S the house 81 OF Of Ss G% S
SdulteTies snd hypOcrisies have been coudOned
by sn sdmring church.
CONCLUetON.
Arer PAVING some scornful attention 20 Prof
Raymond, and speaking OF the attacks OF
Beecotrs lawyers upon al who had testified
against him, Mr.. Moulton concludes a. follo~s-
All these attacks were before me sna knew
should not escape, and I have not, aithbagh
AL the blessings OF Heaven we're cNlled down
me, AL of Snich bresthed the fullest conndence
IN me up q the 4th OF August, nine days before
he made his statement, wherein be charges me
with most contemplate crime because 4 re-
fused 70 give MP the papers 20 him which knew
were my only protection az ainst him; Tor had
learned 10 know the selhshne.s aud cruelty OF
the man who sacrifices sll for himself.
And Vet, Ia view OF our relations for the PAS,
four years, j can scarcely realize the fact that
he turned upon me, even when AZ his request
al that he has put upon me, IL is with din Guilty
that 1 summon sufficient OF resolution, IN
anguish OF spirit, 20 enable me 20 put forth the
statement that I am nov compelled 20 10. For
1 here aver that I never have made public what
was the nature OF Beechcr's offence, or what
was the evidence In my procession 90 prove 10.
until did 80 In my former statement prepared
Tor the committee, although statements were
made In the newspapers 90 that e tfect which NAV
have intsmed the mind OF Beecher acaiusf me-
had pledged my honor 70 silence eNcepr 1 VS.
q Taf mai fhFIaH 81.
justice.
Nor have ever made public the facts in this
subsequent statement untl they now appear,
and vet there has been y neWspA per report M b.
fishing what purpor.s to he a portion OF them
hUt which was gathered from ofhera aud NOT
from me. On the contrary, have taken every
and all means that I cOald 20 conceal aud Keen
them out OF sight, driven even 20 answer many
men who asked me In regard 60 them In sach a
way as 20 mislesd them without stating 70 the-o
any absolute fslsehOOd, although I have no
doubt some of them, remem boring the impress
sion they got from me through that have stated
10 them What has since been contradicted bv my
published statement OF what has actually been
known 10 me; and the reasons OF which 4 have
heretofore explained.
All the present necessary facts % form a cor
rect Judgment OF Henry Ward Beecher, and nv
own course aud character are now before the
public, and 1 submit to the candor and iudg-
Hent OF oil good men and women whether under
all the emergencies in witch 1 have been
placed | have not underworld 90 do that which
seemed 10 Iae 70 he right and proper, Faithfully
and loyalty 20 those whose interests had in
chSrge and especially 90 B0echer himself, plead
ing guilty 20 everything OF want OF Judgment
ana un"isdom in trying 20 master the almost
insurmountable difficulties which surround me
which can rightly lie imputed TO me.
IL The true Interests OF the Christian Church
are promoted, under the light OF existing aud
Known facts, by sustaining Beecher. a. the fore
most man In it, IL ~ matter OF concern 20
christian people In which my Judgment will not
be consulted. But let them remember a. thew
90 SO, the teachings Of the Master from the
Mount:
"le have heard that IL was said by them OF
old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
"But say unto you, whosOever loOkefh on a
woman 20 lust after her, hath committed adul-
terry with her already in his heart.
"And IL thy right eye offend thee, pluck IL out
ana cast II from thee for il Is profitable for thee
that one Of thy members should perish aud not
that thy whole body should be cast into hel.p
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