, 1874-10-14

1t is to bo condemned. md lifting up an ideal Of
perfect manhood. very large audience nsacm-
bled. hfr. Doecor was introduced by tho ney.
Mr. Murray, who ninp1y prcacntoa him
~ the orator Of the evening. Az
| ho stopped forward to tho dosl
f,e WAS greeted with n perfect storm Of np-
plauso, which sulBflod only 10 bo thrice re-
moved md unansmouB He WAS evidently con-
sidorably affected by 1t. 1Io expressed his thanks
by enying that, while ho liyol In Brooklyn, it
scomcl that no had como homo to Boston, and
this kindnoss and ita significance hs would moi
pretend 10 mRundorBtaul Ho then proceeded
| directly with his lecture.
Letter from tho e. snlo3Itcr.Er1clrti OF
nlrn. TiitDs:-A Statement ns to the
| Marietta Ecttcr-flfra. T.'a u tvronS's ~
and u Sccret.n
TO the Editor Of ths ctne,anatt Gasete:
In recent note you ask INC i your Inst caito-
rial on Mrs. r!ton'n 4'tiuplicato letter from
Marietta " was q correct representation Of my
connection With 1t.
I am not certain that tho "duplicnto lottor
from Marietta" :" pablishcd il Air. Tilton'a Inst
''Btate1ncnt," is identical with tho ono in whose
composition mn uroditoa with assisting. # SO,
| there are both omissions and additions in it
quito Important. Mrs. =. wrote several duplicate
lotorD while clio waB at our house III tho fail OF
| 1870, Tho ono thnt / bost remember, md to
Tho pross. will give Jon q brief hiBtory Of, not
quoting exact language in nil in0tauce1, hut CIV
iuE: you truthful representation Of Its spirit
ant purpose did not asslst III It's compo-
| wroto Niilc hcro but did boar 1t road, did ap-
prove Of 1t, and its contents wcro deeply I'M
pressed upon my momory,. eron to come Of ita
phrascoogy; and did, with tho brokou-hoarled
writer. look nnsionsy, though not Us hopefully
aB DID she, for favorable reply.
Airs. Z. oatne to our homo that faltfor Ho!aco,
ndsieo, md rcat sho waa Giok, sad, and soro
pcrplcxcd., Ind known her from her youth, aud
| hAe had called mo her "mothcr-fricnd.n
Or courHe could givo no safo and wiso advice
| uuiess hncs alt about her difficulties. OF her
own fau!ta mud mistakes SHE spoke with the ut
meat freedom af hor husbands, with groat re-
By circumstances to tell mo tlo whole sad histo-
| " 1t was 10 sad. and her way WIS 10 dark, and
her Ferplexitca 30 great, for such tinalj, loving
creature, that nothing but her religious fath and
| hor marvellous Eeniu9 for hupiny saved her from
being utterly crushed.
Tho burden ct hor heart whilo she wan hero
Wca for tho happiness Of her home aud the aal-
walton Of hor husband. She oftou told mo that
sho Should count any suffering or humiliation oil
her part aa naught, it ilis could bo accomplished
Tho letter III question waa written for that OBJ
| jcct and t1l thu. spirit.
She had spent tho night in prayer about it,
and asked ING TO Listen to ita readiug before SHE
| sent 1t.
I did go, looking over meanvhilo, q copy Of
| tho Same to her mother. Size rercrked as she
| LANDED MO tlIiA copy, II want pour mother to
SEQ just what my heat ia toward Theodore. She
Suffers 30 on.my account, md all the more, !
! suppose, because sue sees my efforts to conceal
| my troubles from hur."
Tho chief points Of this latter we're her earnest
| cntreaty of her husband to "l1nt array ali ILL.,
Just feelings end thoughts about overy one; !"
to give up Fi1lc, that intlhrncd bis breia; to re-
| moyo certain impure pictures which hung in lia
B!oepingroonl; aud 10 break nwav from Ills 1850
cin!lon with all women WHO lindcrod instead
OF ho(pcd him in fidelity to domestic !ifo," nnd
in whatever Was trAent md best,
Sho assured him, il Lo would TINS do that, nll
that vas wrong on her part should bo pnt utter
" away, md that, with Coda hplp, she would
i've to bleas atld holp him ~ every possible man
ncr TINT MI the past should bo bottcd ot, md
theirdoncstio llf1 should be renewed, strength
oucd aud aud bcautiticd.
lapproyol thedlcttor. ecut It and tile duplicate
to tho post-O Office, and tllun roturugd to her room
to ask hor aomo questions for my own under
standing Of tho caso.
first Inquired what she mcant By "put.iug
uway wrong " Oh her part.
Sho replied. in substance, that sh. was not {.
saint, but weak, c:riAg wou1an. ald did many
wrong tAings"; that uho waa often angry at
Tlcodole's unressonablenoBs md injustice;
ofton did him harm wheu sho aimed only to do
lin good; Lad frequently ylodod to him when
by 10 doing sho yielded right aud tho exart
truth aud 1inslly. III 1.or lovo for her pastor ill.,
Jaw that she llaI douo urong, for, in nis ror-
ycrlcl Hteto Of mind, it had flirnislod him with
woaroi, fer oyiI, not only against horsolf. W bat
agai.ls: graat aid good mai: llat it had hurt
ilsr Iugband aud ca,,sod him to suffer: md for
tllis u1d uil other faul,s eho. was willing to mike.
tho fulIeat acknowledgements. and to eiyo n,
everything tint troubled lin, eSrept ti iior ro-
licious faith, but that suo coull not aud would
/ questioned her closely copcosuIpc tho
WRONG" asking hor ii nor reaard for hor
pastor lnd weahcucd hor to,noy:io ioyo or hiud-
cred her domestic duties il ii wns ouch tnat sl.o
could hot cspcrt God's blessing unor 10 ali
ouch questions elo gayo az, cu;ilatic "So bus
suid tint. on tho contrary, sllo had boon bottor
wife mother, and Christian, and bettor abIo to
bear her troubles, mud loae. love- md forget
unJcr tlcm, for tie help and sympathy tllls CO.
;aincd. She said lor wrong Would not hayo
hcon ono for gon,o wiyos but Vas mado no in her
cuso by ley Lusbaud's Eeculiaritics; md that
she, VIC knew him 30 well, should }ayo boon