Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-03

seems to have been Iii-Gc IN open council IN
behalf Of Plymouth Church to the points
made by nrs. Stor-s and Bndington, those
whose sympathies were with that church
indicating their position mainly by lnqulr-
ies addressed to the speakers.
TILroN's LETTER.
OF course Mr.. Tilton was not gong TO
lose the chance for additional advertising
and notorieiy afforded him by the meeting
the council, and he accordingly adire--e !
to it long letter, closing as follows;
Faur wears AFTER I had thus terminated nay con
nectiou with Plymouth Church was charged ~
member % that body " TN haEin5 e-I ,sus a."
promoted scandals dcrozatory to the Christian m
ies-rtv OF the pastor and injurious to the repuia-
ton oi the church. widespread mlress-oh 80
Swallowed -sd mems minds, that MhAteNe. -.
points Ncic IL doubt there couiu we IL. 49, ,si'i
had siauderod The pastor 90 Plymouth NhuIel.
hereby declare That then, nor siceior "a ~ -
h I'm nI, fife have ] ever uttered SANDER against
an, human l-einr M Tilton then proceeds . 9u oe
IN suli.rt of his position the letter % MI. beee.ti'
publ Shed on the 2ld o. June, denying tHAt ~
1ltou wac the author % the eaIuMhies 49, -.
E,,tL,.r He then quotes his own letters sem ."
Tin. Exam NJ Committee % Ply mouth hul'lI- -
llcifls DENYING he had ever spoken IA .nst N
H.. cher tI IT, and asking for an exam nation ne
linen r-'..-- o. lis statements in Plymouth SAufgH'
T. il .-et that f.. he had slandere4 BY ieee..tr'
b., va. read, O. answer iOr IL, and cAli-n- upoA ~
De, cer o. spe4k be had al! aeeussl"- o. II ~
AGAINST D. .uI A'fer alluUlu- 10 fiI- D't'--'- : -
clars-i.r that be had charges 60 prefer a-a-irt
him h- rs,.c ulc- follows H. conc i1s-'--, .t'
md r-i,,f i.. Two points which the above state
r1euts 3. o.e VIZ First that NY voluntary fel--S
rnatt fl Iii Plymouth Church was wholly I'D '.il''
anre Oh 1hr rHlc ans spirit oi tha' oAuici-, "i--
second taat ny action towards the pastor --s
ALWAYS been prompted hy an honorable sens o.
MI u cen lLAl tAia
Tnr5uoEr T.-laN.
Thi- letter the Council declined to receive.
Or place upon it. record. The Brooklyn
Union commented on it a. follows
In November. Is72. Mrs .Woodhul.
once warm friend of NJ. Iilt0n. and u
subject Of his biographical pen; published
in her Weekly gross story about Nj
Beecher. She named NJ. lIltcu. among
Others. a. authority for her statements Nj
Tiltou has never publicly c0ntradlcied her
lie has never pronounced her story ia!-e-
The only thing be has said on the SUBJECT
be said in q letter published months aiter
the disgusting story had become iamlliar as
a household v ord throughout the country
What he then said was To the elect ihat he
could not tell the truth for tear Of piercing
somef odv'~ heart - with a tuunlefnoI'-
The first question Tor Mr.. Ti.ten now t.
answer is. Did Won ever tell Mrs Wood
hull. or ANYBODY else. what She said IN her
paper published IN November, ls12 You had
told That question has never yet been an
swered r4tsroricallv. BY failing 10 answer
it and by Offering instead the general prop
osition that Won '' have never s-andered Mr.
Bsecher. d. you mean . Pc understood
that hat you have told Mr.. W ooltCll or
auvholy else. jero gat0ry - Mr.. Beecher, i-
true n these questions had been frankly
answer eighteen months ago the O'ulri.
would never have met.
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