The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-08

! gerous to you at ALL" Was there any col
yersatiOn or suggestion Of that kind b
TiltOn2 A. No, sir; nothing Of the kim
Q. Now, sir, did there occur as pal
Of this interview, or during this period {
conversation, anything like this as state
by Tilton. AS TO the only remainin
thing, my retirement from the Churcl
and get rid Of that in this way; say toll
you year and ahalf ago as did at on
Of my earliest interviews that | had the
abandoned the church; 1t is known az
matter Of fact that | have never crosse
the threshold Of the church since ther
and assume the power to take my nam
from the roll or have new roll printel
with my name omitted, II II Is dangerou
to call attention to the fact that my nam
is there, and get rid Of it2 A, No sir.
Q, Did he at this interview, or in an,
interview on this subject, about thi
period, say that he asked for u dismlssa
or wrote u letter on the subject II woulC
impugn what hG had been doing for tn
last year and half, and that, therefore
you would remember distinctly that h,
told you he wOnld never again cross thI
threshold Of your church, Did he make
any statement Of that kind2 A. No, sir
he did not.
q, Now, sir, In stating any reason why
you shouldn't assist In the act Of with
holding his dismissal during this especial
conversation which We have narrated, OF
during tho conversations Of this period
on the subject Of his relations with the
Church, did he say this, among other
reasons, why he could not consistently ask
for letter Of dismissal; You put your
request on the ground that my views are
different from those Of my children, but
said certainly they were, but let me tell
you that my views are not different from
the views OF many members Of your
church in good standing, Lam not more
radical In Any Of my views than Deacon
Frceland or Mr.. Clailin, or any other
member In good standing your church,
and itwOuld bc u falsehOOd to say that
| must retire from the church because Of
my libcrality in my religious views, for
| said: Your church Is well known
throughout clristcndom Os being an asy.
lum for all lOosencss and liberality OF
christian views, and II | retire from
church, particularly rs criticisms have
been made against me for verging toward
the liberality Of the christian sentiment
people would say: Well ifTheolore has
grown 10 loose and liberal in his views
that he must on that account leave Ply
mouth Church where then will he go.
Did he present views OF that kind to You ?
A. No sir, never, itlspurely imaginative,
false.
q. Do you remember as II part of this
conversation or Of those discussions about
his leaving the church, was there any
thing Of this kind My views are liberal
enough to entitle me TO ask letter Of
dismissal from an orthodox congrega-
tional church, but they are to liberal to
allow me to remain In good standing In
the church and on that ground cannot
ask any dismissal. Do you remember
his stating anything Of the kind2 A. ]
remember that he did not.
q. Furthermore 'Tilton says, although
you must remember that have been
absent from your church for n year and
u half still my wife and daughters re-
main members and their names ARE on the
roll, and that II ! retire from the church
leaving them in their membership II will
not produce upon the public an impress
sion that family difficulties have been
Obliterated, but family difficulties have
been created Do you remember any
statement Of that knd2 A. No sir; there
was no such discussions.
q. Mr.. licGChGr, do you recOllect on
one occasion Of meeting Tilton on n trip
OH board the ears at Springfield, Mass,
or on TINT rOad2 A. do.
@. When was thatH A. | think II was
in January, 1872, or somewhere In that
neighbOrl,OOd.
Q. Please state what was said? A. |
was leaving Springfield for Boston, and
had not been great while out before |
felt some one lay his hand on my shoulder,
and looking around saw 1t was TilLOn; |
was much surprised and said, "IIOw
came you lcre;" he said he had been lee
turing the night before in-l think, Pitts.
field, or some place back on the road, aud
was coming back from the lecture to take
the morning train for Boston; he had IN
engagement somewhere In that vicinity;
he sat down by me and We entered into u
chat about his lectures, how many lie
meant TO give, how much lle meant 10 go
out and all that kind OF conversation, and
to his affairs at home, his wife'S health
and Childrcns, and he talked more pleas
antly for he was In one OF his gracious
moods, aud he said towards the
close Of the conversation that II II
would be amy pleasure hC would be very
glad to have inc visit At his house, Just as
had done in former times, make II kind
Of home to me was the idea, and talk
cd with him ten or fifteen minutes and
then he went back to his seat; | thought II
proper to return his call and went and sat
down by him In hiS seat; he was writing;
asked him what lic was writing; lie said
he was writing editorials and | then spoke
him about writing In the cars, II hoconld
write In the cars, whether II was not
injurious 10 the eyes and II he coull
command his attention. observed n book
lying by his side, and asked him what II
was, and he said II was one OF the most
charming books Of one Of the most charm
Ing men that ever lived think II was lie
that made Soine remark about tho peace.
iul serenity Of that mars nature and the
good effect II had on him; | said that II
that was the kind Oi book IL was In.
tended to have II; that always wished to
get any books thnt would have such an
Influence on me, and I think then spoke
10 him Of the influence exerted on me by
Detocpuevilles' Letters and Marmand
whenever | was in trouble or perplcxity;
| think Il waStllen that said lshOuld be
glad 10 get any books to add to my little
library Of peace. ~.
q. In this interview, OF either Of these
interviews In tile cars, did you say any!
thing Of this kind when yOtl asked him,
"What are YOU wrltlngY-Or In c0nncc.
ton with what he was writing-that you
hoped IL was not another Sir Mafmadnke
poem? A. / don't think | ever made an
allnsion 10 that thing.
Y. Now In reference TO this book Of
John WOolmnn's In that connection or In
that conversation did YOU say anything
or do anything Of this kind. lie then
drew long breath and said; II that isS
fountain 0i peace tell me where Il IL, |
want to drink Of II, he replied. II There
il peace in this hook in Heavens name !