, 1875-07-30
DR.. Leonard Bacon Exp1aina Why He
Preached in Plymouth Church.
lie Is Waiting 10 Sec What Dcccher Tlt1
DO About IioWcn's Charges.
Testimony in Bowcn's Suit for Libel
Against the Brooklny Eagle.
Letter from Beechcs In Which He SaYs He Has
Tho EnUitY Of All Bad hlen.n


LETTER FRoM DR.. LEONARD BACON.
NEW 1!ArKs. Cnnn., July a. l875.-7lo Me Ed
ttor nf Il" .1ttn l'm!: Tribune: ain not al xayn
tnlititiyo to villa: tho newspapern 4aY about me,
hui What fIcnd rhyt. whether privately
or thrhn:,ll newspaper, IL smother
thlhE. IN recent isnon OF TIM New
y lotk Fin tsons to mo "itl' black lines
l''ooRiyn affair, recognize, Appended to oons-
tl.'tnleAt1 concerning myBosft the Initials Of an
nd and saE,'d friend, aud have roasun to bo-
hcso HAT ll,ey trulv Indicate t. wntcr. Kes1et-
t!n: that ho did not find some other MI ani,n
Though which to address tho pubic o,l my sup
ptthna delinquency heE Bpacn III your Columns
for reply. Ny friend says:
! was greatly surprised that Or. leonard I,arnn
lato il rrcaIicut ef s,,eu'"Cical seminary Are We
II, expect thnt Lecclers thcpl.ly hr "an: IT r!p y,
!. . " .y ss ,ss' ss so q s'r rsts Ii ,: %, s. .S
!a'inn 'o atnd hia soa TO- New 1I~yn II te
,urh ,y'I'in of neRs.ioaa, 1ic.rh"s 'nauhnl. or,
al cu will bn sayed. especially TIN wielc ai.e thry
die2 Hba. u,utive Laws we lhy'ncn "Lo 'lclit,e
wi.hy -wa>iy stun Mr. neccir ar irrs, rrarhing
for twenty.fse years part? aIr. l:'".. 'tt CEN.
promise tlls 1'tcsti,u As he bo often dosr o.rs..
1a tllis toply:
l. hays MT preached for Mr. Teecl,er m. a.
hia invitation. ptencicI Il, tho riysu,ltll
ChuiGt Sunduy evening, Juno II. at the s,.y1ta-
tinn Of Atr. Halliday, whom regarded ~ rerrc-
sontug tue Church. Sir. l;ccri'er beng III sha:
eanse se!le'an from fealohSl''lt5 l'f t4e oGaiaj
=. When received tho invitation, rcncr,-
bered. !'rnt TINT It In NY vo"Btlun to rfeaci tic
Gospel wherever can 1iud = congregation g.,
!'et !.. tuo 1',u inat ~ p,eacss csm oo Isahoh
bot1ndnces Of llioho to "ho.n l'c rreacilcs m o.:
c4Hional sermon. Wtc,, tho ApoetIo Paul
preached on a1nrs Hill, l.a did NJ.
tnrEeny t soucn o LUZ the osthnuo1f ol tl':
ElM'ussh.n a''tt o'ucn "ho Waln hlH hearers. l
1n1, isetueaCa ave tnat' .ron tno aa.o o. m
!iEooE'Sn COUNCIL, the lly'nouth Church peop!c
lat. bceh hi.hly d'aIleasod with roy oAPressoi
op!n'ons ap9nt their dosi'ng with Air. 1l!lon
1ha ab9ot INC wl.ole "p9Acy oi alleneu =; anu
cou!4 noI uuE lcEat1 tIo iisltatloh ny
testimony tLat thoy had fallen H. with
my ~ay VI tha1k'hE' and LINT thoY would not
aEat. crop w1.ioat eunsate shusc1..non'her
"nn pats 'nso e. .lst'oi1 or inal!s2'siy repeats;
a,esfeSiu. e, ~, snafEoa aeains1 nsf l;assos
'ha hHahi's o. tlo li'yita!loh; ,,,
y. w4th IT to bo understood TINT though d!d
ho' pleaei' l"t NJ nHeenef' an aiti'hA 10 10
10 " IL willing to invite ms. 1uhs
.on wherever l au. !ikoS to hsTGa Tett,cst-
l"' aisu httentlse neAslns. ohoulu Dr; u HOWE
or u. Gl1apiu, CT tho more et1stio ar' irosnlns-
ha1a. o7cr me pulpit nnu ~ l. asd!ence' Why
s1ioa'u hos accept she M oaers lne mnh wao ~
vl.ss mo 70 preach IN n's etead MAKES h'nHeii II
sumo sort Responsible for my preaching,
but ho docs not maEo mo Responsible
,ts 1os hs. na'S dtaonawn zeaoua W.
psoau.Ialhdeu tonRIeeatloiiai!st,whn gave
tono thousands Of dollars to the building Of .
ttonhn Gatliolie catneasa!, a4d aia nos shink
1h't n'A ifoteHtautsm OF ny EshhEelcal lalth
vas conpfolnlsed oy tho gift; And il l. es the
ihsitat'on o. AschD!HtioP McI'onkoy, should
n3ara dIu ,u s, Hgsf' Iuslsa ~ .ne NoM dorA
tatneafai. ought 20 be cohAldolea as foucMl!'t:
loE 1no iopo anu the vatican touhels Iahl
lfeacaea III syhaso8nes whefofo1 tho flstets
q! Ing ss.FI'aso.ue IL Invited nm 10 ApcaE
out ho aia hot " 80 GOING 20 oEcs u
pseac;ht ~ nc iieo1ew Ioml,'o 9u i!ttlL ave-
IVY .iut' IL "sse .hs1cu touo M ~ :11oae "Ho pre-
s'ue osc1 thas EreAI eohstcgatoh ,
=: toinhps ~ may etcu. oses'clHtea' nut
moaGsly Ictlaifea ne 10 ssy tna. an 10. "the
rsesiaont " lnGosogicai, aoinltiatE Ihongh
" ". o1s 1: ~ ehe saaa9"s ~ tao cottosauon ei
in'o college, l am only 'ostursr' und ~ not
'n orcn AIR. 1foaesroi III tno faea!.y o. ihe'
Uo In. fe ues,on' fo - "S 70 e1
H. to oe taught at New lia,sn7 :" may te an
s"erca with pere'nptofy ~. ~ 10, "e arc NOT 10
eApoct any such tntue. inn theooRy tauhht'
A,,o 20 70 taNe1' a. NeT naSen IS uSt she lns-
oloyy ot Jesus Chrlst ana nls hrostes; a. ss9etly
1ossoss to1 "hom hm not ohoJ c1h
ascertain w faithful hfa reFercns htuuy
or the Scriptures consequently II ls not ~
ssatsm s ot nesa!lons, nos Or neesher taau-
y y "a not (noF do admit TINT Mr. Eerches's y
tnat alI neh WI 20 sasea' especially lne "1eA-
GU. "lleh theY a'e, >,
8. "l4aymen who believe tho orthodox creed
nave no motive TO give money to tup-
rort "Aas my fs1eud calls tho "islly-
"a"hy STUN which Mr' beocher las Been
nIeactling." Nor am l aware thht shny arc IN.
vlted TO 90 no, save ut tho annual renting Ut
Beats in Ily1nouth Church.
U. aly friend 'aiBts thaf sl!at! tcnounce jill;
leecllcts !" theology, or want Ut tsopl"3y:
answer that. 1nst nov, tIc question be'ore sile
PUBLIC 'A not about air. beecher's uacoloEy. but
nbunt hls porsouat morality: Tho meanest thing
n AZ: Hcaeha argumcnt to tLo Jury WA
th!s attempt to fntnenco the verdict by tArowint;
tho plymouth palpit'n theology. or want Of thu.
oogy, Int" tho scalo ~ : make"oieht. Wa!so l
!lnsc my own opinion about tho wislo'n aud tha
tendency OF attempting TO present Christ and lla
salvation ln turtna OF l'hrouology slIuull mako
myself pattakor In what regard ~ other
mon'a sIns, II, a. thiH crisis. When
l'rs,oklyu-not to say tho wnoIo collti-
try-is becoming divided into parties for
aud nBatnEt als. l3eoc!ler, should b'gin M at
taek oa What seem to be lefectd III Ills theology.