The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-02

residence at Peekskill for thirteen or four
teen years in the last four years he had
gone TO the White mountains when his
hay fever came on Mr. Beecher said that
by votes of his church he had been lei free
to make political speeches during times of
political agitation he had been volumi-
nous author, and believed that thirty-fve
volumes stood in his name he signed
contract to write the "Life of Christ" in
1867, and the first volume was issued in
1871 ; the second volume was two-thirds
finished his novel Of Norwood
was first published in the Ledger and APP
peared in book form, in 1868 he was mar
RED in 1887, the year he was settled he
had been engaged to his wife seven years
at the time of his marriage he was twenty
three years old, and his wife about the
same age he was freshman In college
when he became engaged to her he had
four children with him and five waiting fer
him he had eight grand children since his
marriage ; there had been no separation
from his wife, except when he was gone to
Europe or on lecturing tours, and except
when his wife had visited the South in the
winter for her health while he was at In
dianapols his wife visited her home IN SUIT
ton, Mass, for her health these were the
only separations from very early period
he had RENTED to her almost entirely his
secular affairs, so much so that until his
son came to live with him, within a few
years, he had not even drawn his own sal
arv, but his wife had taken care of all the
money matters her health and strength
had been good until she suffered an acct
dent by runaway team ; in early years he
he had great respect for the privacy of
all letters, but his correspondence had so
much increased that during the last
five or ten years his wife had
taken charge of it during his absence from
home; after his settlement in Brooklyn he
at first attempted good deal of visiting,
but it became impossible to accomplish it
in the last twenty years he had visited few
houses of his parishioners, except at we'd
dings and funerals, save when he some
times had paroxism of visitation he
had reserved his rights as a man, however,
and had formed intimaces with families,
not caring who was jealous in almost all
cases these were family intimacies, with
the exception of DR.. Storrs' family these
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1874 until 1873, during the periods was en-
brace by his avocations, he had averaged
about six full grown addresses in week
he first became acquainted with Henry G.
Bowen in 1S47, Mr.. Bowen then being the
leading man in the Plymouth church he
had been connected with Bowen on the
Independent and in raising a regiment in
the early part of the war when he took
the editorial charge of the Independent Mr.
Bowen had become sole proprietor in the
first two weeks after he came to Brooklyn
he was the guest of Mr.. Bowen, after that,
for years, they worked hand in hand in
the affairs of the church while con-
nected with the Independent he was very
intimate with Mr.. Bowen and his
family his business relations with Mr..
Bowen ceased in September 1866, when he
gave notice to Mr.. Bowen that he should
terminate them after he had left the edi-
tsrial chair of the Independent it was led
into line which caused it to criticisc him;
in the fall of 1866, after he had written the
Cleveland letter and everybody except the
democratic party was down on him, it
criticised him in such Il manner that self
respect compelled him to dissolve his con-
articles and furnishing sermons to it under
contract; from that time until 1870,
there was considerable degree of cool
ness between him and Mr.. Bowen Til
ton continued pew holder in Plymouth
church, although not active in its affairs
he first formed the acquaintance of Mr..
Tilton while the latter was employed on
New York Tribune, and was a shorthand
reporter Daniel Burgess, then publisher
in New York, procured Mr.. Tilton to re-
port the sermons of the witness, which Mr..
Burgess intended to publish Mr.. Tilton
was then very youthful, of engaging man
ners and comely appearance he won
the sympathy of witness from the first
Mr.. Beecher said that he saw Mr.. Tilton
great deal, after MIR. Tilton transferred his
services from the Observer to the Indepen-
dent he used to see him several times
week, their relations were very cordial on
both sides; after 1861, when Mr.. Beecher
assumed the charge of the Independent
they were together nearly every day, their
relations were close of intimacy compan-
ionship and on his own part of downright
loving in the year 1868, when Mr. Tilton
was his assistant editor according to a
stipulatution made by the witness when he
took charge of the paper; he was given
liberty of absence to go to Europe; he
made arrangements that Tilton should be-
come editor of the paper although his own
name was to remain for year, as that of
the nominal editor his absence in Europe
was to be a probationary period tor
Mr.. Tlton, in 1860 a question arose in
Plymouth church in regard to contributing
funds to foreign missions the question
gave rise to an animated controversy, as it
involved the anti-slavery question Mr..
Tilton replied to speech which the wit
ness made on the subject, Mr.. Titon being
in favor of throwing over the American
board of commissioners for foreign mis-
sions, while the witness wished to let his
parishioners contribute to it il they wanted;
Mr.. Tilton contended that the American
board was in completely with slavery the
church voted to contribute to the board as
before the controversy was one in which
only kindly feeling was manifested Mr..
Tilton was never very much at his house,
and there came period when he ceased