Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-08
TEL1EGRAPHIC.
EMMA MOULTON
Returns to Her Accusations
Against HerlsO Once Much !.
Loved Pastor.
And Goes for Hin. i'm Heroic
Sfyle. ~

NV York, Dec. 3.--The ,Sun save
Mrs. Moulton has addressed a letter
to the members of Plymouth Church
in reply to one addressed to her bv
them on Friday evening last. She
SAYS. S r''f 't,s9-'
! do not believe there was any ono
more faithful to Plymouth Church
Than ! was up TO the time that i IL.
came acquainted with the great wick
cdness which Mr. Beccher comm;tfef,
IN his relations with Mrs. Tilton. Ar
er that 1t did not seem possible for
me to go to Plymouth Church and
hear him preach and take sacro,nant
from his hands, and stopped doing
so. ] could not with any satisfactinn
near MN preach of purity and Chris
,ianity while knew Of his.sccret ag-
o,ny and his acknowledged but hid
| den crime. That did not 90 else.
where to worship and for sacrament
was almost wholly owing TO him.
lie begged me again and again TO
come back, when | said could moi
until he had acknowledged his Sin.
and atoned for it as far as he could.
Tie was sad and depressed even ia
tears, yet If went away from Ply
mouth Church 10 any other he WAC
always coming to our house. ii wonl,l
of course excite attention, cause sns.
picion, and embarrass him very much
as well as my husband, who was then
trying, under Reecher's urgency, to
Keep The awful secret from the public.
! should not know what to say
II was asked the reason for IL. and Il
might be the means of doing great in
Jury to those whom wanted to shield
and help. Reecher, too. had more
than any other, represented to me the
Christian religion. and to bring re.
proach on him seemed an injury to It.
40 l abstained from going eisew here,
lest it shonld harm him and indirectly
bring things to light which he WAS ali
the while afraid would become
known, and which did not belong Ia
me TO dieclose. Reecher surely, ought
to be the last man in the world Il
blame me for what I did In his behalf
lie knowa that could not sneak the
trnth more plainly than haye spoken
1T hereif was standing this moment
before Gods throne Of Judgment
When Mr.. Tilton's name was dropped
by you two years ago, | told Mr.
Beecher that was afraid you would
some time want to drop mine in tht
same way. He then most earnestl :
assured me that it should never bt
done--that he would see to il himself
that / should never in any way bt
injured by his church really
do not know how Mr.. Beecher-
knowing as he does the perfec,
truth OF what say knowing how h,
used TO weep at our house and hear
shame upon himself for his great sin
how he often spoke to my husband
and myself of the utter despair In
which he would be except for ouI
comfort and help-I cannot see no =
twas possible for him to stand up and
read this letter to me In your presenct
without his very soul giving way.
Mrs. MouitOn rcfers to other part,
of the letter saying there are = area,
many things in it which are incorrec1
aud injurious, some OF which she men.
tons as follows; You say as far q
the church or the committee knew !
had never made any statement i'm.
pugning the purity of Mr.. Beechel
|, except in u court Of Justice; but II
that court had stated under oath tina
| made precisely tho same which i
have since In my protest To you, Ions
ago to one Of the leading member
and officers of your church, tellina
him Beecher's sin was adultery. tina
he and Mrs. Tilson confessed il to me
II the abatement was SANDER l hay,
declared the fact of my uttering Sian
der before all the world, and might
months ago, hayc been called to &C
connt for it, never knew before tina
|, false swearing in a court of Justice Il
an ononse which the church Of Chris
is unable TO punish, and il yon think
lied in a public msnnerin that sol
emn hour; that lied in order to in
inrc s minister whom I had loved al
much rs any of you, and whom hal
had done my best to uphold for thre,
dismal years, through the time OF an
: gnish which he was carefully hIdinl
n from you. You're,
!, EMMA c. MouLToN.