New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-18

hc,rr,o, s 10 reslcn ts pastorship ard 10 arm hia
| with n statement which would bear the rvht0 -
| Judgment Day IN defiance Of hs pursncrsf ur11y
Inconsistent The theory and the declaration cannes -
| rcconci-d:
The agreement was made after my letter through ysu
was written he had IL year, and no eorss"n"a -
| wiie's fsult. Ir r.p rn
Why il he pleading thus with M0uIfes and iiAsss
Cen,eus a. all your devices al end Henry wase
Beecher the gifted pastor OF Plymouth ChuTo, -
come private man. and for the simple purpose " nss'
ing you Ia hostility, unencnn'hered by any enapsuS9~
ulent. And yet, Theodore rton. you made an asfsS
with but year ago-D,aae IL upon tine sssa<1A
OF letter which wrote to you Of apology ana Jeo
c0udoned your wfc's fault .| rr.
Then thissettlement was made and signed by hiuA
was not ny nakng He rcyis'' :, gsr , :" I ,s.1
and unbalanced for more than a year fhen {" ~aspsS
| Lsh.d.
Never, but parts " it. Those portions Of Lat m.
parte Agreement which exon. rated Iheedona IDisn,
Justified ms every act with Mr Bowen I'D
with Mr. Beecber, suppressed and hoacs the stsrn
OF Indignation raised ny Samuel Wilkoson-
Nothing but that That which be did In priI a'e wtss
Making h,n aprcsr rs one g,ae.siy psrdoed ny ~
| IL was his own deliberate aa with which l@ wssSr
fecy till others IT, and then he cla %
| grievOus wrong home
But there was the fault Of the publication, that II
| not fun.
nv mind Is clear am not in haste. shau write tsR
the pnbc a statement that viii besr the light ~ ~
Judgment Day. God will take care OF me and rs'ss
Why. what did he want any special nterposon of 60
To take Of him and his II he was golng " wT7e
statement which would justify him. purge h bri<s -
worldi II he was innocent. and lac knew IT, pDsSsahy
false accusation, and gAag 10 declare his asss
eence why appeal te protection Of God IN toss -
| rowful pitiful way
when look on earth IL Is deep night" fr
| Why what should darken the earth to an inhorsne
man last In the presence al his God to ,nahs
state which should clear him from every acesssD
| . Ia. nUlt ANIL had hot al
| the batte rt.'
When look to the heavens above see the mcrnn9
breaking. But oh that could pas 10 golden let.eis ~
your d-inerested friendship Your noble wife tso ~
been OF Gods coDforters. " II saeh - -
saat rcnews a waning faith IN woIianbood ..+
Please remember that by and by.
NOW, Frank, would not have you wasfe any H~s
energy on a hopeless TASK
What II what task was ii that had become hops
less : What was Frank Moultoni What IL the trsay
and unAyng friend OF Henry Ward Beocher doing, and
what had he been doing for three years. why trying -
sle and suppress this scandal against UT Beeeher And
Mr. Beeeher says him. Frank, IL If holelcsa task
Trusty ana faithful friend you have BEEN. untirtA4
seisacrilcins, yet 1t IN a hopeless task
with snch L. 4. there ~ no possible saiyaxs.a
fOg any that depend upoa i'm.
sal, alton for Mr.. Beecher! You say there Is sassr
ton FOR you dependence upon Theodore rten. Why
what Was he to be saved from! What Vac Tie dep>A-
| ence upon Theodore rilt0ni
With generous impulses the undercurrent that rufs
him SELF With ardent affections ne cannot hove lonS
thar which does not repay him WITH admiration 50
praise. With strong Theatre natare an There n -
origin OF that word Theatre III Is e s,es, ~.
eoup de1i is the Besides these he -
make him absolutely unreliable Ihfieore, 'Leie Is 40
in further trying have strong feeiing upon ne
sunday aud preaching my last sermon Dear sd .s..l'
thanl TAee am indeed beginning IL see rest tnd N.
| uupn pain OF life IL Duf moment; the glory %
everlasting emancipation i- worid ~ ineoneevaIie fon
OF beeSonins glory. Oh beloved Erans, snail hAsy
anil
| back aud smile az the past. Your loving, H. W
And this my friends say. is the expression and tSs
feeling an innocent aud nobe gentleman encoupas
hy clouds and doubtful circumstances who az last frb
that he could stand upon his manhood aud Innocence ard
Justify hlnsf before his God and the world Docs tina
tone Of his letter is sentiment in it, IL thcr
single preston ref elton Of that EXPLANATION ana
| pride which would come from ono like Mr.. Beects1
freed from tur0s, and at last nc leiV to fndr ate ~
| Christian and manly honort Oh, then how lille -
gpntlemen talk about that letter being challenge,
tine pretense that this man intended to -epa.ss
hlrssef from pastorshp for Tia porpse OF entering
upon this eont,sti Why shond he 10 thatf " you ara
innocent Mr.. Beeeher If you &ean TO publish stats
ment which shall exhibit that innocence. whse
need OF res4nng your pastoshipf ryH
outh Church believes in Won. You say ysa
hold il in hollow OF your hand There are some ~
urbing elements Not suspicious OF yOa or qHrs
oning by a wandering Thought your ministerial purity
only desiring to get rid OF this Hrebrand and poutiossst
from the n-regAiion aud church AL its members I'LL
rally around you with ad0rlng unInmity as yoa kB~w
It, Mr. Beecher and II YOU intend TO nd out yor stsss-
Inent to the world, what ter place to d. II dian from
the pulpit OF Plymouth Church, whicn yon have erected
and lifted 90 an exlltaton ~ honor and glory unpa<ab
leed in Church history Why should you resi- "a Oses
parties would be created These parties would spring
I'D There would bc dsseilsion there would be contess
| Why what would make contest in Plymouth Church
Are there any there who would ditrnst your statement
| nbaro nj at
ueve Your word Wien, D the language OF uaas letter.
you should make statement which You should declare
would bear the Light OF the Judment Day" Is there
bold and hardened disbeever IN Ply mouth Church vho
would ,.er from your side and dstrust your assertion
What is Ia make cOntestsi Upon what principle "AA pa
| ties separate and he formed
Oh IDLE and foolish prctense! The place for Henry
Ward Deccher to assert his innocence to purify bis usnc.
to sweep the dust and the stain fran the pulpit which 10
had occupied for - years. was there where he stood u
mis- regal ponp and glory the mouarcD Of the minds u
his cOngr, CATION Resign! Strip OF his strongest And
brightest amor, ad for the purpose o contest! AL no:
but II he contemplated statement which should I'M
pugn his honor clergyman If with the statement Ls
threatened their connection, contest, hgh dispute
wrangng dissonsion, well and good; but II II was tho
| truth-bearng testimony to his innocence there was
no necessity for Henry Ward Beechor 10 70
treat from the cita,,d OF his strength. No,
gentlemen when the very next day he publishes card
yindicating Theodore TOn from lengthy charge made
against him In the public ear, Henry Ward Beecher did
not conse npate contest. Even his magnaninons senr
crosby II he preparing for fsAt with Th'odors
Tilton would not have armed his adversary with new
and strong weapon against himself; and then from 1e
very hour thai letter written Henry Ward Beechef
entered again into his system VI deception aud Gntruh,
commenced again his schemes Tor secresy aud Silence,
took up ain the policy OF silence which he adm + be
entered INTO II lie did not originate. and goes coutina-
ously and steadily in these tne efforts to suppress
these scandals, until at last, driven 10 spcron Wien
40 lon ger the upbradugs and uprising Of ms church