Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-14

words
"GRACE, MERCY AND PEACE"
but | did one sunday find it on the
small table on the platform in an en-
veIope. The paper was signed T. Il.
MRS. MoULToN.
Subsequent to- the month Of Decem-
Der, 1870, | came To be more acuuaiu-
ted with Mrs. Moulton than | was be-
lore. This arose from my frequent
visis to her husband aud her house /
was there In the years 1873 and 1874
mVre or less frequently. She was COM
panionable and lady like, and learning
from Mr.. MuultOn that she was aware
of my difficulties aud troubles, ! con-
versed with her about them. was
received, | might say, as il was a
connection or relation in the house
hold.
On the 3Oth May, 1873, the tripartite
agreement was published. Subsequent
to that there were interviews between
Moullon and me. | saw him on the
day of publication. l do not remem-
Der when he wanted to know how it
came out could not tell him. told
him that in the middle of the week
was approached by Mr.. Ford. who
asked If it were published in New
York would 1t interfere with any plans
of ours? / told Cleveland about it.
and said he must go right to New York
and stop its publication. He went To
the Tribune office and tried to stop it
then went to Sam. Wilkison's house
to put stop to it. Cleveland said he
saw Wilkison; he was in bed, aud
when he heard his errand, swore until
everything in the room was blue.
Wilkison said he did not care d-n
for Henry Ward Beecher or any man
on earth, that this article was going to
be published. | understood from MOul-
ton that this publication was not dis
pleasing to Tilton. MOulton told me he
had a devil of time with him, as he
was angry about the publication, and
was going To publish a card about it
that evening. l told Moulton L had
about reached the end of my patience,
ana that II Tllton wanted to publish "A
card he could do so.
TWAS UNDULY EXCITED
For clergyman, and made remarks
that were more emphatic than prudent.
Moulton said he could stop TilIon from
publishing a card in the EdqIe that
night, and [ told him to go to the
Eagle office and see Kinsella. On the
same day | wrote a card of resignation.
] saw Moulton after | learned nothing
would be done about the card before
Monday, and showed him the card of
resignation, saying that this would
be my answer to Tilton's card, if pub
lished." MOultOn expressed surprise
and said GOOD God" and then went
out.
On the next Sunday morning | was
disturbed and could not make up my
sermon. | wrote the letter TO Moulton
known as the
"DAY OF JUDGMENT
When this interview was in my mind.
The court took a recess.
AFTER THE RECESS,
The witness said: When / stated that
my resignation would follow any at
tempt at publication, and when | made
the proposition of resignation, | in
tended to do so,
AS SURE AS THE LORD LIVES.
The publication OF that card would
at once cause an investigation by my
church; they would put me on trial,
and it would destroy that church, and
| could fight it better, or make any eX-
plantations as a private man than as a
pastor in that church.
ELIZABETH's TRANSFER OF HER AF-
FECTIONs.
Mr.. Evarts read that portion Of a
letter about Tilton cOndoning his
wife's offense and about the blight
that would be thrown upon the family
and Mis-. Tilton by a disclosure aut
the witness was asked what he meru'
He said, | understood from him ' OIL.
his wife had transferred to me hei
fections, and that had led to the sepa-
ration Of herself and her husband, and
almost the breaking up Of the house
hold this it was / meant he had for
given his wife for.n The reference to
my writing a statement "that would
bear the light of judgment day."
meant fully, when | used the express
sion about being
MY LAST SUNDAY AND LAST SERMON.
l suppose 1 felt that way then. Good
spirits predOminate with me, but i'll
ness sometimes brings me To week
of depression. In my boyhood this
took the form of hypochOndria, but
hONNl III lll6 otoAC vi lGGllllb udu 1 duH
thought of suicide or expressed any.
A feeling of depression was over me
when / said thought / was near the
end of my life. After the publication
of the tripartite agreement l had no
interview with Tilton, i'm which he
said he did not wish to be put in the
light of man having been forgiven
by me for some crime; nor did he
threaten to opublish a card. Mr.. MOul-
ton did not say to me that If publish
ed my resignation it would appear in
the light of an actual confession of the
crime, In May, 1871, 1 first had an
interview with Mrs. Moulton. Mr..
Moulton was there. ] asked him his
wife was aware of the trouble, and he
said she was, and | suggested that
wOmau's advice would be necessary,
and that Mrs. Moulton from provi-
dental circumstances was the very
woman. l expressed grief to Mrs.
MOulton about the troubles, and she
responded in such a way as won my
gratitude She said she would do all
she could for Mrs. Tilton's comfort. /
wrote i'm terms of encouragement TO
Mrs, Tilton and told her to rebuild her