New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-03


Bowen Lad announced to him Mr. Beecher)-he knew
that the situation In which Mr. Elton and his family
found themselves grave, serious, was caiatous
And when Mr. Moulton said him. These are the two
topics on which Mr. TltOn wishes 70 see you,' MI.
Beecher, with that sensveness of sympathy and that
profuseness Of magnaniny, at once that II was MS
duty promptly accede 20 this not unreasonable ap
pontment. Now look at it, " he wants TO see YOU
these are the first words of Mr. Moulton- In regard 10
your relations with his family and with regard 10 tho
letter that he has sent to you through Mr. Bowen now
leaving all irrelevant matter, you viii see how houl-
ton in the purpose Of nfaning Mr. Beecner
against Mr. Bowen, and attracting him to friendship LOT
MI TiltOn.
And we walked along together and told him what MI
Bowen had said Mr. Ton concerning his tBeecher
adultery. told him that Mr.. Bowen had chargeI nun
with aduteres, in the presence OF Mr. Itoh anu On'ei
Johnson.
Now did that look like honest interview between an
accusing husband and guilty paramour concerning MIS-
TOns guilt and concerning Mr.. Beechers INJURY 10 MI
Tton, and as proper introduction to the sentiments,
the purposes that interview that must have influenced
Alr Tlton unless he either more or less than man
Oh no. this confidential friend wanted to proptate the
mind OF Mr. Beecher in advance to the friendship that
Mr. Titon needed from him, by showing him how wicked
Mr. Bowen had been, and how that letter OF the -on'
which Mr.. MOultOn had told him was tho rea
son OF the interview had proceeded from Bowens wicked
unrestrained imputat1on against him-Mr Beecher-and
yourself"-oh! wen known to yourself" meant the
consciousness OF the adulteres that Mr Bowen had
treasured up and had infused into Mr. TOn animating
his zeal FOR public morality and his duty Tor purity IN te
households of Brooklyn. Mr.. Moulton weighs MS
words and chooses his topics for the object now MI
Beeeher said that singular when Bowen brought 10
him that letter he pledged his friendship to him. Well
what that was you have seem Bowen SAID he
came as q friend and continued friend. he did not
inform him that he hal told Tnton any such thing
No he had stuck the letter together that Mr. Beeeher
should not even know that he knew what was In tha
and he told him furtherm0re-now, look at now THESE
traits show there guilt in Mt Beechers mlhd'
no accountability, fear OF his resentments on any olhe
grounds than these "And he told him furthermore that
he had sympahized with Mr. Bowen in the stories told
him against Tilton that Mr. Bowen told him some
stories against Mr Ton and that he had EJmpatAized
with them" Now those the topics those are the In
teress in Mr. Mouon's mind those are the thoughts III
Nj Beecher's mind" TltOn finds that Bowen has been
using that interview with contrary To what was the
declared purpose and confederation between Bowen and
Ton and I fnd-I Beecher, find, from this gentlemans
statement that Bowens adulteriesthat Bowens Sian
ders for which have the utmost contempt, as have
trampled them under my feet for ycathat those have
been inspired into this young mans mind and he In his
extremity has been made the tool OF Bowen, and Bowen
sent that blow and the recol has killed Tilton"
Now that ia the way they came together. Ont OF the
heart is small and the mouth is large, as in Moultons
case. laughter Now. that is all on the topics that
were to be the subject OF consideration. There waa
something said about the weather and avowa by MI
MouOn that he was not Christian which was uncaled
FOR under the circumstances He not pushed into 1t
as St Peter when he stood before the fire and warmed
his hands. II was voluntary avowll in a Christian
city, that he not Christian and was heathen B"
thinking that that alone You'd not recommend him to
Christian minister he said Now. the best pledge OF
any friendship can frame and propose 70 you VIII
show you how heather can you And whatever
else may be said and proved and charged about MoutOn
n.isenccs and his reachery he has never been IN
faithful 70 that pledge he has shown you how heather
can serve Christian minister But know that, from
the time Of the Apostles when they slot and burned
them the fire, and imprisoned them IN dungeons,
and tortured them in boiling ead-we know how the
heather liked 10 Christian Ministers, and MoultOn
told this man that he would show him how he would
serve him. LLaughter And perhaps Mr.. Beecher has
found out. You have at any rate