New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-08
Mr.. BEECHER ON THE RAGGED EDGE"
LETTER.

The Witness-You cannot understand II un-
less YOU understand exactly the gradually accommodating
circumstances preceding which are the text Of 1t.
Mr.. Evarts-I Reading.l
MoyDaY Feb = 1872.
MY DEAR FRIEND: leave town to-day, and expect 10
pass through from Philadelphia to Ne"-lA'eh. sh-l
Ahout TWO weeks ago met T. in the gong 10 p.
He was knd. W t talked much. AT the enc he toid mo
to 20 on wit my work without the least anxiety Ia 20
his feelings and actions we're the occasion OF appe
on returning home from New-Eaven where am three
days in the week delyeElas ooutst oi re- " ,b s
T. hard toward and wac going 70 see or wrie o
before leaving for the West.
Whom did you refer 10 under the initial T. A. Ehza-
beth
@. Mrs. Tltonl A. Mrs. Tilton
'she kindly added "-now comes quotation from her
letter. suppose A. Yes, Sir.
Mr. Evarts lreadIngl-
DO not cast down. bear this almost aways' DuS
know you do ana willing a6undany 10 hep nm ana
warning but also OF consolation; for believe r. Is De-
loved Of God and that her pye n ioF q axe FIAT
a change has come to T. since saw hun IN me cars-h
deed, ever since be has elI more hIehsy Ing .ro" :"
his enterprise.
The Witness Limitations"
Mr.. Evarts-" Hulnlliations"iC should be "Ania-
tons" A. think ii should be g Limitations
O. Yes this : IA mlsprint in the evidence
Aud the limitations which environ his enterprise he
has growinsy cit i91. iad poSeT 70 nsp ~
How had you learned or gained the impression that
Mr. Moulton participated in that feeling! q Wei,
think had occasion 10 on saturday before.
O. That you referred tol A. Yes, Six
Mr.. EvaTts [reading =
Itis natural YOU should T is aearer "a you than
can be- He with you. All MS trials he open 10 your
ave daily But seq you but seldom, and my personal
relations, envronme us, necessities limitations dangers
and perplexities you cannot see or imagine X ha not
gone through this year OF sorror would NOT have
] he we'd
and be alire or Sdne
The witness And sane"
O. And sane" Well, L" and sane " there
Reading.
have been the Of three distinct circles each
one Of which REQUIRED y,l "A"
inventive Or origlnatVe powers VIZ
/. The great church.
2. The ',e0spapeT.
The first could neither get OF nor slight The SEM
sUeaeSs OF many Vi my people would nave made any
appearance OF trouble OF any remission Oh iorce an os
sion alarm and notice and have excited, Wien Was
important that rmors should die and every 'hins 10
quoted.
The Witness" Where" think, Sir
Mr. Beach" Where" instead OF when
The Witness" Would have excited where 1t was IN
portant that rumors--'
Mr. Eyarts-" where"-wel, it seems a very imperfect
print.
The Witness-Thcre is elison ~ the seLtoncc-
would have excited n quarters whcre-'
Mr. Evarts Ireadingl =
The newspaper did roll Of doing bur little except give
general directions. and in so doing Was contlnlaily
purred and exhorted by those III interest II could not
The Life Of Christ" long delayed hal locked mp the
capital OF the firm and likely TO sink the-tnished
il must be- Was book born Of such sorgOw that
vast The interior history OF it Will never be written
During all this time literally, were all my stay and
com yOr / should have fallen on the way but for the
courage which you inspired and the hope which you
breathed.
My vacation was profitable came back. hoping that
the bitterness OF death was passed But T. troubles
brought back the cloud, with even seyereG suffering
For all this FAN and Winter have felt tndt you did noe
feel satisfied with and that seemed. D0th 10 You
and l., cOnten tg myself with cautious Oh sluggish
policy, willing 70 save myself but not To RISK anything
| Tor I.
| Had Won observed any such indication Mr.. Mou-
toms part to which You referi A. had nothing
| that--it eliminated In that
O In that interview A. I tried 70 make myself
think that IL was my impression but that saturdays
interview gave Interpretation 70 all the interviews
| going before from time TO time.
| O. Through what period do You meant A. mean
from the period OF three four months more ever
since-untI after september, at any rate.
The letter proceeds: Readingl
have again and again probed my heart 10 see whether
truly liable such feeling. and the response - uh
t-luivocal that amInot No see the dihcuItes
that environ unless he stands were l do -,
| To say that have q church ON my hands " slmpe
enough-but TO have the hundreds And nousis VI meu
pressing me. each with his keen suspco vi anAe.
W. or ZEAL TO tendencies which, NOT stoppcdwouid
break defense OF me; 20 stop them WIFE
their SeSinnng years before this keep serene
WA not alarmed disturbed; to be cheerful ~ home
and AMONG friends wben suffering the 0rme ns Of
ce m fr IN and fal for snnday-a this may be talked
out 6uf the thing be understcod from tho
outside Its wearing and grinding on the nervous syS
| tenn.
Now Sir what occasions or subjects suspicion, or
anxiety alarm disturbance did you refer To In tins