New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
MR.. BEECHER WADE DESPERATE.

Mr. Beecher sought 10 convince this man that tie
publication OF he partite did him no wrong bnt
he insisted that did and threatened publish aud
Saturday morning May 81 Mr. B7ecer was sent for To cn o"
that celebrated study in Remsust where ne had an interview
with Moulton and Ton and Mr. Tlton threatened TO make
publication and Sir Beecher home that morning 70 co-
his He hal thought Of through mo
day and upon the policy that he should pursue
DE this policy Of silence which they had
Instituted for their protection whch they had instituted
for the purpose Of uppresng scandals which float
ng in the community against Tlton-he had followed hai
poicv with the same good faith ha characterzcs every %
Henry Ward Bechcrs life. He had stood their prsecHtiof.
their anuovlucc their toment- hr threats their ndigne.,
for years: bn by the indiseeet ac ~
friend Mr. Ton claimed 10 be offended that his policy %
silence should longer be adhered TO- We'll said Nj
Beecher let am prepared 20 meet It. face your
publication and defy You! Bu there Is Plymouth Chur't,
dearer 70 ne than tho apple of ny eye there
are these thousand trusting souls. young men ana
women WHO have been reared mp by ne. and
under NY instruction. there T. organization which has
within three thousand chdrn - Sunday >choo her"
power That &. doing good in the and foremost IL every
good work. carrying every enterprise Of charity,
beueyoleEee with power and effective force thaE
chamcr-.zes other church in As city or ms s'"'.
That church is mine Under God, | have been pei
mit,cd 20 &C. to build it up and to hold ogeh'r
Now shall hler il, Shall personal controversy Of mno
be made me tnde1ot that hail III Plymouth Church 10
atoms, Shall divide f., No: that .lciety shall be united
viii dgit nv own fght against Theodore Iilton but viii
not drag IL nto the church / will step outside of II,
then wi Welcome the conflict, II the conflict must com"
And So saturday n-ht De mt down again. l- ofa'e-
hearted man. the VINO had been persecuns
him for years and here ho said: lyon publish; resign
welcome hc CONFLICT: come "a. But take not Plymouth
Church Into This couhct ar least sill give these noble men
and women who have stood b me The opportunity 10 FAY
wleshef they l,ccpt ny resignation before this contest h-
angnrared And he met and how did they receive ~
When hc showed TO MoIton this resignation Why ne sad;
Good o t took h, breath away; he read IT, snd be ran
down quicker 'nan lightning convey Ton the ne"s q '
man. design: The time has VIXEN persecution vii b"
no longer ,l ,nnrd 10 nous has come when Il -
Dr.,or p .,u Nct and ,h- liberty: You publish Ihgh
And they amazed the cmer ~ this man; tNey were
sstouudr 10 ind thai the a they thought hey bad sure
hold on and aid lead forever under ter yok" At !as' ma
come 10 e point u saying "Gent MEL hus ir out no lar
Eer" lie went home. and on tine aeNt morning he ndted
the l,t, Of June it, expecting hat that vas 10 be the as
sabbath that ne would spend minister Of Plymouth Church
He supposed Language u hat letter, thar hc wls ptesct
ing his last .rrmon" he supposed that he went from that pulpit
forth on that sunday night, o coIic and 20 battle VII"
these to IN Who had been bounding him for he last four
ye.r- But when ne that eterhe tells Moaton in tie
l.tor; too ,l.sll make em"nt you publish; publish
TOO; and will make that will sand The test 81 The
Judgment Day and he sends thA. lecs down 20 MoalioL
he receives back this answer
NY DEAR FREND Y0ur letter makes this hrst sabbath ~
SUNNI, fda.h ana cold likes aut
An Gentlemen you viii remember the history Of This let'ef
Mr. Noton 70 write. aud he writes the following
Ny DEAR FRIEND You have been in sympathy
with The ont % which you have OFTEN Np2keh a 'o'
have written this morning know eau stand me "hoe
case vas Published O-mOrow; and IL NY OPINION u SHOVE
selfish faith iu God, who
And ere he stops, what he has written; and con-
n,,nc,- hi, letter anew: says M. Beecher there:
know hat yol stand the whole case was published
tomorrow
And 20 did W. Beechcr know e; 70 conveyed Information
70 Mr. Beechcr: but Is confession passing between these
two men A. this time showing that they both knew that when
the truth II our Mr. Beecher could stand and
stand successfully. Having written that, he goes back and
writes again:
my DEAR FRIEND: Yo letter makes this first Sabbath o'
Summer dark anu cold he vault You have never Inspired
me with courage hopes and had listened 10 yOu alone NY
hands beer dropped helpless long lou don
begin IN the danger today mat mas raced You many n-
before )ou look square N the eyes, viii cover Ad
sink away again.
And 80 did cover and slink away!
"You know that have never IN sympathy with bat
that absolutely abhor the unany mood u which your
letter OF this morning This mood IL reservoir OF mi
dew You can stand II the whole published tOmof
row In opinion Il shows only selfish faith In tod 70 20
whining into heaven II could, with ruth that no'
earth You know thar love YOU and because do
shall Try aud Try and try, as In the past.
You mistaken when yOu say thar Theodore Tlton
charges with making HIM appear gracOusy pat
dOued you He said the form In which published IN
soue o. the papers made appear and from this that
which will cover the May God bless you know He"h
protect YOU"
prophet Francis D. MoultOn, az well as " Mutual
Friend"