New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28

of him. Whatever no was to the Christian worid whaE
ever he was TO Europe and the United States whaeVer
he was to tho Christian faith whatever nc was 10 inc
moral schemes of our European and American society,"
whatever no to social aud political interests all
know and all understood that he to the people OF
BROOKLYN man whom they had as many as good'
as sure as proon OF what he as 1t Is posi-
BILE In human affairs unless has the penetration OF
the Divine inspection All these tests Mr.. Beecher al
been exposed for the long period OF MS residence
here All, gentlemen, you will find as we go on IN ths
cause and you take 1t upon Its facts ana compare
IL with known principles OF human nature ana human
conduct you will find at every stage Of this business tht
the attack not personal but against our society," against
our ciyility against morality, against our religion
The attack not that there are wolves in sleeps cloth
ing; that vicious men disseInble, and that they hide
themselves under the cloak Of sancy to prowl on the
society that they thus impose upon; that Is not inc
proposition that is not the issue that the Pantacn ana
the presess and the prophet Of the new faith MAKE IL
Ia that the favored approved tried best results OF TINS
social scheme of ours which includes marriage and OF
this religious faith of which adopts Christianity is
false TO the cOre that the sanity and the apostolic
woman are delivered to the lower indulgcnces ;
and that that being proved the scheme itself Is
dscredted ready be dissolved 1t is that the good
women, who remain good afterwards, arc good while
they are committing these faults that the men that have
every flower and fruit Of Christian love and CHRISTIAN
duty and Christian faith that are only greaest Ill our
society because they its faithful, denying unfinch-
ing servants Of 1t all things that they are wicked W
this wicked that the only escape from that con-
clusion is that the institutions Of marriage and religion
as now constituted are themselves the responsible
guilty causes Of these alleged criminalitles
But II Mr. Beecher was thus universally and absolutely
known in these his relations to your community ne was
also known In his person as familiar and recognized
object Of common knOwedge-more will not say, than
any man in this city but than any man almost by
possibility any community comes to be, among those
who surround him. Mr. Beecher never could take
secret walk or secret drive, 60 In privacy to any
Photographic saloon picture gallery, to any place OF
assembage, In any thoroughfare, where whether nc
knew anybody not there were not eyes enough
to see enough to hear whatever ne or
she could notice in his demeanor or his speech
Now 1t is of this that this culpabiity with this
woman such have described here Is alleged TO occur
here in the very Of their residence and OF this pub
lie observation to which have called your attention
shall hereafter compare the circumstances the duration
OF the siege to this fortress and Of its possession to say
whether that COMFORTS any more with these circum-
stances and situation OF these parties than the wicked
character of the crminay does with their moral anu
religious repute and conduct.