, 1875-06-11
CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JUNE IL, 1876.


hall. and cay sent thee thcrt,' afr. Beach re-
piled that he MAS nosry II ho had misunderstood
hia learned friend but llo had heard him ray
Down, down." to Tlton, and had naturally
thought that ho desired To consign Tilton TO
he'll. and indeed, Eaid council, th1nk 20 Atl.
t1auKllter.l
Beechor and his nifa entesod 1t this point and
took ther customary seata.
TRULY NEEcuEAlAx.
Bescb then rebumed ha address 10 tho Jury.
IIo said I'll effort hss boon made to represent
that the wordn imputed to Boechcr by plain
TN aud his TitnesseB wero such a. Wcre
foreign 10 big atylo. and could not have
uao Of the Eng'Est language. Well, tl,oro was
no doubt that Ill men accustomed 10 writing and
public speaking bad style peculiar to- Them
teireA. Thus, II any Of the jury should sec
pamphlet containing lno speech Of alr. Eyarts.
With its tttle-pnse Eons. lss internal evidence
would 10 sufficient 10 Indicate lth authorship. 1Ia
would hee II the expressions lln1atod to Deecller
were slich ~ to indicate another paternity. For
iustauco, counsel for The defenso had urged that
which could mover hayc como from, the lips Ut
Beechor. Ile word pAroxy1rnaI was good ono,
mud wan known to tho law in connection with
ihe subject of insanity. lie had tho curiosity to
examine the pupI14hei writings Of Ee"cher, and
iu stngte Beftnon had found tho word usod ro-
reAsed!y.
Mr. Beach quoted numerous ,pnsaages from
tt.is ner.non III winch the word "paroxysm"
and F" pAroxynnal wero ,lned iu regard to re-
Fentance, love. aud other Htrong eInotions.
1ls came pretty near to 8 pnroxyn1nal kris.
liz then considered tho expression, "a moral
NiaEafa,' and tho argument that It Wan plcoa
any moro than he would hnye spoEcu of :4
- moral laybtack." lie considered this to bo a
forcitle mud proper Ihraso 70 dercribo Deechors
position. I;cecber did stand on the brink Ut
conIti paso linn. Il vi. M proper atl expression
HH Dr. Watts' +" Cult OF Dark Dcn2at."
air. btu:E tfcn citei a ti1lInUrr os paAraSeu
from Ecce!ler'h Writings, to HIow his fonlnoss
for
E11nAvArA.r NHE1cn.cAL Exl'Et:ss:oSy.
and the Htefi'c:. "nic!l llu war III tho iaoit Of
taking "itl: LIE Ensl1rh ansnaSf.- .Auo.s these
weso - Apotneo"'zcd pumpkiih, all ott4ical
ts,nM" E:'y ns: suIpss of. Of n aapptteIs,a tpa
consc.eucu," " lai'-s:aua teae ching" u tic hill
top Of happlness.' ''pulTcr h1niap," " q horse
raptu1e," "cuslnE volcanoes with pills." aud
1hniiy otlers. lie did NJ. qusko thoha by way OF
cfiticisiug Ueecber's Btye, but 10 bhow shat hia
ptSlo wns. S,lcl expressions wero nat,tr.! to tho
man, aud wcre interepcrotd all through tho elu-
gucnt addresses which attractcA 1:a crowds Of
i!cA crB aud made them bur ss into applause even
iu tho lu',Ho Ut God. Sorns w.sn tho result Of
humor, which was prominent s'noug Becchcr 4
coed 4ua!,siee. Tho cxt rotston Of Deecher to
Nra. Nioutan. that she always ltnp, cBaed hl1n As
4 "Eection Of thu dny Of Judgment"
had uEES E1p1CC1Lp Nf' THE CuCSDEL fon THg
DEl1sSaI,
who said that DeocLor tad not divide tho day o!
Judgment Into soetEun4. We'll, when that day
cAmo, ilo thought No should tnd OUT t,at 1t t,ad
Ut least tWo sections. tLansllter.J Mrh. Mou!-
ton was conrtant1s tirgiuE Mr.. 1;eeclier to con-
fesrlnu wAH holllut: before him the day Of doom
10 which his courno was loading, a;1 lo OK
3,sceucu tho feeling Which abe rroouced upon Aiul
IN n!nn1er natural ~ tho uian.
Nr Leach tAnu BPoEo VI tlie attempt 10 rep"
1encl!. III biaspheluurs tue 1ettcr written by I'll
ton to lis wife. in which he specuIated u,ou tie
| character which Christ would A4ve tnauifc.tet
| IN tho position Of marriage. n1 sa'd thrt there
w&s no character which had over given rho to ~
much speculation atl. commentary al Tint OF tn
arlor and thnt thia phllosoihvai hue cu]1tlon OF
/ tue part OF Illtou
| INVOLVED 10 Ecor-'f:tu OH 1E1!ErEEEscE.
| Tl.on spoku ot Chris: an II hh:u:.', cha Letter
but lo Was 20 tegA:Aet III caIiso by b-ef ~!
aside from his pacrod etlR.acter. Beach ltIosf:
| paHRnEeB from neecher'B works and SERMONS, i
| which he spoke ot Christ III q historical Gharac
ter, and ona oren to speculation and lnyestlgt
tivn. 1Ie tllei. urged that 1t hho,sod depth Z
u.csl1Aulo in lllso1.. who wsa in'merucd IN til
ca1ea OF btlsil,eBs, nnsi turned to erocuIRtc upo
| Ancl q sub te3t without Bny 1nn,ntion Of iHescI
euce or inlclcacy Of o1lreH.aoh Ia ths let;e
| which he wrote upon it to Ills wife.
| alr. Beach referreu 10 tho luro or rovoro nc
which all Lad for the I.ori's Prayer, taught t
tile child 1t the mothor'B kaco. I4o taen ouot+
| nn expression Of Heecher IN rcyard tu II. i
| which ho said ita value WIS not !ehstned by til
fact that wlGa Christ taught 1t ltB sentiment
wesc not now. Titus 1}o~:hor
HToKE OF GlIitfNT Aa A rLA6IAEIsT,
End aa adopting for hln ossn uso wAat lad bofor
/ been repeated auluug urau.
AIr. Beach cited other II assages from DcocAer
works, ar h0wiuy his fac ,tliar mode Of t3raiiu
ChEets life and attrlbiltas j. aud urgtu tho iujlt
,irc of bo,:inE urun Tut un's lettcrs-not pr
clpinliug his theories up an the hounutop. Eu
"ssttou in private to his ifo-ah an iudleatlo
OF utoral oLl.Inty. Ite + nen spoks Of the poa
tion taken By Porter tllat luHn who cou!l uh
ouch !a,lsuaxe ~ Aoultta had employed cut
ccsuiuS naeclcr. wab II 3t credible wtnos
against BIN. Veil. IT til ID Taa 10, what burt 4
wt,uesa would Porter 10 after such lancuage q
10 l.hu used IN regard 10 the rlainti1, III yeGar
TO Decchcr. mud iu reHar tu Wotnnus
uo uoxt retetTed to
| THE citAilBE Up TIL 8AsoNAHLE CONDUCT
| on the part OF Mou!ton, md raid TINT Als rols
tions With leocAer vert not changed by tho sin
p}a appointment Vt tht' CHURCH Gulntn;tsco. I
which slou!ton 1isappso 7cd but By uonry War
l}oucher'a fn1s0 aud cait tfnh!0uh charge that tt
long-iEiel aud self sacfL ac'uE tTscna waa blncl
mailer This, After 1Iou llpM had boon sAcKl.cn
hiB l,no, Inn labor. Ais reputation, hlh 1noralil
avou, III l1aochCrs caHH Baechhr wAB erc1
u,xn, and h,a poslllon, togeilar With his ~,
Ientere,i 1t iii lnstili ablo Tor aAY young man
say to hia face that le III lar au1 villain bl
| M0rIton was all tMpulsiv uau, III 4o had uilox
all slong. and hu MAS Eli LartllIH under tho scul
| uf a great wrong. Nua,r untia this c!lRree
hIak,n1il Waa brought A3auas him did le usa
alsrcspactful word to 1&cu ;hor.
| TIE rlHTOL HtjAtNEsB.
| Mr., Beach referred To L ortur'H charge Of coy
asd.cu aHaiunt aioulton. becaass lv carried
pistol to nuechers house. auu naid shat Aleu-
ton, engaged, ~ he WAS. III buaiticsa "l!.'
took A.u about tho dockH uiId warehouses, III
al,,oig rude Inai,, waa III tls hablt Of carrying
pistol for prote:tson III caso Of necd: ius who
evidence showed that lo neyor uKod tho weapu
for tho purpose Of intimidation.
Thu caullHul noxt 1ofcrrcd to tho 1unstio
why Ca9peutor hAi not boeu called. mud said
never had teou rlnteuded by Morris or auybot
elae that Beecior hul confeHsca adultery u Ai
In oxpteeB terms. Carpenter Waa lu!d to col
traslirt Hsecer In tho febnttal. II tho lhttor dt
MED an interview with him. bit tho state ot IL
| evidence did ,l"t rtls!os It NECESSARY.
| itnTIAA ErITAt:rs.
Mr, Beach sad HAT in his professional into
couras Ut thirty ycars wish 1prter 10 had galn.
l. mos: auectIonA1s respect Tor hl1i, and shat
| .xhjo,, III. Tntv hnH ct,EnuIfod him Il, uttnr