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

would ten what Bowen has been saying against me-"
We'll, now between this lion Of husband and this con-
sciousY guilty man. could there be anything inf
ntely udicrous than this "You ought TO hear Eliza
beths statement; will search for that - and there was
delay. Mr. Beecher says Well Theodore, before
you read that wish you would tell what Bowen has
been saying against me-" weT how aid the husband
meet 1T How did he meet It's Why, he says Z" re-
Piled to him that had summoned him TO the inter-
view for the purpose Of discussing with him Mr.
Bowens affairs, but that he should go to Mr..
Bowen himself Nevertheless. he asked me the
question, / would say that Mr.. Bowen In an
interview with me on the preceding day, had made
statement that" now we have got II in quotation
marks-hat-see, TiltOn wanted 10 get in early as
possible what Bowen had had to do with that letter. that
it Bowens calumnies, II they calumnies, that
at the bottom Of it" you have been guilty OF
aduteres with members Of your congregation
ever since your Indianapolis passionate, all down through
these twenty-five years. that you not safe man TO
dwell In Christian community; that he knows nuner
where You have shpwrecked the happiness OF
Christian homes; that he has determined you shall
longer edit The Christian Union" You Bowen. with
his zeal for morality and religion, and exposing
the turpitude of this Christian that thus
ravang the shecpfods of Brooklyn, and had been for
25 years. TO Bowen's knowledge Well, didn't that
rather make him accessory before the fact TO the ruin
OF all these Brooklyn peoplei Mr.. Bowen, even with
that Christian Indignation had brought IL TO the point
that it determined "you shall longer edit The
Christian Union" That Ia the first thing that you
shall longer speak in Plymouth Church and he says
distinctly Now You have the raj sentiments
from Bowen he don't 10 be mistaken" that you
are wolf in the fold and tha you should be extirpaed"
Well now he very bold about Bowens feelings toward
Beecher He didn't wish 70 ameiOrate Beechers feel
ngs toward Bowen that is plain He didn't take the
means OF finding OFT securing friendlness
on Beecher's part to Bowen. Oh no. Truth,
truth. governs this part OF the conference.
Mr.. Beccher said and whenever Mr. Beecher says
anything you VIII that ia perfectly natural for
honest man that new what his character and
duct was, and cared not for the magner-" Mr.
Beecher said it matter OF amazement to him that
Mr. Bowen should have spoken for said he. when
Mr. Bowen delivered TO your letter demanding my
retirement from the pulpit he appeared TO be friendly
and he offered his friendly services in the matter"
Well, II Ton had had any doubt about the trick that
Bowen had played him that interview he had bis
mind dsahused of that doubt.
then said 10 him that had joined with Mr. Bowen NJ
the beginning Of the week in making that demand npon
him to retire that had written that letter at Mr. Bow
eiYs suggestion that M Bowen had requested that such
why he could not write it himself that in the proceed
ing Febsuary. that Is February, ls7O-Ae, Bowen, hal
had reconciliation with Mr.. Beecher. and TINT MI
Bcecher had begged his pardon and had bent himself on
the floor and and Mr. Bowen had freely granted
him forgiveness Tor the crimes he had committed.
Good heavens! How Mr. Bowen to be gifted
with the power Of absolutOn for stint All these adu
tercs which slr Beecher had been committing FOR p
years, ravagng the 6Ocks and still perpetratins, all
forgivenl
That he Bowen had freely granted him forgiveness for
the crimes lie had committed. and lir Bowen said, in
view OF having granted that forgiveness, he could not
initiate preceding against Mr.. Beccher but II would
initiate them hy sending such a challenge, he (BoWerl
would sustain that demand and in he interest Or moral
ty and religion pXpel Mr. Beecher rom his pulpit and
from the city. That he furthermore had said that he
Bowen, hal 90 In as pow at any time 10 drive B'ccncr
ont NJ brooklyn within twelve hours
Vel, Mr. Beecher didn't trouble himself at all about
the Substance OF these accusations. Hs reply now, as
before, was OF amazement that could talk in that
fashion
Mr.. Bcechor again spoke OF his astOnshment that Mr.
Bowen should have said such things him-or 70 me
fMr Tlton HIMSELF ON Monday. and thon have
expressed himself in friendly way NJ Bcccher dc
Well. these twenty-five years Of alulteries. drowned
out by the pardon ~ BDven then passed very much ont
OF consideration and don't TO have troubled any
bods mind since Il has been printed in The papers in
the form II letter from Mr. TltOn 10 Bowen You don't
nd anything printed from Bowen-thege is nothing from
Bowen that docs not come through TltOn People have
read Il and yet the wolf goes not in Sleeps clothing
any more OF course because the Sleeps clothing has
been stripped Of but he goes not only with absolu
ton for the past from Bowen but indulgence for the
future from the same great ecclesiastical authority
Laughter