New-York tribune., 1875-01-13

pearsnces The Who had wrought % ruin was prosperous
and receiving the psudits Of hts fellow man.
1t the ne says the letter note Of warming nat
he had received from Elizabeth and fearing that there wr dan
ger ahead pours again his friend hoping
thereby thai the appeal might be efeetna IL he had said IN
h letter. 81 fear Theodore Ton viii expose the fact of my
criminal relations with his wife," would not have been more
clear and eoncfusye confession Of guilt than N my ae
srucon would lace him all right shall not sthnd IN the
way" Place him all nghtf What had been cone !" h'h
Why the pretense that the wrong had been done W 'h
defendant Beecher by Mr. Tion yet WIN CONSCIOUS
guilt with consciousness Of having wrought tins great
ruin he says my destruction viii psce him all night that
shal not stand way" II my destruction viii place him
all right fhow place him al rht But while he is willing 70
do this while he is willing his destruction wond place YIN
all right destroyed be reminds his mutual friend tna'
that would remedy the evil that Mr. Tion ana tne en
dren would be left blight; that their fnure woun DC
eoned that his destruction would prevent the exposure
of He would be desroyed-"I wound De aeeroS
would be saved" because destruenen "oou
lead TO the exposure the very thing that We seSk
| 10 avoid. But al willing TO step down ana cut
No man can offer this do offer" man man "n''
none in the country possessed greater power in his saon "
the the largest churches engaged m o'hef ne
prizes his name coextensive with cvhEaton-ths nh "
ing step down and out TO vscats his poflton anu le
private hfe the who on the 10th OF Deoemoei' o'
falseiy aecueed Infamous crime says at ne hA ~
IT, Think Of IL for moment innocent man occupying
sueh an elevated position accused By member OF nis 0
church lsely Of infamous crime, and aer more Ah
Of planning and plotting with That memoer 10 hoep ''
secret offering to give up everything church. paper tne Inc
q, cr- and every work In k engaged at the DID,
snc Of the man who had this false aceuation IL tne
theory of other side be true, had MI Ilon onei'u
himself up a. q sacrifice there would nave oeen sum"
Uropety in the offering But for the man thus injured 10 o
himself p s a sacrifice TO the who had injured nnn
submit gentlemen, than human nature can conceive
sachce me without hesitation you clearly see your
way O his safety and happiness thereby
am In the fun flush Of mental Ngof at the very acme "
fame dedicated my life to the cause OF reg1on anu no
raity am al the head Of great church am editor oil
geat Christian paper largely depending upon my influence and
INV fame: | am writing the Life Of Christ the dehy
already IN which has well nigh brought rum upon
my friends who engaged in It's puohoau'n
vet Notwithstanding all these interests that have In ehafge
obligations that they impose apon me'o
20 forward my work Notwithstanding all tm-sacnnee me
without hesitation IL thereby you the safey and nap
pness the who the SOth Of December lS'V iH
accused me Infamous crime No, gentlemen; there WI"
something beyond induced Mr. Beeehe on tn oc"
sion thus to offer hmelf up sacrifice He saw oeiofe nun
the possibility OF the Of this crime lie "a" p"h
in living coors the he had wrought lie saw e
desolaon that he had caused and he saw iufthe ie sun
greater more widespread desoaon that its pubic Kho"edge
would cause Anything to prevent that II II porsioe II
ls possible 10 do il, do lido i'll Don't cohfider
me am not worthy to be considered in this case; sacrce
me do with me az You please Do with you please
you can thereby the safety and happiness OF he man
have 50 wronged you thereby build up tha1 hAl AS
been shattered you build up this home again you
can restore there happiness which have destroyed 10
ANYTHING Just as you please just what you think best 'ed
myself wholly and entirely TO you; have no'hhs 10 Shy
sacrifice me without he si,ationl" he exciams;
Nothing possibly be bad as he horror OF great uAN
ness in which spend much Of my time"
What does that mean this horror Of great darkness IN
which he spent most Of the timer was the broodg over
OF the crime that he had committed was the vision ever
present before him, and haunting him day ana hgm hAt
was the great darkness-the horror OF great uarAn'
in which he spent most his time He saw children worse
than orrhaued ne home desOated and those children
scattered he saw aged parent Of these men toenng apoh
the verge Of the grave with dhOnor that ne had placed upon
Them he saw his high station stained the robes sohed
and hs family disgraced and ne sa" Chrehuoh
bush at the crime that had committed No wonder that he
lived most of the time in the horror Of great darkness.