New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-21

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me, each one with his keen suspicion
@ Well, what was the keen suspicons A. The ~
pcion that of them had-of these hundreds and
thousands 81 men,
@ Suspicion OF WHAT A. Suspicion cf my moral con-
duct and character.
O. Yes, Sir Well, didn't You want 70 clear up that
suspicion A. wanted have it cured, unqucstionbly
O. Did you expect to cure It by sIleneei A. ! did.
q And yet innocent and able IN vin,cate yo ir-eiff
A. Perfectly Innocent and il worst came to worst,
should vinicatc myself.
O. What could he worse than keen suspicion running
through your large congregational A. MY lie could
could kill that, II was, Sir to go right on
q Then, by silence, and going right on. yon meant to
leave this suspicion aoat through the whole con-
gregatoni A. No, Sir; meant to make II die
q Not by coutradcting these storiesf A. Not Ivy run
ming after stories.
O Not by telling the truth, you assertf A. by not
telling lie, but the time not speaking the truth
respecting these things.
4 read still further lrcadiDgl:
my destruction would place MN all right, that shall
IN ne May than ann @ Fiat do ODER sa
fee without hesitation n you can clearly see your
way to his safety aud happiness thereby
A. His happiness and safety thereby"
Q Well II Is transposedi A. Simply transposed.
Q That the way, then, you expected to get rid OF
this keen suspicion that afoat In your church, Dy
stepping down and out, was it, A. No.
@ You were willing to be sacrificed. you, II they
could thereby the safety and happiness OF MI itOni
A. This Is all conditiona-that "h" at the beginning.
q. Well: II my destructi would place him all right,
that shall not stand in the way A. II it should state
IL and tbes answer IL.
@ Yes: you willing then, TO be Destroyed, were
youi A. That the feeling that had, extraysgantly
expressed. will admit, but 1t WAS the feeling.
q Yes; and willing to be destroyed rather than
meet these suspicious afoat in your congregstOnf
Not at ALL these keen suspicious soat in my congrc
CATION respected the rumOr set foot by Mr. Bowen
9, By Mr.. Boweni A. BY Mr.. Bowen, principally.
O. Oh then IL had reference to the TitOn matteri
A. IL might have that H. but that the princi
pal trouble.
Q The principal trouble with regard to Boweni
A. Mr.. Bowen's rurnors which had been propagated by
Mr.. Tilton.
O. Yes; IL had connection then, with the Islander
the scandal A. II might draw that in that the
danger that il would do it.
Q Didn't you refer 1t herei A. don't think that
had that 10 my mind
O. Oh not al ALL ebt A. don't think that had thai in
my mind, Sir
Q. Wen. aacrihoe me- say, without hesitation
II you clearly your way his safety and happi-
ness thereby Was that Nr Bowen's happiness or Mr.
Tntonsi A No; any action that would bring the whole
matter before the church you'd bring ont all that which
we bad kept secret
O. Well, what did yon think you hat 10 do before the
church. except ~ tel what have told here 70 vlDdi
cate yourset A. thought Sir. that should have to
meet divided church. with party on the side OF Mr.
Bowen. with large party Of young men on the side OF
Mr. TtOn and with large class In the church that are
always very sensitive tor OF the congregation, very
sensitive any lruiors that relate 10 minister who
in charge " them supposed that If It came out into
the church would through the regular form OF church
trial thought that there was tribunal ON earth so
unfit vcstigate the charges that then would come
out with statements that would come out Is Congrega
onl Church and believed at that time and for long
time that there would be eonhssratiou that would
deatroy the church. and me too.
O. You preferred then. understand you To be the
subject Of keen Suspicion rather than 10 offend yourself
before the chnrcb thought not that in tbs form OF
deliberate calculation but Il thought that when the
charge made sgans: that that great church was
my smuggling place, and that permitted out OF that
church Injurious statements and eriticisms Hpon Mt
Titon and that waA not careful about them and did
sbouf him 80 safe declared, N 1t would
so FAR from being indersut- 1t would clear him and
restore him happiness again in his family and In
his business would be willing 10 De- sacrificed. The
| charge that was waving myself.
| O. Now answer my question; just answer my ques-
ton. Mr. Be-cer. You were willing To be sacrificed.
and under those sspcions rather than defend your
self before the church were youf A That not the
point OF sacrdce The point Of sacrifice was that was
using that church myself by IL, and sacrifice MI
Tutun.
O. That il not an answer to the question. Mr. Beccher
| nj oil.
Nr. Evarts-Ihat a.
Mr. Fullcrton-No it ia not What lid You mean by
the expression that you willing ~ step down anu
| outf-resign your pastoratef
Mr.. Evarts-Is his answer To be taken or mott
The wltness-Ihs whole Passage has hut the Que
meaning.
Mr.. FuiertOn-One moment, Mr.. Beecher
The Wtness--I was willing
O. One moment what did yon mean by the words ="
am Willing 70 step down and outf' Did you mean that
you would resign your pastoratef A. Yes sli CONDITION.
ally
O. And AZ that time Beecher, tho only ohense mat
Won regarded yourself having committed II oense
WA thai you had, unconscousiy to yourself won
this womans afectionst A. No, SIR that was not the
way il presented itself to my mind BY unconsciously
winning her affection had destroyed her and the house
hold and the man that the head Of 1t, and looked
at IL In Its whola
Q. You say:
am wellnigh DISCOURAGED n you 100 cease to trnst
ne-to love mel Am alone have not another person
| In the world to whom could go
Why could not you 60 relative or some friend.
or some member congregation and explain all this
thinss A. could the conditions that IL was To be
sxuosed TO the public but II II not TO BE- could
not maintaining my honor and pledge OF keeping this
silent aud speaking Of IT, had no one else to ~ to
| but him. and did 90 ~ no one but him.
O. Could not you trust any member Of your consTegs
| toni A. No. SIR.
O Not onsi A. Not one, IN the condition Of things
THE READING OF THE TRUE STORY
Q. Well, it is well to know that. Now, Mr.
Beech.r when you called upon to hear the True
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