The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-07

BROOKLYN, April 7.-Mr. Beecner con-
tinued: The letter from Mrs. Tilton
which spoke OF the bird in her heart and
of seeing the "Dear Father" when Frank
said she might return to Brooklyn, SIM
ply referred to the clearing up of the
family troubles before referred to. There
was no covert or hidden meaning in the
expressions.
Mr.. Evarts-In a letter to Mrs. Tilton
you said: "If it WOULD be OF comfort to
you, now and then, to send me letter
of true inwardness, the outcome Of your
inner life, it would be safe, for l am now
at home here with my sister; and it is
permitted to you, and will be an exceed
ing refreshment to me, for your heart ex-
periences are often like bread from
Heaven to the hungry" 10 what reIa-
tion between yourself and Mrs. Tilton
and her family did that letter relate?
A. To that disturbed condition which
Moulton and Tilton and | attempted to
restore to order and harmony again
that want of confidence between hus-
band and wife which l thought had
been the occasion of impairing, and
which labored considerably to restore,
and to encourage her as her pastor as
well as friend to use every endeavor in
the power of human nature to restore
The bright and particular object of her
life.
@. Now, in the latter part OF that let
ter, Mr.. Beecher, there is a word under
scored-''to send me a letter Of true in
aodrdneSS." Was there any special Or
meaning OF that word as
between you and Mrs. Tifton? A. There
was very special meaning in it on my
part, but no conventional or understood
meaning between US. / did not want to
encourage her in the slightest degree.
Mr.. Evarts-What special meaning did
you have? A. That she should write to
me about her religious experiences, to
the exclusion OF every other.
@. Now, there is another phrase here
-s'True inwardness-the outcome Of
your inner life. 1t would be safe, for
am now at home here with my sister, and
it is permitted to yeT'-being under
scored-'.permitted to your A. The
permission was simply to reference to
the fact that in that, by our past agree
ments and by the understanding OF all
parties, there was--there need not be-
any hindrance to our social relations.
@. Now, on the subject of being safe,
in what sense OF safety did ycu use that
expressioni A. Well, sir, when a wo-
man is invited to pour out her immortal
thoughts ON religious subjects, it is-she
has right to the knowledge that it shall
not be shown; it was to be one of those
letters that would not show to Moul-
ton. The note from myself to Mrs. Til
ton, saying that would see her ON FRI
day night, was nothing unusual, as was
accustomed to stop In the lecture-room
OF the church after the Friday evening
prayer meetings and talk with any OF my
VINO came TO me for advice
or conversation.
@. At the end Of a letter to you from
Mrs. Morse she says: 'Do you know L
think it strange you should ask me to
call you son." Do you remember any
thing that passed between you and Mrs.
Morse before this letter was written to
which that refers? A. Yes, sir; do.
@. What was that? A. A conyersa-
ton that had with her at wedding.
She was under q great deal of feeling.
@. Well, what arose beta cen you and
Mrs. Morsef A. 1t was simply that she
had no counsel or no one that she could
20 to. She could not go to her daughter,
even; and said, stake counsel OF me as
If were your son." 1t was compli-
and courteous statement, made
otf-hand, without any consideration but
that OF kindness; but she seized upon it.
Mr.. Eyarts read from MIR. "Tilton's tes-
timony when he said that in an inter-
view between Beecher, Moulton and
Tilton, it was agreed that Mrs. w oodhull
should be kindly treated, and introduced
TO Mrs. Moulton and Mrs. Iilton, and
thus placed under obligations to Them,
that she might not publish statements
regarding Beecher, Mrs. Tilton and ill
ton. This statement Mr.. Beecher de-
MED, and said that he had no conversa-
tion with Moulton and Tilton regarding
her, and thai he never met her, except
when her society was forced upon MIN.
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A funny joke and all the more palat.
able as its truth can be v0uched for,
says a New Jersey paper, occurred at a
prominent church in tnaI State. 1t seems.
that a worthy deacon has been very in
dustrious in selling new church book,
costing 70 cents. At the service in Ques-
tion the minister, just before dismissing
the congregation, rose and said: "An
ye who have children TO baptize will
please to present them next Sabbath"
The DEACON, who by the way was little
deaf, having an eye on selling the books,
and supposlng the minister was referring
TO them, Immediately jumped up anu
"Ail who haven't can get as
many as you want By calling ON me, at
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