Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-02
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v,s. y.~,,, Yesterday.

( Beecher trial closed YESTERDAY ''eiiN
( Wand Beecher continued his te, MY -
+ follows In I>65 my connection i'
New York Independent ceased. In tn S 80.
/ 40 became editor OF the Christian Ia.
said To have a circulation OF $500 cDpi.
This journal was established on the principle
of uniting all the Congregational churches
ON one foundation. 1 had also lectured a
great deal. began in iS4S or ~. anl from
that time until the trial begun / have been
lecturtng. Ny vacation extends from the
frst Of August 10 the middle of September.
on account OF an aftiiction ] have-''hay f.
YER This vacation has sometimes extend
ed by secular vote to the end of OCTOBER
THESE vacations have existed about fourteen
Years. 4 was IN the habit OF making many
POLITICAL speeches. i have also been Nolu-
minous author. about thirty-five books d, ing
u, my my name; signed the contract tor the
number was ISSUED in September. ISL Nv
work OF Norwood" appeared i'm the L.. ger
IN 1867. was married an Isl. AMI had teen
ENGAGED SEYEN YEARS.
was , when l was married. vas engaged
when i was l6 or l. years Old. | have ,,,ur
children by this marriage with M. and live
waiting Tor me- have got eight EraniChll-
dren. My wife OF late years has hal o'casio1
10 visit the south since $50 or II. When IA
indianapolis my wife was Obliged by sick
ness 10 visit here some. From "A vcrS.eariy
period committed 10 my wife all nv money
never drew my own salary, hut the checks
Were made out in her name. She was >ound
and efficient, L think, beyond any other per
son. In my early years attemptei a graa.
deal of visiting. bUt now | DO little visiting
was cautioned about forming iutiruac.eS
with my paTiShionerS, but / was always
Jealous of my rights being interferod with.
From the year lsii Ia I~1S arrang-l about
SIX addresses IN the week; oitenjlmeS two in
the day. In the year lSi7 first became a.
quaintcd with
HENRY c. BOWEN.
lie used 10 be a leading man of the Church,
and was connected with the independent La
the earlier years lac had some interest in thai
paper, but in later years ne became sole pro
prIetOr. For many years we worked together
hand IN hand. saw him almost every dav.
and may he said 10 be intimately ACQUAINTED
with him and his family. Ny business rela-
lions with Mr.. Bowen ceased in 1856. In that
year gave notice 10 Mr. Bowen because
they Were down on me on account OF the
Cleveland letter which wrote. NV conduct
was severely criticised IN that paper. and
they were all down on me except the demo-
cratic party; so I dissolved the contract
Bowen all this time was a pew-holieT in my
church, but he was not an active man
FORMED THE ACQUAISTANCE OF MIR TIL
TON
when he was in the employ of the New York
Observer, where he was "A shorthand report
er. a publisher in New York procured aim
10 report my sermons for publication in book
form. i cannot tell the date, but he was
youthful, very youthful | saw him year
or two before 1s,0, vixen he hal left the OBJ
server and gone on the Independent, where I
saw MN often. our personal relations ON
both sides were very cordial. He was witty
and amusing in conversation. but did not
come into what is called close personal rela-
tions with him, but afterwards we were to-
gether almost every day. There was propO-
sitiOn 10 send me to Europe, and at this time
had contract with Nj. Bowen, which he
and arranged, and Mr.. Tilt0n had to con
tinue The editOTship for one year in my name
Alter that, If he conducted the paper Suita-
bly,, he was 10 edit il in his own name. This
was in 1ot3-'4. In 1864 there was a question
of whether we in the church should contribute
funds To the board OF foreign missions. The
debate on this question was of q very ami
mated character The board of missions was
prO-slavery. spoke, and so did Mr.. TiltDn.
He said that the society was IN harmony
with slavery. About this time heard OF
TILToN'S GROWING RIVALRY OF NE.
Tllton was then a frequent visitor AZ my
house, but there was a time when he ceased
these visits. Mr.. Tilton was always doing
Lie little kindneSses. and he had done me
great Kindness in regard 70 my son Henry.
Recess.
After recess Mr.. Beecher reascendet the
witness stand and continued: / went To the
Independent Office and told him Mr.. JuI>on
had told me that he made some statements
about me that bore an imputation of inn
no. ality, and that i came right to him. He
said il was not true; that he would go ami
see Judson. He went and returned, and said
ne had seen Mr.. JudSOn. and that IL was all a
mistake. This removed the matter from my
mind. (Handed a letter. This letter was
written>to me by Tilton al this time. We
parted after kind of lovers quarrel, in
which promised to write To him as he did
TO me. AID express our feelings TO each Other
IN writing, and il was in this way the letter
WIS written. Mr.. EVartS then read the let
teT, which was dated November ,, 1866; in il
Mr.. TiltOn said that Nj. Bcecher had been
the chief object Of his affection.l From Is -
10 1870 Mr.. Tilton and were quite frequently
associated. l met him in New York, in my
own house, at public meetings. and i'm divers
places. ] had no connection with him from
JE'ly, 1870 until the end of the year. Up To
1863 he co-operated with me on the subject OF
woMEN's RIGHTS,
and he had frequently meetings at his house.
In that year the Boston branch was formed.
and was elected president of il. He advised
me TO send in my resignation at the annual
convention OF that society. We held our MAY
anniversary in adjoining rooms, and eX-
changed pictures. | sat for a picture with
Mr.. Page in 1865 He had expressed a desire
to have me sit for il. After il was finished
cannot tell if saw ii in Mr.. TIlton's house.
AT a very early date he was. for a limited
period, superintendent of the Sunday school.
He also attended the Frlday-nlSht prayer
meeting. About the time he became public
speaker he found his time so much ABSORBED
in his employment that he began 10 fall
away from the church. / think about lSjG |
became aware of changes in his religious
belief, and il was in this period that his letter
referring 10 one which he held in his hand
was written. / had converse lions with him
and knew of doubts that existed in his mind
Some articles were written in the InGepen-
dent which excited my alarm, and in the
d" Northwest" L was held responsible for
them. / demonstrated with him. and eX-
horteG with him not to accept haSty conclU-
siOns. When 1 went 10 Mr.. Pages FOR my pic
ture found the artist had already painted
q very excellent likeness OF Mr.. MoultOn.
Moulton was several times i'm the studio 4 Id
they frequently found them together. L
found MOulton an acute and cultivated
person. and n lover of Shakespeare sonnets.
KNEW MRS. NOULTON
rs / knew a thousand persons, but ID was
previous TO this; | knew her as Cmbor OF
the congregation. / knew inpie Richards
before her marriage, just as 1 knew other
girls who went to school with my daughter.
! was interested IL Tilton and the young
lady, as she was a member OF my cOngrega-
tion. / remember them coming TO my house,
as fair couple as ever YOU saw. | saw them
in oxford street and also al Mrs. Morse's. |
think il was in 1850 when Tilton and be-
came intimately acquainted in our editorial
relations. He then asked me 10 visit his
house, when he spoke admringly OF his
wife. had brought some articles OF bric-a-
brac as souvenirs from Europe, and gave
Mrs Tilton a brooch. When they removed
into Livingston street do not remember OF
giving her any pictures. ] had written Nor
WOOD" and in the early chapters / was in
in despair, and / went down 10 Mrs. TiIton
and read her the opening chapters, aud she
was particularly delighted with parts Of it
especially delighted with the part OF ii in
which trailing arbutus was brought in.
When 1 was in Boston saw a picture OF a
trailing arbutus and gave it to her. IL was
hung on the wall in the house and was about
two feet long and one broad. These presents