New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-27
MRS. MoULToN's TESTIMONY ANALYzED.


Let me read her account of what transpiIed
in that interview and whether II s lar iage such
you would expect your dau gter your wife, sister,
or any respectable whom you know to address to
her own guest, and that guest the edge Of death
stood behind hun and put my hnnd On bis s 6S5
The cbnrcb Frank win 90 with Won he viii stand by YOU
through everything II does matter what comes ~ you
viii aiwovs he YOUR friend if you will only go down to
church and confess because that Is the only way OUT Tor
crime as th and continue IN the pulpit except through
confession on your part you have been guilty Of
e cq a 4a yTs ts pe n9 And he aid VII
gather much comfort from You you are always to
me like 4 section Of tho day "a Judgment
afraid the author OF that phrase was the author
OF the ysna kiss and the author OF tandngon
the brink Of a moral Niagara" Henry Ward Beecher is
not the man who believes in splitting the Day of Judg
ncnt into sections [Laughterl That is one Of the
ideas of free love.
And said Well feel great sympathy FOR you. brit
dom see how YOU can eontnuc OF life living
a lie ;"-lmark you that IS 10 dssuade him from com
Sunday after sunday" said, have never heard You
preach, since knew the truth, that haven't 1elt mat /
was standing by open grave cannot express to yOu
the anguish and the sorrow that i has caused me 10
know hat have OF your life believed IN You since
was a girl-believed you were the only good man on
earth"
What, not Franki Not Theodorei No good man but
Mr. Beecherl now, 1t has destroyed my faith III hui
man An interesting psychological fact but 1t
dor for 1t than Henry Ward Beecher. don't believe
ANYBODY" ana yet she asks you TO believe in
her "T don't go 20 church all my inter-
est in the Church and in you Is gone
This was the lady who told him how deep sympathy
she felt for him short time while she was convinc-
ing him that he had lived too long. and tina. it was
time for die. q" And l am sure cannot respect
Won unless you manifest that you sincerely
pentant by going down to the church and confessng
vo,r crime Ii very hard for Mr. TtOn to be abused by
your friends and be charged with treating his family
il-his unkndncss 10 his Wife, while he feels that
you are principally tho cause OF all his trouble II IL
very hard Tor him; it ia very hard for all concerned II
Won are only mind to take this into your own
hands you can settle it by confession. Your people will
stand by YOU they believe in you they will forgive this
one crime that you say and by the we have re-
porter here, reporter and reporter to whomf 10
Henry Ward Beecher. And OF whatf Why OF what
Henry Ward Beecher had said to her. and which pre-
umptvely he had forgotten ana she therefore mao 10
repeat for him.
They will forgive this crime that Won say you have
committed, and which you have-wh;ch you say you have
forgiven and you feel that you are better aoe now hn
before TO do great good IN tne %oTd You can Y
particulars OF this being made known That l. all
that you ask and e v t sanpo SSg that H
endure it any longer; physically and mentally ycu are
worn out and only with the greatest care that you
have been able 20 preach sunday after Sunday
And that Is the report Lady gives OF conversation
which occurred according 10 her account Of IS months,
two wears know not how long ago, and OF which she
took no memorandum and which she In this wise repeats
and comnends to you for belief grant that she may
believe il the question IL whether you may not believe
that she is mistaken, Don't w really think that she
makes about as poor fist as reporter of Henry Ward
Beecber az her husband does We have what sort
OF reporter he ia in the Apology and in the resisna-
ton You SEQ what OF reporter she Is IN this por-
ton Of her examination. Again:
He said he had Mt any fear OF death he rather lOnged
for IL as release from all trouble aud all the anxiety ana
| an the anguish OF mind and remorse that he had
sniff red and suffering daily expressed " lie us
grt al gratitude for my sympathy.
sy,npathv which has been illustrated ny the passage
have read to-day which Illustrated by the passage
read 70 YOU Yesterday which she says 70 this reverend
man:
Yon have lived four years aduterer. liar, and
peIIurer
do not use her language, but you will remember the
general tenor OF the expressions
| Mr. shearman-Do you want the passasef Handing
book TO Mr.. Porter.I
Mr. Portcr-My calls my attention TO the precise
Ian guage lreadngI
Now YOU have seen, Mr. Beecher, how much better 1t
would have beel il you had taken my advice IN the be-
Ginning and made the confession 10 your church. and
AMI now YOU have four years lying and perjury "
answer for. lie said, Il VIII never confess IT,
And she says had been doing nothing else but confess
ngit years Alady TO whom stand in very near
| relation called my attention TO passage which she
casually opened in Shakespeare last night In Loves
Labor Lost" promised TO it this morning, not
because think it appropriate 10 Mrs Mouiton for have
charity for her. but for the purpose Of showing you how
the great master Of human nature looked upon thing OF
this kind even when there aisehood and intended
fulsehood, where the wife swore for the husband:
at Il religion 10 be thus fOreswOrn,
For charity itself fuliills the Law: w
Anu who IA sever love and cAarftyr
OH wish Theodore Til;on had ne excuse 20 offer Tor
his falls hoods here that they were fasehoods due not 10
cI;ldv not TO revenge. but 10 love, faithful, honest.
Ioy.l couiuas,l love wish MoaltOn could say that
he could set up That shield between him apG cendemna