The Morning herald., 1876-02-05
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defy Mr.. s.'t. White or Or any other nsm-;
Der Of Plymouth church to prove the CON-
trary, but Why do you ask me now to break It :
Why summon he IL the 'front' Do you
think can use palmer Of stronger language;
than that much abused lady . member Of
this church, whose awful, charges against
the pastor, have stunned all christendemi
I think II such Z lansnage as hers
renaatns " dnhee4ed mo other voice,
though one should rise from the
dead to speak would ever reach your ears.
Mr.. White -ssys- 1'.hers II one too many in
Plymouth church, 1t one end Or the other"
he doss not stats that at one end Of the
church stands = man openly charged with
'"adultery, perjury and hypocrisy" and at
the other man charged with only the mere
"grisvancs'' Of silence, he does not propose
to arraign., and faithfully try the one
charged with the awful crime Of
adultery, but to drag before you the man
who, by his silence, has actually led people
to believe he did know something about
Mr.. Beecher. Such evidence of justice, i'm
partially,
oonst @ BR0THEKLY LOVE 4- -.
and fair dealing commend to your respect
full consideration. I was long ago told that
it was the secret intention Of Plymouth
Church to destroy mo if possible, and ! was,
in any event, to be driven from It's commu-
MON; could not then believe this, but it
now appears that others had better infor-
nation than myself, for more than a year
past 1t has been evident to me and others,
that this serious threat would, sooner or
later, be put into execution. But how was
this to be donel Tho following tells the
whole story: From that day to this ! have
been wickeNy and malignsntly assailsd in
my business affairs, all sorts Of crimes and
misdemeanors have bsen charged or limited at
/ have been held up to the wsrld as man
totally unworthy Of either respect or public
confidence. Every one of these charges or
insinuations now pronounce to be totally
false, their, authors slandersrs, and hereby
challenge Plymouth Church to appoint its
own committee to investigate openly and
vigorously my words and my deeds either
in or out Of church, from tho day of my
birth to the present hour. s.,..
IAN READY FOR THE TRIAL.
Let me here recall ono fact. Ono bright
sunny Sabbath afternoon during the trial
between Theodore Tilton and Rev. Henry
Ward Bssceer, was waited on by one Of
ths rfsadfne nembsrs Of Plymouth
Church and most earnestly urged
to come forward and say something, if it
was in my power to relieve Mr.. Beecher
and end the controversy.
Twas told if would do this, the arms
of Plymouth Church would be thrown
about me, and that "by 10 doing I would
be the greatest man. almost in the country"
My instant reply was that there "was not
power enough, wealth enough, or influence
enough in Plymouth Church or in Brooklyn
to induce me even to consider the matter
for ono moment" E!@.''
That remark ended the interview cannot
help remembering, however, how easily, by
simply violating my own conscience and
aud telling ,alie," 1 could have been ap-
plauded then and to-day be one
of tho most worthy members Of
Plymouth Church. do not propose
now to give in detail the facts which have
come to my knowledge or the incidents, dis
closures and confidential communications
which have from time to time been present
ed or communicated to me, in regard to the
character of Henry Ward Beecher, a. to
HIS D1sHoNoRABLE CONDUCT
| In business affairs to his treacherous treat
ment Of friends to his breaking Of written
covenants ito his untruthful statements IN
Court to his lodging All through inves.
tications into his conduct and character !; to
his stolid indifference when unjust charges
and malicious ISLANDERS have been made
against particular members Of his church
to his recent contradictory utterancea
in regard to what he characterized,
rs "a al" Hodge Podge Council y
composed Of evolves and foxes," like Drs.
storrs and Burlington, which council at one
time hs said he had never positively OBJ
jsctsd to, but in regard to which on another
occasion he did positively say, ~ wont
| won't have anything to do with IT," and
finally. at his coarse, abusive and slander-