Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-02-16

+ earthly friends, ana Some Tor the los,
0 Of charactcf-a greater loss than all
. May God forgive ne ii have ever don,
, wrong in listening TO ono single cas-,
, thus presented. But Tor thus doing
{ and thus only, | assert, have beer
, unccrcmoniously eummoncd to appear
{ before this COMMITTED And ! herr
) and now most solemnly declare thai
/. there is no other basis for Mr.. White,
grievances againzt me Whether h,
will have other grievances against m,
after hearing me ~ this time remain'
to be seen
pEarIyESr oursrroNs
Rut lot mo NOW al q e.,, oroo,;ons
who comes here N n,o,a ~ ,hai ius i,rasIs =,
r slander which I 'hnve ever nttered
q o,ra;nst tho n.s.,n,. Wi, !
have ever once in nnv wov .ycent by
/ silence ininred him p LEI me- osl Ua.
Henry Ward Beccberi anv griova nces
against me2 Ifso basbeever brouob,
them before This comuitoa9 Others
as Won know have in ths nla;nest IN
olisb CHARGED Mr. Reethar with both
adultery and periurv irhev havecbai
lenced an Investigation m eonr, or IN
council and bardly n wLisner has been
heard IN renlv Wbeyo wo. Tho vail
ant Mr. s y White nlI th;s t,ma ,
T Where il he now9 Dare the GENTLE
man or anv of Won s,,mmon tbese ac
cusers into n conrt Of mstioe and there
demand the evidence on which these
CHARGES Of adnlterv and ner;urv aea;ns,
Mr. Reecber aro 1adob II /, q ahso
lutelv inpocent wbv dn Won no, aet 90
If Won believed Il and t5us nnt an and
10 this borr;ble scandaI9 ~ ha il =
nnre man hero IL the s,ra;cht road on, =
81 nil d;e,cnIty Van haSe nncnr,nn
atelv in nv oninion chosen d;tTeren,
coursc
/ am before vou charood with ,ho
crime of asilenoeSand !, bss bsen more
than minated hero and cIsewherc
tbat nv tbis gr;evons s;lenco I Lava
actually uttered malicions sland.r tbat
bv tbis nersis,ent silence ! do oc,,ail,.
trv to mal.e nil ,he world haI;ere ~,
! NJ Reecher is an;l,v con,,onon ,na, ~
the Examininv co;nm;ttoa nnoa ~,
promised 10 keen silont and others
ioined mo in that solemn 80 comn"nt
That ogreemcnt has boon aooiI,, "v, "nd
| saw deliberafelv hroLen not H. ma
but Nv Henry Wsrd Reechor and viii
the annarent infant IN ;n;nra ,no Ina,
here permit me TO depv most emnbat
ically, that / ever sought TO rive the
impression" or in any way TO "make
the public believe,rEas CHARGED bv
Mr. whitehall | ever knew anytbing
whatever against the moral character
of Henry Ward Beechcr Whatever
may have boen the facts in regard to
my knowledge, convictions, or opinions
on that subject, | have hitherto sought
to keep them locked within NV own
breast and, except in taking private
advice and counsel, | defy Mr. S. V.
White, or any other member of ply.
mouth Church, TO prove the contrary
But why do you ask me now to break
the silence ? why summon me 10 the
front2 Do you think | can use plain.
er or strongerlanguage than that much
abused lady-a member of this church
whose awful charges against the
pastor have stunned all christendom ?
| think if such language as hers re.
mains unheeded no other voice tbough
one should rise from the dcad 10 sneak
would ever reach vour ears
ovr roo Wv
Mr. White sars ,Lara !, uo
many in pIvmn,,h Thn.as o.0 wv
end or tho o,born uo A.. -, oao
that a, ono ond % a. 80 80 nv ,, s'a'o
man onenlv cbsraaJ ,si,h sada,,or,.
periury and bvneor;s,. AL S -. ~
other end n mar pIorgsd oa,,. % ,,,i,i ~ ~ ~
marc aor;evanoan 80 I,aa' ' ~" , 'no
no, nronoso 20 ar,.a;,. ~ ,' a,J o'i,L ~ e',.' eJ.s
trv tha ono chas'ssJ ,n;,t M ,I'na. I'n,",.
crime of adnltor', hu, W 'd drau an' Lossua aSsu
Won tho mon wi, ~. ~. II. ~ "ias v''ple ,i
sctnalIv Ied noonIa d. ~ m hai;n"a s,s" III 1sI
know somo,bino ahor, A. NJ poaa ~ ~ ~
Sucb evidence er i ;vS,;eo - ;nnay,;aI;,,. DostnG'
brotbcrlv love and ta;r dsal;nr I no,,
mend ~ vour rosnoo,e,i oons;dono,;"a ,D'n
| was iong aro told 40, I, uas H.
secret in,enfion Of plrmoo,t chns"h W"
TO destroy ma IL nossihle and tba,
wos IN o1,, nro .s'iY'' wv '"ce
its commn,;on " oo,,IJ ~ W, u''." IL ''Jni p
lieve this Im, !, VOa'u u",,. o', ~. Wv" ~ ue
others had ho,,a, - !, ,,,,'' nvm aPPens .na'
self For n,oro , ,han Va '""a,on ,'"a' . '," ny
been ov;dont ~ % w" ,"' PAS pasu u .ns n"s
tbis ser;ons ,Iran, @ "u a,',J ~ Vsne,s an,, s"".
later be nut ;r.n e~oom,;an GS 'yvn't H., ~ ~
was th;i 20 ho daaas ~ M. e',,e ue Nv"
tells tho Who'll s,on'. o pnaas 'J,o""s ,h", is
10 ,b;s I haro hseo ,.;oi,iJi.. LAY u uny
I;cnan,iv asss;iod =, m,.hu" ,,.h',', "'u s, ',a
ail sor,s Of crimns a2d sO n,isdoma"au,.,, ""ais,
have Noon ohar.',d -" " I;a,aI ,,sps'Sang' =.
have hoen hel5 nn 80 IN ~, ,,'o,,,s ~ d"a
man totally nnwor,b, - oe s"v n;,ho mv,,u , ~
or nrhl;o oansdnaa. W E'. ' 'OspoOs
,holo nharnoa an ;,..;..,y e'y y"e VI
nrononnce g he - ,o,all,, Iso'1 s',s" ia. ! now
ihorsslondcrors anJ ,t'aL', T iuv,' ,",, ''u.
plvmon,h chnreh 80 10y n,''s., ."a'o'se "a,
committee 10 ;nvos,;,p,p ~ app0'"s nn.'I ~ omh @
rigorouslv nv rords and 'u" I,,. ,},ads "I'
eitber in or on, Of ,ho o,,""ah r " ,.o,,,i "s.is
dav Of mv Lir,b 70 ,hc o nross,, ','I hn,,n ."e
am rc"ay % e,r ,ho ,n;oi .%o l''''"' muir
Let me- bcre y 'S rcoail '", ono t,., o.al
bright. sunny Sabbath afternoon dnring
the trial between Theodore 1'ilton and
the Rcy. Henry Ward Beechcr, was
waited upon by one of the leading
members of Plymouth Church, and
most earnestly urged to come forward
and say something, if il was in my
power, to relieve Mr.. Bcecher and end