Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-06

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Mr., Moulton?
, Ans.-=-I don't knoz whetlser It Ia pru
{ dent 10 say anything about them yet
! Qles.-l think i p, and | will tel
, fyou why think So am satisfied tina
Their eourse wss nu'isd from pure
| motive. Tou knoa stef thSo ] DO, o
courze, but from the t9timopy and al
that has been publis ed / think thai
MI. aud Mre. MrEton-the latter
espscially-haye been actuated by the
rIftest motives ef kiendship toward
Theodore Tiltob.
Ans.-I would rather rot answer the
question. To answer i would be to
throw pstard into New York city and
Boston. tho results Il which do not
care to De responsible SCI, at present at
least. All that you have read is mere
froth and syllabub ne substance re-
mains at the bottom When the whole
truth comes out sbost the Beecher scan
dial there will be mFe than one family
that will 60 down Fish Tilton in the
general ruin. I viii enc thing to be
properly understood abcut it, and that
is that the relations ct were sustained
between Tilton's an. MOulton's families
were in no sense caHlsd on to keep my
lips sealed in reggd to the Beecher
scandal, but quite aNther matter that
has never yet come hight, but which,
If it ever does come light, will cause
ss great consternstiG Is did the avowal
Of the Bsecher scanSl
Ques.-Then itzs sur dclitrrats
opinion, Mrs. Woodbull, That the society
OF Brooklyn rests 1pon very rotten
basic.
Ans.-Indesd, it does, and 90 does
that of Boston. Bpoklyn Is copy of
Boston in more senes than religious
one.
Ques.-Tou has, not answered my
question In regardto the course of Mr..
and Mrs. Moulton.s
Ans-I want to say to you this:
That / believe every sinele word 6i the
statement she Mrs. Mouton) made in
regard to Mr.. Beechsr.
Ques.-If Mrs. MoUltol prosecutes her
design through the counil of churches,
what do you think will De the result?
Ans.-From what ] know of the
whole party, am satisfied that Mrs
MoultOn is not doing this OF her own
volition. She is simply used in this
matter to force full investigation and
expose of the Btecher scandal-to get at
the bottom facts. have in my trunk
private letters from those parties that
40 eyes have ever Looked upon except
my own and my SISTERS, which those
parties sWore on the witness stand they
never cent me. You know they had
me subpCanaed seversl times to appear
as witness, but they did not dare to
put me on the WitnesS stand. They
knew that could tel too much, that I
had nothing to conceal.
Ques.-By forcing his Beecher mat
ter before the public, do you propose that
it is to assist you in any way in the de-
velopment OF what you are pleased to
call your reforms?
Ans.-I am satisfied 1t was shown me
by my spirit guides, during the time Of
my first desire to prosecute my social
vieWs, that this great scandal was the
only means, the mighty lever, as 1t
were, by which the whole thing would
be hoisted into public notice. II I were
to tell you all the circumstances that
have brought the Bseeher parties to
my knowledge, and tell you how came
to know those people-how they poured
their secrets into my esrs-you would
say that il was divine interposition to
break up their filthy nest and strike
death.blow to modern hypocrisy.
Ques.-Do you think that prominent
members of Plymouth church, who
threw themselves to the front in perse-
cutting you and in the conduct OF Beech
er's defense-do you think that they
knew that Mr.. Beecher was guilty, as
you did?
Ans.-I can only say what / believe.
l believe that those people knew the bot
tom facts OF the Beecher scandal, and
that is what made them 30 persistent in
desiring to hold up Beecher, so that the
church would not 60 to pieoes. In a
conversation that Beecher and had of
three or four hours-but which he said
was only OF fifteen or twenty minutes
we dia0tssSea this sesisl Question. BE
said: F'Mrs. Woodhall, we shall never
have better conditt IN Of society until
children are bred and borne on scien-
tifc plan. What we need is, stirpi-
culture-a scientific propagation OF the
race" rose up from my seat when he
said this, and said: "Mr. Beecher, why
do you not go into your church and
proclaim that sentiment from the pul.
pit?" "Why," said he, "because was
born a coward, and if 1 did so l fear ]
should speak to empty benches next
Sunday" replied then: "Mr. Beech
er, if you should go into your church and
avoW your principles honestly, my i'm
preston is you would speak to six
| ty Thousand where you speak
to few now, for your audience. What
do you think of this marriage ques-
tionT He said: "Marriage is the
grave of love. l never marry q couple
hYxf hat 70 ho Of ryoalf
they were not married before they came
to Henry Ward Beecher, marriage is no
good" What he meant by this was
that they ought to hsve been previous
ly married by love in the spirit. l said
''MT. Beecher, if you will in your own
paper, or from your pulpit or any public
platform, utter such sentiments you will
be the hero Of this age; If you will svow
to the world that marriage should be
the bAsis Of cur union, that nc
two people should ever enter
into the sacred compact OF
matIimony, except with the divinest love
Of God permeating their souls, and that
the people should think less of law and
more OF love, why you would become
the worshipped hero, not only
of the people Of this country, but Of
the people OF the world" We discussed
this question for three hours-the ques-
ton OF the divinity Of marriage and the
relation af the sexes. / wanted to base
our marital relations upon cultured love
and intelligence, and Mr.. Beecher, as
understood him, said this: "That no ig.
norant people should be allowed to form
marrisg ge relations and to produce abOr'
tionate children or weaklings." Thai
was the burden of my song during the
whole of my long social fight,
Ques.-Then, as l understand you
Mrs. Woodruff, you purpose is, in show
ing up all of these scandals, to prove tt
the world the necessity for reform In tht
relations that exist between man and wo
man in marriage and out Of marriage?
Ans. Il hold that people should be-
come thoroughly educated, thoroughly
intelligent upon this great vital pTinci
ple-the question of the relation Of sexes
It is question which is at present oc
cupyiDg the thoughts and challenging
the pens OF the best minds in this coun
try and Europe. AS / said before,
reached this result by reason OF my owl
experience; for in ignorance l brough
forth my first child, who is an imbecile
My second child, who is girl, is the re
suit Of direct Intelligence in conception
and powerful prayers 70 God, that n
would give me perfect love-cnlld.
Ques.-Then you are believer 81
prayer?
Ans.-Most assuredly; believe ou
| life is one constant prayer.
Ques.-Do you call yourself christian
in the ordinary sense OF the term?
Ans.-No; not by any means. 1 be
lieve in that christianity which recog
nizes humanity in every sense and form
Ques.-Do you believe in the divinity
of Christ in Trinitsrisn sense?
Ans.-I believe that Jesus Christ wa
the result Of perfect love-union; l be
lieve that he was the concentration o
the essences of all the Christs that wer
cruci6ed before him, and l believe tha
there was some superior intelligence tina
oyershadoWed the mother at the time o