The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-05-17
Mrs TiltOn's Confession.
HOW IT WAS CAUSED BY HER LISTENING TO
ONE OF MR.. BEECHER's SERMONS.

A reporter of the Sun learned of a gen.
tleman who, on Saturday last, had a
prolonged interview with Mrs. Eliza
beth r. Tilton The reporter called upon
him, and received the following account of
the interview:
81 have no objections to telling the sub
stance of the interview, if can do so au-
onymously. called on Mrs Tton in conse-
quence of newspaper paragraph, which
described her on the authority of Il member
of Plymouth Church, AZ being almost frant-
ic with grief at what she had done. sI found
her serene and happy, and she said that she
had not been ill. la.ked her if she regret
ted what she had done. She said No,
not one particle, 1t is the truth, and rest
myself on that statement for time and eter-
nifty. My conscience is now unburdenel,
and no longer am forced to live liar lC
is singular fact that Mr. Beecher is the di-
rect cause of this confession. Mrs Titon
was urged repeatedly by the friends of Mr..
Beecher to attend Plymouth Church. They
contendsd that as she was innocent she
ought tn assert il by ing back To her Il |
church Mrs Tilton wl- reluctant TO do SO,
one night consented. S,e WAS with some
aiy friends, and her presence IA the church
WAS known to hut few Mr.. B-echer was
ignorant of it. H. preached his powerful
sermon on the confession of Gilman, the
torgtr, and reiterated throughout that the
ouly thing 'ora guilty soul to do was to
confess The sermon electrified Mrs. Tilton
= | a..
on unburdening her conscience Sue at
tended various churches in this city, and
every place seemed filled with the same adj
monition to confess, and she at length came
to a conclusion to cease living falsehood. &.
d Her confession, she says, came about in this
way, Her husband knew nothing of it I;
Mr. Moulton knew nothing of it there was
. no minister back of it-she says it was God.
), Mrs. Morse had been blamed on all sides,
y but Mrs. Tilton says that she had no infu.
II ence on her; in fact, Mrs. Morse called her
T. crazy and said that she was wild to come
"a forward at this time with a confession.
~ "What excuse did she give for SO ardent
W ly supporting Mr.. Beecher in the years that
- she was protesting their innocence?" asked
" the reporter,
- "She said it was resolved by herself and
q. by Mr., Beecher to protect each other an'
Or conceal their guilt Mr. Beecher said tha
,.a it never must be told, and she yielded 4
no him. A. long as she was under bis innu
in ence she thought as he did, and did as hi
,e. friends wished. As soon As she got beyond hii
md and his friends her spirit rebounded. sh
mo acted free, and she confessed Mrs. Tito
"a, saysthat her confession is the last utteranc
his she ever expects to make for the publ
IN. She feels purged, forgiven and isindeed haI
ha, py. She leaves everything to God, aud sa,
om that she thinks she has His forgiveness
of seems to be her hope, as it is mine that NJ
-ys. Beecher win confess, too. She denied tn
was she had either written or caused to be WI
the ten a letter apologizing to Mr.. Beecher.p
has Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton and her moth
e to Mrs, Joanna Morse, moved on Monday fr,
the the frame house at 22S Madison street /
fol brown stone house at las Iiewes street,
e is tween Lee and Marcy avenues. An ende
: w. or was made to keep the new location n
cret Mrs. Tilton leased the house Fl
Mr. b, +. O'Brien, the owner, for one y,
C is signing the lease herself Her sons Car
I au and Ralph are to remain with her
mbo, Tilton is to provide for his family 5 supp
'em and for that of Mrs. Morse. Mrs. Iilt IN
hlspend the summer in Wairick.