The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-05-05
NEW YORK LETTER.

Beeeher-Tilton scandal ease was tried
In Brooklyn, and very many of the
people who were conspicuous in II
have passed away. Mr.. Beecher was
the first to die and then Judge Neil
son, who tried the case, followed him.
Henry c. Bowen's was the last death
recorded of the men prominently iden-
titled with it, and now Mrs. Henry
Ward Bercher IL dead. Moses $.
Beach. who gave thousands of dollars
to defend Mr.. Beecher. and Augustus
Storrs, who was for thirty years the
treasurer of Plymouth Church, died Il
few years ago, and half n dozen other
self sacrificing friends of the Ply
mouth pastor have died since MIR
Beecher's death. among them John 7.
Howard. Both Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hutchinson, whose names will be
linked always with Plymouth Church,
are no more. OF Mr.. Beecher's thred
sons. only one has continued to live in
Brooklyn. Mrs. Beecher seemed TN
happy anywhere else. and she was in.
tensely interested in the church and
all that related to II, attending its So
cial meetings regularly, and being al.
ways anXiously DESTROYS TO be included
in all its undertakings. And, be II said
TO DIR. Abbotts praise. she was, TO the
last day of her presence there, con
stantly gratited by the Difference and
attention paid her by the pastor first,
and then by all associated with him In
the management of affairs. At first
her place was rather uncomfortable
one, for she was jealous of all her
rights and privileges as the wife of tho
former pastor, but DIR. Abbott's ana.
bilty and sincerely earnest effort Is
make her happy resulted successfully.
and to the end of her days she was tho
recipient of attentions from the con-
gregation.
Theodore Tilton survives nearly all
those against whom he set himself in
the dark days of the scandal, but his
- ~ daughter will outliye him, In
all probability, rs he Is = - advanced
in years II -, -" and is no
longer the robust man he was. He Is
living alone in Paris, doing what news
paper and other writing he can get TO
do. and seeing but few of the many
Americans who are always at the
French capital. \ few of his former
friends one in partieular-visit him
yearly. but he Is no longer Of import
ance 10 those of his own generation.
and the younger generation has no
memory of him. His reputation alone
survives. Dir. Charles Hall, who
preached Mr. Beechcr's funeral ser.
mon. has Joined the great majority.
and his brother. Edward, and his SIS
ter Mrs. Stowe, are gone. The Rev.
Mr.. Halliday Identified with Mr..
Beecher for a quarter of century,
still survives, but is old and feeble.
Horace b. Clahin died several years
ago. stephen V. White, who, like MIR
Clatin gave with lavish hand to Ply
mouth Church and shared his wealth
with MIR. Beccher. Is, rs he has been
| for thirty odd years, deacon.
A little while before her death,
| had a talk with Mrs. Beechcr about
| her early days in the West, where she
| and her young husband We're ioillng
along on the meagre salary Of n
| preacher
about fifty years ago" she said,
eve lived In indianapolis. Those were
happy days. We went there from
Lawrenceburg TO escape the chills. but
we had chills for malaria met us there
when we arrived shook us while we
remained and went with us when we
left. Our house contained only Il par
Tor and dining room, which was also
used for n kitchen. A veranda ran
along the front and this my dear hus.
band boarded up and divided into two
little bedrooms-each room held n bed
stead that's all. Not n foot of space
for washstand or chair, and to make
the beds | reached through the win
dows which opened into the house
proper
AT that time my husband received
$500 per year salary which was an In
crease of 500 on the salary he re.
ceiycd while at Lawrenceburg. This
we considered great increase. re
member how his desk was so placed in
our paror so that he could ana did
watch me while | worked In the com
bined dining room and Kitchen, and
how he would read aloud to me every
time he finished writing a page or two
Of the sermons he prepared. ! would
often drop my work and sit down be
side him while he read his sermons.
Then we would talk over his writings,
and new thoughts would come.
81 kept boarders, took in sewing, did
my own homework, usually with a
baby in my arms (ten children were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher), yet |
would willingly go through those days
again If | could. had my husband
always with me. We worked together.
He painted the house by the light Of a
lantern, which held. Then the world
had not claimed n share of my hus-
band, and | was very happy. OF course
| was glad Of the work my husband
was engaged in, but ! cared nothing
for the honor the world gave him. |
loved my husband and always wanted
him near me.
II left indianapolis to come to
Brooklyn with my husband. | tray.
eled East just six weeks before the
first railroad was finished, and my hus
band came East on the first train that
left indianapolis bound East"
CYRUS THoRr