Year: 1874

REMARKABLE LETTER FROM BEECuER TO MRS.


TILTON.


NEW YORK, August 1.-The Brooklyn
Eagle publishes remarkable letter, which,
it says, was addressed to Mrs. Tilton by MIR.
Beecher Immediately after the publication Of
the Woodruff SANDERS. The Eagle says Of
the letter: It comes to Us from 4 friend OF
Mrs. Tiltou, and the authenticity has been
demonstrated to US in the most conclusive
manner by an opportunity to inspect the
original, which Mrs. 1ilton entrusted for a
few hours to her friend without know.
ing what use was to be mlde of il. but
authorizing hins to make any use of it which
would serve truth and justice.


The following is the letter in full


nv Dear Mrs. Tilton hoped that you
would be shielded from the knowledge of
the great wrong that has been done to you
and through you to universal womanbood.
| can hardly bear to speak of it or alude to
q matter than which nothing can be
imagined more painful to pure or a
womanly nature. pray daily for you that
your faith fail not; you yourself know the
way and power of prayer.


"God has been your refuge in many sor-
rows before. He will now hide you in his
payillion until the storm be over and p,st.
The rain that beats down the flower to the
earth will pass at length, and the stem, bent
but not broken, will rise again and blossom
as before. Every pure woman on earth will
feel that this wanton and unprovoked as
sault is aimed at you, but reaches TO universal
womanhood. Meantime your dear children
will love you with double tenderness, and
Theodore, against whom these shafts are
hurled, will hide you m his heart of hearts.
[ am glad that this revulson from the pit
has given him sight Of the danger that was
before hidden by spccious appearances and
promises of usefulness. blay God keep him
in courage in the arduous struggle which he
wages against adversely, and bring him out
through much trial, like gold seven times
fired. | have not spoken Of myself. No
word could express the depth and shlrpness
of my sorrow in your behalf, dear and hon
ored friend.


"God walks in fire by the side of those be
loves, and in Heaven neither you, nor Theo-
dore, nor | shall regret discipline, how hard
soever it may seem. Now, may He restrain
and turn those poor creatures who have
been given over to do all this sorrowfuI
harm 10 those who have deserved no such
treatment au their hands. commend you
to my mothers God, my dear friend. May
His smile bring light in darkness, and His
love be perpetual summer 10 you. Very
truly yours,


[Signed] 'sHENRY WARD BEEcHER."


The Eaqle states that Mrs. Triton, in her
examination before The committee last night,
said that when Mr.. Titon brought the
Woodhuls to their home she tried to induce
them to leave, but they would not go until!
she sent for the police to eject them. Refer
ring to the night when Susan Anthony
was there, she said that 1t was a scene
of great violence and excitement. She
never saw Theodore SO craZ9d as he
was that night. Miss Anthony slept With
her and made very free reference to stories
in circulation about Theodore'J life. She
said most solemnly that it was not true that
she had made any confession to Susan An.
thony of any improper act on her part. All
she said to her on that subject was that The
odore was circulating stories, and had been
for long time, to her prejudice and that
of MIR. Beecher. She hid not thought ol
swing that there was word Of truth In it
that there was not truth In that statement
it was entirely false. She does not believe
that Susan would say that she ever gave her
a hint 10 that direction.


Mrs. TiIton was asked If she ever OF her
own motion wrote word either in letter
ora statement affecting improperly herself
or Mr. Beecher. She answered she never
had that the most she ever did was to copy
paDers that Theodore bad prepared for her.
Sometimes she did not even know the con-
tents of the paper.