Year: 1875

that makes despcabe OF his bowng down peiore
but tary at tha because he had advised separation and
counseed dismissal Of this bene this bankrupt In character
and in morals this freeoyer this bad think Of his bow


ing down before and asking his forgiveness he asks the


S o e. know E. i'
T. Yet in view Of all these aets we hear the explanation ns.
me aos 'Ss What ea.s 'f sfain. T6s,s
that ' c.is 9 ns 'hsS ssIu. DO h% fS''b but but
the plaintiff that made out coneusiyey from his
by Henry C. Bowen by Mr. ions course in me ind.pden
and by the false accusation that he had made against o te G
legations and these facts that was the case hen haho gs


o plaintiff and not against the & dG Sa s did hs doc eSe he
deserving Of R thanks Of every good man ana Ol sI
entitled 70 still greater No. gentlemen that not the
terrible letter on OF January 1870 To whom
entrustodi To Mr. Mouon comparative s stranger yer
Interviews in one was on Friday night tho soth Of
December when Mr. Mouon @ Mr. Becchers house and
said Mr. 1ilton wants 10 you" 1t Is Friday night
have got my prayer meeting TO attend TO- and cannot 60


But Mr. Iilion wants 70 see yoI lie calls Person I 20 10
goes OF with explanation than in company with hs
a saseI % & ns pnecs, e, That Se @
interview Mouon has with him. when he calls al his house ana
abandons his prayer meeting turns 1t over to some one else
and with houton and receives the charge OF adultery WIN
When Mouton got the paper back from Mr. Beecher Those
interviews with reference this matter and then
T int,sted si'e to him in eonddenco' Why should 30
in confidence Il didn't relate to some secret that he didn't
hsd become the posor Of terrible secret why was
that any less than the charge bring Mr. Beech
voud have consulted OF his trusted Pensioners ana
asked their advice how act In the emergency whatever
other than the one charge and shall prove to you TO
be Why he says that there was no man on te
globe with whom he could talk this subject Strange what
terrible subject this about which he talk to but single
the globe and that man not trusted parishoner OF MS
sSr Su H Su np every human being M could not 20
10 his wife could his children he could not go TO his
ton was the only person whom he could talk this subject
with reference his advice Mouon with reference to hs
advice for separation he could 90 to his wife lie dd go 10
her because those matters he relied upon her judgment
only concdng with her What this terrible subject about
which he could talk human being the globe except to
this comparative outside of his church Where was the
trusty pashioner Of y years association then who
man on earth, to whom he could talk on this subject
but the one man Mouon the other side can cqhccye @
talk with even his wife or with his brothers aud sisters
this trial On the 3h Of December 1870 MI Beecher went
forth Moulton's with tho exclamation, This VIII XII me-
charge upon him made by Ilton being adultery win ms
wife The communication you have from the defendant to
the plaintiff for the plaintiff after this charge is made Is


man comes to you and accuses you falsely Of an
infamous crime, and the next communication you have
before my od and hope he will put 1t in your heart to for
give me- TO forgive me ~ Gentlemen Is nonsense to argne
either Mrs 1fton counsel to Mr. Bowen; was some
ness what did he meanr forgiveness OF what Forgiveness
for having received false accusation No. forgiveness ior



deepest humiliation and tho most absolute contriton that
man could give He would have been better man in cir
cumsances than 1 have been" What does that mean,
gentlemen ? In what circumstances would Mr. Til
ton have been better than Mr. Bcechcrf What does
he refer TO What terrible thing had Mr. Beecher done that
should lead him cxclam that Theodore Tlton would have
been a better in my circumstances than have been"
Why Theodore TOn bankrupt in morals and in charac
ter he had been guilty Of proncuon immortality he was every


thing that bad he brutal to his wife that the bare


recital shocked Mr. Beecher he had attempted gross outrage
upon person his house II their theory be true he had done
everything that bad and yet he says that this this


bertine this n6del would have been better man in my cir
cumstances than have been"