Year: 1875

49,, tai. ,h ,e. one oy o more In the mouth Of two
or IN ree wttne.-es every may be established In h
case there were not three more taAeh Inc
knew when appointed that Committee 10
as he said with Mr.. Tton, with q view m ndncing ME
into the church. he that was as impcsoe 70 na'e m
,e,nu IN that church M 10 the mountain heknew
that that man had received such wound In his heart ana
hi. own hand that again could dt ard hear INC man
who mad thus indicted this wound explain the law Twas
,hundered from sns the teachings OF the Mafef
from the Mount Action delayed for eonndeaos tine
Merobers were anxious TO have report OF tbs Com
mtttee who was to remonsiraie with me effing


brother during interval INSTEAD OF trying 10 induce
him again TO the church, what does ne DO ne a
peas 10 his friend Mr. Moulton 10 induce him 70 leave e
church 70 resign his membership from the church. and ne
writes Mr. Mouton letter appealing 10 him 10 use his onses
to induce Mr. Tilton TO resign from the church:


There are two or three who feel anxious to son on
the ease Il viii only raise prohtess excitement wien
no5s Se We se moi wsn, e run the risk Of the
which such body can foreeee and NO one So"


What were the complications Of this that could not De
submitted 20 an investigation OF the COMMITTEES OF hs o"h
church. whose duty to investigate Just soeh "se


Mr. Beach-What IL the date Of that letteri


Mr. Morris-December Sd, ISL


"snce the connection really formal and not vital or gym
pathetic why shou continue with M toe s,ae. e @
this the Of wisdom and that ne VIII DC 'ne 'u0nse
and B. the weaker for it,"


That rs Bowen the weaker for IL


.You said that Won meant effect IT, Can't 1t be done
promptly II written had better be very short
simply announcing withdrawal and perhaps Win al
Of kind wishes, &c"


DO facts need any COMMENT The defendant the
pastor Of his church, securing himself TO De appointed
rs the sole Committee for the avowed purpose
Of inducing Mr. Ttons return the church. and at the same
time while delaying the report, planning, plotting devlsing
means TO have him Withdrawn from the church But hnay
report is made that had Theodore and thai ne had
had great trouble pecuRary and otherwise ana womb oe
Committee to take further action at thai me
advice taken and they have sncceedeu
in avng of preventing an investigation that would reveal the
truth The Of this action on the part OF the chuch "as
the publication Of the biography of Ms Woodruff, and Mr.
Reechcr fearing that action taken 1t would incense
Mr. Tfton end thus lead TO an exposure OF the


whole dcuy anxious 20 avert the theTeaened caas
trophy keep OF the day Of judgment and the devce sue
ceeded for time least But 1t eny temporary sue
oss As were all the devices that esoed TO during the
four years succeeding the commission Of this crime "as o
temporary.


Fooish mani foolish men! to believe that you eonid per-
mapently bury up such that No not until the i'm
mutabe laws of 0mnscience changed Sooner or .er
such sin will found But sooner is one difficulty or
threatened difficulty put aside by device than another
difficulty natural and 10 be expected, looms up'
and that contingency has 10 be met in the same way
Mrs Woodruff had become possessed Of some facts and there


was threatened exposure from that quarter and in order to
prevent that another device be esoed to- and that was


try and paeae her by kindness and for time that device
Al
Mouton Mr. T0n Mr. Beecher all trying to pacste her. to
keep her quiet prevent from making the exposure pub


fishing anything concerning the difficulty because it would
lead 10 complications that would in the end reveal the whole Sc
ere So when Mrs WoOdhH writes 10 Mr. Beecher requesting
him to preside at meeting he it Mr. Mouton hs
friend his protector and asks hs Judgment upon It, and puts
himself wholly and exclusively in his charge.


Do with me as you think have trusted yOu hereto
fore and have never been mistaken trns you now'


As he saws in his letter Of January 2, 1872


you think s best that should preside at the meeting
will do so"


don't want do t.; would rather not do it, but you say
so leave all to your Judgment Though it may
involve my reputation the estimation of many though may
subject me TO criticism undoubtedly WILL though
njure me in public estimation preside requested yet
you say you advice viii do What do you think gen
emen have been the secret entrusted to Mr. MOuton
that would induce Mr Beecher completely absolutely TO
abandon himself Mr. EouOn placing his reputation in his
hands laying aside hs judgment TO what proper
hs situation, leaving it all with him, having -.iud
40 Judgment, no will OF hs own with reference to
his action, but leaving it all with honlton' Al
this time bear in mind gentlemen, it was more
than year after the letter of conron had been written it
was after the biography hsd been that much has
been said about after Tton had presided at The Stein
way Hall meengn fact after he had done everything
that identified his with this woman, and all for hr
Beechers sake Bat that is not ALL After ths-aer Mr. TIL
ton himself had ceased have anything do with Mrs. Wood
hull we find friendly letter from her TO Mr.. Beeche dated


June 3d. 1872 which she calls upon him for aid and assist
Ance In the difficulties with which she surrounded then in
the Gey House The popreiors threatening TO turn her out
she calls upon him long and long after Mr Ton had
ceased TO anything TO do with her and after he
says that he had had interview in which she was
angry and threatening, because be had peremptonly
refused preside the meeting And yet Notwithstanding
this angry them and this perempoy refusal to
preside at the meeting find invitation from her and he
turning Mr. Molton TO decide for him long after Mr.
Ton had ceased have anything TO do with hea friendly
communication from her appeal to him for aid.