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Show THE BROOKLYN SAINTS. impossible (bat Beeeher cau be Guilty. So ThiukN a Former Cllizeu of Suit I.Hke .tlrw. TlltoD a Trnlyiiood Wouitin. That Snake-in-tlie-Grass, Houlton Tilton Crazy, 1001)10 Who lVaul lo Live and Die iu li'dili. New Youk, 6, 1S75. Editors of the Daily 11,-rald: Tho only exciting topics here at present are the Black Hills and the Jiecchor-Tiltou trul. Tho former is creating almost 113 great a furore as the California rqVX fioliU did in lSl'J-50. lSl'J-50. Thousands of men are preparing to Ic.ive for the reputed new El Dorado Dora-do as soon 03 Uncle Samuel effects a purchase of tho aaid lauds from the noble reds. One cempany is organizing organ-izing in this city, which already numbers num-bers 1.S00 men, and others are form- iog in Boston, Philadelphia, Balti-more Balti-more and other cities. Gold or no ' gold, it is probable the movement will result in 1J10 founding ol another prosperous state, nud the addition of ( another star to our already glorious 1 constellation. The Beccher trial is the absorbing ; theme iu Brooklyn, and has been t prolonged beyond the anticipation of t counsel on either side, l'nblic opin- ion is, of course, divided; bat I be- t licvo thcro nre very few pure-minded men and women who are thoroughly ( posted in regard to tho facts and tho f evidence, who do not firmly believe in c Mr. Beecher's innocence. The ma- jority of those who regard him guilty s aro people who, judging others by i their own erring hearts and guilty i practices, have no laith in the honor, j purity and self-control of the e human family. Two notable proofs f of this recently came under my 1 observation. A somewhat prominent 0 Iriend of Mr. Beecher's was convers- h ing the other day with a Mr. A, a very pious deacon of one of the most v noted churches iu the west, and who t; was very forward to express his firm v conviction of Mr. Beecher's guilt. "fl After arguing with him forfiome time in vain, lie suddenly turned upon his 1 adversary and, looking him full in the c eyes, said, "Mr. A -, here is a bible; 6, I will give yon a hundred dollars if you will place your hand on that book r and solemnly declare that you never h violated the seventh commandment." q Mr. A sfjuirmed and dodged and a, twisted and tried to evado, hut his tormentor held him to tho stake until d. he virtaally acknowledged he could C( not do it, and was held up to an ap-preciativc ap-preciativc and grinning audience,who hugaly enjoyed the joke, a3 a fair e, specimen of the believers in Mr. B.'s rj guilt. The other is that of a gentle' ti man well known to your citizens, with whom I happened to be conversing pYPTfdhncrance of" "tJuduc 'sehiimenr was against Mr. Beecher; that it was not in human nature lo resist a temptation of that kind and naively adding "I know that couldn't and wouldn't, and I am thereto re satisfied satis-fied Mr. B. uouldn't!" Wonderful q Iuyic! I am ashamed to confess that be- , fore I catne here I, too, doubted Mr. it B.'s innocence. Tho evidence as d then made public appeared so much against him. But I needed no other to refutation of the base slander than to listen to his glowing words of inspira- ti tion and lovo as thty fall from hisiips Sabbath alter Sabbath. I wish every person who doubts hint could hear S him aa I have during the past winter. Every time I listen tu him I think, "Oh, if his enemies would hut hear him, unless their henLsare haul as 0 Hint and corrupt beyt-nd the power of redemption iu this lile.thoy mut feci 1! his innocence." Ho is, indued, a S wonderful man.' His lips are suivly touched with a coaljt'rom the alt.ir of c divine love. His soul glows with J eompassion and love for poor, erring, l struggling humanity. The divine l-nature l-nature shines through him. His j prayers melt the hearts and eyes of 1 his "devout listeners, and are so full of tenderness and pathos, ot sympathy j and beauty, that the soul woars with t them and upon them to the very gates d of heaven and to the prepuce of the i divine ones of eternity. I dare not j attempt to describe his sermons t they must bo heard to bo appreciated, t While without any special pretense to logic, often abounding in humor, 1 fearlessly attacking and denouncing j the manners, the weakness and i wickedness of men, yet all his discourses dis-courses are so full of tenderness, sym- , 1 palhy, compassion, liberality and ' 1 helpfulness that the weakest feol : strengthened, the cast down are encouraged, en-couraged, and all are stimulated to i si rive after a higher, nobler, purer life. Oh that every man, woman and child in Utah in all the world for that matter -could hear him and rejoice re-joice in the gospel ol love and purity that falls from his lips. It is useless to tell me that such a man is guilty. It is an impossibility. God never makes such anomalies. Very good men have sinned, aud many more good and noble men and women mayerr through'suddeu temptation. temp-tation. Bat tne man was never created who could sin aud then live a lie and a life of perjury and crime to hide it, and still preach and pray with the spirit, power aud love fiat Henry Ward Beecher does. And 1 believo every pure-minded man who could hear him would agree with me. The adverse verdict ot a thousand juries, or the envenomed malice el ten thousand times ten thousand tongues, would not alter my confidence confi-dence in and allection for Mr. Beecher. And I do not think I exaggerate ex-aggerate in saying that at least two-thirds two-thirds of his vast congregation would feel it a privilege to die (or him if necessary. H:s church cannot accommodate ac-commodate half who would like to hear him every Sunday. All winter long men and women have stood at tho iUk.:s of the ehurch from one and a half to two lours in the morning, in long lines far along the sidewalks, j waiting in the bitter fn st or falling snow tor tho mere change of getting to hear him. Could a rdi nature in-: spire thoughtful, intelligent and re-. re-. 1 gious natures with such enthiiBia.-iii.' , Nn, it is the spirit of God the Master's Mas-ter's spirit ot love and compassion that shines through him and draws tender and repentant and noble hearts around him. T litre will be no impropriety in stating here that I have had access to letters and papers that will prob.ibly never be published, which showed me the pure ami filial allection which Mr;-. Tiiton onteitaincd for the pastor, pas-tor, and which, so Jar from lessening ' her love for her husband, filled her with a more intense allection for him and a yearning desire to see him break away from the demoralizine. i associations he had fallen into, and riso to the noble and useful sphere which she felt he was fitted to fill. 1 have been privileged with the ac-f ac-f quaintanceof both Mr. Beecher and 1 Mrs. Tilton, and do not see how any one can come in contact with tho noble and honorable bearing of the one or the sphere of purity and sweet 1 womanly diguity that surrounds tho other, without feeling that it is impossible im-possible they should be guilty of tho crime alleged against thorn, Motil ton's face displays the most bitter aud determined hostility. Ho is an ablo an! dangerous foe far more eo, I think, than Tilton. The latter is generally believed to bo partially par-tially insane, lie is utterly ruined and disgraced in any event, unless what seems impossible to his vain, 1 weak nature he should see and make a frank and lull acknowledgement acknowledge-ment of his error, turn from his foolish and wicked course, and by a life of uprightness give evidence of his sincere repentance. This he will not do, and fears are freely expressed that when he finds himself balked in his wicked, designs, he or his friends may resort to violence, and terminate this horrible drama by a terrible tragedy. tra-gedy. One of the to me at least moat noble traits about Mr. Beecher ia that he never speaks vindictively of his enemies. And permit mo to add that the people ol Utah would be the last to believe or countenance evil reports against this good and great man if they knew his broad liberality of sentiment sen-timent and his God-like charity for all faiths by which men find their way to God. The other day I accidently met, lor the first time, Rev. T. W. Haskins, formerly rector of the Episcopal church in your city. Our recognition was a mutually joyful one, and I spent a very pleasant evening with Mx. and Mrs. Haskins at their home in Greenpoint, opposite New York. Both of them aro enthusiastic admirers admir-ers of Salt Lake city and really pine for the beautiful mountain home they ! have left. Mr. H. says the memory of those grand old mountains haunts her day and night, and she, with her husband and lovely little family, would wish no greater earthly boon than to spend the rest of their days in your delightful city, laboring for the welfare of its inhabitants. We were mutually enthusiastic in our admiration admira-tion and agreed that there was no city iu the world where we would sooner reside. For myself, my heart clings to Utah. The delightful associations I have enjoyed, the sweet, sad memories mem-ories of the past, the trials as much as the joys I have experienced there will all endear it tome to my dying day. I love its people, and do not cease to pray that, out of all the conflicting con-flicting elements operating in their midst, peace and harmony may be evolved, and that justice, truth, righteousness and liberty may triumph. W. H. S. The fellow who asked for a lock of "costs money," nair aoes. |