Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1873 — The Beecher Trouble. [ARTICLE]

The Beecher Trouble.

: p New York, May 30. The custodian of the covenant entered into April 2,1872, by Henry Ward Beecher, Theodore Tilton and Henry C. Bowen, makes that instrument public this morning, assigning as his reason therefor the fact that Bowen has of late repeatedly d£clared that he had never disavowed his charges against Mr. Beecher, but that he yet insisted upon their truth. The disavowal, to which is attached the signatures of the above-named, opens thus: “We three men, earnestly desiring to remove all causes of offense existing between us, real or fancied, and to make Christian reparation for injuries done or supposed to be done, and to efface a disturbed past and to provide concord, good will and love for the future, do declare and covenant.” Henry C. Bowen then disavows all the charges and imputations attributed to him, as made bjt him, against Beecher, and declares, without reserve, tjjat he knows nothing which should prevent hint lroin extending to Beecher his most cordialfriendship, confidence and Christian fellowship, regretting sincerely that lie ever made any imputations, charges or innuendoes unfavqrable to the Christian character of Beecher, and promising never, in the future, to recur to then! by word or deed. Theodore Tilton avows that “he .will never again repeat, by word of mouth or otherwise, any of the allegations, imputations or innuendoes contained in his letter to Bowen, in which the latter is cited as the autliorof said allegations, etc., against the moral and Christian character of Mr. Beecher. Mr. Beecher, on his part, puts the past forever out of sight and memory, and says: -T deeply regret the causes of suspicion, jealousy and estrangement which have come between us. It [is a joy to me to have my old regard for Henry C. Bowen and Theodore Tiltcm restored, and happiness to me to resume the old relations of love, respect and reliance to each and . both of_jLhm— If lJkyye said amything., injurious to the .'reputation of either, or have detracted from their standing and fame as Christian gentlemen and members of my church, I revoke it all,and heartily covenant to repair and reinstate them to the extent of my power.” The custodian of the covenant says'; “The public can understand the brave silence which the great preacher has kept under the protracted storm ofatandefr. He had covenanted ,to 'bury the past and to maintain peace and brotherhood: The document is given to the world to estop and convict the principal offender against truth, public decency and the rights of reputation.” —Mr. William Holden, an intelligent compositor of Memphis, is the latest gentleman who has fallen heir to an enormous estate in England. He has the third part of an estate which was worth $15,000,000 as iong ago as 1700, and has been getting larger ever since, . i