The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-01-29

New Bedford week ago Sunday md re-
turned Monday nigh, No Que in the
room hnt us.
HARVEY HARNDEN saii he saw hall
sh-ri at paper ia irHm SmiII's STARE
Went there last Saturday 90 get the re-.
ina.mdrr of his letter piper Sniih sad
W ,pn he produced i,ulr shrei ih"' ne
ihprgln this wss IA, hnIf sheet lac I"'ked
Enr when he Smiih vent e Bristol D
testify.
| Zesf,monp Of jhe ace."d-JostPB A.
MERRILL, of Wilhrnhmn,, Mass. - the
presiding Elder Of Prov ,idenc~ districi---
Avery has been u preacher in this dis
trici abnns six years, aud has km.wm him
eleven. Hts m"rnl, religious and minis
terial rhnrncier, So far as hr has been
/ iacquaintrd with il within the time, has
/ been unbiemisi,-h and unspo,ied. He
commenced preaching ten or eleven
yrmrs ago, witness was his presiding EI-
der three years. after four years became
so again, and have con,iaued SO Ia this
time. hive known him as a preacher,
aud a part of the time laborrd IN his
ighhorhood. II ~ the presiding FL
der's duty al the clnse of every year to
enquire of quarterly conference ofchar-
aci,r and conduct of ministers for the
year aud have never found any thing
alleged against Avery, hut have uniforms
~ heard him spoken we'll of by NIL de-
nu,ninniions--have visited him once IN
three months. aud frequently exchange
with him. Have heard If the ,l~crnsc,l,
aud iiiuks he has seen her once. was
read out "f Church mt Lowell, in Dec
1880, for immoraiiiy. He advises his
preachers not Ia use the term immortality,
unless a. extraordinary cases---slle WAS
accused before the Church Of lying aud
Eorn'cation. Heard ~. Lynn. Thu,npsnn
and Blackstone, she did not sustain n
good character. Ia some places heard
she was charged vii, piIfering. is nc.
quainted with Averv's hand Sriting---
seen him write Frequently, and had cnr-
resp"odence with him. .iherc is great
or resemblance beiween letter of Dec.
9Th, than the others aud Avery's. hut
should not have judged either Ia lave
been. bis. if they had not have bern at
tribwted Z" him; Was at fonr day meet
ing in Providence, commenced Nov.
, 26 h, and stayed till Friday--arriy~d ol,
. M"nday---Tuesslny m"rning AT nsne ~
clock, went to m-r,ing---s,ayrd ,hs-- s,lI
/ nt5uui l2, then left "a dine Avery MAI
5 till hs lett with witness, aud both dined
NJ Hrzrkiat An'hony's. He SAT- next u
hin ia ni-rsiDg---wliIe mt Sang"s, there
was a difficulty with Avery, tina, wn'
I. foIl"wed by a prosecution for slandrr, IL
' which there was verdict against him.
) judgment was arrested, aud the business
E se,iled what he heard at Thompson, "a
Lynn related To her character at those
:. places. MIR. Avery did mol leave Vrstr,
I from Q till 10 O'clock. Tuesday Nov
B ~, no recollection of any thug deroga
tory io his character while AZ Mansfield
p called a Council "n Avery. by which b.
: WINS cleared entirely; saw Avery frs
E Nav. 9Th, at vrs,ry.
4. JorBAM HoRT"N of, and sia,ioned n
. Providence. Al fur. days meeting
: Nov. 26ih. Avery Was there, arrived eve
r ming of Goth, saw l,m NJ prayer n,reiiu!
: nj Vestry early On morning of 9th
D pnrtsd with linn there; do not know
;. which way he went. A. was II, TIomp
Is 3 % miles this side at Thompson
/. about 3 p. NJ. We arrived ,ogriher
t, never heard Of Sarah Maria Cornrl
= there, or until this. known A. ia. 8 %
!. 10 years, aud Know GotI,ing sgains
n hIm.
PARDON JnsoN lives in Providencr
u opposite Wilson's Church, Avery stale
q with lmm at four dnyS meeting; cam'
il the 26th Nov. attended the evening ser
@ vices Will him. Left little after
a next morning, To see 'broiher' i,
!, Friendship street.
III A.RAH N Holloway. was at four day
n meeting nj Providence. saw a. an morn
lug of 9Th Nov. NJ o O'Clock. where n
Witness stopped. n, Mr.. Fnllrr's A. cnm'
= Ia enquire IL he could carry linn 10 War
: rem or "Wednesday ar Thursday. ~ h'
!, expected TO preach or Thankseivin'
:. Day. Sad lie came in Stage, and IL IL
" returned So, must lenve on "Wednesday
y unless I could carry him down-sisi'
!, only ~ few moments.
" JosEpH FULLER "f Providence, tcsfi
:, fee tha, Avery came to lis house "n ,h
., morning Of Nov. 27'a, lie s'nId but
short time.
:. SAMUEL BoYD, of Providence. sav
:. Avery about sunrise, going 60 meeting
h"0se. afterwards nj nieetiug-iuuss iror
=, about . uil l ! o'clock.
n. JusEPH A. MrnRILi, snid that Aver
W told h,n, lac hnd pn,d Some nrien'i"n :
he n,rdic,u~. Had head of SARAH Mari
v. Cornell's had conduc, NJ Lynn aud .
a, ,o,lcr places. Witness testified as !
id Avery's hand writing. mud from hi