The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-28

scrry to proceed 10 y person whsa his Witnesses
not pusseet It would b very strange proceeding
whom he wished to examine being present. he would
proceed With the CASE He then opened the case az
folows;..You have already listened to . statement
true and in part is not without however, designing to
charge him with misrsprssenting the case At the isss
year Of appontDeat AZ Second street. when the Esti
mating Committee made their report TO the st Quarter
g Conference for the year. the chairman Of that COM
was $780, and the report vas adopted. when that
port made the peculiarly of its phraseooy Is tes-
Dr. a aancs to make remark inq uirirg Why it should
be for the cerdar instead OF the year.
their report had heretofore been for the Conference
year II explained by the chairman that they de-
signed make DIVISION for the General Conference
ear term il, and That report for $500 for the
adopted reported Is the minutes OF
the Conference testify Upon that report the stewards
acted and unanimously agreed that il obliged them to
pay extra month in consequence of the long year.
ard they did pay the extra month. had ask
I'd The Estimating Committee TO make me any such es
the Quarterly ConfereLc TO adopt any such
pot the wards for the money after adopted
It done entirely upon their part They made the
innate and paid me the money without asking AT the
last Quarterly OF last year and my last year
in that charge the question rssod by man by
friendly to to the nature OF the estimate,
and denied that 3 of the committee he had made
ard such estimate. The matter brought up again,
Brother Bangs has stated in the first Quarterly Con-
for the present year. and he inform ou
upon the question to whether the stewards
had the right 10 for the extra MONTH and then af
terwards 1T came up more fully for consideration when
been Informed OF the members of the Conference
be gave his opinion that the stewards had business
10 pay that money. He did this without knowing what
'hs estimate OF the committee was for ne confessed TO
me, himself, that he had not seen it. nor did he
ference, lying on the table, ard he never inquiries
LOOKS 10 what authority the stewards had tor
paying that extra money but decides OF hand that they
had bIsLes to pay the money As to this point ths
members of the Quarterly Conference will testify En-
couyaged by hat, this agi'ating brother went uh
his agitation Quarterly Conf rence. and got
mittee appointed The Quarterly Conference put the
whole matter into Brother II. Bangs, hands, and he
called me to trial and made specific charge OF immo
rality for having received and retaining that money
That money ! supposed to be mine and the stewards
supposed Nineteen rs Of the Quarterly Conferance
believe thought At the time left the church
had any disposition ie retain that money If it did
belong did not want it, but if 1t did belong
neoded TO keep it, just al of wish TO keep
what belongs until think 1T TO give il away;
the committee waited upon me, aud demanded the
to tIiaI and lnd me guilty of The implied c-nsure
Win pr oceed with the evidesce.
Rev. M HusisD-Were you charged with immortality
Rev Mr. Boz d and Rev Dr.. Curry appeared counsel
for Rev Mr. Pease and Mr. Perry for Rev. DR.. H. Bangs
The FIRST charge read by the Secretary, follows
In calling the subscriber before the Committee of In
vestgation contrary the provisions of the Discipline"
To substanate this charge, the Rev. Mr.. Perry was
called examined by Ar. Pease, foows-I acted
of the tee the trial Of Brother Pease in No
vember last appointed to secretary by the
committee remember your asking the Elder under what
head of Discipline to be tried do not remem
Der that DECIDED 10 come uncer question of the
section
oss-exsnined by Rev HEMAS BANGs-The decision
given by the Presiding Elder that this investigation
held uncer part chapter 9, section 2, question
Of the Discipline.
Part of TIE following letter then handed in by Mr.
DEAR BsorHrR PrAsrI send you the enclosed, as the
dongs q the quarterly meeting Of Of the Second
you could this matter it would this
s sia
1es viii ms BE In the
between yourselves in private way but you eannet
shsn to- ss sE settle s ia DO
as Msha ya os y
O'Clock you viii DO present ali others concerned
attend said Elder.
Mr. H. Bangs asked for the reading of the remaining
portion Of the letter which is follows There is one
thin g more which am desired By Brother Ludlow to
mention to you, viz: that you stated that he and
Iect had acted together to cheat you out of 500 65
end that you must give it back, hs would feel it his
DUTY prosecute It against Jou This is the substance
of what he said If the very words Do dear brother
zee TO this matter without delay"
Mr.. PFAsE presented another letter from Mr.. Bangs
containing the finding of the committee as folloss-
Q-Whst vas the actually estimated allowance Of
Brother Pease for the years
o.-Has he received more thar such allovancep
Q.-How much more than such allowance has he re-
ceyed?
SEQ CO.
Q-What is the moral character Of the whole caseS
A-1he Committee think tina. it in
Brother Pease 10 represent the Treasurer Of the Board
Stewarcs mat ne deficient the first
~; that it improper for him afterwards to receive
the meney that bis treatment Of the committee ap-
pointed by the second Conference to wait upon him
escoureous and Objectionable and his refusal to pay
| the money mprudeEt and censurHble
Q-What shall Brother Pease be required to do under
| Ale SHALL within thirty days, refund to the trea-
OF the Board OF Stewards of the Second street
Methodist Ep;scop pal church the sum of SEQ g.
In view Of the whole of this care the committee give
it as their judgment that in the language OF the pre-
l. siding officers ct our lat COME the conduct of
adj
Office. 10 this the s'mmittea unanimous.
Mex York, Dec. /, 1852.
asked Brother Ludlow whether he the part Of the
Quarterly Conference, had any intention to impute any
never thought Of such thing, had any intention of
| thai kind.
| Gross. examined by Mr.. Perry.
Q-What the charge against Mr. PeaseS
Al do not understand that crime imputed to
him, but merely question of debit they thought he
not entitled 10 the money aod he thought he as;
dersoos the charge TO be based he allegation that
they had oyerpaid him certain Of money and they
! reclaimed il; they imputed TO him that he had held
mercy of theirs unjustly but not crimnaly that quail
fcatsn vas implied in the bill of charges, of which do
made that he refused 10 refund the money he refused
because he did rot owe it,
Re examined by Mr.. Curry.
Odd you. Bro, her Pease's counsel see or hear
airy specific bill of charges on his trial A. do not
know whe her that question i intended technically or in
plain common sense. Q-Iawfully, mean. Al under
stood that there was complaint the part of the
Quarterly Conference that Brother Pease held money
by the Treasurer understood them TO alege moreover
that be refused to refund and that they considered
npJusty held The committee the part OF the Quar-
tery Conference the Odd the accusers
APT ear In at the trial Two Of the co mint
tee reared on the trial COMPLIMENTS and they ac-
cused Brother Pease Of holding to which he was
not entitlet-one of them Mr. LUDLOW; onsidered
the Presiding Elder The principal accuser because he
ruled TIE trial should under particular section
Of the discipline which made me Of. It, Under that
section crimes charged against preacher sufficient
to exclude lin from the Kingdom Of grace and glory
Charge two was then read as follows
In net causing record OF the afore aid in.
vestigssion to be Kept required by the discipline
In support Of this charge Mr. Pease recalled Mr. Perry
who posed follows The minutes Of that trial we're
kept BY me, and several items OF testimony offered
upon the trial. which ruled out and Of course not
recorded OIL want 70 know whether my request that
they should go record denied by Brother
Pabgs, the Chairman in other words my exceptions
TO the rulingS Al think they have gone on the
record in certain cases; I obeyed the direction of
the presiding officer and think there were certain
exceptions which might not have been noted the test-
moDy II Brother Arrels not allowed to 20 on
the ecores Brother Pease offered nrofest ananaf the