The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-07-13

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Adnitowoc Papers. the kccIesiaslical
Court for tie trial Of The case presented BY
Rev. L. W. DAVIS, President;
{" E F. BARER,
FAIETTE DuRL1S,
W. DAFrER,
E. LEYaAS,
The Standing Committee Of the Protestan:
Episcopal Church of the State Of
Wisconsin,
4 Against
LYMAN N. FREEMES, Rector Of ST.
James Church, Mani,owoc,
Was convened at the Court House 10
the village of Mani,owoc. on the 10th day
Of June last, and continued il session for
nine days:
WILLIAM Bliss AsuLY, D. D,
Of Milwaukee President;
Rev I. K IIATF, OF Oshkosh,
" JoHN MCNAMARA, of Whitewater.
Assistants.
Rev. a J. NJ. UUDsoS, of Portage,
Judgs Advocate
lion. w. H. EDpErs, of GAINESVILLE.
Attorney for the Prosecution.
- BALcH, Esq. Of Kalamazoo, Mich,
Attorney for the accused
The position occupied by the parties 20
his tIi2l, the nature Of the charges
brought against he accused, the eminence
Of the counsel employed to prosecute and
defend, the number of witnesses called,
and The severity Of the ordeal through
which they had to pass in their examina>
,ion, excited the interest Of this community
to such an exten. as 10 make it a matter
Of regre, that this trial was not conducted
in open Court, or at least that the repor
ters Of the press were not admitted, in
order that the whole testimony and the
speeches Of the eIoquen; and able counsel
could be published 10 the world.
As this was not done, it is only permit
ted Al present to give q mere out>line of
thi. important ecclesiastical sIiaI, and the
verdict and judgment Of the Court
therein.
rREsEATMEST or INDICTMENT IL SUB
STANCE
On the 19h day OF March last, the
Standing Committee Of the Episcopal
Chufcn IN the diocese Of Wi>conun, duly
presented the said Rev. Lyman n. Free
man Tor trial in the manner provided in
the laws Of said church on the following
charges to-wil: Immoral, Scandulous
and DiSo,dery Conduct"
First That the said Lyman n. Free
man was guilty Of scandalous conduct on
or about the 1st day Of July, sos, and on
divers other days in the same year in the
town Of Manitowoc, and at other places 10
the county of Manitowoc, as set forth in
the following specifications Nos one,
two, three. four, five, AMI six, which set
forth at length the scandalous conduct of
the accused at d fferent times and places
il the months Of June, July and August,
1865, the details Of which for modesty
sake are here omitted
Second That the said Lyman n. Free.
man was guilty Of immoral conduct at
diverse times and places in the county of
Manitowoc, in the months Of March and
June, 1865, as set forth in specifications
Of acts comit,ed of character, of which
modesty forbids the publication.
Third. That the said Lyman N Free
man wa. guilty of disorderly conduct Z"
at the several times and places specified,
set forth, and contained in the foregoing
specifications, and also a. sundry other
times during the year 1865, in said
county, as set forth it the following
specifications;
These are three in number, setting forth
that in the SAID ST. James Church, OF
which be was pastor, he was guilty Of
e disorderly conduct in having violated
ha. rubric
1.-The order for the administration Of
the Lords Supper, contained in the book
Of common prayer, which orders that if
any OF the consecrated bread and wine
remain after the communion, it shall not
be carried out Of the church, &c "
And for other and further charges of
immoral eonduct,' on the part Of the
sad Freeman; the committee in the
Preseutment refer TO the charges as set
forth in the specifications Nos one, tuo,
three and four, under the four charges Of
scandalous conduct" and that all the
said acts and doings Sc. forth and con-
tanned in the foregoing specifications
under the several heads, scandalous
immoral and dlsordery conduct y on the
part of the said Freeman as a Presbyter
as aforesaid, and to the great scandal and
injury Of the church in the diocese OF
Wisconsin aforesaid.
Aud therefore to the end that the said
Rev. Lyman n. Freeman may be lawfully
tried on the specifications aforesaid 10
accordance with the laws made and pro
vided for the government of the Protestant;
Episcopal Church IN the diocese of Wis
consin, this presen,ment is made by order
Of the Standing Committee.
Rev. L. w. Davis, President.
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Favette Dullip,
w. Daf,er,
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