, 1869-02-17
Session Of the Ecclesiastical Court
OF the Universalist Church,
Trial of Rev. Charles L.
Ba1ch, of Janesviue,
Wisconsin.
Charges Of Falsehood and Unclcr-
ical Conduct Preferred
Against Him.
The Trial Argument Of Judge
Knowlton-- "A Spicy
Debate.
Withdrawal OF tho AcCuaCtl
nus1 f12h d*nufMSr1
withdrawal OF tho Accrued
mud tlis Counsel.



n tt!t t!l Or tnur. tt Ihr l'ntyrsrhlisl t'tiurrh
rst IN lhia city yrs,rtaay, for ,hr tslnl 1t tha
Rev, CLstlr% H. Hsirh. nf jnNrtslllr. Wiscuntln,
Un crr,s,u rhArstr preferred hrn,nrl him. The
hour tppulussd ior tne Investigation to rnm.
1nrEcr Hns ~ uelrek, 1t which Luus the Aecns.s!
wan 4. &hr III icc specified. hul tho cuuat waa not
IN Laid. ltc waited uLllI hA1fpant 10, and wts
Oh ihe loiEt ii hasirH. Mls1n he accidentally
Mrt the fQ1Is FFocs edlng 10 ihc nppuited place.
h,1s1ge,ncLtn Wrsr In-dc tent bu.!tcrs would not
In Gin rcioc II n'c1ock. Al tlsnt lonr ail parties
N,lt on ha,.u 4. thc aprost1cd plate.
7uE eounr.
Tlr ccu.. corsi4.cd ut tic follow'n, named gem
1lcmeu. N.s. ". =. NsIpb, Karls'Ilc. H., M'dcra-
tor ot the foHrt: Rev. 7. J. Carey. CAT sbuFe.
H.: Ncv. Mr., W1es, hctlensy, Iii: Mt. Il. W.
IiiGritt, IaymAu. Chicago, abd Mr.. e1nborn. lay
ruan, Ha'r.hrse. III. Tho latter gentleman lid
IN, appear. Therc wrrc afro present, 4tcv. A. II.
swrrtrcr. For, Atkinson. W!~eon..n. aud tho
1srs. D. r. kuErrf. Whitewater. "ifeonsin.
1uk couRr orEAkn.
Thr Moderator took the chair md thllc! upon
15.uthcs l!uItrs to nskc prayer. which he dt1.
Un molten Nc7. A. Il. bwectxts VA. appointed
<Ivfk Of shr coust.
Kt,. NJ. N.lch ,hcn formally Introduced 10 ,hc
Ecmhcfp Of The court his cuuutc!, Judge
KloHiton.
A Secretary on hubals ot Mr.. Balch wns then
sppo.ated.
Whether they would admit faporieFs. Att:s a pro
,rac.ed aht.nea They rsturIed, having decided
that the insctteatio4 was pot nrcret.
On motion Q! Bso1her Conway. The court al
1erraed foF disne.: to conE:ns .gs1n ut -. N.
Tle Aode1alo: csi.ed a. The IreueE TO order a.
s;i',ad esi;.d upon Asy; & ": W. S,ses 10 invoke
PRAYER 8ccQFC{Qi II offered,
The Chair then st.t-d that they would beat hi
Ell 70 !; aas 5
and sp! c,neetions, to answ*r which M baict
They wtre lead - follOwe:
TUE aCkxoha
EAHlyiLLr, Jan q, 1869.
Tothe Rev. G. 1. Baleh, Jane.r,4e Wis: ~,
COMMITTEE Il Fellowship, Ordination End Difci
fl.te CT tie state Convention OF untversallsts 0
Illinois, to which, Al AListet OF tEa Gospel, yo
chsreea AID tpec,nc.,tuIs 5, preferred BY residsI
clergy Of said determination in the State o! VIE
md TO summon yon to NEE. said committee, 10
tie purl o=e Of aLswenrg ssil chaseee, At
osoek n on l9esasy r. tteEaaEg 1Sih
'ee CITY 0l ens'4so' 1o0'' my 4. S. RArrn,
Chairman OF Committee.
ErEE1rICArIots.
CHARGE, ,FAIsruooD-Srecifelff Ffrst: Thi
en- Of about, the e6tn day Of November. A.
esute @ to be rriIted and published In tae Fo'
at11sea, via: IT, foloxtnE arltsle: to,w.t: :,
preached = mort beautiful sermon on the te:
We are eo-hsirs nth cetis, .. she .auehs s.. H.
lan:b ss a snas9ne IN i't il tae Bleis l.ueaase il
4 tsrr qacst,tn Il he became perfect srdt he n
Al ore time imperfec before he grew IN w,sdc
MIS- r, did not, however, fo.low on, this taou;l
ste preached si.o, With great scc:pt2nce II
sunday IN ~ sonL., Church Jaaesvtlae, on
winch sad article contsius the following +.
statement: "shc tmea,tsg Miss tn 'pes) o,, ach
aso With great acceptance las, -nudaT IN All i ssq
tuYch, J2netstlie, on exehacGe with btntl
Bsaca'' Tho said 3ll.s Tupper rot hayl
preached il Jau:sgille on e1:ha.ee wth tsoF.
afs To- xs7 %: e.
Bsie.s dc, on or atout too Is:h Of November,
p iss &c eSmnose print: p1i@15 h @ Or e,uss S<a9. 10
Weekly paper pnbllhtd 1n Boston. Mass.. $
chicago. 1h., The following arIici-:
"SoHsnwz.T MAJ. EEEiiSa.Ff9n n, g eur +. oS I;
Taper, Mtsers. SuE-ner Ellis. ba'eh I
"Fo1r A1Erssox. wis. N.Y.. Ia, 1855
mas. m,et,rE.N Liberal ChrIs,a1sle le being /
IL kostkoLorg. lhis place atd st Jsa:r;
Moueay evening the shuFsn was dfdSa;sa q;
the PATIO. Of t1ue el:qaense: Yesterday N
iris place Rev. sumner Ella, OF. et. IT
Church. Chicago, preached the de.lca,osy
mon. 1t was 4 liberal, Christian, dev9n:, az
OF the Church a. a,ch,tt esure: e. Her suhjet
influence on The lfe and M l.cat Of man M
P1sa h'py t! oe5et tn1 > m ssnss
r aceed ty Rev. 1. l. B.ieh. of AI->ouI.. il
x'!e .i,sen.,n {ra,s If re- 'ss
E11ipe ou, r. hynr, He Tho7. . God, e1
s;nginf IN p7.:scs Of Gpd. I'D 1ot u the fal
OF arcett1tl te fgipn. Brother a. &.
preached the Eost powerful eefman, hoT
Hrue un,1i Saturday,. ard sutousa 10 meet ,
In All Scult, Jsne* vile, With Bfothce bach.
na9 :, Q, 7snd $, 1869, In haste, y, ssufa: n
Which ss.d .rnelt rn,se' b. implication &, !!
1neettnc referred to !tesyln wns not = mre.in
der The auspices Of the Unlcessatist denomin
eees; md .econdi3, M % s.id arid. contain, III IN +
pttcation the following &ddit lonal false statcr
That the meeting referred 10 in the afore.s'.
Gle 10 convene 1t tanesv.l!e on the 5lh Of Jan
1883. wss to be an adjournment OF the n.ss
ing At For, Austn.on, Wis.
Specification Htru: That the sid Rev:
Ds1eh did. On or aboar the .sIth Of Novenb
u. lSS3, compose aud publish, OF cansc to be
llshed tie following Article In the S:dr {
1fess, = weekly paper printed IN cine11na
"CosrzREsc. At JAsrsv11l..-1Axrs,
W. Soy r. 1SGsThsss w b. ,e. an;
citJ u Janesvtlle. Wia, on tie 5th. ,ttn, m
slh Of JaIusIy. 1868. F!tst tss:ton Tas
' coi1e! and Soll,ct vi vii ID aaae!!sss pFeaeh.
BIOS. L1'e'no1e, Enss and v: S; Faleh, =,
ss,s cRrsisss % q ne ssS
thoer LIBERAL Chrlattans lore o1c another
who intend coming tznd all are 'ts,ssd, wilt
..CuAs, L. DAIcH, Jtnesy:lic, v
The nd Charles l. ,nash;,,, Balsh Tc's IT, knoE,s
Mr. n{f N1rf hf4fktefD Conference. or
Specification FousM: That tho sstd Rev
Balet I'D. On or about the 1ith day of Dect
1865 inti:e 10 tie Her. u. T. uyernoft Il
loving letter. to:W1t:
"DsAa sIR: bare ?ut 4 II swee:scr'
w.ll wrste you to-day. Il be return. sron F
authorship o. ate mott elandrsous article il
paper; Your. ,tn15; n j., ,ur..l e: /. 81. bAl
lee fAlee eta:cm. mt, VIZ: That the aso1
la~.cF had eore 70 Fort A.kiueoa TO at,
tnenatttr 1entsonea 70 said letter tetne'
- ealt lawyer DIG 1ot 70 to Fort Atktusoz
Specification f!nh: Thu; fatd ksv.
Balea q d. on or about :he ao'h day Of Q
q fthe .h,taeo 7Sm:s, ior !he patp7:. ol
1pE par. 70 v'fI 'ne Eigiu "atea comp
Dslch DID, On o. about :he 29tn Gay u 9
1868. state publicly befo:e tee s:ste Cogvei
Urlye7sallr,.. assembled ic con SCI! il the
had permit for al',o! au5 member Of. satd
tlon who cc.ired 70 v:.is .,'d factory. an
al TO co 40. raid Rev. Z L. Bal-h esvi,E
permi, 1or h.rizg any authority to cxIes
an i1F1tatou.
cHAFGK.
1haf The said Rev, L. L. B1]ce, having p
BY tie nttrep1eee eut.sicn rarEt1on.d in &
too df:n. nicer dtes geLeras charge, fa:s-
requtss 70 'he ao'LoFiasr a. SAD i,e'o:J 2;
ioii tim !Iciy!Cu4lly. did Afterwards. fal
hatc1s. Ct Al ce ant alter ssid -req1es:, v
1iselnon 81 tecoEae the scr11ttan:e OF D:
ca4ReE i:; ussis,s1.RiaL al lsGsSt3 coS3pro.-s
tas t's Gs's; ar :, rss: ssan, re ia r. G
bei. 1865, while rltiIE OIL the cars bctwte c,
rills sno ko.htenonr, w,.eonttn, SLATE
EEz. 81 Tupr:. that ''tne last tine b. 8
rd,hat te never won q Co Il again exec;
dtrf III 70,
% On o, about .he 1s'h dsy Of November
FIrt ALE nscn, Wis, OFF,, and ag1rc 10
ter es1d eacthnaent for tue said hlss II
he. church Al MerzRhA. W1e-
Specification Srcos1. Tina: tte fs!ne
D,f.h cid csute % be macc ihe fo!'o"1u
"EpucAriosA1.-A clergyman Mss,e.,
now 1e.ictnt tn Janctv1lle, graduate Of
ttn cc,l:ge, with tie hiV.cst honor, a.
ms,temstiss1 ptizes; s,,sr satd+ uden
1sf Of a a.ehoei. slto II s-.w E.sland An
oi LAtu g7nm nhr. wGul1 Ike TO e!ye
tetstence. private hetons In Latin, Giecs
Gcrmac, mathr1nst.ee. >nrv"y,ne, nr b.
IG 1e II lhL1lal1f Wild I6c tft:l-1tQ 1lut,
liie.atIre II especial. For lessons ri d
te1mf rrasorshie. Ec eo7!d rcecivt our
yuurg pereors intn hl. family, woerc III
h.se The advantage of Christian home
93.0 for icsty wiekt. IL has Da1e ~
Citing ycuus- men for eolcec and h1sins
Abul daht ttttia. on.lt OF efficiency and
Apply % A. N. Thomson at the G1--tte
Under tic drtt and iast general heads.
Initlce 1etervc to tteme-ircs the p:tEil
fTcduci1 ss The the OF t. tria! such OF
dcsi,upt ard coa1it 1f they maj kcc ct
cltt1pet uude1etant!Lg. however. that
1eouIFtd by oefe1daht to prncare tettltn