The New York herald., 1873-03-15
DR.. HUSTON EXPELLED.
The Conference Committee Declare the
Pastor Guilty of immortality and Gross
Lice cntiousness, and E1pcl Him.
BALTIMORE, March Ia, 1873.

BALTIMORE, March Ia, 1873.
The case OF Rev. Dr. L. d. Huston, charged with
gross immortality and lcentieusness, which has ex-
cited such deep interest In this community and the
entire Methodist Episcopal Church South for the
past year more, was concluded this morning In
the session OF the Baltimore Annual Conference OF
the Methdist Episcopal Church South.
Shortly after the meeting OF the Conference this
morning Bishop Doggctt presiding, inquired IL the
committee in the case OF Rev. Dr. Huston were
ready to report
The Chairman, Rev. DR.. Register, responded that
they were, and handed the following to the Secre-
tary, which was then read:-
TIE committee TO whom the case OF the Rev. L.
ID. Huston, d. d., was referred, beg leave to report
that have come to the conclusion that the
charge OF immortality Is unanimously sustained and
said L. ID. Huston has been expelled from the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Bishop D0egett asked II any representative OF
Or. Huston appealed from the decision.
Dr. Register said that Dr.. Roszell, a. counsel
Tor DR.. Huston, had ntimated purpose TO appeal
to the next General Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church south.
All the papers in the case were handed over TO
the secretary OF the Conference.
Bishop Dosgett then remarked-"Accordng to
the report OF the committee, l.. ID. Huston Is ca
PEELED from the Methodist Church South, upon the
charges as reported, and that Is an end TO thus
solemn question
IL Will be remembered that the charges against
Or. Huston were for seduction OF sunday school
SchOlN attending trinity church, OF which ne as
pastor at the time. and grossly immoral conduct
with other young girls. A committee, appointed
by the Conference year since to investigate the
charges, found that they were sustained, and ON
the 9th oil this month. on the meeting of the pres
ent Conference, submitted their report, which was
referred as required by discipline TO a constitu-
tionaj conference, the committee consisting of Rev.
DR.. Busey, Rev. J. L. Clark and Rev. A. Z. Bond.
On the following day the latter committee submit
their report TO the Conference to the effect that
after careful examination of all the testimony. they
deem IL necessary 10 present the charge OF immo-
raity with specifications against Rev. l.. d.
Huston, and recommended the appointment
or committee Of trial. as required by the cisci-
pine OF the Churcn. The Bishop announced Rev.
Samuel Register, ID. d.. Rev. J. X. Finley, u. ID.
Rev. r. B. Sargent, d. d.. (; Rev. j. c. Dice, Rev. A.
Il. Dolly Rev. L. r. Jenes, Rev. p b. Smith. Rev.
r. Z. 1ebbs. Rev. j. l.. Shipey, Rev. ID. Ball. Rev.
q. G. Brooks Rev. J. NJ Grander, Rev. J. higgins
and Rev. :. Townsend as such committee. IL lis
the report OF this latter committee, consisting OF
dlvines all eminent la the Church, which was sub
mitted this morning.
DIR. Huston was represented before the commit
tee 10y DR.. HOszell COUNSEL aided by outside legal
counsel
The General Conference OF the Church, to which
appeal viii probably be taken, does not meet until
May 1874. Dr. Huston has not been present dur
my the session sf the Conference nor before the
committee. His parchment deacon Ia the
Shurch @ was baldeu III " The Con!si encc tnis
morning,