National Republican., 1875-07-20
A CHURCH DIFFICULTY.
A Church Member Charges the Minister With
Perjury, and the Minister Replies by Suit
for Libel.

a Churcn memper Cnarges the minister Win
Perjury, and the Minister Replies by Suit
for Libel.
The case Of the United States vs. Frederick B.
Smith for libel on Rev. Chas. Steinhauer, late
psstor Of the Evangelical Zion church, has
attracted much attention IN some quarters OF the
city. The alleged libel, Published In the TreH.
dusfG, is translated as follows:
SOUL SHEPHERD.
Aswe have afterwards ascertained the EyangelI.
cal Lutheran Zion church congregation here has
known, discharged the pastor, and from thai mo-
ment forbid him the pulpit and church. Pastor
Stelnhauer upon this entered suit against the
munity for his unpaid salary for the months Of
January and February to the amount OF $50. The
pastor swore before the magistrate that his &C.
received $50 on his said account from the commu.
nifty for house--enf, which was also acknowledged
by bis own attorney. Does Mr. Stelnhauer know
that oath should the community or any one Of
the members thereof be inclined to injlre HIN.
70 swear to an account which afterward proved
upon such stands the penalty OF the penitentiary.
A good shepherd does not chase his sheep through
give them salt to lick. But hlrellng likes the
wall Of pure eagerness Of revenge. He balances
his credit and debit under the appearance Of de-
Charles walter sworn: Witness is Justice Of
the peace, notary public aRd attorney -at-law.
nected with the TrctdEsiG. Recognised the de-
iendapt; who handed witness paper, and asked
ifit could be published; Witness said "yes," and
lished April oath last. The paper has a cIrcula-
tion Of about 100. Witness did not read the paper
him but gaEs 70 the nsS ter
TrsGdusfa. Recollects finding in his office O
paper, which was printed, and the copy destroyed,
51scs rscssd cS %tnssses len the paper
on Mr, Kirchners desk, or gave It to him. Wit
ness ana not read the Article, except some poetry
day that tailor writes poetry. The prisoner
stated that the article was written by preacher
Wass TsGSgisd the pes sss ny he SsG
read in a book hundred years old. The witness
made translation Of the article with
THE POETRY,
the latter translated as follows: "a good shep.
herd does not chase bis sheep through hedges,
but will attend the more to his duties aud give
them salt to lick. Put hlrehng likes the WALL
credit and debit under the appearance Of decOrous
humility"
DEFENSE.
This closed the prosecution, and the defense
tion, who tsstified that steinhauer was dschsrTed
In March last, and witness identified q check
give given s. s; e for his salary for January, which was
5. in the Justices office acknowledge the pay
Hosea Moulton, the.justice before whom this
case was heard, testified as to the hearing and
Edwin Frey: who was steinhaner's attorney,
testified that he had refused to conduct Mr. SIS
case, because It twas unjust. On cross-examina-
tion q letter from witness, declining to tako the
cases without 500 retaining fee, was produced.
witness also wrote an article 10 the Washington
journal defending Mr.. Steinhauer.
g. A. Kuhn, the ofticer IN the case who served the
papers, testified as 70 q conversation between wit
pess and Mr.. s., when Mr.. s. admitted the receipt
Of the S32
II. Vieskeny, treasurer of the Zion church, tes-
tilted that before the rent was paid Mr. Stein
bauer agreed that the rent should.be paid.
This witness delivered his testimony with con-
siderable vehemence.
The Court. The witnesses in this case are all
very emphatic. should think, Brother Smith,
that there were
GOOD MANY ORATORS IN THAT CHURCH.
H. Eberling, Jno. B. Balberg and Lewis Metzel
testified to facts in the case, but their testimony
was merely cumulative.
The case was then adjourned until this morn
ing.