Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-01
ReN. q. L. ZrlI's Drfrnsr

10 lhc EulloE 81 int rluDt- tttpubliC:
In your issue of Jan. :. 1886. card wa,
published over the signature Of Abraham
Kitchen, which We wish Ia correct 10y quot
ing mainly from the church records.
l. The author Of this card states that Mr
/-ll and his witnesses ''holt,d the trial.
Mr.. Iell appeared for trial with his Wit
ne>Se>. He found the council orgamiZ,r
and sitting in a small room fourteen fee
square. The council refused him the ser
Vices 0f an advocate. though he had pro
cured the services OF an eminent Christian
gentleman. They also refused him the SCI
vices OF a Stenngrapher. lie was also r.
fused the privilege of seeing the original
charges preferred against him. if any pN.
i>t,Si. For these and many other reason,
Mr.. /el'> Christian brethren. who were pres
ent to the number of over sixty. drew NJ
and signed a protest against the manner
Of conducting the trial. and advised Mr.
Lell Ia Withdraw; which he did. And hi>
course in this particular was ndurSed b,
more than one hundred members of the
FreewIll-BaptiSt church present. and almost
universally by the citizens present.
,. That the church excluded him for non
compliance with the findings of this cuun.
ell. Let the record speak oct l.. 1854. at
a church meeting. X. ). Willet> offered III,
following, which was adopted THAT We
drop the name of Bro. b. F. Iell from our
church record, it being reported that he had
Joined the Pheasant Grove church,.
This Is not an exclusion but a recognition
of his membership in our church, All our
church letters read. When We ART. informed
that the bearer has united with some other
evangelical church We shall consider him
t"r her, aS the case may be- regularly dis
missed from this church.
3. That the letter with which he united
with our church was improperly obtained.
We quote from the records of the church:
Meeting held Oct. Is. lSS:. al which Mr.
LellS letter was granted. ''C"mtrrrncr rnt..t-
ing. with good attendance Bro X. +.
Higgins present a. pastor. There were
thirty testimonies given in favor of the
Christian religion. and all felt it was good
10 be present. Ii was moved We return a
vote of thanks To Rev. F. Iell for hi>
kind care a. pastor of this church. Car
ried. Bro b. +. IelI requested letter
from this church. Granted. Signed. Il.
+. Randall, ch. clerk"
We here insert the letter in full:
I-N~I I.lbfA w. Nit'I- lsl. 1885.
This certirtS that the Rev. b. r /ell is
a member of the FreewiIl-Baptist church in
East Liberty in good standing and a. such
We commend him tU the fellowship of Gods
people. And when we are informed
that he has united with some evan
gencal church we shall consider him
regularly dismissed from this church. In
behalf of the Freewill-Bapti>t church in
East Liberty. H. F. RANDALL.
Church Clerk.
This letter was granted at regular
church meeting. with more than the usual
of members present. Certainty
tins was the proper place 10 obtain a church
letter
I. The council of laymem which inyr>ti-
gated this caSr was not called Ia try Mr..
I"ll. but t" investigate the charge, made
against him; and they found him innocent
:. AS /" the reflections sought to be- cast
upon the various FrrewilBapti>t bodies.
We have no word tU say.
The Harmony quarterly meeting did CON
vene for business on the 2lSt dal Of
last November with full quorum
Df duly elected and certified delegates
present. The resolution referred to wa-
presented by a committee of three worthy
members of the conference
The Pleasant Grove church. after the pub
Ication of this card. called council OF
ill-Baptist ministers To examine into
his ca>e. Their findings are aS follows:
Feb. ,. 1886. ; O'Clock p. IN.
The council called by the Pleasant
'rnNe church Ia consider the denomination
Il relations of their pastor. the Rev T. F.
Itll, and the legality of the action of said
'hurch III receiving him into membership.
'rganIZed by appointing Rev. John Hi>ry
chairman and Rev. Isaac Scitz secretary
After receiving and examining the records
md hearing oral testimony of former in
'eStigatiOnS had in this case. and consider
NJ the same We. your council. beg leave 10
make the following report
l. The method of appointing the council
y the Eas: Liberty church is, IN our opinion.
fashionable a. to its validity, from the fact
hat the one who preferred the charges .
gainst Bro. Xell also nominated the cuun-
il. ,. That ths church refusing To adopt