Year: 1864




ken relative to his connection with the
Champlain Association. If you had oc-
casion to be sorry" that you could give
me no more !" information than any other
member of the Council" suppose the
record will show nothing but the intro
duction and adoption of the resolution re-
ported. So that Mr.. Cutting and his
friends or enemies will have no means of
ascertaining whereof he was accused"
but resort to the half rememb beriug recol-
lections Of those who may be willing to
tell him or them what they happened to
"hear," when the resolution was dis
cussed. gt.l


The proceedings in the case are certain
ly very remarkable, and hope, (for the
honor of humanity not to say of Chris
tian Ministers,) entirely unprecedented
/ Let the case be nakedly stated in few
words.


Mr.. Cutting, man whose sincerity,
learning, ability. good morals and zeal
for what he himself believes to be truth,
are admitted by his enemies even, has
been engaged nearly twenty years, most
of the time in this State, as preacher of
the Gospel according to the Universalist
faith, at the outset at least duly licensed
and ordained. If any change has taken
place in his religious views, it is not
claimed that they are more discordant
with those Of Universalists generally,
now, than they have been for many years,
Certain persons who have always prefaced
the commencement of their attacks upon
him by protestation of the " tenderness
Of their friendly feeling towards him.
make their way to an association meeting
! to be held at Shoreham. and get "invi-
ted to participate in the deliberation Of
the Council They introduced, or caused
to be introduced resolution that the IL
cense of Mr.. Cutting be revoked, for the
only assigned reason, that his preaching
has done more injury than good d" to our
cause" No notice or iLtimation is given
him, that any attempt will be made to
pass upon matter so vital 20 his interest
and reputation "a time is chosen when
he is more than thousand miles away !;
no charges are made in aoritsng, that he
or any portion of the public, may ever
certainly know, by an examination of the
record. even after Decree on what grounds
be was cast out for proof vague rumor
and the (impartiaD hearsay statements of
tender friends are put in the Council
assume that he could make no defence if
he have an opportunity, and agree that
any further evidence would be superfu-
ous." They then decide that there is
nothing to be done but to adopt a resolu-
ton revoking the license of Mr.. Cutting,
aud dissolving all fellowship between him
and that body. lHa Ia. .


How do you like the picture? Would
yon take pride in announcing before the
world, that you approve Of such a course
of proceeding? My estimation of your
sense and sensibility is such, that am
I inclined to think you would willingly d.
eide the responsibility and honor of such
a position If you voted for the adopt
ion of the resolution. q am informed
that you introduced it,) have no doubt
it is a source of comfort to you, that you
are not alone in all the glory that is like
/, ly to rebound to those who procured its
adoption. -.e...... ..t 5.
, But wish to attend little more par.
tlcularly to the contents Of your letter, as
tit contains some things which would
like to have you look at again.


You object to the discussion Of the
principles involved in the case until some
points as to the nature Of the issue, &C.
, are agreed upon. | cannot claim much
: learning in ecclesiastical matters, but pre-


sumo the methods of trial adopted in tha


department are governed by much rh'


same principles, that control trials in civ
il cases. know 1T is principle, settlec
|, by all precedent in all civilized countries


founded on the strongest reasons of jus
tice and good sense. that no court of law