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1 History of the Preliminary Proceedings of the Third Presbytery, in the Case of Rev. J.R. McDowall, Including the Charges, Specifications, Sentence, &c. 1836

handle is hein.trials/absq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: HISTORY OP THE ireunliary Proceedings of the Third Presbyteryt IN THE GAEM Or' r-V. %T It. 1McOWALLa, INCLUDINO .1e CHARGES, SPECIFICATIONS, SENTENCE, &c. From the New-York Observer. May, 1836. CASE OF MR. McDOWALL. Tunt promineney of Mr. Mc Dowall in the history of the cause of moral reform, the diversity of sentiment in the religious community respecting the measures he pursued, and the wide circulation he has given to his representations of the differences between his former associates and himself, have united to give unusual interest to his trial and its issue. The whole land has been made to resotind with the cry of the persecution he was enduring in this city. Even while the triWl was pending, the Presbytery were attacked on the ground of the alleged disqualification of its members to judge impartially in the case, and, in anticipation of their sentence, unusual pains were taken to weaken its force upon the minds of the community. Under thee circumstances, we have deemed it proper to procure a simple state- mnent of the facts in the case, up to the opening of the pleadings, wvhen o4reporter commenced taking his notes. We give it below; aid as we have the pleadings and the opinions of the court written -out, we may publish them hereafter, if it should be thought advisable. During the last winter, (I835 and AE6,) there appeared in sundry ofthwpoypapers of this city a series of articles, numbered from-1 to S, entitled ' eDowalls Defence, and over his own signature. These Aticlea put p Ivdto ba a reply to certain grave charges affect- ing -Mr. MeDowalPa -igfian and ministerial character, published in tbe £orig-Jalal Farmer, arilrigiating, as was alleged, with dhe /Y~o$k Femal Benevolent '96pety. This defence of Mr. Me- ~iasj ~iary cesorousin ts atyle, and was not confined

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