{"product_id":"1856-congregational-pastor-accused-acquited-record-of-proceedings","title":"1856 Congregational Pastor Accused, Acquited, Record of Proceedings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWarren, Israel P.; First Church of Plymouth. \u003cstrong\u003eProceedings of An Ecclesiastical Council, convened at Plymouth, Conn., January 22, 1866 [should be 1856].\u003c\/strong\u003e New Haven: Printed by J. H. Benham, 1856. [12349]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title page is misprinted; the date in the title should be 1856. Lacks the wrapper, newly stab-sewn, 8 1\/2 x 5 1\/4 inches, 53 pp. Good. Pamphlet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA disgruntled member of the church accused the pastor of being settled over the church \"in indecent haste,\" that those opposing his appointment were insulted and abused, that the pastor was guilty of \"unsettled questions of veracity\" and of unkind and abusive treatment towards some of the church members.  He also claimed that the pastor no longer had the support of the church and, if it were to come to a vote, he would be dismissed.  \"Having thus delivered himself of his views without presenting any proof to substantiate them, he presented his protest, declining to have any thing further to do with the Council.\" - footnote on p. 9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRev. Perkins, of the Plymouth, Connecticut, Congregational Church, had been accused by a minority of his congregation of several improprieties, and sought a release from the congregation. This led to an ecclesiastical investigation, printed here, in which he was completely vindicated from any such charges, and his accusers rebuked. An attempt was made by the accusing minority to hire a lawyer to represent them before this Council, which move was rejected as improper. All of the testimonies, letters, protests, answers in this matter are herein reprinted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsrael Perkins Warren (1814-1892), b. Woodbridge (now Bethany), Connecticut; d. Portland, Maine. He was apprenticed to a tailor at 16 years of age, and the year after was converted, and soon sought a way into the Christian ministry. He graduated from Yale College in 1838, and from Yale Divinity School in 1840. He became, in succession, the pastor of several Congregational churches in Connecticut, and after his dismissal from the church in Plymouth (1856) he accepted an appointment as one of the Corresponding Secretaries of the American Seaman's Friend Society in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was Secretary and Editor for the American Tract Society of Boston (1859-1869), after which he entered into the book trade with a former parishioner, Gen. Erastus Blakeslee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1875 he moved to Maine as the editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, the Congregational paper for the state. He purchased it in 1877, and continued as editor and proprietor until his death in 1892.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was for many years the principal writer for the American Tract Society of Boston, was editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Sabbath at Home \u003c\/em\u003e(1867-1869), and published over twenty books on theological subjects.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45110129655874,"sku":"ABE12349","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC08138.jpg?v=1788012588","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1856-congregational-pastor-accused-acquited-record-of-proceedings","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}