THE SEVERAL TRIALS OF THE REVEREND DAVID BARCLAY, BEFORE THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW-BRUNSWICK, WITH THEIR JUDGMENT AT OXFORD. AN APPEAL TO THE SYNOD OF NEW YORK, AND NEW JERSEY; WITH THEIR JUDGMENT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. REMANDED BY THE SYNOD, TO THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW BRUNSWICK, WITH THEIR JUDGMENT, AT HACKETTSTOWN: AND A VOTE OF CENSURE ON JACOB KERR, ONE OF THE COMPLAINANTS.
Elizabeth-Town: Printed for the Author, by R. and P. Canfield, 1814. 12mo. [2], 404 pp. Bound in original sheep, with gilt-lettered title on red morocco spine label. Text foxed, pages 375-382 bound out of order but present. Good+.
Joe Felcone's long note on this title explains how "Barclay's 'little troubles,' as he called them, began to develop into a major crisis." Barclay had a weakness for the ladies, and was charged with having attempted to seduce several of them; as well as lying, horse stealing, baptizing a horse, and "of inhumanely beating his 'negro wench' Chloe." Though exonerated, he was nevertheless "admonished and his pastoral connection was dissolved." Kerr, who was a member of Barclay's congregation, appealed and, though rebuffed, continued to press his case so persistently "that he was barred from attending church." He wrote this book in order to vindicate his position.
FIRST EDITION. Felcone 820. Cohen 11959. AI 31861 [2]. Sabin 37628. Item #28139
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