Excerpt from Trial of the Rev. O. S. Prescott, Presbyter of the Diocese of Massachusetts, on Charges of Heresy, &C The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Massachusetts made presentment to the Bishop, of the Rev. Oliver S. Prescott, for heresy, and for performing Divine service in a manner not sanctioned by the law and usages of the Church. Upon this presentment, the Bishop, in accordance with the Canons of the Diocese, nominated nine Presbyters, from whom Mr. Prescott selected five, who were constituted the Court of Triers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.