▁Wilson , ▁past or ▁of ▁First ▁Pres by ter ian ▁( now , ▁also ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁C oven ant ▁First ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ) ▁charged ▁Be e cher ▁with ▁her es y ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁church , ▁and ▁Be e cher ▁def ended ▁himself , ▁while ▁bur den ed ▁with ▁the ▁car es ▁of ▁his ▁sem inary , ▁his ▁church , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁at ▁home ▁on ▁her ▁death bed . ▁The ▁trial ▁resulted ▁in ▁acqu itt al , ▁and , ▁on ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁syn od , ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁acqu itted , ▁but ▁the ▁controvers y ▁eng ender ed ▁by ▁the ▁action ▁went ▁on ▁until ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁church ▁was ▁divided ▁in ▁two . ▁Be e cher ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁the ological ▁controvers ies ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁exc ision ▁of ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 / 8 , ▁Be e cher ▁ad her ing ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁School ▁Pres by ter ian ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁sch ism . ▁ ▁Move ▁from ▁C inc inn ati ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁( 1 8 5 2 – de ath ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ) ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁sla very ▁controvers y , ▁Be e cher ▁and ▁his ▁co - worker ▁St owe ▁remained ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁rev ive