This collection contains records related to the dismissal of Rev. George Beckwith Jr. from the South Farms Church in Litchfield, Connecticut. The records include the initial call for an ecclesiastical council by the parish society which enumerates both specific and general complaints against Rev. Beckwith. Of particular note is a complaint that he was "lasciviously attempting female chastity". Also included in the records is an invitation to the ecclesiastical council and the results of the ecclesiastical council. While the council could not corroborate all of the complaints against Rev. Beckwith, they did find him guilty of adultery; Rev. Beckwith was required to write a confession regarding his adultery which is also included in the records. The records also include a document officially removing Rev. Beckwith as minister of the church.