Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-03-10
BIBLE SOCIETY.
t may be taken for granted !:

OF Managers of the American Bible Soci-
ETY. will not deter Baptist translators from
the performance Of duty-nor will it
change their views ofduty, as to the dispo-
sal OF an important word: Of course
2. Unless the decision be reversed by
the Society, at its next annual meeting in
May, the Baptist denomination will con-
slider Itself divorced from that institution.
3. Baptists generally, in the case that
they find themselves cut off, and thrown
out, ought not, and will not, give up the
heaven-born enterprise which looks for
the diffusion Of the Bible throughout the
world
What then is to be done? Precipitan-
cy is to be deprecated; and 50 are sus-
pense, timorousness and indecision.-
Much may be lost by delay. While we
hope for the best duty requires that, so far
as possible, We be prepared against the
worst. Believing, as Baptists do, that
theirs is the cause Of truth, it becomes
them to approach the American Bible So
clety, neither on the one hand with me-
mace or angcr-nor on the other with OBJ
sequiousness or pusi]aninity. Our
cause demands Of us kindness, gentleness,
mcekness,-yet frankness, frmness, bold
ness, promptness, energy, decision and
perseverance. Following the footsteps
and inhaling the spirit OF those who pen
ned this Book We labor TO circulate, we
have nothing to fear--cvery thing to hope
If the family is to be broken up, whatever
Of right belongs to uc, if any thing Of the
common stock, let US in a manful, peace
full, christian spirit, demand. If we be
wronged, let US suffer it patiently and
make the best use Of the power that re-
mains. Peradyenture the hand of the
Lord is in the thing Whatever may
have been the views and motives ofthose
who have put the affair in its present
shape, good may come out of the move
ment. 1t remains for Baptists to inquire
earnestly, Lord what wilt thou have US
to do! Speak Lord, for thy servants
hear Listening to His voice, and watch
ing His providences, we may go forward
in safety.
With such views we will venture to
suggest the propriety of sending larger
number ofdelegates to New Y ork in May
next than usual, from all partsef the coun-
try, with a viewto the formation Of Bap-
fist Bible Society, in the case that the
American Society persist in their present
exclusive regulations
MAILS Our subscribers who did not
receive last weeks paper in the usual sea.
son, are informed that the fault is no.
ours To say the least, there is grea
carelessness in the management of the
post-office at RUTLAND. Our paper.
that left Brandon on Wednesday, destined
East of Rutland, came back on Thursday
accompanied by the other mail that shoulc
have gone East from that place w,
were now presented with specimen o
the care exercised in that Office, in distrib
uting the mail Papers directed to ''Cal
edonia County, were found in the Wind
sor mall-wEereas they ought to have
gone by way of Bridgewater and Royal
ton. The week before, one of our paper
directed to Bethany, Virginia, found it
way to Windsor.
1t is no pleasant affair to he under tn
necessity ofmaking complaint ofthis sor
lift were the first instance ofdefection i
that office; or if we had not good reason t
believe that things ofthe kind occur ther
) frequently, nothing would have been saic
But it is owed TO ourselves, when subscr
4 bers complain of irregularity in the arr
i val oftheir papers, to let them know, so ia
as we can, where the fault lies. For I'll
last fifteen weeks, our southern mail h;
been put up on Wednesday, and our mort
ern on Thursday, with the exception of
y few scattering papers, a very few times.
r CONVENTION OF NEWSPAPER PR1N:
is Frs AND PUBL1sHERs.-Asw we dee
d such convention desirable, with vie
IS to the further agitation of the subject that
may be ascertained what degree of int
est is generally felt, we will take the Ii