Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-08-25
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LETTER TO- A FRIEND.
.ConcInded. from cur last

Ia SOHCthucd DIUW OuJ tdst.
/ wassur2rse1 10 hear your enquiry,
where is the blessedness you spake OFF,
Yes, nv dear sister, | have far greater
blessednessto speak of-the hopeful con
version of my younger son and daughter,
AID thatthey too have ascri tural under
MY huSb ind and myself have had the hap
pihesS Of Defeating ourselves TO God in
the holy ordinance OF baptism, with full
conviction that, We were following he ex-
ample and obcying the command Of our
Savior. We have al. witnessed the most
glorious displsvpG divine power and grace
lathe conversion of sinners that We eyer
saw.
You say you are panied for me, te-
cause yousmust think me unhappy. Not
so. my sister. At7,no period Of my life
have, enjoyed lie so we'll in religion, or
gained so much evidence Of my adoption,
as in 6 months past. You are panied al
so on m parents account. Could my
parents be convinced that their child had
embraced, and lived in an error, that she
had nov become convinced Of that error
MD willing 10 renounce il atthe expense
ofpersecntionsand desertion Of friends,
can they reject her on This account God
forbid. Irlove my parents most qrdcntIy
dn1 would not uhnecessa give them
fainT ltbeIieve they %odl1 rejoice ih0tbe
steps Lhare to kerr couldthey dlEest1hem-
sslyes Of Erfludice. AM examine The sub
iect mildly You ask, are not divisions
wrongF MIST Certainly. Their would
bsno division abetween our chnrehes, II
the congregational churc hes would adopt
gospel I'D baptism, and baP'i1e believers
BY your next querygI 'conclule you
consider me a covenant breaker. Not SO
II walked with that church as long as
Cod in his Provil rnce designed I should
or he never wolll have placed those
means before me attended with such IRE
sistible power thattheyscould not be with
stood, >. g.. .-.....-..,..
You fear I have not counted the cost
Iexpectea censure fotn the church | 1T
Iexpected the reproaches OF friends, rs
well knew Undergraduates, | expected te
have my name cast out as ev! and my
conduct spoken against, particularly a:
displayinga weak intellect, a changabl'
mind-of being iproseiyt'd &C., as every
one has been chlrgelwho has come from
the pedo-bapust ranks, from, the weakes
intellect up 70 the apostolic Judson; hu
being proclaimed to th2 world a derange'
person, svas the last 1 had reacon to eN
pact,, as knew not that any trson llvln
hll that impression therefore could nc
couEt that rem of thecost
Il have passed along unharmed. Tbs
God who gave me reason, has IN mpc
mercy preserved it to me until this tlm n
the Tote Of your church to the contrar
notwithstanding, and 70 his name be a
the glory. - +~;ar" Dar -
aYou,Tsay any dear sister you cann'
give me up. In reply, | will on y 50!
guff.r me % follow my blessed Lord
commands and examples, though 1t carr
inc throughIevilras wei as good repol
Haven yer passed one moment in r
gret for my change Of sentiments. a
kapby To- fafiH myself W'hh that body
C6tisnnnswho believe end are 6aptize
If,this is esidsncs Tof dorang cement, &c
taia|lY a,gresat population in A"'r''a mu
be derangedr 49,
have don sy e4S'7c., p
am, dear sister, sincerely yours,
she bonla Of christian affection,
-, v..ega ,CuARLoITE PARMELEE,
BFis;L, Mly,2ls4s36. $3.50
Or n5N9 - thea1 - .. g.
uSGoFs presence. -"wherever the Civ
tianl ia there God is. His ear is alwa
open to his prayers. His eye TO his dapge
sorrows, and fears; His hand extended
supply, toreiieve, 10 comfort, and to save
An Almighty Friend is everywhere tou
BY him, in The crowd and in solitude,
night aud BY day; never abseht;' never
.getluL neFeEunkind;- never incum6ered
any concerns which will prevent his wa
from being regarded, nor surrounded oy
idiiicuhies which can hinder them, from
ing supplied. Between this Friend {
him time and place can never intervene;
i everywbere, and is every where to hr