Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-23

earth, should 60 astray, as the individuals
referred to seem to have done. We trust
aud we see in some Baptist papers, reason
for such trust-that the good sense of the
denomination will correct the error"
What do these editors mean by 'the
princip les on which part of the denomi-
nation IN this country are acting''-"the
individuals referred to''-and 1.-The error
which they "trust the denomination will
correct? If they refer to the refusal to
co operate with the American Bible Soci-
ETY. on the conditions lately prescribed by
its Board Of Managers and confirmed by !
the Society itself; and if they would init
mate to their readers that "the purt' who
make the refusal are small part, or that
they are not the principal part, the great
mass of 1.-The intelligence, judgment and
pety of the denomination as a body
such intimation is false, and calculated to
deceive their readers. These editors
ought to have possessed themselves of
some of the facts in the case before they
began their 'intimating' about "a part of
the denomination" II they did know
any thing of the facts in the case, they
knew that the voice Of the Baptist press,
and of the denomination, from Maine to
Georgia, has, with trihing exception, been
one voice-and that voice, non-concur-
renee with the decision of the American
Bible Society. The exception to this
general fact consists, in the principal part
in the non-committalism of one PRESS and
the disclaimer oftwo Individuals Wheth-
er the editors of the Chronicle will set the
truth before their readers, remains to be
seen. From their past course in manag-
ing controversy, We should be happily
disappointed to find them doing it.
That press is the one with which the editors
of the Chronicle sympathize so strongly as 70
make the extract from it, alluded to in the orego-
ing article.
WINE QUEsTIoN.-At a meeting ofthc
Hancock Ministerial Conference Me-, on
the Sd and 4th inst, the following was
passed unanimously:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
Conference, the discussion of the Wine
Question, so called, as it regards the
Lords Supper, is improper; and that such
wine as can be obtained ought to be used
on that occasionally. II. Bap. Register
To the use of "such WINE as can be OBJ.
tained,' there can be no objection, because
ec1ne is what our Saviour used but if il
be the design Of this resolution to enioin
| the use of everything and anything called
, wine, It is altogether reputable, for it i;
now proved beyond the shadow of a doub
| that a large proportion of the liquor used
at present IN our country under the name
Divine, is connection Of poisonous drugs
OF which the ''fruit of the vine" is not the
t least component. There are those who
2 tell US that, on this subject as we'll as or
some others, we must TASK no questions
: for. conscience sake" Over against this
we place, "He that doubteth is damned"-
whether he eat or drink If we are no
10 have a conscience on this subject, on
what subject are we to have a conscience
pray! For ourselves, we have one-tha
will not be sold for "mess Of pottage'-
We solemnly protest against any substi
tute for the fruit of the vine in this ordi
. nance-Whether that substitute be Watel
or any noxious compound The substi
tuition of either is alike violence done tc
! the ordinance. Show US how 7rine may
be dispensed with, and we will show how
bread may be dispensed WITH "This dc
in remembrance of me-" was the com
manl. Hoac often to observe the ordinance
at liberty to wait until the materials car
e be Obtained We ask those whose con
-. sciences are injured by exceeding two
+ months, if they do their consciences nc
= injury by making use of On article tina
Y they acknowledge to be at best of doubt
: full genuineness? By what rule of dut,
Y is that conscience regulated which binds
It its possessor to the observance of this or
: dinance once in two months! Modert
J. usage of the church is the highest author
h ity-the New-Testament being silent OF