Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-04-05
VOL. IX....NO. 20.

called on me- who were entertained at nv
house. BY this means had an oprortu-
nifty to point them to the Savior, to which
they listened with attention. They were
supplied with Testaments and tracts, and
leave to-day for England. *
A few days subsequent, Mr.. O. had the
pleasure Of baptizing four persons. as
stated in his letter of May 90, published
at p. 2:2, of our last volume. - -
A continuation Of his journal from that
date, has recently come to hand, from
which we give the following extracts:
Tour TO OLdeNburg-Addu;onaI Bar-
tsms.
e. Lord's-day. On board the ship
Plato, from Philadelphia Accompanied
brother T. yesterday down the river. to
join his ship at Cruckstandt, with the OBJ
Iject of supplying the emigrants on beard,
about 80 in number, with the scriptures
and tracts, before they leave TIE land of
their fathers forever. We reached the
ship late at night Was the greater part
of this forenoon employed in conversing
with the passengers, and in supplying
them with religious tracts. The emigrants
consisted of Lutherans, Reformed, Roman
Catholic, and Jews; all of them received
the tracts thankfully, and listened with
attention to the word Of exhortation with
which they were accompanied. The con,
versation with the cabin passengers was
particularly Interesting. l was enabled
to introduce the great fundamental truths
of Christianity to their notice, supplied
them also with number of good books
and tracts, and exEorted them to search
the scriptures for future instruction.
In the afternoon, had just arranged to
preach on deck, when the wind shifted to
( the east, the ship got then immediateIy
under way and thus prevented our wor-
t shipping together.
20. Cuxhaven. From this, / intend to
proceed to OIdenburg and Eastfriesland.
Called on the Lutheran minister in this
place. 1t is very likel " he will establish
a Temperance Society. promised to
lend him some English-American pub
} LEGATIONS on the subject.
-. Bremerhaven. On nv way to this
place, distributed a considerable number
of tracts, both in the villages through
which passed, and to the people met
on the road. Visited two Lutheran pas
tors, 10th men of evangelical sentiments.
Met here with lad from Hamburg
who is going ont to America as cabin
boy; be was supplied with pocket-bible,
and a number of tracts He listened with
attention. when pointing out to him, that
unless God taught him, he would never
be able 20 understand the scriptures to the
saving of bis soul.
II. Hollwarden. Thisis small village
| in the Dutchy of Odenburg, and the on
: y individual in this part of the country
who feels at all interested about the saliva
ton of bis (ellew-sinners, is the Christian
farmer, with whom am residing at pres
ent. have from time to time, furnished
him with bibles and tracts, which he has
Judlclousfy distributed, and be has at leas:
= had the satisfaction Of winning one soul
for Christ This individual | had the
: pleasure OF meeting at bis house. She,
is farmers wife, and from the conversa-s
: ton had with her, it appears that she
| loves the Savior, and is attempting to in
; struct her servants and day-labofers in
: the blessed truths of the gospel. Supplied
= both these friends with tracts and encour-
aged them to continue and increase their
5 efforts la the extension Of the Redeemers
! kingdom.
June 4. Varel. During my STAY here,
e have frequently spoken to my relations
t ChIs ls my native pIace,1 on the great i'm
t portance Of vital godIiness,-exponn
t the scriptures to them, and prayed with
4 them Some have listened with attention
-others among them have shed tears
but. alas! as vet none of them have turn
ed to the Lord. The gospel is not preach
9 led here-the Sabbath is universally pro-
, 1faned, and the use Of ardent spirits is in
o tcreasing to an alarming extent-death
a and destruction following in its train.
f. On day or two ago. man was found
b dead on public road, destroyed by this
/ poison, with halfempied bottle of spir-
lie near his side. When shall this foul
T. monster be chained-never, never again
e to obtain the liberty it has so long enjoyed?
Blessed be Godt the temperance societies,
t under his direction and blessing, will ul-
}. timateiy effect this.
8 From this visited an evangelical min
e lister at by Sausen, but not finding him at
It home, and learning that he was at Nen-
g stadt Goedens, a small town on the bor-
. ders Of Olcenbufg, went thhher, where
. met him, as also Mennonite preacher.
% who had come to settle among the few
\. Mennonites, that remain, of once four
is ishing church. l exhorted and eneour-
ID aged both these friends to engage in the
l. circulation of the scrl ptures and religious
8 tracts, with which promised 10 supply
them: they promised to do what they
= could
d, l had intended to proceed from this to