Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-31
For the Teymonf Telegraph.

Cnurcn mas appeared In heIC! anu al
forded Us a rich and extensive blessing in
Hartford.
During the last FIVE years, this church
has been united and happy; and has been
constantly, though gradually increasing
in numbers and strength. The benevo-
lent movements ofthe day. (rather than the
distressing excitements,) have received
our cooperation and support
During a few months past, we have
experienced some peculiar sensation, in
view of the condition OF impenitent sim
ners. About the first of April, we COM
menced a meeting which continued about
three weeks in the village, and during the
next week we held meetings in different
districts in town, afternoons and evenings
The church walked up to duty ; back
sliders confessed and turned to Zion and
sinners were converted to God.
The preaching, prayermeetings and
meetings Of enquiry were all Of the most
interesting character. God favored his
dear people with an unusual spirit Of
prayer, and with immediate answers, in
the conversion Of souls Convicted per-
sons have called 1T the house Of the pas
tor by day ard by night, to solici; the
prayers OF the ministers and being in
structed and exhorted to conSecrate them
selves to God without delay, while we
were all PROSTATE before God in PRAYER.
most of them obtained evidence of being
accepted of Him.
During the meetings Of inquiry in the
sanctuary, companies, one after another,
came forward and kneeIed before the altar
for prayers and in each group some ap-
pearcd to have been converted.
On the same Lords day in April, we
baptized twenty -four happy converts; the
next Sabbath, fourteen; and yesterday
nine-making in all forty-seven, which
together with some added by letter gives
Us an increase Of moro than fifty persons
since the commencement Of the revival.
The scenes at the water have been Pc
culiar|y interesting. There we saw the
veteran of the revolution, kneeling and
praying that himself and associates in re.
ceiving the ordinance might be strength
ened 10 become good soldiers of Jesus
Christ. There also was one of Wei.
lington's men, pcaceable as a lamb. The
enterprsng merchant, the honorable far
mer, the active Observation-Disclosures E
precious company Of devoted females
were not ashamed to be immersed, as was
their Lord and Master
A lew were brought in at the eleventh
hour; but most Of the converts were il
the morning Of life-many young mar
ried people who came, as anciently int
Noahs ark, two by two. Thirteen wer
males who were heads of families
Others are expecting to come forward
next Lords day
Neiehboring churches have shared il
the good work
I'VE are sorry that brother Baldwin coul
not have RETAINED from this allusion. 1t
1 lamentable that he cannot give an accouI
: OF the precious work OF the Holy Spiri
without stopping in the introduction an
y turning aside to give back handed blows
: the dark. We very much regret that Il
r. brother should give occasion for rebuke u
der such circumstances. This step of h
;, is entirely digression-a sheer excentric
G. ty. 1t was as wholly uncalled for as Pres
~ dent Van Buren's inaugural pledge to su
,e tain slavery, if demanded by Shareholder
T in the District Of Columbia, during his a
D. ministration. Such dark allusions-su'
at cants and filings as the one now INDUCED
10 by our brother, are Improbable under al
e. circumstances: most certainly then he Dug
n to have omitted it while narrating the
up ings Of the Holy Spirit of God.
ed We will not however, at present, Ike
w. the attention long Upon his DEPRESSION, a
" away from the main subject Of his comm
"A nicatiou. But we are curious to kn(
'e what in brother Baldwin's estimation, ba
p" been the benerolent movements OF
w. "last five years." and what the "DrsTRE
ING c.rcitements 2" To bring all to
light then at Understanding to our o0
os, understanding Of the matter-not allow
ourself to remain longer behind the curt;
with the brothcr-we suppose that Temp
dnce, carried to the limit, is in our brothe
- estimation a most benevolent snore1nen
am Anti-SlGrery distressing ecciteme'
w This present supposition rests on tno
re- edge Of his former riers and feelings
we Now if slavery has, during the last
mi years, caused more excitement than int
,ut, Perance, it is plainly because those v
The have allowed themselves to be excited
ifi- the former have viewed the cause Of exc
inst ment to be greater. Whether they b
r. judged correctly or incorrectly in the n
lice ter, they pretend to modicum of "bene