Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-04-05

feature especially Ia their Christian pro- |
tession, which greatly admire; hey are
DESTROYS to understand the whole truth,
and submit TO all the requirements Of the
holy scriptures. Tht ordinanets Of Bap-
lism. and the Lords Supper. they have
embraced, in their native purity and sim
plicity, and four Of them offered them
selves % candidates for the former Of
ihsss appointments Of Christ. Their wish
w.s readily complied with. We proceed
q. on the 9th Of June, little way down
ths river (Hunte,) which passes through
che town, when this blessed ordinance
was administered 10 thsm.l Peace and
joy SLED our hearts. on our way home
Aftbe particular request Of these brethren,
No psrtook together Of the emblems of
the dying Savior's love I was particu-
larly glad 70 find thatth brethren were
preserved. unpolluted, from the strange
errsu % prevalent even among professors
II rcligien in this eountry-Universal-
ism. sad the violation Of the Lord's-day.
The brethren here take an active part
in the spread OF the truth. Thy are en-
braciny every opportunity to furnish those
around them with good religious tracts.
bibles. testaments. and other religious
books;--in this way. one OF the brethren
named Weichardt, can be made extensive
w useful, as be has large ,connex;on
both in town and country, and possesses
much talent in communicating the truth
IN q clear and powerful! manner. A col.
lection had been previously made in fur
thersnce Of the spread Of the gospel,
amcunting TO fourteen Spanish dollars.
half Of which was to be given to the
American Baptist Missionary Society.
The prospects at this place are indeed
Encouraging: may the Lord watch over
and sirengthen this infant cause. to The
salvation Of souls and bis own glory.
On the morning Of my departure from
Qldenburg, received most interesting
letter rom young woman, sitter to one
: Of the bnthrea who were baptized, from
which il 10 evident that the Lord has also
visited her sonl with his salvation; and
there are two other females who also Civ.
hopes that good work is begun in them
Brother Weichardt has received the
plrnsing Intelligence this morning, that d
letter which he had written to candidat,
Of theolegy at Elsfeth, who had preached
|. against the tracts that were circulated IL
that place.--and in which be bad faithful
" warned him Of the guilt and danger
Of attempting 70 hinder the spread Of tn.
Eospel,--the candidate had shown tC
some Of bis friends who had taken copy
Of Il; others had taken copies Of thi,
- a.. laNs
in-ihe place; 90 that many who OIL
wise would problbly never have hear
the truth, will hear II by this means
Surely the devil is no, unlrequently take
in his own crahiness
Is Bremen. had intended 10 visi
from this, a number Of Hanoverian vii
lagcs, where preached the gospel wit
considerable success ten or twelve year
/, neo. had requested brother LANCE I
meet me here, in order TO assist me, a
much of the work consists in converse
ton. and the distribution Of tracts. b
LANCE I met here. according 10 appoin,
mout, and visited with him some Chris
tian brethren az Scharmbeck, brought I
che knowledge Of the truth, through b;
instrumentali.y, about four years ago
To them we gave the word Of exhorti
iion, and pressed on them the duty Of di
iQenily searching the scriptures, in ordt
20 know and do the whole will Of Go
We returned very late in the evening
Bremen. from which caught such o
we're COLI, that have been confined I
my chamber several DAYS and I Ieel N,
self 30 weak. that shall not be abte
make the Intended visit to the differr'
Hanoverian villages Brother LANCE wi
therefore make the tour alone. Will
here I called on several individuals, ar
on the Lord's-day I was permitted 10 e:
pound portion Of Gods word at Il
house OLA family in whose conversio
the Lord used me as an instrument mo
!, than ten years ago. With these de-
people, who have. on the whole, scriau
nj views Of the truth, We had sweet cor
smnnion a.
On the morning Of Lord's-day, IL
June. we attended at 81. Ramberi, al
were agreeably surprised, to hear our ON
views Of baptism 50 well defended
Mr.. Ulriehs. the minister. He preach,
from Acts via. 50: and said among 9th
things: die Apostei farfies dRr
saiertasehsa,"-"The apostles baptiz
By immersion" bot instead Of going
thence. making a faithful confession
bis sin, in having departed from the Ia
Of Chris. and exhortiug his hearers
search the scriptures IN order to see no
they also had departed from the good o
way, he went on, without assigning ar
reason why the apostolic mode had Civ,
! place 70 human invention. and SAID IN
though the mode bad been altered, d
design and Messing remained the same.
4 Bapf;sn a. Hssbsrg- TemPeraHeeef o'
Hamburg, JAY 4. and s. On LORD