Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-26
THE TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1887

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1887.
SYMPTOMS OF IMPRovEMENT.-Some
of the Anti-Slavery papers, the N. 7.
Evangelist and Vermont Telegraph, for
instance, seem disposed, Of late, to dis
claim the doctrine that slaves cannot be
converted" and even to resent the impu
tation of it as a SANDER. We hope they
will show their faith by their works. If
they do indeed regard the conversion of
slaves as possible, we hope they will ia
vor, to the full extent of their influence,
every attempt 10 promote l., and will care
fully abstain from disparaging sue at
tempts when made by others. If they
should in any way discourage such efforts,
and thereby weaken the hands of those
who make them and if, in consequence,
any slaves should die unconverted, they
will have fearful account to give for it at
the day Of Judgment.
If we understand these Editors, they
would have us regard the assertions tina.
"slaves cannot be taught Christianity
while they remain slaves" and the like, as
heperbolical, meaning only that generally
there are great difficulties in the way
This cutting down of hyperboles, to make
them correspond with sober facts, is a
much better employment than scolding at
those who call for It. AS they have be-
gun, we hope they will go on, and apply
it to many other statements, where it is
equally needed-N. Y. Obs.
The foregoing, from Joseph Tracy, editor
pro tenn. Of the New-York Observer, is copi-
ed by his brother into the Vermont Chroni-
Gle. 1twould have been very decent thing
for these editors to have exercised the moral
courage and the common honesty, to lei
their readers read for themsel the state
ments and views Of the Telegraph in the
case. But the course pursued is highly
characteristic.
REV. EDWARD Colored
Students and C0lored Men, We know
Mr.. Mitchell. Very early in his minis.
terlal life we invited him to our pulpit and
our table. He preached for some weeks
to the Baptist church where we then re-
sided. The country had not then been
thrown Into ferment about the complex
ION OF its inhabitants, and, in the interior OF
New Eng land at least, sensible, modest
man, like Mr.. Mitchell, might pass for
what he was worth. Mr. Mitchelrs ser
mons, from the uncommonness of coIored
preachers, and from the prevalent DISPOSE
ton to regard with favor all the efforts OF
colored people for improvement, were
probably rather over-rated though they
were indeed very respectable.
In the adjoining town. on a beautiful
farm, which he had himself reclaimed
from the wilderness, lived Mr.. Miller, a
colored man, who had large family of
intelligent and withdrawing Children
He often attended worship with US, espe-
clalIy on communion seasons; and as
we had no Negro Pew such as are
found in some of the churches peculiarly
friendly to " the victims ofan unholv pre-
Judlce,' ne and such of his family as &C.
companled him were invited into the seats
of some of our most respectable commun-
icants, just as any body would be: and
nobody though: of putting it in the news
papers.
Mr.. Mitchell is not the first colored
man who has been educated at Dartmouth:
nor, probably, viii! be the last. Some of
the papers published, few weeks since
that colored man had lately been admit,
ted as a member of that college, and qlo-
ried in it, as an evidence of the progress
afcorrect principles. How much prog
ress'' it would have shown, if true. NAV
be seen from the case of Mr.. MITCHELL
1t appears, however, that the story was
told a little too soon. A young man of
color had gone there, intending to enter
college, but was waiting to finish his pre-
paratory studies. previous to examination.
In another New England college, COL
lege which has been quite as free as anv
other from all agitation on the subject
there is now colored student, we think
in bis second year. Indeed, we recollect
no instance. in whichany young man has
been excluded, on account of his complex-
ion, from any academy, college, theologi-i
cal seminary or other institution of learn
ing in New England, except the Wesley.
an Unlverstya MiddIetown. Very pos.