Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-23


White Meeting House, o'clock, PM.
Geo. c. Beckwilh, Agent of the Ameri-
can Peace Society, gave an address, setting
forth the object and measures of the Ameri-
can Peace Society, and urging the propriety |
and necessity OF specific efforts for carry,
ing forward the work.
Adjourned to the vestry.
Convention organized, by appointing T.
A. Merrill, Chairman, and o. s. Murray,
Secretary.
Voted to appoint Committee Of Arrange
ments, consisting Of seven, to report bust
ness for Thursday; and H. F. Leavit,,
Buel Smith, Burton Carpenter, o. J. Eells,
P. Durkee, E. w. Drury, and Peter Star
were appointed that committee.
Voted to invite all friends of the cause
present, to take seats with Us and participate
IN our deliberations.
Voted to appoint Committee of FIVE, to
daught Constitution, to be offered for the
consideration Of the Convention, in the
event that it is decided to organize Society;
and Geo. c. Beckwith, Daniel o. Morton,
o. s. Murray, R. T. Robinson, and John
Thompson were appointed that Committee.
~ Voted that when this meeting adjourn,
it adjourn to meet at the White Meeting
house, tomorrow evening, at half past seven.
Voted to add Willard Child to the Com
mittee on Constitution.
Adjourned.
Wednesday evening, August 18th.
In the White Notwithstanding
called to order by T. A. Merrill, Chairman.
H. F. Leaviu, from the Committee of
Arrangements, reported the following reso-
lutions:
| Resolved, That the evils Of war, physic-
al, political and moral, call upon patriots,
philanthropists and Christians, 10 unite their
efforts for its abolition.
Resolved, That we deem it just as prac-
Ccable to abolish war as any other evil Gus
tom.
Resolred, That as our only hope Of sue
cess, in our efforts for the removal of this
evil, is IN the power Of truth : and as wrong
views on this subject are extensively preva,
lent even in the church, we must regard il
as an Imperious duty that special means
should be employed to explain and enforce
the principles Of the Christian religion on
this subject.
These Resolutions, were sustained in
remarks from Gen. c. Beckwith, Professor
Hough, Mr.. Stone, and others, and unani
mously adopted.
T. A. Merrill, on account Of previous en-
! gagements, would not be able to take tn
, Chair in the morning, and with leave of tn
} Convention nominated Vim. Slade to b
: his successor.
, Prayer by Burton Carpenter.
: Adjourned to 0 o'clock tomorrow morn
: ing.
, Nine o'clock, Thursday morning.
Met according to adjournment. Gale
! to order by VIM. Slade in the Chair.
The Committee on Resolution. reporte
q several resolutions, which Were laid on tn
table for the purpose Of taking into consid
Grafton the propriety Of forming, at thi
II time, = State Peace Society.
e After some deliberations on the subject,
Resolued, That we deem it expedient,
this time, to form q Peace Society, 10
called "Ihe Vermont State Peace Society.
The Committee on the Constitution II
ported on all the unimportant articles Of
Constitution-on the main article, to 81
forth the principles and measures of tn
- Society, the Committee reported disagree,
:, ment. This subject then came before th
Convention and occupied the time until ha
past twelve.
? Adjourned one hour.
), Half past one, P. M. Met sccording
adjournment.
=. Discussion on the Constitution resume
This discussion was protracted two or thr,
hours longer, and resulted in the sdoptio
10 BY the majority, Of the following
n CONSTITUTION
le l. This Society shall be called the We
e. mont Peace Society, auxiliary to the Anne
i lean Peace Society.
ii. This society, being founded on Il
IN principle that all war is contrary to the spil
n Of the gospel, shall have for its object
n illustrate the inconsistency Of war wi
Christianity, TO show its baleful influen,
u on ell the great interests Of mankind, al
er TO devise means for insuring universal al
r.. permanent peace.
III. Any person may become memb
Do Of this Society, by signing its constitrtio
conforming to the spirit Of the foregoil
ed article, and paying one dollar at the time
n. signing. and one dollar annually thereaft,
Nv. Every member shall be entitle
81 without further charge, To some peace pc
'p- odlcal, and every contributor to one hi
,p- the amount Of what he contributes, in I